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Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic

August 23, 2023

Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) is a post within the United States Fleet Forces Command. As Naval Surface Force Atlantic, it is a military formation, but the organization is often known as SURFLANT. Its headquarters are at the Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia.[4] The current commander is Rear Admiral Brendan R. McLane.[5] COMNAVSURFLANT supervises all surface ships based on the Eastern United States and Gulf Coast of the United States, as well as ships forwarded deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain.

Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)
Naval Surface Force Atlantic crest
Active1 July 1975 to date.
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeU.S. Navy type commands
RoleAdministrative
Part ofUnited States Fleet Forces Command
Garrison/HQNaval Station Norfolk
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommanderRDML Joseph F. Cahill III, USN[1]
Deputy CommanderRDML Marc S. Lederer, USN[2]
Force Master ChiefFORCM Jason Knupp, USN[3]

Overview

Naval Surface Force Atlantic is one of the U.S. Navy type commands. It consists of more than 70 ships, 25 separate organizations, and 25,000 personnel.[6] The command was created on 1 July 1975 by the consolidation of the previous Commander, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet (COMPHIBLANT), Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Forces, Atlantic Fleet (COMCRUDESLANT), Commander, Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet (COMSERVLANT), and Commander, Minesweeping Force, Atlantic Fleet.[7]

The Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, was established after the First World War. The Force was redesignated as Destroyer Squadron, Atlantic, on October 1, 1921; later to be redesignated again as Destroyer Squadron, Scouting Fleet, U.S. Fleet, on December 8, 1922. With the change in designations in the Fleet, the destroyers were established as Destroyer Squadron, Scouting Force, U.S. Fleet. From October 1, 1937, to July 3, 1940, units of this squadron were transferred continually to the Pacific Fleet. The outbreak of war in Europe reversed this trend.

On July 3, 1940, there were again enough destroyers in the Atlantic to establish a type command, which became known as Destroyers, Atlantic Squadron, U.S. Fleet. When in November 1940, the Atlantic Squadron became the Patrol Force; the destroyer command was renamed Destroyers, Patrol Force, U.S. Fleet. On February 3, 1941, with the reorganization of the Navy and the dissolution of the Patrol Force; the U.S. Atlantic Fleet formed and Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet came into being. On 1 April 1962, the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Atlantic (CruDesLant), was formed by the merger of the former cruiser and destroyer type commands. USS Yosemite (AD-19), the former DesLant flagship, became the CruDesLant flagship. COMCRUDESLANT was originally headquartered at Naval Station Newport, RI, but transferred to Norfolk in the early 1970s.

Previously, Commander, Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet (COMSERVLANT), referred to both the U.S. Navy officer serving in that appointment which was extant from before World War II to 1975, and the command he headed, Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet (SERVLANT). He was the commander of all Atlantic Fleet "service"-type ships, such as oilers, tankers, ammunition ships, reefer ships, cargo ships, supply ships, repair ships, and the like. These ships were non-combatant and were intended only to support the warships as they required supplies. ComServLant was a very large organization during World War II, and its sub-units were termed Service Squadrons (ServRons). From the late 1970s more and more service ships were transferred to Military Sealift Command; for example USS Truckee (AO-147) was transferred to MSC in January 1980.

Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet (PHIBLANT), came under the command of Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright on November 24, 1948. He held it until November 1, 1950.[8] Based at the Norfolk Naval Station, Wright was responsible for three major subordinate commands, Amphibious Group 2, Amphibious Group 4 (commanded by Eugene B. Fluckey from October 1960 to November 1961) and the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. COMPHIBLANT also included Amphibious Training, an Amphibious Air Control Group, a Naval Beach Group, a Detached Group, and a Mediterranean Group. Wright's flagship was the USS Taconic (AGC-17), an Adirondack-class amphibious force command ship.[9] The most significant accomplishment during Wright's tour of duty as COMPHIBLANT was PORTREX, a multi-service amphibious assault exercise held from February 25 to March 11, 1950. PORTREX was the largest peacetime amphibious exercise up to that time and it was staged to evaluate joint doctrine for combined operations, test new equipment under simulated combat conditions and provide training for the defense of the Caribbean. Amphibious Group 4 later took part in operations in the Dominican Republic in 1965.[10]

In April 1994, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 6 (COMDESRON 6) changed homeport to Pascagoula, Mississippi and subsequently was dual hatted as Commander, Naval Surface Group Pascagoula. In January 1996, as a result of an Atlantic Fleet reorganization, Commander, Naval Surface Group Pascagoula was renamed Commander, Regional Support Group Pascagoula.

