Navy Aircraft Carriers [electronic resource] : Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy - Issues and Options for Congress.

Discusses issues for Congress related to DOD recommendation to retire the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in FY2006, including issues related to the optimal number of aircraft carriers, deciding which vessel to retire, and carrier homeporting arrangements. Assesses options for Congress to eithe...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l] : [s.n.], 2005.
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Summary:Discusses issues for Congress related to DOD recommendation to retire the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in FY2006, including issues related to the optimal number of aircraft carriers, deciding which vessel to retire, and carrier homeporting arrangements. Assesses options for Congress to either preserve the current 12 carrier fleet or to retire one aircraft carrier. Reviews related legislative activity.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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Physical Description:25 p., digital, PDF file.