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Tim Kaine: “What effect would decisions such as delaying the deployment of the USS Truman and deferring the refueling and overhaul…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
What effect would decisions such as delaying the deployment of the USS Truman and deferring the refueling and overhaul of the USS Lincoln have on the combatant commanders' ability to perform their missions?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine questions the impact of delaying military deployments on operational capabilities.

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