NORFOLK — The Navy's plans to move an aircraft carrier from Virginia to Florida are on hold.
President Barack Obama did not include money to retrofit the Mayport, Fla., port to accommodate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in his budget announced Monday. While some Virginia congressmen said the move signaled that the Navy had cancelled plans to move the carrier from Norfolk, at least one Florida official said only that the move was on hold.
Defense officials have said that having all five East Coast-based aircraft carriers based in Norfolk is a national security concern, but they have acknowledged the budget strains for relocating the carrier to Florida.
Officials from Virginia have spent four years asking the Navy to review the planned move, while Florida officials have pushed for the move.
(This has been a breaking news update. Check back for more details when they become available. Read more in tomorrow's Richmond Times-Dispatch.)
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