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Saturday, October 26, 2013

CNO: Navy Must Look 'Very Hard' at Carrier Cuts


Even as the U.S. prepares to christen its newest aircraft carrier, oncoming budget cuts will compel the Navy to seriously consider reducing the overall size of its carrier fleet, the Navy's top officer said Wednesday.

Any move in that direction could have serious consequences for Hampton Roads, home to the only East Coast carrier port, the only U.S. shipyard that builds carriers and the Navy's master jet base, home to carrier air wings.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert addressed the matter after an all-hands call aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, which was pier side at Naval Station Norfolk.

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