The following is a July 28, 2014 letter from Randy Forbes (R-Va.) — chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee — to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on the subject of U.S. naval strategy. USNI News obtained the letter exclusively earlier this week.
Document: July Letter from Rep. Randy Forbes to CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert On ‘Deficit of Strategic Thinking’
October 1, 2014 3:43 PM - Updated: October 6, 2014 10:45 AM

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