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HASC Seapower Leaders Rip Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Over Lack Of Specifics

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HASC Seapower Leaders Rip Navy’s 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Over Lack Of Specifics
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery (Equipment) 1st Class Jeremy Stoecklein, assigned to the Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), explains the layout and functionality of Ford's flight deck to Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut, right, during a scheduled visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Grieco/Released)

The leaders of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee on Tuesday criticized the Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan over its lack of specifics and for downplaying Congress’ previous requirement to pursue a 355-ship fleet.  Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), the subcommittee’s chairman, specifically said Congress “can’t accept the document that came over,” while Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the panel’s top Republican, added that the plan sends a “signal of ambivalence to our adversaries.” “If you look at the 30-year shipbuilding plan,…

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