As part of a reorganization announced in July 1995 of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's surface combatant ships into six core battle groups, nine destroyer squadrons, and a new Western Hemisphere Group, USS John Hancock (DD-981) was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 24. The re-organization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect 31 August 1995, with homeport shifts occurring through 1998.

At the end of the transitional period, the following ship assignments were to apply:

Western Hemisphere Group (WESTHEMGRU) was established in September 1995 and eventually supervised Destroyer Squadron 6 and Destroyer Squadron 14 as well as a Coast Guard squadron.(FAS.org, GlobalSecurity.org) It was intended to build expertise on the Caribbean and Central/South America. In April 1998, as the result of yet another reorganization, COMDESRON 6 shifted operational control to Commander, Western Hemisphere Group, and was redesignated as a Tactical Squadron. Around 1998, the squadron included Hall, Ticonderoga, and Yorktown. In December 1999, COMDESRON 6 was redesignated as a Tactical/Readiness Squadron under the operational control of Commander, Naval Surface Group 2.[11] At one point, the composition of Destroyer Squadron 6 included FFG-16 at Mayport, FFG-22 at Charleston, SC, USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) at Charleston, SC, FFG 15 at Norfolk, and FFG 20 and FFG 21 at Pascagoula.

Commander Naval Surface Group Two was established 18 February 2000 and Western Hemisphere Group was disestablished the same day.

Effective 1 October 2001, the U.S. Navy designated a "Lead-Follow" arrangement among its type commands wherein one type commander was designated the senior lead for the specific "type" of weapon system (i.e., naval aviation, submarine warfare, surface warships) throughout the entire operating U.S. Fleet as it pertains to modernization needs, training initiatives, and operational concept development. From that date, these designated fleet TYCOM commanders were to provide guidance to their respective "type" forces via the lead-follow TYCOM arrangement.[12]

The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) was designated as the Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR) for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, with the Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT), serving as his deputy. COMNAVSURFOR is responsible for modernization needs, training initiatives, and operational concept development for the surface warfare community throughout the U.S. Navy's operational fleet.[12][13] It appears that as a result, the COMNAVSURFLANT post was lowered to a Rear Admiral's post instead of the previous Vice Admiral.

Force composition in 2010

  • Expeditionary Strike Group 2[14]
    • Amphibious Squadron 4
    • Amphibious Squadron 6
    • Amphibious Squadron 8
    • Fleet Surgical Team Two (FST-2)
    • Fleet Surgical Team Four (FST-4)
    • Fleet Surgical Team Six (FST-6)
    • Fleet Surgical Team Eight (FST-8)
  • Naval Beach Group Two[15]
  • Patrol Craft[14]
    • Patrol Craft Crew Alpha
    • Patrol Craft Crew Bravo
    • Patrol Craft Crew Charlie
    • Patrol Craft Crew Delta
    • Patrol Craft Crew Echo
    • Patrol Craft Crew Foxtrot
    • Patrol Craft Crew Golf
    • Patrol Craft Crew Hotel
    • Patrol Craft Crew India
    • Patrol Craft Crew Juliet
    • Patrol Craft Crew Kilo
    • Patrol Craft Crew Lima
    • Patrol Craft Crew Mike
  • Support Facilities and Activities[14]
  • Afloat Training Group, Atlantic[14]
    • Afloat Training Group Ingleside
    • Afloat Training Group Mayport

