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WELCOME TO ALL HANDS UPDATE.
I'M PETTY OFFICER ASHLEY HEDRICK WITH YOUR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE FLEET.
DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON E. PANETTA WARNED THAT LOOMING, MASSIVE CUTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE BUDGET ARE SET TO BE TRIGGERED BY SEQUESTRATION NEXT MONTH.
PANETTA MADE THE COMMENTS DURING A SPEECH TO STUDENTS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WHERE
HE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE AND OTHER TOPICS AND TOOK QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
"WE APPROACH ANOTHER TRIGGER FOR SEQUESTRATION MARCH 1...AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS
AGAIN FACING WHAT I BELIEVE AND WHAT THE SERVICE CHIEFS BELIEVE AND WHAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF BELIEVES IS THE MOST SERIOUS READINESS CRISIS THAT THIS COUNTRY
IS GOING TO CONFRONT IN OVER A DECADE."
PANETTA ALSO WARNED SEQUESTRATION WOULD DO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE NON-DEFENSE SIDE OF
THE BUDGET IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, LOSS OF TEACHERS, AND CHILD CARE.
IT IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT MARCH 1ST IF CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE CANNOT AGREE ON MORE TARGETED
CUTS IN RESPONSE TO THE BUDGET DEFICIT.
THE NAVY'S FIFTH LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP, MILWAUKEE, WILL BE THE FIRST TO BENEFIT FROM NEW HIGH-POWER
DENSITY WATERJETS AIMED AT PREVENTING RUDDER AND PROPELLER DAMAGE EXPERIENCED ON HIGH-SPEED
SHIPS.
THE PRODUCT OF AN OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE WATERJETS ARRIVED LAST MONTH
AT THE MARINETTE MARINE SHIPYARD IN WISCONSIN, WHERE MILWAUKEE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE WATERJETS' NEW DESIGN COULD INCREASE THEIR LIFESPAN BETWEEN REPAIRS.
THE LCS WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE NAVY'S PLAN AS A MODULAR, ADAPTABLE VESSEL FOR USE
AGAINST DIESEL SUBMARINES, LITTORAL MINES AND ATTACKS BY SMALL SURFACE CRAFT.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THESE STORIES AT NAVY.MIL.
FROM ALL HANDS UPDATE, THANKS FOR WATCHING.