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Richardson Expects Future Fleet Design, Force Structure Studies Later This Summer

Richardson Expects Future Fleet Design, Force Structure Studies Later This Summer
USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 25 as part of a port visit by a Pacific Surface Action Group deploying to U.S. Seventh Fleet. Photo: Navy.

The Chief of Naval Operations expects results from studies on future fleet design and future force structures to arrive by the July-August timeframe.Adm. John Richardson said Monday these study results could be used to improve the use of smaller ships in security as not every problem can be solved by a carrier strike group or a DDG. To help solve this dilemma, Richardson said the Navy created its Pacific Surface Action Group (PSAG), a fleet structure that will conduct routine…

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