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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 29, 2020, 12:38:24 pm
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Lawmaker asks Esper: Should the Army pay for sealift?
By: David B. Larter   22 hours ago
WASHINGTON — With bills piling up for the U.S. Navy, between manning and training a growing fleet and recapitalizing ballistic missile submarines, an influential Republican lawmaker is wondering if it is time for the nation’s ground force to chip in for its own transportation.
During a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper if the Army should shoulder the financial burden of recapitalizing the aging sealift fleet. In the event of a significant conflict, about 90 percent of the Army’s equipment would be transported by sea. But the sealift fleet charged with performing that mission is woefully unprepared.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/28/should-the-us-army-pay-for-sealift/ (https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/28/should-the-us-army-pay-for-sealift/)
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Great.....
So are we now going to charge the Marines for each A-10 air strike and each weapon used to provide cover?
What will we do if the Marines run out of money?
I can see it now, congressional hearings trying to figure out who will pay for a shipload of M1's that went down with the ship..
I understand the need to track and allocate funding but we gotta be careful to keep the bureaucracy under control.