In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?
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Quoted by Justin Katz , December 28, 2023: In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?
“Those missions have an impact on overall Navy readiness for other potential zones of conflict like the Indo-Pacific,” he added.?
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