Shipbuilding Force-Level Study Will be Top of the List if Clark is Confirmed as CNO

By Thomas Duffy / May 16, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Adm. Vernon Clark, President Clinton's nominee to be the next chief of naval operations, said today he will launch a new force-level study to determine exactly how large the Navy fleet should be if he is confirmed for the job. "I don't think we have enough ships," Clark told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing. Clark, the commander-in-chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet, will become the 27th chief of naval operations if the Senate confirms him. Clark said...

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