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Kay Hagan: “If the requirement for amphibious capabilities is 38 ships, and the agreed level of acceptable risk dictates a need for…”

On the recordMay 5, 2010
If the requirement for amphibious capabilities is 38 ships, and the agreed level of acceptable risk dictates a need for 33 ships, will the Navy and Marine Corps have the ability to fully support the COCOM requirements, when, I believe, only 29 ships will be available in 2011?
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Kay Hagan
Democratic · North Carolina

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Hagan questions Navy's ability to meet amphibious ship requirements given projected availability.

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