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Mattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner

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Mattis: Future ‘Maritime’ Defense Strategy Calls For More Ships Sooner
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., brief reporters on the current U.S. air strikes on Syria during a joint press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Apr. 13, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Defense Secretary James Mattis supports further increases to the Pentagon’s shipbuilding budget because the military is planning to adopt a maritime-based strategy to defend the United States homeland, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 26.“I believe we’re moving toward a more maritime strategy in terms of our military strategy to defend the country,” Mattis said. “It’s the nature of our time and so I’d be supportive if the Senate found a way to increase the shipbuilding budget.”Mattis,…

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