,h4 ,,res4 #iih  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #ag1   
#bjah  ,,resolution  ,:]eas ,navy       
read9ess c\ld fur!r det]iorate 9 areas  
su* z tra9+1 %ip con/ruction1 %ip       
repair1 & deployability if ,congress    
does n provide /able fund+ = ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se2 ,:]eas ! ,,uss ,fitzg]ald1 a
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy de/roy]1 collid$ ) 
a conta9] %ip :ile transit+ ?r\gh       
,sagami ,bay ne> ,japan on ,june #ag1   
#bjag1 result+ 9 ! dea?s ( sev5 sailors 
& hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s 9 damage2 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy's          
inve/igation ( ! ,,uss ,fitzg]ald       
collision conclud$ t ! ev5t 0 avoidable 
& t num]\s failures includ$ failure to  
plan = safety1 failure to adh]e to s\nd 
navigation practice1 failure to execute 
basic wat* /&+ practices1 failure to    
prop]ly use available navigation tools1 
& failure to respond delib]ately &      
effectively :5 9 extremis2 ,:]eas !     
,,uss ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain1 a ,unit$      
,/ates ,navy de/roy]1 collid$ ) an oil  

tank] :ile transit+ ?r\gh ! ,/raits (   
,s+apore on ,augu/ #ba1 #bjag1 result+ 9
 ! dea?s ( #aj sailors & hundr$s (      
millions ( doll>s 9 damage2 ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,navy's inve/igation ( !  
,,uss ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain collision      
conclud$ t ! crew suff]$ f a lack (     
prep>ation1 ineffective comm& & control1
 & defici5cies 9 tra9+ & prep>ations =  
navigation2 ,:]eas ! ,navy ! ,nation    
,ne$s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy's plan =   
build+ & su/a9+ a le?al1 resili5t =ce   
?r\gh balanc$ inve/m5ts across read9ess1
 capability1 & capacity1 explicitly     
/ates a ne$ = #cee ,battle ,=ce %ips1   
yet ! ,navy's #cj-ye> %ipbuild+ plan    
peaks at only #cdb ,battle ,=ce %ips 9  
#bjci be=e a pr$ict$ decl9e2 ,:]eas an  
effici5t & support$ indu/rial base w be 
vital to build+ & ma9ta9+ a #cee %ip    
,navy2 ,:]eas ov] ! previ\s #e decades1 
#ad def5se-relat$ new-con/ruction       
%ipy>ds h clos$1 #c h left ! def5se     
indu/ry1 & only #a new %ipy>d has op5$2 
,:]eas /able & pr$ictable fund+ all[s = 

,navy lead]s to prop]ly =eca/ _!        
missions & adh]e to ! ,optimiz$ ,fleet  
,response ,plan :ile also enabl+ indu/ry
 p>tn]s to prep>e = %ip repair "w at !  
mo/ competitive prices to ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ,*9a's         
%ipbuild+ indu/ry1 accord+ to a ,naval  
,w> ,college pr(essor1 is pois$ to make 
! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army ,navy ! _w's    
second l>ge/ navy by #bjbj1 &1 if curr5t
 tr5ds cont9ue1 a combat fleet t 9      
ov]all ord] ( battle is quantitatively  
on p> ) t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy by    
#bjcj2 ,:]eas ,*9a cont9ues to develop  
=w>d op]at+ bases on manmade isl&s 9 !  
,s\? ,*9a ,sea &1 by do+ s1 consolidate 
its control ov] ! /rategic corridor     
betwe5 ! ,indian & ,pacific ,oceans     
?r\gh :i* #a_/c ( global m>itime trade  
passes2 & ,:]eas ,russia's %ipbuild+    
indu/ry's focus on und]sea w>f>e has    
position$ ! ,russian ,navy to add six   
mod]niz$ nucle> attack subm>9es to its  
naval inv5tory by #bjbc & aggressively  
mod]nize its ag+ ,osc>-class nucle>     

attack subm>9e fleet3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
recognizes ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy's ne$ =
 congressional support to address       
read9ess1 tra9+1 & mod]nization *all5ges
 t ?reat5 to weak5 naval sup]iority2 &  
7#b7 f9ds t fail+ to provide ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,navy ) /able1 pr$ictable fund+  
negatively affects its ability to       
project p[] ar\nd ! _w1 reassure        
critical allies1 & defeat adv]s>ies :5  
necess>y4  ,cl]k4