Navy to retire Nimitz-class carrier Truman

By Justin Katz Mallory Shelbourne / March 12, 2019 at 12:34 PM
The Navy plans to retire one of its Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, according to the service's new $205.6 billion fiscal year 2020 budget request. In the annual document, presented to reporters today at the Pentagon, the service said it would opt not to refuel the Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), a move sure to spark opposition from lawmakers in both parties. "As part of this budget request, we made the difficult decision to retire CVN-75 in lieu of its previously funded...

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