“The Navy, for its part, is admitting that Boxer’s monumental maintenance issues are a problem, with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti ordering a “deep dive” to uncover the root cause of Boxer’s maintenance problems, as military.com reports: Top Navy Leader Has Ordered ‘Deep Dive’ on Amphibious Ship Readiness After Delays with USS Boxer:
“I think there’s some good lessons learned with Boxer,” Adm. Lisa Franchetti told a small group of reporters Monday at the Navy’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference just outside Washington, D.C.
“Overall, we’re going to learn a lot through this deep dive, where we can really understand what are the challenges with amphib readiness,” Franchetti added.”