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Navy Calls 1,629 Reservists To Shipyards Left Shorthanded By COVID-19 Pandemic

Four shipyards are getting the extra help. Officials say, if left unchecked, aircraft and submarine maintenance backlogs would result in delays in returning ships to the fleet.

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Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.