"What, if anything, is the Navy doing, or will it do, to support the shipbuilding industrial base?"
"we are decommissioning amphibious ships too early in their lives and at a rate that cannot be sustained"
"Secretary Stackley, how many of those ships had their service lives extended beyond what was intended when they were built?"
"Secretary Stackley, were those service life extensions through planned SLEPs or through an ad-hoc process?"
"if the San Antonio-class of ships had remained on schedule for delivery would we be experiencing this amphibious ship gap that raises so many concerns today?"
"Secretary Stackley, of our currently serving amphibious ships, how many are already beyond their planned service lives?"
"if last year's authority to implement the dual sole-source award strategy for the LCS program were amended to give the Navy the explicit authority to use EOQ purchases as part of the block-buy contrac..."
"Secretary Stackley, the Navy has announced some changes or potential changes to the composition of LCS mission modules."
"The Navy has announced a change to the antisubmarine warfare (ASW) module."
"Concerns have been expressed in some quarters about the combat survivability of the LCS."
"Secretary Stackley, the first LCS has experienced hull cracking. Please discuss the Navy's actions to address this problem, and whether it has any implications for follow-on ships in the program."
"not effective, suitable and not survivable in combat"