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On the recordApril 27, 2009
During your Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 28, 2009, understanding the sensitivities surrounding this matter, I asked you what you thought of strategically dispersing our carrier fleet on the east coast and whether or not you agreed with the Navy's requirement to make Mayport nuclear ready and continue the long-term practice of strategic dispersal.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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Thune discusses the strategic dispersal of the Navy's carrier fleet.

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