U.S. Navy Facing Sustainment Challenges From Carrier Extensions

Flight operations on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Credit: US Navy

Flight operations on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Credit: U.S. Navy
RENO, Nevada—The U.S. Navy has a general rule when it comes to ship deployments. For every deployment that gets extended an additional four months, there is a two- to three-month extension on the ship’s follow-up maintenance period. This issue is now front and center on the service’s carrier fleet...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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