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Submarine Maintenance Delays Lowering Inventory Use For Operations

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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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