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Likely HASC Seapower Chair Expresses Concern Over Future Frigate Program

Likely HASC Seapower Chair Expresses Concern Over Future Frigate Program
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, talks with Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut in his in-port cabin during a scheduled visit to the ship. Ford is scheduled for commissioning in 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Grieco/Released) (This image was altered for security purpose by blurring out security badges)

The Navy’s long-awaited future frigate program will be carefully scrutinized in the new House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower subcommittee, the likely new subcommittee chair said Jan. 16. Speaking at the annual Surface Navy Association conference in Arlington, Virginia, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), the former seapower ranking member, said the FFG(X) program’s numerous decision delays have caused “frustration” on the Hill. “The frigate program has been one that we have been eagerly awaiting a decision by the Navy,” Courtney said…

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