The Navy is looking to improve small boat launch and recovery from the Expeditionary Fast Transport after the issue was highlighted in a Defense Department inspector general audit of the program. The service is in the early phases of evaluating potential modifications, such as an extension to the aft mission deck and modifying the crane or davit system, according to Navy spokeswoman Colleen O'Rourke. Naval Sea Systems Command manages the $2 billion program through vessel delivery and hands it off...
