Posted on 08/23/2017 4:29:32 PM PDT by Jagermonster
The unusual spate of collisions, two of them fatal, has called into question the US Navy’s level of preparedness, analysts say, and point to potential problems with training, maintenance, or sailors’ workload.
WASHINGTON—A recent spate of collisions involving US Navy ships from the Seventh Fleet, two of them fatal, has led the Navy to relieve that fleet’s commander, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, reportedly after his superiors lost confidence in his leadership.
The latest collision, Monday off the coast of Singapore, was between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and a Liberian-flagged tanker. Ten sailors were reported missing, and the Navy says divers have located the remains of some of those missing in flooded compartments of the destroyer.
The mishap follows a similar tragedy in June, in which seven sailors died when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel south of Japan. That followed two less serious but nonetheless unusual incidents involving ships of the Pacific-based Seventh Fleet in January and May. According to analysts, the collisions call into question the Navy’s level of military preparedness and point to potential problems with training, maintenance, and the workload endured by sailors. What is going on? It could all be down to coincidence – Monday’s collision, for example, occurred in a heavily traveled shipping lane – and any final conclusions on their cause will have to await the results of multiple investigations. Nevertheless, many analysts agree there may be some systemic problems at work here.
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This is good substantive reporting - lots of facts and quotes regarding the problems in the Seventh Fleet. The "many experts" are actually identified and quoted. The general thrust of the article is that the Navy is being stretched pretty thin.
One thing I found particularly interesting is that the Navy has shrunk over 25% since 1996. Per the article, there were 375 ships in 1996, and now there are 275.
Have you seen some of the people joining the Navy lately? I have , and all I can say is wow how the hell did they graduate college, plus many of them have no respect for the military, and only want their handouts.
You can actually sit there at MEPS and guess which ones are joining what service today.
....and the Chinese are NOT responsible for hacking into US Navy navigational systems?.....sure! Just a freak series of accidents......sure!
And how much money and time have been spent on social reengineering, training, and advancement based upon being the proper category and supporting Obama’s anti-readiness views?
Russians! Russians..!
“Nah! You libs just blurt out the most conventient thing..!”
(2 Navy ship crash)
“Hacking..! It’s totally hacking..!!”
Are we really so much better..?
I’d say we are spending WAYYYY too much time on social marxism and stupid gender matters.
But it’s like Rahm said:
“Never let a crisis go to waste”
We should IMMEDIATELY terminate ALL social marxism/gender stuff in one single swoop.
This is a GIFT.
Obamas admirals are having their impact. Between queers in the bridge, trannies in the engine room, and green algae fuel our ships are likely to sink each other before the enemy. Come on Mad Dog fix this shit already.
[We should IMMEDIATELY terminate ALL social marxism/gender stuff in one single swoop.]
That would be a great idea.
US Naval ships frequently visit the Canadian naval base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. When they are on shore the amount of fraternization between sailors is extensive. This has to have some negative impact on the operational effectiveness.
America’s Navy: A Global Force for Good.
F()ck that. It’s our Navy.
No, this was a successful effort by Obama to greatly degrade our military strength.
That's what I'm afraid of.
I heard some wonk on John Batchelor’s radio show use the number 270 earlier this year.
He also noted you can keep all 270 at sea and in service at the same time.
My Son quit the USN sub force after one 6-year hitch. He felt completely under-utilized for 6 months of the year, and the social engineering was complete B.S.
The helmsmen were busy attending sensitivity and diversity training instead of driving the boat?
My immediate question was how much time did these crews spend in the last year on diversity and sexual harassment training, vs. crowded sea navigation and watchkeeping.
And how much money and time have been spent on social reengineering, training, and advancement based upon being the proper category and supporting Obama’s anti-readiness views?
Oh, a bit more than 25% of the budget, and for an extended period of time...
queers on the bridge, cross dressers in the engine rooms, and women becoming pregnant ,and now having to get a base deployment it not really working out. Well done obama you left another legacy of a screw up.
If they find it social engineering is involved in any of this they’re going to ignore it at all costs.
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