2017-09-11 Home Front: WoT
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'We allowed standards to drop': US Navy admits it is using under-trained sailors and uncertified ships
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Follow-up to Besoeker of 2017-09-08:
- Navy Admiral William Moran gave testimony about two warship accidents
- Moran said budget constraints and hectic pace of operations no excuse
- Accidents involving the USS John S. McCain in August and the USS Fitzgerald in June resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors
- Moran urged congress during his testimony to stop providing defense budgets by way of stopgap measures
- Wide-ranging investigation found that more than a third of warships based in Japan had expired certifications
Four Navy vessels have been involved in accidents this year in the Pacific
- Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, a three-star officer, was relieved of duty after the McCain crash
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