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Navy/USMC

CNO Says 2019 Budget Will Push For Wholeness, Move Towards 355 Ship Fleet

Friday, February 9th, 2018

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CNO Says 2019 Budget Will Push For Wholeness, Move Towards 355 Ship Fleet

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson speaks at the Brookings Institution. (Photo by Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

The upcoming fiscal year 2019 budget request will continue the 2018 budget trend of wholeness to fund maintenance and readiness as well as increased ship procurement to reach the goal of 355 ship fleet, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said last week.Adm. John Richardson said the Navy has been getting sharper definitions of the concept of wholeness over the past several years.The FY 2018 budget “represents a pretty whole budget. Particularly when it comes to funding those accounts that…

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