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Navy, Marine Corps test new laser projection system to paint aircraft
The services are experimenting with a better way to mark insignia on aircraft, one that doesn't require old-school stencils.
By Diana Stancy
GAO blasts contractor-led F-35 maintenance as costly, slow
Without key technical data from F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, GAO said military maintainers can't fix some parts — or even learn how to fix them.
Stricken sub Connecticut returns to maintenance after dry dock upgrade
The boat is expected to return to operations in early 2026 following its Pacific Ocean grounding in the fall of 2021.
Auditors: Over 1 million F-35 spare parts lost by DoD and Lockheed
GAO said some defense officials believe the true amount of lost spare parts may be even higher.
USS George Washington concludes maintenance overhaul
The ship was originally slated to conclude its maintenance in 2021.
Investigation: Four sailor suicides from same command not connected
Fair winds and following seas ET2 Kody Decker, ETSN Cameron Armstrong, MMFN Deonte Autry and FC2 Janelle Holder.
As military maintenance projects languish, funds often go unused
DoD returns billions of unused dollars to U.S. Treasury that could be used for fixing buildings on military installations.
By Karen Jowers
USS Theodore Roosevelt is out of the yard, heading back to San Diego
The TR wrapped up its “docking planned incremental availability” after entering the yard in September 2021, following back-to-back deployments.
Navy ships face growing maintenance delays, costs, watchdog reports
While maintenance delays, casualty reports and parts cannibalization have increased in the surface fleet, days underway have decreased.
New data model predicts how deployments affect future readiness
What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?
Four sailors from same command die by suicide, NBC reports
The four sailors were all assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk, according to the NBC News report.
By Navy Times staff