An influential House lawmaker opposes the Navy's plan to deliver the next-generation aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy in two phases -- a plan designed to reduce costs -- because he contends the ship will enter the fleet two years later than originally anticipated. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), chairman of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee, told Inside the Navy Feb. 25 after an event in Arlington, VA, that delaying CVN-79 by two years takes the U.S. Navy back to...
