:

Navy/USMC

2nd Fleet Reaches IOC, To Lead BALTOPS

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

SHARE:

2nd Fleet Reaches IOC, To Lead BALTOPS

Official crest for the re-established Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet. (Graphic: U.S. Navy)

The commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet declared the new command has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) on May 29 before a major international European exercise next month. Vice Adm. Andrew “Woody” Lewis made the IOC announcement from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the homeport of many 2nd Fleet assets, less than a year after the command was established. The 2nd Fleet “exercises operational and administrative authorities over assigned ships, aircraft and landing forces on the East Coast and the North Atlantic,”…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]