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

Thursday, April 7th, 2022

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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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