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The Navy would have to spend more than $49 billion to fully repair and upgrade roughly 20,000 buildings on its U.S. bases, according to a new federal report that found maintenance for housing and other facilities chronically underfunded.
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 3rd Class Stephanie Rowe, from Federal Way, Washington, refills SCBA bottles following a firefighting drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while in port at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, Oct. 18, 2023. Nimitz is in port conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out security badges.)