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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Budget cuts cancel deployments of more Navy ships

USS Kauffman |The number of Navy ships with April deployments that have either been canceled or cut short due to sequestration is now up to six.

The USS Kauffman, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate; the USNS Comfort, a Military Sealift Command hospital ship; the USNS Grasp, a Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship, and their support units will join the attack submarine USS Jefferson City and the guided missile frigates USS Rentz and USS Thach pier side come April.

The decision was made by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and relayed to the media through two separate announcements Friday by the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

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