Navy officials defend retiring carrier, FY'06 budget to lawmakers
Top Navy officials on Feb. 17 defended their proposal to retire the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy and maintained that greater capability and new fleet efficiencies allow the Navy to keep the number of ships it operates low. "We've gone through some pretty radical changes in the fleet," Adm...
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