Inside the Navy highlights

By John Liang / November 5, 2018 at 5:10 AM

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Navy:

1. The Navy is working with Congress to develop a strategy for retiring its legacy mine countermeasures platforms, a challenge requiring more nuance than what current congressional direction allows, according to a Marine Corps general overseeing that strategy.

Full story: Avenger-class ships, MH-53 helos require nuanced approach to retirement

2. The Navy's expeditionary warfare office expects to complete its mine warfare plan by the upcoming New Year, according to the Marine Corps general in charge of assembling the blueprint.

Full story: Coffman: Navy mine warfare plan will be completed by the New Year

3. The Pentagon in the coming year will be able to implement about one-third of the 300 classified policy recommendations in its recent report on the defense industrial base, according to Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy Eric Chewning, who helped manage the study.

Full story: Pentagon moving on defense industrial base policy changes

4. President Trump's proposed cut to the defense budget -- and other discretionary spending -- is necessary to address the skyrocketing deficit, according to national security adviser John Bolton, who said the Pentagon can weather the downturn if it spends its funds more wisely.

Full story: Bolton says defense spending must be cut to offset rising deficit

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