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The United States Second Fleet is a numbered fleet in the United States Navy responsible for operations in the East Coast and North Atlantic Ocean. [1] Established after World War II, Second Fleet was deactivated in 2011, when the United States government believed that Russia's military threat had diminished, and reestablished in 2018 amid renewed tensions between NATO and Russia.
Douglas Gordon Perry [2] (born 1967) [3] is a United States Navy vice admiral and submarine warfare officer who serves as the commander of the United States Second Fleet.He previously served as the director of the Undersea Warfare Division of the U.S. Navy from 16 July 2021 to 24 July 2023.
Second Fleet is the sole operational fleet within Fleet Forces Command, providing force training and exercises of assigned maritime forces and providing combat-ready Naval forces to support Service missions and global requirements. Second Fleet works with the Combined Joint Operations from the Sea/Center of Excellence to complete its mission.
The Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command is nominated by the President for appointment from any eligible officers holding the rank of rear admiral (lower half) or above, [2] who also meets the requirements for the position, under the advice and/or recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and if applicable the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [2]
In 2006 the U.S. Atlantic Fleet was renamed United States Fleet Forces Command. The command is based at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia [2] [3] and is the Navy's service component to U.S. Northern Command [4] and is the Joint Functional Maritime Component Command under the U.S. Strategic Command. [5] [6]
Andrew Lloyd Lewis [2] (born 1963) [3] is a retired admiral in the United States Navy who last served as the commander of the United States Second Fleet and NATO Joint Force Command for the Atlantic. [1] [4] Lewis previously served as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy. [1]
Authorized rank of admiral for officers designated as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet, United States Pacific Fleet, or Asiatic Fleet. Act of August 29, 1916 39 Stat. 558: Increased rank of chief of naval operations to admiral, to rank next after the Admiral of the Navy. Act of June 21, 1930 46 Stat. 793
Vice Admiral Melvin Gene Williams Jr. (born November 3, 1955) [1] [2] is an American retired officer in the United States Navy. He is the former Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and former director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence. After military service, Williams served for two years as a Presidential Appointee at the ...