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Submarine Maintenance Delays Lowering Inventory Use For Operations

Submarine Maintenance Delays Lowering Inventory Use For Operations
Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, addresses the crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN-733) during the ship’s port visit at Naval Base Guam, Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Kinney)

The Navy’s attack submarine (SSN) force is at a low point that is worsened by a backlog in maintenance and that technological development work is taking too long, a top Navy submarine official said this week. “Right now I'm at a low point in my fast attack numbers, I’m at 47 SSNs,” Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, Commander of Submarine Force at U.S. Pacific Fleet said Feb. 16 during a panel of the West 2022 conference in San Diego. The West…

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