U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan seeks to improve the readiness and shipbuilding of the service. He and other Navy and Marine Corps officials testified about the challenges the U.S. Navy is facing and potential solutions before the House Appropriations Committee this week.
Secretary Phelan said, “Over the past month, I visited… eight shipyards across the nation’s East Coast and the Indo-Pacific. I spoke directly with shipyard leaders and the hard-working tradesmen essential to our maritime operations. I now have a clear picture of where our shipbuilding dollars have been going, and [I] am developing a plan to fix what’s broken.”
He highlighted two significant differences between shipbuilders in Japan and the U.S., stating, “One, their average worker is 50 years old; it is a career… they’ve been in that shipyard a very long time. Two, when I spoke to the welders in Japan, they… spend zero time on paperwork. Our welders spend between 30% and 40% of their time filling out paperwork… that is a problem.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Phelan and other U.S. Navy officials as they work to solve issues in shipbuilding and readiness.
- For President Trump to be led by the Lord as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- For Secretary Pete Hegseth to seek God’s wisdom as he oversees the Defense Department.
