Amphibious ships have fallen below a readiness rate of 50% due to maintenance and procurement backlogs.
The confirmation came after recovery teams pulled the soldiers' M88 Hercules armored vehicle from a swamp Sunday night.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
The Nimitz aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975, was designed for a 50-year service life.
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