Kelly Ayotte actually said...

In 2011, the CNO testified that the Navy requires a minimum of 313 ships to meet operational requirements globally.

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.