U.S. Fourth Fleet will be dual-hatted with the existing commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (NAVSO), currently located in Mayport, Fla.Effective July 1st, the Fourth Fleet will have operational responsibility for U.S. Navy assets assigned from east and west coast fleets to operate in the SOUTHCOM area.
U.S. Fourth Fleet has been re-established to address the increased role of maritime forces in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of operations, and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to regional partners.
The ailing Castro raised the question in a column published Monday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma, suggesting it signaled a return to gunboat diplomacy.Analysts, however, indicate that the re-establishment of the Fourth Fleet is administrative and symbolic. I believe it to be strategic. In any event, belligerent leaders in Latin and South America have taken note.
"The aircraft carriers and nuclear bombs that threaten our countries are used to sow terror and death, but not to combat terrorism and illegal activities," he wrote on Monday.
Evo Morales, president of landlocked Bolivia, called it "the Fourth Fleet of intervention" in an interview with Cuban television.
| Originally Posted by Killjoy  Good for the US Navy...time to care of some old business close to home. On a different note.... What the up with that old-ass stock photo at the top of the article. At least two the planes in the picture are retired (F-14's and A-6's). |
| Originally Posted by Killjoy On a different note.... What the up with that old-ass stock photo at the top of the article. At least two the planes in the picture are retired (F-14's and A-6's). |
| Maybe they'll take F-14s and A-6s out of AMARC and bring them back. I mean you don't need Super Hornets to take out prop planes. |
| Stock photo probably supplied by the Navy itself; I'm surprised they aren't F9F Panthers flying over some Gearing class destroyers. |
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