December 15, 2020 T
Meet the 1st Fleet: The Navy’s Newest Fleet Will Soon Be Heading to the Indian Ocean
Existing fleets are insufficient to meet this challenge.
by Caleb Larson
Here's What You Need to Remember: Though significantly farther from China than Okinawa or mainland Japan, it is not far from China’s so-called nine-dash line, an expansive but unrecognized area in the South China Sea claimed by China. Regional proximity to this area would clearly benefit not just the United States but American allies as well.
The United States Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, wants the Navy to stand up a new fleet, the Navy reported. The new fleet, which would be the United States’ eighth, would help bolster the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Based out of Hawaii, Indo-Pacific Command, or USINDOPACOM, is the largest combat command in terms of area covered and is vital to American and allied interests. The challenges in the region are enormous.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/meet-1st-fleet-navy%E2%80%99s-newest-fleet-will-soon-be-heading-indian-ocean-174443
