I hope, as you look at that, that you not only look at the re-engining cost but also the lifecycle cost.

It just seems like in the face of what we need, fewer ships or being able to take out ships is not the direction we need to be going.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would like to get those exact numbers.

In your best professional military judgment, does that, then, in turn, reduce our ability to project power through our Navy-Marine Corps team?

Will it increase--will retiring those platforms, taking those platforms out of the inventory, will it increase or decrease the Navy's mine countermeasure mission capacity?

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Gentlemen, thanks so much for joining us. Thanks again for your leadership.

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