Increasing sealift funding, fixing tankers are 2022 budget priorities, Esper says
By: Aaron Mehta  
As the Pentagon has shifted its focus away from long-running conflicts in the Middle East and toward the idea of great power competition with Russia and China, the limited sealift capabilities has grown as a concern for department
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to include funding in its fiscal 2022 budget request to increase military sealift
capabilities, including through the use of commercial vessels, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in comments Thursday.
“When you look at those, you got to make sure you understand the flow of forces, that strategic mobility you’re talking about. And when I think about strategic mobility I think about the airlift and sealift principally,†Esper said in comments at the Heritage Foundation.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2020/10/15/increasing-sealift-funding-fixing-tankers-a-2022-budget-priority-esper-says/
