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Gilday Defends OFRP, Though Open To Tweaks

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

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Gilday Defends OFRP, Though Open To Tweaks

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday speaks at the Surface Navy Association's 32nd National Symposium in Arlington, Va. in January 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

SAN DIEGO-- Top Navy officials defended the service’s carrier strike group readiness generation model after the Secretary of Defense dismissed its usefulness, but said they are open to modifying it. Speaking before a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said delays in releasing the 30-year shipbuilding plan and Integrated Naval Force Structure Assessment (INFSA) are tied to re-examining things like the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) and discussing future Navy plans with outside analysts…

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