US Navy plans to stand down 17 ships citing massive manpower shortage, crews will be reassigned

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U S Navy plans to stand down 17 ships citing massive manpower shortage,
crews will be reassigned

ARLINGTON, Virginia

The United States Navy is preparing to stand down 17 of its support vessels citing a severe manpower shortage hindering
the Navy's ability to crew and operate fully the fleet which has already declined in size steadily since 2000.

Rear Admiral (Retired) Mark Montgomery,
senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation for the Foundation for Defense of Democracy,
told Fox News Saturday that the Navy simply cannot find enough Merchant Marines to man all the support vessels at once.
The Merchant Marines operate the Navy's support vessel fleet that handles the global logistics of
projecting military force around the world.

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