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INSIGHTS training in June 2015. Second was to ensure the readiness because we need them ready to do this nation’s heavy lift- of the 46-ship Ready Reserve Sealift Force to answer all ing – literally – when it comes time to deploy and sustain bells when called upon in support of US Transportation military forces. I was working the same issues at NDTA,

Command tasking – that includes the ships and the mari- albeit from a slightly different angle, and was doing the ners who man them. These ships are old (most are 40+ same when I was at Military Sealift Command (MSC), but years), and challenging to maintain. Third was to ensure also from a slightly different angle there. In this sealift mis- the strength and viability of the U.S. Flag