A plan laying out a new path forward for the Littoral Combat Ship's mine countermeasures mission package is nearly complete, as House lawmakers propose forbidding the Navy from retiring its older anti-mine ships until the LCS capability is ready. Officials at Naval Sea Systems Command, the office of the service's acquisition chief and the chief of naval operations' staff have all had a hand in developing the implementation plan for the mine countermeasures mission package according to Capt. Casey Moton,...
