U.S. Navy Resurrecting Second Fleet
May 7th, 2018Via: Independent:
The US Navy is resurrecting its Second Fleet to counter the renewed threat from Russia.
Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, said the reformed group would control ships, aircraft and landing forces on the East Coast and north Atlantic Ocean.
“Our National Defense Strategy makes clear that we’re back in an era of great power competition as the security environment continues to grow more challenging and complex,” said Admiral Richardson when he announced the move.
“That’s why today, we’re standing up Second Fleet to address these changes, particularly in the north Atlantic.”
It disbanded in 2011 to save money and its responsibilities were merged into the United States Fleet Forces Command.
At that time the US was primarily focused on terrorism and the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now its top national security concern is what intelligence analysts call “inter-state strategic competition”.
