
Top Navy leaders recently argued in favor of decommissioning almost a dozen ships as part of the fiscal year 2024 budget process, seeking to redirect funds from those needing significant maintenance and repairs toward buying new vessels. “If you want to reduce maintenance delays in the Navy to get the most bang for the bucks for the American taxpayer? Well then get rid of those old ships and who’s sitting in shipyards for upward of three and four years. They’re…