CNO: Navy Will Increase Ship Presence In Asia Pacific From 58 to 67 By 2020

By Lara Seligman / May 19, 2014 at 4:12 PM
The chief of naval operations on Monday laid out the Navy's plan to increase its force presence in the Asia Pacific region over the next several years, noting that the Navy plans to increase the average number of ships in the area from 58 next year to 67 in 2020. The Navy averages 51 ships in the region, Adm. Jonathan Greenert said on May 19 at a forum hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC...

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