Posted on Mar 28, 2023
SASC seapower chair Kaine: ‘All systems go’ to support Marines' 31 amphibs - Breaking Defense
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The new head of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s seapower subcommittee today made clear he expects his committee to support the Marines reaching 31 amphibious warships.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., also stated that he has yet to hear any real defense of the decision not to buy more amphibs in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 budget request, and indicated it is his belief that the controversial decision came from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and not from Navy leadership.
“I don’t want to speak for people other than me, but I can read the room. I think the discussions have convinced the significant majority of the committee [that 31 amphibs are] the number, and unless or until somebody gives us a compelling reason to suggest that that’s not the case, or a compelling reason suggests that we need to pause and study this yet again, I think we’re on for 31,” Kaine told reporters in a briefing today.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., also stated that he has yet to hear any real defense of the decision not to buy more amphibs in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 budget request, and indicated it is his belief that the controversial decision came from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and not from Navy leadership.
“I don’t want to speak for people other than me, but I can read the room. I think the discussions have convinced the significant majority of the committee [that 31 amphibs are] the number, and unless or until somebody gives us a compelling reason to suggest that that’s not the case, or a compelling reason suggests that we need to pause and study this yet again, I think we’re on for 31,” Kaine told reporters in a briefing today.
SASC seapower chair Kaine: ‘All systems go’ to support Marines' 31 amphibs - Breaking Defense
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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Well, Marines on a Boat have limited value so you've gotta get them on the ground somehow.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Kaine’s comments echo those of his House counterpart. Speaking on March 9, Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., the new chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, stated, “My commitment to the future of these platforms is unwavering, regardless of the Navy’s intent to strategically pause purchasing.” Obviously, having the two chairmen of the seapower authorizing committees on the same page in support of the amphib requirement is good news for those angered by the “strategic pause.”
Also of note, Kaine casually mentioned that he is “likely” to receive the Navy’s updated 30-year shipbuilding plan “in the next day or so.” That document is often delivered later than required to members of Congress, and the previous version was controversial for presenting a choose-your-own-option document to members — something Del Toro said to expect again this year."
..."Kaine’s comments echo those of his House counterpart. Speaking on March 9, Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., the new chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, stated, “My commitment to the future of these platforms is unwavering, regardless of the Navy’s intent to strategically pause purchasing.” Obviously, having the two chairmen of the seapower authorizing committees on the same page in support of the amphib requirement is good news for those angered by the “strategic pause.”
Also of note, Kaine casually mentioned that he is “likely” to receive the Navy’s updated 30-year shipbuilding plan “in the next day or so.” That document is often delivered later than required to members of Congress, and the previous version was controversial for presenting a choose-your-own-option document to members — something Del Toro said to expect again this year."
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