New Board Aims To Expedite Progress And Eliminate Obstacles

The Navy and Marine Corps are working together to address a readiness shortfall in amphibious warships, with a new board established to expedite progress and eliminate obstacles. The Amphibious Force Readiness Board, which met for the first time on Thursday, will brief Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and other service chiefs on challenges related to generating more ships and maintaining the amphibious fleet. According to Maj. Gen. Jason Morris, the board will identify barriers to readiness and work to improve metrics to increase amphibious readiness. This effort is part of a broader push to achieve a 3.0 ARG-MEU presence, with the current combat surge readiness rate at 53 percent, up from 42 percent last year. The initiative was first reported by Breaking Defense.