
Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet (CPF), established a new organization to oversee training and certification for forward deployed surface vessels on Tuesday.This CPF Detachment Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CPF Det NSGWP) is an interim detachment forward deployed to Japan and has the authority to determine if a ship is ready for operations.The Pacific Fleet said the Seventh Fleet will assign forward deployed naval forces-Japan (FDNF-J) ships to the NSGWP during maintenance availabilities and follow-on training,…