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Navy Nominee: Force Structure Assessments Coming Soon, Confirms Need to Modernize And Clean Audit

Navy Nominee: Force Structure Assessments Coming Soon, Confirms Need to Modernize And Clean Audit
Erik Raven, then-minority staff director at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, shakes hands with a member of the parade staff during the sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., July 5, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian J. Varney)

The nominee to be the next Under Secretary of the Navy Tuesday said the service’s new force structure reviews should be coming out in the “very near future,” and he also discussed the importance of Navy modernization and moving toward a clean audit. “The Force Structure Assessment that is ongoing and should be released shortly is another key element of what the warfighting requirements will be. I really look forward to reviewing both the Force Structure Assessment and the 30-Year…

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