Pacific Fleet boss: Navy canceled two deployments due to training issues

By Mallory Shelbourne / February 26, 2019 at 4:44 PM
The head of U.S. Pacific Fleet said today that he cancelled two Navy ship deployments, citing a lack of sufficient training. Adm. John Aquilino, Pacific Fleet commander, told a joint hearing of the House Armed Services readiness and seapower and projection forces subcommittees that he canceled a ship deployment to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise in addition to a ship's deployment for a patrol to aid the Coast Guard in the South Pacific. Aquilino, who took control of Pacific...

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