Retired Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin wrote in the Naval Institute's "Proceedings" magazine that he warned higher ups about readiness problems in the west Pacific.
Cmdr. Sean Babbitt said the Fitz's sailors need to get help from the Navy to deal with the trauma of the June 17 collision, which killed seven of their shipmates.
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