However, staffing shortages threaten progress and oversight. GAO found that key organizations responsible for fire safety ...
The 2020 fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard exposed a chain of preventable failures: disabled suppression systems, missing hoses, poor housekeeping, and weak command oversight. -In fact, the ...
Admiral Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations, visited San Diego to inspect the USS Bonhomme Richard – where a fire that took four days to battle was one of the worst to rip through a U.S.
A government watchdog report released Wednesday states the U.S. Navy needs to strengthen oversight of ship maintenance contractors to prevent fires, citing chronic staffing shortfalls and weak enforce ...
A helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combats a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 14, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...