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Second Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier In Pacific Could Help Navy Meet Readiness Needs, Study Says

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, November 18th, 2015

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Second Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier In Pacific Could Help Navy Meet Readiness Needs, Study Says

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy and Marine Corps are overextended and stressed, with not enough ships to meet demands and maintenance deferred as deployments become longer and longer.A new study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments proposes the forward basing of additional ships as a way to increase naval presence around the world. More specifically, the Navy could forward deploy a second aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and together, those carriers would be able to support all 7th Fleet needs.“What that…

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