Navy Officials Defend Cutting Truman To Congress

摘要

Navy officials told the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on Tuesday that lookingat the future forces led to “tough choices” like cutting the refueling of the USS Harry S.Truman (CVN-75).Under questioning from subcommittee ranking member Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), acquisitionchief James Geurts said the decision came after the Navy went “all in” on the Gerald R. Fordclasscarrier and the recent two-carrier buy.