The Navy has reduced its days of maintenance delay by 41% since fiscal year 2019, Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, the commander of Naval Surface Forces, told reporters Friday. Kitchener said the service completed 59% of maintenance availabilities on time in FY-21, up from 34% in 2019. Maintenance delays have long presented problems for the Navy, and Kitchener said he is not satisfied with the current situation. “I think there's a lot more work to do to get better at that,”...
