The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan travels through the Pacific Ocean with other ships assigned to the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise, north of Hawaii, July 24, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCordCongress Wants A Bigger Navy — Unlike The Navy -- The Danger Room
The Navy is supposed to get way busier in Asia over the next five years, according to the Obama administration’s new defense strategy. That’s got the moneymen in the House of Representatives thinking the Navy needs more ships to meet the greater burden — something the Navy’s leadership vehemently rejected at a bizarre congressional hearing on Thursday.
The plan put forward by Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the Navy’s top officer, will plateau the fleet at 285 ships for the next five years — a period when the Navy, Marines and Air Force are supposed to focus heavily on the Pacific as the Afghanistan war winds down.
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