Friday, October 7, 2011

US Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington May be Decommissioned Halfway Through Its Planned Lifespan

US Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)

U.S. Navy May Cut Carrier's Life in Half To Save Money -- Defense News

Under heavy pressure to find real cuts, U.S. Navy officials are considering decommissioning a nuclear aircraft carrier halfway through its planned lifespan, two Pentagon sources said.

The USS George Washington's three-year-long refueling overhaul, scheduled to begin in 2016, would be canceled under the scheme, and the ship would be decommissioned as its reactor fuel ran out.

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My Comment: Forget about having only 10 carrier groups in operation at the end of all of this budget cutting .... I will be surprised if there are 8 left when the final cuts are made.

2 comments:

Eric said...

Thank God. We really need to stop acting like an empire.

Don said...

Eric, if we don't act like an empire, who would take over? Hmmm?