When we had a policy that the U.S. Military was to be able to fight two major wars simultaneously essentially in Europe and Asia, analysis concluded a six hundred ship navy was the minimum needed to control the sea lanes and project American force. At the time the Soviet Union, North Korea, and China were considered likely adversaries. Today you could make the case for Russia, China, DPRK, and their allies as likely opponents. I would be happier with 750 ships personally.
No one is thinking about what has happened before. In an opening war easily a third of our Navy could be taken out I would dare say even 45%. We would be well below 150 ships remaining. We need them all spread out but still run the strength in numbers policies in deployments. For the Cole bombing Sec of Def, SECNAV, and CNO all should have been fired. Their policies set that ship up.
We need to spread out what we still have left ASAP as well as rebuild. Five carrier berths at NOB NORVA is insane and I don't care who's idea that idiotic policy was. We ran up to 20 plus carriers prior to the mid 1970's with three carrier piers at Norfolk Naval Base. The fools even have pictures of five berthed in port there. Past mistakes ignored.
There is NOB, The Amphib Base at Little Creek, Oceana NAS, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Norfolk Naval Shipyards all within a 15 mile radius of downtown NORVA. Gee I wonder where our enemy will strike first? /sarcasm.
A shoulder fired could be launched from I-64 into N.O.B. expansion into that region should have been halted in the 1950's the same with Oceana. And I'm only listing the Naval assets there. From Hampton Roads Tunnel you can see the N.O.B. carrier piers. FOOLS!!!!