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Caitlin M. Kenney

Caitlin M. Kenney covers the Pentagon for Stars and Stripes.

She joined Stripes in 2018 and has covered the military for several years across the United States. Kenney is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where she earned a degree in journalism.

Email: kenney.caitlin@stripes.com | Phone: 202-643-8358 | Twitter: @caitlinmkenney

Email: kenney.caitlin@stripes.com

Phone: 202-643-8358

Twitter: @caitlinmkenney

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In a January, 2019 photo, recruits walk in formation wearing neck gaiters during a snowstorm at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.. <br>Spencer Fling/U.S. Navy
In a January, 2019 photo, recruits walk in formation wearing neck gaiters during a snowstorm at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.. <br>Spencer Fling/U.S. Navy

Navy uniform updates include neck gaiters, two-piece swimsuits for physical test

Sailors now have the option to wear a black neck gaiter during cold weather as well as a two-piece swim suit for the physical readiness test, among some of the uniform updates announced Monday by the Navy.

In an August 10, 2019 photo, USS Connecticut departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 in Bremerton, Wash., during a 5½-month period of maintenance and modernization that's formally known as a docking continuous maintenance availability. <br>Max Maxfield/U.S. Navy
In an August 10, 2019 photo, USS Connecticut departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Dry Dock 4 in Bremerton, Wash., during a 5½-month period of maintenance and modernization that's formally known as a docking continuous maintenance availability. <br>Max Maxfield/U.S. Navy

Delays in ship maintenance could impact naval readiness and operational duties, senators warn

Shipyard delays has been a known issue for years. A report published Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office found the Navy faces “persistent and substantial maintenance delays” that affects most of its maintenance efforts and hurts its efforts to rebuild its readiness.