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HASC Seapower Members Oppose Plans to Sideline USS Truman

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HASC Seapower Members Oppose Plans to Sideline USS Truman
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)

The leaders of the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee opposed a purported Navy plan to sideline the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) by canceling its mid-life refueling in the upcoming FY ’20 defense budget request. House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee Chairman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) underscored in an email response to Defense Daily that the FY ’17 defense authorization act “made clear in law that the Navy must maintain no less than 11 operational aircraft carriers. The Navy’s 2016…

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