We testified that the Department of Defense faces several challenges as it works to rebuild and restore readiness across the military while also modernizing its forces.
For example, we've previously reported:
- the Navy's ship maintenance backlog
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- maintenance and supply issues
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- space readiness goals are unclear
Although the readiness of ground forces—such as the Army and Marine Corps—has increased, the readiness of sea forces declined from FY 2017 through FY 2021. Readiness of aviation and space forces increased in some areas and declined in others.