TOKYO -- The U.S. Navy wants to create a number of repair and maintenance hubs in the Indo-Pacific where it can quickly fix its ships.
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The guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain prepares to depart from a dry dock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in 2018. The U.S. is weighing the possibility of using private shipyards outside the base for ship repairs. © U.S. Navy
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