Far away in Norfolk, Admiral Alvin also received the news. He symbolically furrowed his brow and then threw his restless energy into the devouring fire aboard the Ford aircraft carrier.
In the naval port, billowing smoke rose like a black curtain, spreading recklessly, obscuring the sky. The air was filled with the acrid smell of burning and a suffocating sense of oppression.
All the rescue teams present were extremely agitated. No one wanted to be involved in a struggle doomed to failure, even risking their lives.
Now, the US Navy was overwhelmed by this sudden, disastrous fire.
All of the Navy's operational plans and strategic concepts are intricately dependent on those massive and expensive warships to execute.
Losing an aircraft carrier is an immeasurable blow to the Navy.
As the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Alvin has always had simple and crude methods for requesting funding from Congress, yet they have always been effective.
