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View All Images- Kenneth Braithwaite (L), nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.(R), nominated for reappointment to the grade of General and to Chief Of Staff of the United States Air Force; testify during their US Senate Armed Services nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. testifies on his nomination to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force before the US Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine), questions witnesses during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trumps nominee for navy secretary, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite (L), nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.(R), nominated for reappointment to the grade of General and to Chief Of Staff of the United States Air Force; testify during their US Senate Armed Services nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Social distancing protocol is in place during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator James Inhofe (Republican of Oklahoma), chairman, US Senate Armed Services Committee,, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment as Chief Of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, are testifying. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson, left and General Charles Q. Brown testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat of Rhode Island), ranking member, US Senate Armed Services Committee, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment as Chief Of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, are testifying. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator James Inhofe (Republican of Oklahoma), chairman, US Senate Armed Services Committee,, during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment as Chief Of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, are testifying. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), wears a mask during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing was held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Kevin Cramer (Republican of North Dakota), questions witnesses during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's for navy secretary, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. testifies on his nomination to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force before the US Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Social distancing protocol is in place during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. testifies on his nomination to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force before the US Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, departs following a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia) talks to US Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine), during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. testifies on his nomination to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force before the US Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trumps nominee for navy secretary, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy; James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy; and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment as Chief Of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, are testifying. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be United States Secretary of the Navy before the Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson, right and Kenneth J. Braithwaite testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat of Illinois), attends a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), questions witnesses during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. At right is US Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine). Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (Republican of Tennessee), attends a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite, left, James H. Anderson, center, and General Charles Q. Brown testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator James Inhofe (Republican of Oklahoma), chairman, US Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks during a committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat of Rhode Island), ranking member, US Senate Armed Services Committee, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson, left and General Charles Q. Brown testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Navy, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat of Illinois), wears a protective mask during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, left, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., right, nominated for reappointment to Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, prepare to testify during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat of New Hampshire) questions witnesses during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the US Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Joni Ernst (Republican of Iowa) questions witnesses as US Senator David Perdue (Republican of Georgia), sits in the foreground during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Kevin Cramer (Republican of North Dakota), speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat of Rhode Island), ranking member, US Senate Armed Services Committee, salutes following a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment as Chief Of Staff of the United States Air Force, testifies during a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth Braithwaite, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, speaks during a United States Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat of Rhode Island), ranking member, US Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks during a committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Social distancing protocol is in place during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Brown Jr., United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be chief of staff of the US Air Force, listens during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite, left, James H. Anderson, center, and General Charles Q. Brown testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James Anderson, United States President Donald J. Trump's nominee to be deputy under secretary of defense for policy, speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. At the confirmation hearing committee members may ask the nominee for navy secretary whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. testifies on his nomination to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force before the US Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite, left, James H. Anderson, center, and General Charles Q. Brown testify during a United States Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- James H. Anderson testifies on his nomination to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee at the U.S. capital in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine), speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite testifies on his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy before the United States Senate Armed Services committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), talks to General Charles Q. Brown after his testimony at a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing was held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), speaks during a US Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite, US President Donald J. Trump's nominee for navy secretary, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Committee members may ask Braithwaite whether achieving the administration's goal of a 355-ship fleet over the next decade, up from 299 today, is realistic in light of cost constraints. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat of Rhode Island), ranking member, US Senate Armed Services Committee, salutes after hearing testimony from witnesses during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing was held to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia
- United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), talks to Kenneth J. Braithwaite, left, James H. Anderson, center, and General Charles Q. Brown after their testimony at a US Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The hearing is being held to examine the nominations of Braithwaite to be Secretary of the Navy, Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brown, Jr. to be Chief of Staff, US Air Force. Credit: Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP/AdMedia `