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Amphibious Fleet At 45 Percent Readiness As New Board Meets To Fix Challenges

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Amphibious Fleet At 45 Percent Readiness As New Board Meets To Fix Challenges
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) when it was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).

The Navy’s second highest officer this week told senators that amid a goal of 80 percent combat surge readiness (CSR), amphibious ships stand at only 45 percent compared to 70 percent for cruisers and destroyers, so they plan to use a new board to better fix long-lasting problems. Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm James Kilby said the service is conducting a comprehensive plan to improve amphibious ship readiness.  “We acknowledge under-performance in amphibious ship maintenance. We are taking…

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