Military Sealift Command, the Navy's primary maritime equipment mover, is contending with shortages of both ships and personnel, which may impair the service's crisis-response capability, according to MSC's commander. Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, speaking at a Navy League event on Tuesday morning, said the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base has “atrophied” in the decades since World War II, resulting in a diminished, aging fleet. To remedy these challenges, government must improve recruitment of mariners and skilled industrial workers and incentivize industry...
