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The US Navy’s new command puts Russia in the crosshairs
By: David B. Larter and Mark D. Faram   2 days ago
 

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, NORFOLK, Va. — A sharp increase in Russian naval activity in the Arctic and north Atlantic in the years since its invasion of eastern Ukraine has prompted the U.S. Navy to resurrect a command it disestablished seven years ago.

At a ceremony marking Adm. Phil Davidson’s change of command with Adm. Chris Grady as the head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson announced the Navy was set to re-establish the 2nd Fleet.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/05/04/the-us-navys-new-command-puts-russia-in-the-crosshairs/