{"id":56661,"date":"2018-09-05T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/05\/us-navy-to-launch-force-structure-assessment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:12:24","slug":"us-navy-to-launch-force-structure-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/2018\/09\/05\/us-navy-to-launch-force-structure-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy to launch force structure assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy will conduct a sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2016\/12\/16\/us-navys-new-fleet-goal-355-ships\/\" target=\"_blank\">force structure assessment <\/a>next year and an interim assessment, a senior Navy official said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/navy-league\/2018\/04\/09\/the-navy-once-again-soft-pedals-its-own-355-ship-count-assessment\/\" target=_blank>Vice Adm. William Merz<\/a>, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems (N9), said at the second annual Defense News Conference that the process would be done \u201csome time\u201d in 2019, with the interim assessment done \u201ca little but quicker \u2014 a review of any indications of changes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force structure assessment, or FSA, will involve gauging the perception of threat by regional combatant commanders and running that through war games for \u201ca Navy answer,\u201d likely for analysis by independent study groups, Merz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Navy\u2019s last FSA called for a major fleet-size boost to 355 ships \u2014 a number since<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2017\/12\/14\/trump-just-made-355-ships-national-policy\/\" target=_blank> embraced by President Donald Trump<\/a> and enshrined in defense authorization law \u2014 this one is expected to better detail the types of ships needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Rep. 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