There hasn't been much detail on the cost of sustaining more than a dozen ships in CENTCOM in both sacks of money but the wear and tear on ships and how these commitments affect readiness* across the waterfront. Yesterday's discussions at ASNE were refreshingly candid.
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*readiness is a term that gets used so much it gets smeary & holding the idea in your head gets hard. We have a profane house definition that helps : "the potential energy to kick ass." The services create readiness (armed ships with trained crews) COCOMS spend it.
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