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To make up for its delay \u2014 caused by a maintenance challenge, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2024\/03\/19\/least-3-engineering-incidents-and-poor-leadership-kept-uss-boxer-deploying-investigations-reveal.html\">reported by Military.com<\/a> \u2014 fellow Boxer Amphibious Ready Group ship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2024\/01\/25\/ship-shortage-forces-marines-to-consider-alternate-deployments\/\">Somerset deployed in January<\/a>, taking on missions solo until its two fellow vessels and their embarked Marines could join it in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the Navy is also eyeing potential delays for the amphibious assault ship Wasp, which recently began basic at-sea operations following a lengthy maintenance availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to look ahead to make sure that we can, I want to say, nip this in the bud,\u201d she explained. \u201cMany of our amphibious ships are older. Also, they\u2019re getting the [Joint Strike Fighter] modifications, so that\u2019s taking time when they go in for their upgrades, and that\u2019s taking a little bit longer than expected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief of naval operations called this study a \u201cproactive approach\u201d to help \u201cget ahead of potential delays\u201d in maintenance, and ensure ship crews and embarked Marines are properly trained and certified to respond to contingencies and deploy on time, even if maintenance runs long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the group will report back next month with the \u201cterms of reference\u201d for the study, which will outline what to look at and how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franchetti emphasized she\u2019s committed to the amphibious fleet, noting the recent fiscal 2025 budget request reflects that with money to buy new amphibious assault ships, amphibious transport docks and landing ships medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/10\/04\/us-marines-warn-against-navys-fy24-decommission-scheme\/\">Amphibious ships have been a point of contention<\/a> between the Navy and Marine Corps in recent years. Some of the oldest Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships have required an increasing amount of time and money for maintenance. And yet, in some cases, they have struggled to be ready enough to deploy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has argued it should stop throwing money at these ships that aren\u2019t combat-credible. The Marine Corps has argued that decommissioning the ships early would put it further from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/06\/07\/house-panel-sides-with-marine-corps-in-protecting-amphibious-fleet-size\/\">required 31-ship amphibious fleet<\/a> \u2014 a number Congress passed into law in 2022. 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