The U.S. Navy’s fleet includes 49 attack submarines, despite a formal requirement for 66. It’s also facing crewing and maintenance problems.
Training uniformed personnel is just one piece of a flurry of industrial, legislative and acquisition activity that’s taken place.
It remains unclear whether Australian Lt. Cmdr. Adam Klyne needed a no-shave chit for that beard.
The new year will bring new work between the two navies.
