02/14/2011
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"The Navy has no current plans to retire an aircraft carrier upon delivery of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)."
"The carrier force structure, along with the entire battleforce, is being considered in the QDR."
"The United States and our European allies have a shared interest in countering transnational terrorism."
"I appreciate your support for the legislation that Chairman Levin introduced."