CHAIRMAN WICKER LEADS SASC HEARING ON DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY POSTURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Roger Wicker issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy amid growing threats and efforts to strengthen the maritime industrial base.

Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all testified before the committee.

In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker emphasized the importance of rebuilding and modernizing the Navy and Marine Corps to meet growing global threats and sustain American deterrence. The Chairman highlighted the need to strengthen the shipbu...