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On the recordMarch 5, 2018
In December 2016, the Department of the Navy produced a new Force Structure Assessment which reviewed and validated military requirements and determined that the Navy our Nation needs is a 355-ship Navy.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney discusses the Navy's need for a 355-ship fleet based on a 2016 assessment.

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