Kelly Ayotte actually said...

The F-22 fleet's operational availability remains disappointingly low, at 60 percent.

last year, the Navy announced plans to place 6 of 16 ships from the 3-squadron MPFs for the Marine Corps into reduced operating status begin...

the minimum number of operationally available ships necessary to meet the assault echelon requirement is 30.

the budget request for fiscal year 2013 represents the first year of $487 billion in defense budget cuts over the next 9 years.