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Democrats Introduce Bill to Spur System Sustainment by Military Services

Democrats Introduce Bill to Spur System Sustainment by Military Services
U.S. Air Force Maj. Melanie Kluesner, F-35A Lightning II demonstration team pilot, flies during a practice airshow at Hill AFB, Utah on Dec. 5th (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Those in uniform have criticized military services' outsourcing of sustainment to industry as leading to higher costs, causing repair delays, and lowering military readiness. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) co-sponsored the Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act. Perez's bill, H.R. 10401, is now before the House Armed Services Committee. The legislation "to promote military readiness by ensuring the Department of Defense retains the right to repair equipment it…

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