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Navy rushes 'unprecedented' 1,600 reservists to shipyards as COVID guts workforce

from Breaking Defense

Navy rushes 'unprecedented' 1,600 reservists to shipyards as COVID guts workforce Breaking Defense The Navy has lost 50,000 workdays a month at its four public shipyards during the COVID-19 crisis, sparking concerns over delays in repairing and refitting nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. "This level of mobilization for maintenance is unprecedented," said Bryan Clark, an analyst with the Hudson Institute. He noted that previous smaller mobilizations are regularly used to maintain reservist proficiency or augment shipyard workers on particular projects that are falling behind schedule. READ MORE

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