The requirement is 38 amphibious ships. The Navy and the Marine Corps for several years have agreed that the 33 is a fiscally constrained requirement.
Rob Wittman: “The requirement is 38 amphibious ships. The Navy and the Marine Corps for several years have agreed that the 33 is a…”
On the recordApril 25, 2013
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Wittman discusses the current shortfall in amphibious ship requirements.
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