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Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
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Video: Littoral Combat Ship Sioux City Launches
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Video: Iranian Patrol Boats Fire Rockets Near U.S. Carrier
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Document: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses to Iran
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Document: The Budget Control Act and the Defense Budget
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Document: Defense Department Exemptions to Federal Hiring Freeze
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Stackley: Would Increase SSN, DDG, Amphib Production Rate To Reach 350-Ship Navy
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Document: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Sept. 11, 2013 ‘American Seapower Today’ Speech
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McCain: Hagel Vote Likely This Week
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Document: Congressional Report on U.S Sanctions with Iran
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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…