Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is blocking the confirmation of the Navy’s top officer over Sullivan’s desire to reopen a naval air station in his state, four sources told Politico.

The Navy has already gone five months without a confirmed leader. Sullivan’s objections have nothing to do with Adm. Daryl Caudle, who was recently passed through the Senate Armed Services Committee without objection, Politico said.

Sullivan’s goal is to pressure the Pentagon to reopen Adak Naval Air Station in the Aleutian Islands, according to Politico. The base, which housed 6,000 troops, was closed in 1997.

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