Naval ship availability is about 67% depending on the day, a senior Navy official told lawmakers Wednesday -- far from the 80% combat-surge readiness goal set in place by former Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti in a plan to effectively counter China by 2027 . Challenges posed by a continuing resolution make reaching this goal more difficult, acting CNO Adm. James Kilby told the Senate Armed Services Committee at Wednesday’s joint readiness hearing . “It will certainly be a...
