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Roger Wicker: “The Navy is at 324,000 Active Duty sailors. I'm told that is the lowest in almost a decade.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
The Navy is at 324,000 Active Duty sailors. I'm told that is the lowest in almost a decade.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights the Navy's manpower shortage.

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