05/23/2017
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"So those maintenance availabilities are deferred. Ultimately, you could end up with ships sitting in port because they are not able to go to sea because they don't have systems that may be up to speed..."
"Given the current budget environment and limited maintenance resources, would you expect the Navy to defer or cancel additional availabilities in FY14?"
"How do maintenance and modernization correlate to a ship's ability to reach expected service life?"
"There is currently a maintenance backlog for surface combatants due, in part, to the high operational tempo."