SAN DIEGO -- The Navy's top officer said yesterday he disagrees with the defense secretary's opinion of the Navy's Optimized-Fleet Response Plan. Speaking at the West 2020 conference here, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday took issue with Defense Secretary Mark Esper's judgement that the O-FRP does not work, arguing the Navy has met all of its deployments. "I don't necessarily agree with the secretary's assessment. I say that with all due respect," Gilday said. "But we have [met]...
