Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...
The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention Improvements Hinge on Stronger Contractor Oversight.  From the Report What GAO Found ...
Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...
The Navy is debating whether to keep the ship after the damage. A U.S. Navy sailor is being questioned by investigators for possible arson after allegedly starting the massive fire on the USS Bonhomme ...
But a retired Navy officer and defense expert said that arming Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with these missiles is a "terrible idea." ...