Washington, D.C. — Today, in response to recent comments by President Obama on the size of the U.S. Naval Fleet, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter cited an exchange with Vice Admiral John Terence Blake, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources during a March 29, 2012, House Armed Services Committee hearing.  Responding to questions from Hunter, Blake acknowledged that a Navy in excess of 500 ships would be needed to meet full Combatant Commander (COCOM) requirements.

Published in Roll Call

During the third and final presidential debate, President Barack Obama’s remark that the size of the U.S. naval fleet is “not a game of Battleship, where we’re counting ships,” revealed an uncomfortable truth. 

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