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2nd Fleet Practices Arctic Ops From Iceland

2nd Fleet Practices Arctic Ops From Iceland
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60), far left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Farragut (DDG-99), left, USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), middle, and USS Lassen (DDG-82), right, steam in formation during transit of the Atlantic Ocean as part of a Surface Action Group on Sept. 16., 2019 (Photo by U.S. Navy)

The Navy’s 2nd Fleet (C2F) temporarily set up an expeditionary Maritime Operations Center (MOC) in Keflavik, Iceland, while a group of ships operates in the North Atlantic, the service said Tuesday. The service explained the MOC will provide the U.S. Naval Forces Europe commander with an additional ability to lead forces from a forward-operating location. This MOC is made of about 30 members of 2nd Fleet staff, can command and control forces, provide basic indicators and warnings for situational awareness,…

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