Latest "Readiness" stories

Pentagon officials defend diversity and inclusion at Pride Month event

The Pentagon’s diversity and inclusion efforts have not been enacted without controversy.

By Zamone Perez

6 months ago

Pentagon, Interior launch new program to protect land around bases

The new program will promote both conservation and military readiness, officials said.

By Zamone Perez

8 months ago

US Navy considers Cold War-era squadrons to boost readiness

The sea service is poised to establish “surface groups” meant to renew the Navy’s focus on maintenance and training.

By Megan Eckstein

11 months ago

Here’s all the military planes that keep falling short on readiness

About half of the aircraft studied never reached their annual readiness goal between fiscal 2011 and 2021, despite billions of dollars in investments.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

The P-8A Poseidon’s mission readiness rate has suffered in recent years. Here's why

While the Navy mandates that squadrons maintain a mission capability rate of 80 percent, the Poseidon’s mission capability rate ranged from 53 to 70 percent from October 2018 to March 2020.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

Navy ‘masking’ extent of manning shortfalls in the surface fleet, watchdog agency says

Such shortfalls nearly doubled from 2016 to 2020.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago