On the recordNovember 30, 2016
A reduction to 40 ships, employed under the same operating constructs, would result in about six fewer ships deployed globally conducting steady state theater security operations.
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congress.govMazie Hirono: “A reduction to 40 ships, employed under the same operating constructs, would result in about six fewer ships deployed…”
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Hirono highlights the operational impact of reducing LCS ships to 40.
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