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THE ARMY AND MARINE CORPS ARE PAYING MORE TO REPAIR VEHICLES THAT ARE LESS READY TO FIGHT, WATCHDOG SAYS

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>A new Government Accountability Office report released last week examined nearly a decade of data, finding that of 18 vehicles — including tanks, self-propelled artillery, and armored personnel carriers — 16 were not sufficiently mission capable, or available for operations.
>The Army and Marine Corps spent over $2.3 billion combined on high-level ground vehicle maintenance, according to the GAO report. Despite these investments, vehicle readiness plummeted due to insufficient numbers of trained mechanics and diminished manufacturing sources for repair parts, with single-source suppliers often becoming chokepoints.
>Extensive depot overhauls have collapsed, falling from 1,278 in 2015 to just 12 in 2024 while the Marine Corps reduced its overhauls from 725 to 163 over the same period.
> the GAO found that while America's ground forces are pouring more money into maintaining their combat vehicles, they're getting less availability in return, with readiness rates dropping in a way that could leave units ill-prepared for a fight.