
The vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Monday argued against the repeating idea of retiring an aircraft carrier early to save money. While speaking during a Hudson Institute event, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said a rumor is brewing in the background asking “would it save money to decommission an aircraft carrier halfway through its lifecycle? You know, people can make an argument that I don’t buy, that says look, we’ll save some money immediately because we…