Navy not meeting INDOPACOM chief's requests for submarines, CSG, ARG

By Mallory Shelbourne / March 27, 2019 at 5:09 PM
The Navy is not meeting requests from the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander for submarine, Carrier Strike Group and Amphibious Ready Group presences, the head of the combatant command said today. During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) asked U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Philip Davidson if his combatant command had "sufficient" presence in the Pacific, referring to submarines, CSG and ARG. "That's slightly below what I've requested," Davidson said when asked about the ARG presence. Davidson told...

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