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Navy Leaders Argue To Decommission 11 Ships In 2024

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

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Navy Leaders Argue To Decommission 11 Ships In 2024

USS Vicksburg (CG-69) moored at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. after returning home from a deployment in July 2015 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Lt. j. g. Victoria Einbinder/Released)

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…

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