Navy looks to industry for manning support in multibillion-dollar effort to upgrade Pacific infrastructure

By Nick Wilson / January 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy needs industry's help to bridge manning and capability gaps as it embarks on a multibillion-dollar effort to restore critical Indo-Pacific infrastructure that will enable operational readiness and, if needed, support U.S. forces in a war with China. That’s the message from the commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific, Rear. Adm. Jeffrey Kilian, who outlined an infrastructure recapitalization initiative dubbed ‘Poseidon’s Corollary’ -- a nod to the sea god in Greek mythology --...

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