Congress wants the Navy to keep 11 aircraft carriers in its fleet. The Navy wants to keep 11. Law dictates that the Navy keep 11. And yet, the Navy’s budget plans–assuming that sequestration remains the law of the land–does not include funding to refuel the USS George Washington (CVN-73), instead defueling and inactivating the flattop. Navy officials have said for weeks it would take an additional $7 billion across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), from fiscal year 2015 to…
