02/06/2018
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"How much are taxpayers spending for each LCS deployment in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility, and what is the typical duration of such a deployment?"
"What capability does the LCS provide to SOUTHCOM that is not present in other available vessels in the fleet?"
"A recent article in Defense News says that each LCS costs about $70 million a year to operate."
"I have a very different view of the littoral combat ship than my colleague, and I would like to drill down on this a little bit."