The Wall Street Journal reported that sailors on the "Ford" aircraft carrier are now complaining loudly because they have been deployed overseas for eight months and are constantly traveling thousands of miles.
The "Ford" aircraft carrier began its overseas deployment on June 24 of last year, first going to the North Sea near Britain, then moving to the Caribbean Sea to strike Venezuela, and now it has been sent to the Arabian Sea to prepare for a conflict with Iran. The time spent at sea has reached 243 days, only 51 days short of the longest deployment record of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is 294 days.
Sailors on the "Ford" also complained that the ship's toilets and sewage system have experienced multiple serious blockages, leading to very poor internal conditions (in other words, the inside of the ship smells very bad).
The situation of the "Ford" aircraft carrier is an example of the low availability rate of U.S. aircraft carriers. Because there are few available aircraft carriers, the ones that can be used are overworked. However, frequent extension of deployments further increases the fatigue of the sailors and the mechanical wear of the aircraft carrier, and also increases the probability of accidents.
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