
The Navy is trying to shift Aegis Ashore missile defense missions from the Navy to the Army, but the latter has not agreed to take the mission yet. Speaking at the virtual Surface Navy Association symposium on Monday, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday argued to get the Navy to focus on core missions like sea control and power projection it had to divest less useful capabilities. “Divestments will also be necessary to build back the naval power America…