
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is working with the Navy to develop plans to replace the military’s aging reserve fleet of cargo ships, the command's leader said Nov. 15.TRANSCOM and the Navy envision buying both new and used ships. Language included in the recently completed fiscal year 2018 defense authorization conference report “will allow us to buy used vessels as a bridge to building new ships,” said Air Force Gen. Darren McDew, TRANSCOM’s commander.Used commercial vessels that are only a half or…