Pentagon Acknowledges Problems Aboard The USS George Washington

USS George Washington (CVN-73) in 2020. US Navy 

The Hill: Defense & National Security — Pentagon chief addresses deaths on Navy ships  

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a congressional hearing on Wednesday acknowledged that there’s a “problem” in terms of how Navy sailors are housed aboard ships in need of repair, such as the USS George Washington. 

Austin’s remarks were his first about living conditions on the USS George Washington, where seven sailors have died in the past year. 

The Pentagon chief was pressed about the living conditions during questioning from Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) at a hearing of the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Defense Department. 

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