{"id":47057,"date":"2021-07-13T17:20:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/13\/navy-secretary-nominee-supports-expanding-fleet-but-says-more-money-is-needed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:15:24","slug":"navy-secretary-nominee-supports-expanding-fleet-but-says-more-money-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/07\/13\/navy-secretary-nominee-supports-expanding-fleet-but-says-more-money-is-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy secretary nominee supports expanding fleet, but says more money is needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the Navy voiced strong support Tuesday for plans to maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/05\/10\/to-reach-355-ships-navy-must-revamp-shipbuilding-recruitment-and-retention-advocacy-group-says\/#:~:text=Your%20Navy-,To%20reach%20355%20ships%2C%20Navy%20must%20revamp%20shipbuilding%2C%20recruitment,and%20retention%2C%20advocacy%20group%20says&#038;text=%E2%80%9CGetting%20to%20the%20right%20ship,Jason%20Beardsley%20told%20Navy%20Times.\" target=\"_blank\">355-ship Navy<\/a> but also acknowledged that reaching that goal will require \u201cadditional resources\u201d from Congress in coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/naval\/2021\/06\/11\/white-house-to-nominate-retired-commander-business-leader-carlos-del-toro-as-navy-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Del Toro<\/a>, a retired Navy commander and business leader, also told senators during his confirmation hearing that he sees both climate change and China as top threats to the force in coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe climate crisis demands U.S. Navy investment precisely because it exacerbates every other challenge our Navy faces, including great power competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlready, installation resilience is an issue, with vital installations facing threats from rising sea levels. Building energy and environmental resilience into our installations will make them more combat effective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/06\/11\/white-house-to-nominate-retired-commander-business-leader-carlos-del-toro-as-navy-secretary\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Carlos-Del-Toro-Picture.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">White House to nominate retired commander, business leader Carlos Del Toro as Navy secretary<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If Carlos Del Toro is confirmed as Navy secretary, the Naval Academy graduate and business owner will be the second-ever Hispanic individual in that position.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro would become the service\u2019s second-ever Hispanic secretary if confirmed. On Tuesday, he faced mostly friendly questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee, despite concerns from some Republican lawmakers that the White House\u2019s budget request for fiscal 2022 is too low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Navy officials acknowledged the current ship total is fewer than 300, and that reaching the service\u2019s stated 355-ship goal by 2030 will be a difficult challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about that, Del Toro said he supports the 355-ship mark but acknowledged that getting there will require significantly more funding from Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs our nation shifts from a land-based strategy over the past 20 years, fighting the wars in the Middle East, to a more dominant maritime strategy in the Pacific, particularly in our efforts to deter China, I do believe that our Navy\/Marine Corps team will need additional resources to be able to fully meet the combat effectiveness we will need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes a potential U.S. response to China, \u201ca constant naval threat\u201d in the Pacific, the nominee said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Toro noted that Chinese investment in their naval forces \u201cmeans that we can no longer take U.S. naval superiority for granted.\u201d But he also praised Biden\u2019s proposed investments and policies towards the Asian power.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/05\/10\/to-reach-355-ships-navy-must-revamp-shipbuilding-recruitment-and-retention-advocacy-group-says\/#:~:text=Your%20Navy-,To%20reach%20355%20ships%2C%20Navy%20must%20revamp%20shipbuilding%2C%20recruitment,and%20retention%2C%20advocacy%20group%20says&#038;text=%E2%80%9CGetting%20to%20the%20right%20ship,Jason%20Beardsley%20told%20Navy%20Times.\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">To reach 355 ships, Navy must revamp shipbuilding, recruitment and retention, advocacy group says<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said investments in unmanned naval systems will be key to meeting those threats. \u201cIt\u2019s important to ensure that they\u2019re fully integrated with all of our existing platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No timeline has been announced for when the full Senate could confirm Del Toro. 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