Better Planning and Management of Army Watercraft Could Improve Mission Capability While Reducing Excess Numbers and Costs

During a contingency, Army troops will need to be resupplied with ammunition, fuel, spare parts, food, and the like, to sustain their operations. The Army has acquired watercraft to resupply its combat troops and to carry out terminal services at U.S. and foreign seaports. The Army is spending $23 million a year to operate, maintain, and store its watercraft. It has also established an $80 million program to improve watercraft, some of which are in excess of requirements.