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Senate Armed Services Committee hears John Phelan on shipbuilding, readiness and personnel
Summary
John Phelan, President Trump's nominee for secretary of the Navy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee he would prioritize sailors' health and training, shipbuilding and reviving the defense industrial base. Senators pressed him on shipbuilding delays, maintenance backlogs, recruitment, audits and proposed civilian workforce cuts.
John Phelan, President Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Navy, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday and laid out three priorities if confirmed: the health, welfare and training of sailors and marines; strengthening naval capabilities, particularly shipbuilding and the defense industrial base; and fostering an adaptive, accountable and innovative warfighter culture.
Phelan told the committee, "If confirmed, my focus will be on 3 priorities, the health, welfare, and training of sailors and marines, strengthening naval capabilities, particularly shipbuilding and the defense industrial base, and fostering an adaptive, accountable, and innovative warfighter culture." He said the Navy faces "extended deployments, inadequate maintenance, huge cost overruns, delayed ship building, failed audits, subpar…
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