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Navy/USMC

SecNav Renaming Fleet Forces To Atlantic Fleet, Reiterates New 1st Fleet

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

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U.S. Fleet Forces Command logo. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The Secretary of the Navy on Wednesday announced U.S. Fleet Forces Command is being renamed U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in part, to focus on countering Russia. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee, Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite argued this is part of how the service must continually adjust to threats changing over time. “Our existing fleet structure operates on the premise that we still live in a post-9/11 state where NATO’s flanks are secure, the…

HII Executive Outlines Its Shipbuilding Acceleration Strategy

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Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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