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Kaine Eyes SASC Tightening Minimum Amphib Levels

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Kaine Eyes SASC Tightening Minimum Amphib Levels
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46) is moored at White Beach Naval Facility during an embarkation of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in August 2012. (Photo: Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

The ranking member of a Senate panel this week said he may push to modify the Navy’s minimum amphibious warship readiness requirements in the upcoming fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill. During a March 25 hearing on surface shipbuilding, Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee ranking member Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) noted a December Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said the Navy was likely to face difficulties meeting its statutory requirement to maintain at least 31 large deck amphibious ships given…

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