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On the recordApril 18, 2012
Admiral Burke, how does retiring seven Ticonderoga Aegis-class cruisers early and putting two LSD amphibious ships in reduced operating status square away with the Secretary of Defense's new strategic guidance?
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker questions the impact of cruiser retirements on defense strategy.

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