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Merz Says FSA To Emphasize Smaller Ships

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Merz Says FSA To Emphasize Smaller Ships
Vice Admiral William R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (OPNAV N9). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems said Wednesday he thinks the upcoming Force Structure Assessment (FSA) will focus on smaller surface combatants as the service looks to build up to a 355-ship Navy. “I certainly don’t see that [FSA fleet] number going down, but it is going to be more reflective of the DMO [Distributed Maritime Operations] construct and it includes not just the battle force ships, but the logistics ships, the trainers, the maritime operations centers,…

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