Defense logistics : Navy needs to develop and implement a plan to ensure that voyage repairs are available to ships operating near Guam when needed : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Management.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Warships--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Warships.

Guam--Foreign relations--United States.

Guam.

United States--Foreign relations--Guam.

Armed Forces--Management.

Diplomatic relations.

Warships--Maintenance and repair.

Physical Description:

ii, 24 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Navy needs to develop and implement a plan to ensure that voyage repairs are available to ships operating near Guam when needed

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Summary:

Unscheduled ship maintenance, known as voyage repairs, is a high priority for the U.S. Navy. Such repairs are sometimes beyond the capability of the ship's crew to perform; cannot be deferred; and must be made at a remote location. After the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended closing the former Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam, the Navy leased the property at that facility to the Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority, which sub-leased the property to a private shipyard. DOD has since begun planning for a military buildup on Guam. In January 2007 the Navy recommended allowing the private shipyard's lease on Navy land to expire in 2012. Consequently, the House Armed Services Committee asked GAO to determine the extent to which the Navy has (1) identified future ship repair requirements at Guam, and (2) identified and assessed options to address those requirements. GAO reviewed documents related to ship maintenance and interviewed officials affiliated with private contractors, the Guam government, the Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, and the Navy in conducting this review. GAO recommends that DOD estimate future voyage repair requirements for vessels at Guam; assess the options for providing repairs; and select the best option or combination of options. DOD concurred with comments to these recommendations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on June 3, 2008).

"May 2008."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-08-427."

OCLC:

231612673