Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1977: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, an Act Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1977, and for Other PurposesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 |
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... Navy's 600 - ship goal , the Five Year Program still permits some growth in the level of naval forces . The resulting Navy should be more adequate than is now the case to maintain a worldwide presence , respond to sudden emergencies ...
... Navy's 600 - ship goal , the Five Year Program still permits some growth in the level of naval forces . The resulting Navy should be more adequate than is now the case to maintain a worldwide presence , respond to sudden emergencies ...
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... Navy to the point where they now are able to pursue several broad missions . The Soviet Navy can , in time of war , threaten our Navy task groups in open ocean areas , and seriously threaten , but not cut , the lines of communication to ...
... Navy to the point where they now are able to pursue several broad missions . The Soviet Navy can , in time of war , threaten our Navy task groups in open ocean areas , and seriously threaten , but not cut , the lines of communication to ...
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... Navy is by far the largest indigenous Navy in Asia and its submarine force ranks third in the world after those of the USSR and the U.S. Although this force remains primarily oriented toward a defensive role , the PRC Navy is building ...
... Navy is by far the largest indigenous Navy in Asia and its submarine force ranks third in the world after those of the USSR and the U.S. Although this force remains primarily oriented toward a defensive role , the PRC Navy is building ...
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... Navy , maintenance of a favorable maritime balance in future years will not be possible unless we modernize our fleet , maintain force levels , and improve significantly the readiness of existing ships . The role of U.S. naval forces ...
... Navy , maintenance of a favorable maritime balance in future years will not be possible unless we modernize our fleet , maintain force levels , and improve significantly the readiness of existing ships . The role of U.S. naval forces ...
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... Navy is studying the feasibility of extending the service lives of the Forrestal - class carriers significantly beyond the nominal 30- year age . VSS Portions of the sea control function can be carried out by smaller ships , less ...
... Navy is studying the feasibility of extending the service lives of the Forrestal - class carriers significantly beyond the nominal 30- year age . VSS Portions of the sea control function can be carried out by smaller ships , less ...
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Page 426 - DONE at Washington, this 7th day of September, 1977, in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, both texts being equally authentic. For the...
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