“The Navy and the Marine Corps already possess extraordinary operational expertise within their ranks. My role is to utilize that expertise and strengthen it to step outside the status quo and take decisive action with a results-oriented approach,” he said, The Hill noted.
During his confirmation hearing, Phelan honed in on the much delayed Constellation class frigate program, vowing to quickly evaluate the program’s problems
“This program is a mess from what it looks like,” Phelan told the panel. “If confirmed, I plan to dig into this very quickly and understand the issues. And we’ll come back to this committee very fast with the knowledge that we have as soon as we get to the root cause of the problem.
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During the hearing, retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich. ), whose home state borders the Wisconsin shipyard building the frigate, pressed John Phelan on the ongoing program at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
The confirmation is another big win for President Trump and his administration as they gear up for a strong second year in office with many items on the agenda to accomplish
