US fleet commanders meet amid Russian naval buildup in Europe
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By SCOTT WYLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 30, 2018
NAPLES, Italy — The heads of 6th Fleet and the newly reborn 2nd Fleet convened Thursday at the Navy’s European headquarters to discuss how they will monitor an increasingly assertive Russian navy, which is now massing warships in the Mediterranean Sea for large-scale exercises.
Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, 6th Fleet commander, and Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander of 2nd Fleet, met behind closed doors in Naples.
"Our fleets will operate in a dynamic security environment, and the establishment of U.S. 2nd Fleet will help the U.S. Navy and our nation to meet these challenges head on,†Franchetti said in a written statement.
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