[cva66snipe]

We do get them repaired and serviced in the UAE. Incidentally, if we need the same level of work we can and do get in the UAE, would you care to guess where the ships would need to go?

Unless they closed it down also we had a yard in the PI's. There is also Perth which is roughly 6 days out. Have you ever been onboard a Navy ship when it's in the yards? If you have I think you could understand why using UAE is not such a good idea and neither is mooring deep draft ships at piers there.

But why not simply do the routine maintenance state side where security is not an issue? That yard isn't being used for emergency only it's doing routine work.

A brief history it was established with Newport News Shipbuilding being a share holder of about 30% the rest is owned by the UAE government. NNSBDD sold back their interest to UAE. IOW no USA vested interest in it's operations.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Unless they closed it down also we had a yard in the PI's.

Closed in 1992 when the Filipinos kicked us out. Palaam, Navy!

There is also Perth which is roughly 6 days out.

Uh-huh. Add 12 days of non-availability. COMFIFTHFLEET would just LOVE you.

Have you ever been onboard a Navy ship when it's in the yards?

Yes.

If you have I think you could understand why using UAE is not such a good idea and neither is mooring deep draft ships at piers there.

Explain why the risk is that much higher in the UAE than in Perth or Subic--without using the Malkinesque "all Arabs are terrorist raghead motherf***ers" argument.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

But why not simply do the routine maintenance state side where security is not an issue?

OK, sure! Let's send a ship back to Norfolk or Newport News! How many days off of the deployment cycle is THAT going to cost?