Richard Blumenthal: “I would think for a variety of reasons you would like to know.”

I doubt that Congress will approve, at this critical moment, reduction in force structure in Europe when Putin is more dangerous and threatening than ever.

For too long, dangerous cabin air events have gone underreported, under investigated, and unaddressed.

Each of these problems: rushed development; a zero percent failure rate; and poor management are cause for concern on their own. Taken together they present a clear picture of a fatally flawed process that cannot and will not protect…

But they also raise a broader question: whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo now being demanded of its carrier force