Photo credit: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart(left) / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton (right)
CNN: Exclusive: US Navy ships in deadly collisions had dismal training records
(CNN)The two US Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions in the Pacific this summer both had lengthy records of failure to fulfill key training requirements, according to Government Accountability Office data provided to Congress and obtained by CNN.
The USS Fitzgerald had expired training certification for 10 out of 10 key warfare mission areas in June, and the USS John S. McCain had let its certifications lapse in six out of the 10 mission areas, the data show.
The dismal training record for the two ships sheds new light on one factor that may have contributed to the two collisions with commercial ships in June and August, which killed 17 sailors.
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WNU Editor: To say that this is shocking is an understatement.
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