Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Its Sealift Ships

The RORO cargo ship M/V Cape Isabel arrives in San Diego during a Turbo Activation exercise in 2017. USAF

Warzone/The Drive: Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships

Dozens of reserve logistics ships are getting ready to sail amid concerns about the readiness of these vital support fleets during a major conflict.

U.S. Transportation Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command and the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, kicked off a massive snap sealift exercise yesterday across the United States. It involves an unprecedented 28 ships from the Ready Reserve Force, a fleet of support ships with merchant marine crews that would be vital during any large scale conflict, but which has experienced serious readiness problems in recent years leading to concerns that they would be unable to support a sustained conflict abroad.

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WNU Editor:In any major conflict these ships will be vital.

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