US Navy training woes

Navy investigation into collisions is ongoing.

Exclusive: US Navy ships in deadly collisions had dismal training records

By Jeremy Herb

(CNN) The two US Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions in the Pacific this summer both had lengthy records of failure to fulfill key training requirements, according to Government Accountability Office data provided to Congress and obtained by CNN.

The USS Fitzgerald had expired training certification for 10 out of 10 key warfare mission areas in June, and the USS John S. McCain had let its certifications lapse in six out of the 10 mission areas, the data show.

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