Arthur J. Villasanta – Fourth Estate Contributor
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The U.S. Navy introduced the reestablishment of the United States Second Fleet to counter the rising risk from the smaller Russian Navy within the Atlantic Ocean.
“NATO is refocusing on the Atlantic in recognition of the great power competition prompted by a resurgent Russia,” stated Pentagon spokesman Johnny Michael as to why this fleet was reactivated after being deactivated in 2011.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson stated the Second Fleet will oversee forces on the U.S. East Coast and North Atlantic. The fleet will probably be primarily based in Norfolk, Virginia. Adm. Richardson additionally stated the National Defense Strategy justifies the reactivation of this fleet.
“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,” stated Adm. Richardson. “That’s why today (May 4), we’re standing up Second Fleet to address these changes, particularly in the north Atlantic.”
The Second Fleet will train operational and administrative authorities over assigned ships, plane and touchdown forces on the East Coast and northern Atlantic Ocean and conduct maritime, joint and mixed operations and can practice, certify and supply maritime forces to reply to international contingencies. The Commander of the Second Fleet, who nonetheless must be appointed, will report back to United States Fleet Forces Command.
The Second Fleet’s historic space of duty consists of over 17 million km2 of the Atlantic Ocean, from the North Pole to the Caribbean, and from the shores of the United States to the center of the Atlantic Ocean. Prior to the 2011 disestablishment, the Second Fleet oversaw 126 ships, four,500 plane, and 90,000 personnel home-ported at U.S. Navy installations alongside the East Coast.
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