{"id":39860,"date":"2019-03-26T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T11:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/26\/the-pentagons-plan-to-decommission-an-aircraft-carrier-looks-half-baked-and-dead-on-arrival\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:12:16","slug":"the-pentagons-plan-to-decommission-an-aircraft-carrier-looks-half-baked-and-dead-on-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2019\/03\/26\/the-pentagons-plan-to-decommission-an-aircraft-carrier-looks-half-baked-and-dead-on-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon\u2019s plan to decommission an aircraft carrier looks half baked and dead on arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon\u2019s decision to decommission the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman<\/a> appears to be sputtering and dying in a wave of skepticism <\/a>and resistance from lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan<\/a> prepares to testify before House lawmakers Tuesday on the Pentagon\u2019s budget, he\u2019s likely to face intense scrutiny over the Truman proposal, which has yet to yield much if any support from members of Congress. Among the committees responsible for authorizing the use of funds by the Pentagon, there has been virtually no public support for the plan, which the Department of Defense justifies as a \u201chard choice\u201d to invest in other technologies that may be important to future fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But further, public statements used to sell the plan acknowledge holes in the analysis done prior to rolling out the decision, which raises questions about how much careful consideration went into the proposal to make such a drastic force-structure change.<\/p>\n\n\n\t