The Poor Condition of the Navy's Amphibious Fleet And Its Impacts on Marines

Description: The Navy maintains a fleet of large amphibious warfare ships that are primarily used for important Marine Corps missions. But the Navy has struggled to keep these ships available for operations and training. In some cases, ships have been unavailable for years at a time. We find out more about this issue from GAO’s Shelby Oakley.

Related work: GAO-25-106728, Amphibious Warfare Fleet: Navy Needs to Complete Key Efforts to Better Ships are Available for Marines

Released: December 2024

Transcript: https://www.gao.gov/assets/880/873336...

Link to report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-1...

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