WASHINGTON — The Navy and the Marine Corps are zeroing in on amphibious warship readiness as a new board that aims to expedite progress and eliminate obstacles gets underway, according to the director of the Marine Corps’ operation division.
“We’re going to be identifying barriers to readiness, figuring out what levers we can pull to improve that readiness and make sure that we are managing and keeping an eye on the right metrics to make sure that we are increasing amphibious readiness,” Maj. Gen. Jason Morris said in an interview with Breaking Defense.
While amphibious warships and their readiness have proven a thorny topic for service leaders and lawmakers in recent years, with combat surge readiness lagging in, the Navy and the Marine Corps say they are…
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