Donald Trump wants to start the biggest Navy build-up in decades
By: David B. Larter, November 15, 2016 (Photo Credit: Petty Officer Megan Anuci)
Donald Trump has pledged that he'll lead the biggest U.S. Navy build-up since the Reagan administration, but the details on what's likely to be an expensive and potentially decades-long effort remain to be seen.
Trump vowed to build the 350-ship fleet Republican defense hawks have long sought and reverse decades of fleet contraction which has yielded today's battle force of 272 ships. And while the politics of large increases to the defense budget are dicey in the best of times, Trump sees a naval build-up as part of his agenda to create jobs, according to an October internal Trump campaign memo obtained by Navy Times.
https://www.navytimes.com/articles/donald-trumps-navy-bigger-fleet-more-sailors-350-ships
