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Ready Reserve Force: Ship Readiness Has Improved, but Other Concerns Remain

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 8, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-95-24
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Summary:

Ships move about 90 percent of all dry cargo needed to support U.S. forces. The Ready Reserve Force--a government-owned, inactive fleet of former commercial ships of various types--is the government's largest source of strategic sealift capability. During the Persian Gulf War, 75 percent of the Ready Reserve Force ships could not be made ready by their specified deadlines, mainly because of the ships' poor conditions and because of crewing problems. This report discusses whether (1) program changes to address these problems have improved the ships' overall readiness, (2) the readiness level of the highest priority ships exceeds that of other strategic mobility components, and (3) a further decline in the number of available U.S. merchant mariners would have a long-term effect on crewing Ready Reserve Force ships.

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