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DDG-1000 Will Deploy, CNO Says

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein CHARLESTON, S.C.--Even though the Navy truncated its planned acquisition of the DDG-1000 multi-mission combat ships from seven down to two, with the potential remaining for a third ship, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said he sees the combatants eventually being deployed. "There is no question we will employ...deploy [DDG-1000]. I see them in deployment," CNO Adm. Gary Roughead told reporters Saturday. "I would use them in a carrier strike group or expeditionary strike group...in cooperation with…

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