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Lawmakers, Indo-Pacom Commander Link Arms Against Fleet Cuts

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

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Lawmakers, Indo-Pacom Commander Link Arms Against Fleet Cuts

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A pair of lawmakers from important Navy-heavy districts on Wednesday enlisted help from the head of Indo-Pacific command to slow shrinkage of the U.S. attack-submarine fleet, and prevent the early retirement of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier. In a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) pressed Adm. Phil Davidson about their respective concerns over submarine and carrier retirements. Courtney’s district includes the General Dynamics [GD]Electric Boat’s submarine-building shipyard…

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