High operating costs cloud the future of littoral combat ships, budget data reveals 1 hour ago
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship Coronado conducts operations with an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on Nov. 1, 2018. (MC2 Chelsea Meiller/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON As the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship program battles reliability problems, it is also wrestling another and potentially just as fearsome bear: operating costs. The service’s top officer said the original concept for a minimal crewing model where as few as 32 sailors and eight officers manned the ship, and much of the maintenance burden fell to contractors has driven up costs.
High operating costs cloud the future of littoral combat ships, budget data reveals
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker visited commands, installations, and industrial construction and maintenance locations as part of a multi-state trip across the East Coast.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker wrapped up a multi-state trip across the East Coast April 7 where he visited industrial construction and maintenance locations to view current work, tour facilities and discuss industrial base economic wellness and workforce health.
The secretary’s East Coast trip included visits to institutions in the Northeast region, reaffirming partnerships with long-standing contributors to the development of the maritime services, as well as the education and development of future naval leaders. He also visited private and public shipyards, ships and commands in the Norfolk and New England-areas, and Marine Corps commands in Virginia and South Carolina, including Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker wrapped up a multi-state trip across the East Coast April 7 where he visited industrial construction and maintenance locations to view current work, tour facilities and discuss industrial base economic wellness and workforce health.
The secretary’s East Coast trip included visits to institutions in the Northeast region, reaffirming partnerships with long-standing contributors to the development of the maritime services, as well as the education and development of future naval leaders. He also visited private and public shipyards, ships and commands in the Norfolk and New England-areas, and Marine Corps commands in Virginia and South Carolina, including Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
March 10, 2015 1:07 PM
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watches 81mm illumination mortar rounds fall during a joint mortar range with Royal Saudi Naval Forces Marines. US Marine Corps Photo
CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. A small six man U.S. special operations team embedded with the 2,200-member 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during its recent deployment to the Middle East region to give the MEU a tighter link to the wider special operations community, 11th MEU commander told reporters on Monday. Read More →
March 10, 2015 1:06 PM
The following is a Jan. 13, 2014 outline of the U.S. Marine Corps efforts to better integrate U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) with embarked U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Amphibious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units (ARG/MEU).Read More →
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