Editoral
2 December 2015
The United States asks much of its military and those demands are taking toll.
So says a study released last month by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and sponsored in part by the U.S. Navy League, which lobbies for more naval resources. It concludes that the responsibilities being places on the shoulders of the Navy and Marine Corps, "exceeds the supply they can sustainably deliver."
That's a worrisome assessment in a dangerous world, one that has profound implications for the nation's defense. But it's also a finding with particular resonance in Hampton Roads, home to thousands of sailors and Marines as well as the nation's largest shipbuilder.
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