7th fleet collisions prompt readiness review
by Jinitzail Hernandez | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is lowered from the heavy lift transport MV Treasure. John S. McCain will undergo repairs at Ship Repair Facility- Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/Released)
Accidents in the Pacific caused the death of 20 sailors in 2017. Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations briefed house members on two readiness reviews during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing last week. Representatives questioned the witnesses over Navy readiness and the failures that caused the collisions of the 7th fleet.
