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USNS Leroy Grumman back home following 7-month deployment The Combat Logistics Force vessel supported U.S. Navy and Allied Forces operating in U.S. 6th Fleet’s and U.S. Fifth Fleet’s areas of operations. Credit: US Navy Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 4:20 PM EST February 26, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistics Force oiler, USNS Leroy Grumman (T-A0 195), is back home at Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment. During the deployment, the ship served as the primary replenishment oiler in the central Mediterrane...

Toggle open close The Issue On December 9, 2020, the U.S. Navy released its Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels, focusing on great-power competition, for fiscal year (FY) 2022 to FY 2051. By itself, this plan is inadequate; it details neither fleet employment nor needed industrial base expansion. Moreover, the plan does not inform the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The Naval plan promises a manned fleet of 355 ships three years earlier than the current plan, while deliberately phasing in unmanned ships to the fleet, eventually reaching more than 400 manned sh...