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Lawmakers Expect To Fund Truman Refueling Over Navy Plans

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Lawmakers Expect To Fund Truman Refueling Over Navy Plans
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, during a scheduled port visit on Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Eder)

This week lawmakers said they expect to fund the refueling of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier, overriding the Navy’s FY 2020 budget request. When pressed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Seapower Seapower subcommittee on Wednesday, Vice Adm. William R. Merz, Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations For Warfare Systems, said the warfighting impact of canceling the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) and eventual retiring of Truman would not be felt…

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