{"id":26779,"date":"2018-01-22T16:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/22\/congress-wants-a-close-eye-on-navy-progress\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:58:09","slug":"congress-wants-a-close-eye-on-navy-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2018\/01\/22\/congress-wants-a-close-eye-on-navy-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress wants a close eye on Navy progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of the House Armed Services Committee\u2019s subcommittee on seapower and projection forces said last week that he wants Navy leadership to report to lawmakers every 90 days on the progress they are making in implementing reforms recommended in two reviews undertaken after warship collisions last summer killed 17 sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said areas where he wants regular updates include those dealing with getting forward-deployed ships back stateside every seven to 10 years for deep maintenance, as well as command changes that would put U.S. Fleet Forces command as the overall head of the man, train and equip authority for the surface fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wittman, a Republican, also called for requiring surface warfare officers to specialize and move away from being generalists when it comes to deck and engineering jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stated that junior officers should be given more time to develop their basic skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have significant challenges that face our surface forces,\u201d Wittman said. \u201cBut with time and resolve, I am confident that we can right the surface force that are perilously askew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testifying before the subcommittee on Jan. 18, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said the service is working to get ships homeported overseas back to the states every eight years for deep maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wittman pointed out that the destroyer John S. 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A few months later, the Lake Champlain collided with a Korean fishing vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/08\/17\/water-on-deck-get-out-the-navys-official-report-of-the-fitzgeralds-catastrophe-at-sea\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover478130\">Fitzgerald collided<\/a> with a merchant vessel off Japan in June, resulting in the loss of seven sailors. 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