It was proposed as part of the 600-ship Navy plan of the Reagan Administration.
It called for the construction of new ports for existing and newly commissioned ships.
The plan was based on five strategic principles:[1] The program was devised in part to achieve a political goal: to build support for the naval expansion program though the promise of new naval bases.
[2][3] The program enjoyed broad support both in Congress and in the Reagan Administration.
[citation needed] Stations opened under the program include: