03/10/2020
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"I believe we are going to be severely tested with the current element of our Ready Reserve Force."
"our capacity there and ability to sustain in a major conflict is really being stretched to the point where I think it becomes strategically problematic."
"It is time to get serious and match our peer competitors with aggressive ship construction initiatives."
"I am reminded of the words of John F. Kennedy himself, a proud Navy officer, when he said that history has taught us that control of the seas means security."