It is therefore likely that their combat readiness and experience were high.

Now, we find, the problems with the coating directly affect combat readiness.

This was carried out to ensure a high state of combat readiness.

The poor state of combat readiness at the port could easily have led to its loss.

Right to the heart of what they, call combat readiness.

He says reductions can be made without hurting combat readiness.

Achieving full combat readiness requires that we do too many things out of the ordinary.

Explain to me how his efforts contribute to the combat readiness of this ship.

That's all the reason they need to launch into combat readiness.

After 3 minutes all stations had announced themselves to be in combat readiness.