It would be interesting to hear the benefits of the 1033 program to the military, and how the tax payer is really bearing the pain here. Is the equipment being sold at a massive discount to market, it seems so, but to what degree? Why does the Pentagon do it then, does it boost military funding? Is this program effectively a mechanism to get updated equipment into the military? Are there line items on budget reports that say “we donated $1mm to local law enforcement so we need to be made whole”?