The US Navy’s Real Crisis: We Have A Size Problem That Looks Nearly Impossible to Fix

The US Navy’s Real Crisis: We Have A Size Problem That Looks Nearly Impossible to Fix

A 300-ship US Navy operates on a rotational cycle. One third is deployed on any given day, one third is training, and one third is in port for maintenance and modernization. That leaves roughly 100 ships to cover every American commitment in Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific simultaneously.