The Fourth Fleet Is Back

MAYPORT, FL, April 25, 2008 (NNS)

(By 3rd Class Alan Gragg, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs) - Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, announced yesterday the reestablishment of U.S. 4th Fleet and assigned Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan as its first commander. Kernan is currently serving as Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. The U.S. 4th Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) which encompasses the Caribbean, and Central and South America, and the surrounding waters... [More]