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Document: GAO Report On Weaknesses in LCS and Frigate Acquisition Strategies
The following is a report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office, entitled “Littoral Combat Ship: Need to Address Fundamental Weaknesses in LCS and Frigate…
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Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization
The following is the Dec. 14, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress.…
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Document: Report to Congress on U.S.- Yemen Relations
The following is the Jan. 21, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations.…
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China Will Not ‘Barter Away’ Core Maritime Interests
China’s military head maintained the right of the country to defend its maritime claims during a Monday press conference at the Pentagon. Chinese…
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Document: Syria’s Chemical Weapons
From the July, 1 2013 Congressional Research Service report: Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress: The use or loss of control of chemical weapons…
Council on Foreign Relations Report: Trends in U.S. Military Spending
From the report Aug, 22 2012: Military budgets are only one gauge of military power. A given financial commitment may be adequate or inadequate…
Arthur Anniversary Appeal 2012
https://www.scribd.com/doc/124173778/Arthur-Anniversary-Appeal-2012…
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Document: Report to Congress on Prior Service Limitations for Secretary of Defense
The following is the Dec. 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service brief, Waiver of Statutory Qualifications Relating to Prior Military Service of the Secretary of…
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Document: Congressional Defense Department Reform Proposals
The following is the June 30, 2016 Congressional Research Service report: Fact Sheet: FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) DOD Reform Proposals.…
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Senate Panel Rejects New BRAC Round
The Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee has voted to deny the Pentagon’s request to start a new Base Realignment and Closure commission to shutter…
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been matters…
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Document: Coast Guard Investment Plan
The following is the Capital Investment Plan and Unfunded Priority List for the U.S. Coast Guard issued on July 24, 2013.…