Sullivan asks CAPE nominee to weigh in on amphib force structure

By Nick Wilson / November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today asked the Trump administration's nominee for director of cost assessment and program evaluation to examine the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious warship plans, saying there is daylight between the two services on amphib force structure. “There’s a huge dispute right now in terms of what the Navy has in terms of its capabilities to build amphibs,” Sullivan told nominee Michael Payne. “They’re typically not interested in purchasing or building amphibs, I would just say it’s...

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