U.S. Transportation Command's top priority remains the recapitalization of the sealift fleet, TRANSCOM's top official told a Senate committee today. In her opening comments at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, TRANSCOM Commander Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost emphasized that her top readiness concern remains sealift, since 70% of government-owned surge sealift ships will approach the end of their service lives in 10 years. In the fiscal year 2022 budget, the Defense Department requested that Congress temporarily lift the...
