The Navy plans to redistribute $120 million from flight operations to shipbuilding maintenance, citing an aircraft shortage. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer informed Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) of the service's plans in a letter last month. "The Fleet is currently unable to execute all budgeted flying hours due to shortfalls in available aircraft," Spencer wrote on June 13. "Funds will be utilized instead to support growth in ship depot maintenance availabilities,...
