Bill Nelson actually said...

"In peacetime, the [airlift] workload changes from year-to-year due to dynamic customer requirements."

"over-centralization of the [carrier] port structure is not a good strategic move . . . the Navy should have two carrier-capable homeports on each coast."

"it would be a serious strategic mistake to have all of those key assets of our Navy tied up in one port."

"New Zealand will continue to play a crucial role in U.S. rebalance efforts toward Asia."