Maneuvering Room

摘要

When the federal government failed to stop the budget sequester enacted by the Budget Control Act of 2011, Navy leaders assessed the potential impact of a 10 percent across-the-board cut in fiscal 2013. The fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, and the record shows that management by the Navy's aviation enterprise at many levels significantly mitigated the negative effects of the sequester and enabled the naval aviation community to avoid drastic cuts in readiness. In a Sept. 5 address to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of naval operations (CNO), warned of the potential effects of a continued sequestration in 2014, saying, "We'll probably lose about 25 aircraft [in procurement]." He also said that with a sequestration in 2014, "about 190 aircraft overhauls will have to be canceled. In 2013, 90 aircraft overhauls were canceled."