02/01/2010
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"Admiral Myers, how exactly does increased forward basing of ships equate to a rationale to decrease the total size of the fleet?"
"We must ensure the Marine Corps makes good use of these scarce resources."
"Secretary Stackley, how confident are you that the final cost for CVN-78 will not exceed the proposed statutory cap?"
"Just as a comment, Mr. Chairman, is it not true that with all this equipment coming back from Afghanistan, the load on these depots is dramatically increased?"