After deadly Navy accidents, problems still exist
By Hugh Lessig
Staff writer Feb 26, 2019 0
Problems identified after a pair of at-sea accidents killed 17 sailors in 2017 still persist across the Navy, and those at the top must do more to address them, key lawmakers said Tuesday.
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, said the challenges go beyond specific causes and “will take years of leadership focus and sustained funding to correct.”
He also chided the service for classifying information “to hide the true depth of readiness challenges that plague the Navy today.”
“It is most apparent to me that if the appropriate reforms are not implemented, these problems — and these deaths — will continue,” he told two top Navy leaders.
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