Gilday Defends OFRP, Though Open To Tweaks

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Top Navy officials defended the service’s carrier strike group readiness generationmodel after the Secretary of Defense dismissed its usefulness, but said they are open tomodifying it.Speaking before a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, Secretary of DefenseMark Esper said delays in releasing the 30-year shipbuilding plan and Integrated Naval ForceStructure Assessment (INFSA) are tied to re-examining things like the Optimized FleetResponse Plan (OFRP) and discussing future Navy plans with outside analysts so he can presentCongress a more defensible total plan.