Congressional authorizers are approving 13 battle force ships and saving two of the seven aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers the Navy tried to decommission, according to a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act. An agreement reached by the House and Senate armed services committees authorizes 13 battle force ships, an increase of five ships from […]
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Luria: Navy Should Not Decommission Ships Early in Favor of New Construction
March 16, 2021 12:13 PM
Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73) transits the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo
Decommissioning ships that have viable service life at a faster rate than industry can build new ones is not how the Navy should grow the fleet, the vice chairwoman of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday.
Speaking at a Hudson Institute online forum, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said “the math doesn’t work” for the Navy to potentially decommission any ships early.
“I don’t see any other way,” to reach a higher ship total other than service life extension programs for large surface vessels, like
USS Makin Island, Marine F-35s Now in Persian Gulf
February 10, 2021 4:11 PM
USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Navy Photo
Amphibious warship USS
Makin Island (LHD-8) , its Amphibious Ready Group and elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit transited the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. 5th Fleet.
Makin Island transited into the Persian Gulf on late Monday, following the Feb. 5 transit of USS
Somerset (LPD-25), Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. The third ship in the ARG, USS
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