Congress to receive briefing on naval force design plan, Gilday says

By Aidan Quigley / December 2, 2020 at 4:29 PM
Congress will receive a briefing on the Navy's new force design plan tomorrow, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said Wednesday at a Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee hearing. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's " Battle Force 2045 " plan calls for a more than 500-ship Navy by 2045. Esper announced the plan in October, a month before President Trump fired him . Gilday said the future naval force structure assessment will be briefed to staff...

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