Next Battle For USS Harry S Truman Will Be Over Carrier's Retirement

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Swofford/U.S. Navy
The Pentagon is attempting a budget gimmick in this year’s cycle by proposing to retire an aircraft carrier more than two decades earlier than planned because doing so would save the nation billions. The strategy has already met stiff resistance from lawmakers, who will most likely dismantle the...

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