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CNO Argues FY ‘23 Fleet Request Responsible As More Than Just Numbers

CNO Argues FY ‘23 Fleet Request Responsible As More Than Just Numbers
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday (right) speaks during the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2022 Exposition Opening Ceremony. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick Boris/Released)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – This week the Chief of Naval Operations defended the Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request fleet additions by comparing his focus on a credible and supportable force with Russian focus on numbers, which has served them poorly in its invasion of Ukraine.   “I think as you take a look at our budget proposals, they are consistent…with the strategic guidance that the Secretary of Defense has given us in the [National Defense Strategy] that’s about to drop,”…

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