Is The US Navy Stretched?

Navy Fleet In High Demand -- Honolulu Advertiser

The Pearl Harbor guided missile destroyer USS Russell and more than 270 of its crew left Hawai'i on Jan. 5 for the Middle East and Western Pacific.

This after the Russell returned two months earlier from a three-month deployment to the Western Pacific. In between, there were repairs and training.

The U.S. Navy continues to be high in demand in the Pacific and Atlantic — now for different reasons than its former Cold War posture — and that has brought new wear and tear for sailors and ships.

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My Comment: A good summary on the stats and figures of US ships deployed and/or in port.

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