The Navy is uniquely positioned to support both defensive and offensive roles in green and brown water.

I just do not see a sense of urgency in industry reflective of the fact that we are a nation at war.

Part of the reason I'm coming down here is to get a first-hand view of what's happening there. I'd really like to hold off in terms of making assessments of what is going to transpire there in terms of encroachment.

We as a Navy and a nation cannot maintain a workforce that is configured for a world that no longer exists.