NATIONAL HARBOR. Md. – The merchant fleet that would carry the U.S. military to war is in dire need of recapitalization and might not prepared to fight its way to a conflict zone, said a panel of officials tasked with oversight of military sealift. “We are not in a good position today. We have to start recapitalizing that sealift fleet,” Rear Adm. Peter Clarke of U.S. Transportation Command said on Tuesday. The numbers of American-flagged ships continues to age and a congressionally approved buy of two vessels to add to the American-flagged fleet was only a start. “We need to … Continue reading Official: U.S. Military Sealift Capacity is ‘On the Ragged Edge’