Document: U.S. Navy Battle Force Classification, Counting Guide
The following is the U.S. Navy General Guidance for the Classification of Naval Vessels and Battle Force Ship Counting Procedures, issued…
Battle Over How to Count Navy Ships is Confusing, But Not New
Lawmakers and Navy leadership spent the past year going back and forth over how to count the number of ships in…
Navy’s New ‘Battle Force’ Tally to Include Hospital Ships and Small Patrol Craft
This post was updated from its original version to include a reaction from Rep Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chairman of the House…
Document: Mabus Notification to Congress on New Navy ‘Battle Force’ Tally
The following is a March 7, 2014 notification to Congress from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on the Navy’s…