References

  1. ^ "REAR ADM. JOSEPH F. CAHILL". COMNAVSURFLANT. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. ^ "Chris DeGregory". COMNAVSURFLANT. U.S. Navy. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "Jason Knupp". U.S. Navy. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ Command mailing address listed on the NavSurfLant site is 1430 Mitscher Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23551-2494
  5. ^ Anthony, Wyatt (2020-05-03). "Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony". dvidshub.net. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ ABOUT COMNAVSURFLANT 2009-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2010
  7. ^ David D. Bruhn, Wooden ships and iron men: the U.S. Navy's ocean minesweepers, 1953-1994, p.35, via Google Books, accessed August 2010
  8. ^ List of Commanders of Amphibious Force, US Atlantic Fleet - Naval Historical Division - U.S. Department of the Navy
  9. ^ Warrior among Diplomats, p. 240 - 24
  10. ^ http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/PDF_Files/Pubs/U.S.%20Marine%20Corps%20Operations%20In%20The%20Dominican%20Republic%20April%20-%20June%201965.pdf[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ GlobalSecurity.org
  12. ^ a b Lt. Brauna Carl, Navy Office of Information (2001-08-22). "CNO Announces Plans to Align the Fleet". NNS020724-59. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  13. ^ "Commander, Naval Surface Forces (COMNAVSURFOR)". Military-US Military Agencies-U.S. Navy. GlobalSecurity.org. 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  14. ^ a b c d e f . COMNAVSURFLANT. U.S. Navy. 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  15. ^ Standard Naval Distribution List, Admin Fleet Chain of Command, March 2010

External links

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Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic COMNAVSURFLANT is a post within the United States Fleet Forces Command As Naval Surface Force Atlantic it is a military formation but the organization is often known as SURFLANT Its headquarters are at the Naval Station Norfolk Norfolk Virginia 4 The current commander is Rear Admiral Brendan R McLane 5 COMNAVSURFLANT supervises all surface ships based on the Eastern United States and Gulf Coast of the United States as well as ships forwarded deployed to Naval Station Rota Spain Naval Surface Force Atlantic COMNAVSURFLANT Naval Surface Force Atlantic crestActive1 July 1975 to date CountryUnited States of AmericaBranchUnited States NavyTypeU S Navy type commandsRoleAdministrativePart ofUnited States Fleet Forces CommandGarrison HQNaval Station NorfolkWebsiteOfficial WebsiteCommandersCommanderRDML Joseph F Cahill III USN 1 Deputy CommanderRDML Marc S Lederer USN 2 Force Master ChiefFORCM Jason Knupp USN 3 Contents 1 Overview 2 Force composition in 2010 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditNaval Surface Force Atlantic is one of the U S Navy type commands It consists of more than 70 ships 25 separate organizations and 25 000 personnel 6 The command was created on 1 July 1975 by the consolidation of the previous Commander Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet COMPHIBLANT Commander Cruiser Destroyer Forces Atlantic Fleet COMCRUDESLANT Commander Service Forces Atlantic Fleet COMSERVLANT and Commander Minesweeping Force Atlantic Fleet 7 The Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet was established after the First World War The Force was redesignated as Destroyer Squadron Atlantic on October 1 1921 later to be redesignated again as Destroyer Squadron Scouting Fleet U S Fleet on December 8 1922 With the change in designations in the Fleet the destroyers were established as Destroyer Squadron Scouting Force U S Fleet From October 1 1937 to July 3 1940 units of this squadron were transferred continually to the Pacific Fleet The outbreak of war in Europe reversed this trend On July 3 1940 there were again enough destroyers in the Atlantic to establish a type command which became known as Destroyers Atlantic Squadron U S Fleet When in November 1940 the Atlantic Squadron became the Patrol Force the destroyer command was renamed Destroyers Patrol Force U S Fleet On February 3 1941 with the reorganization of the Navy and the dissolution of the Patrol Force the U S Atlantic Fleet formed and Destroyers Atlantic Fleet came into being On 1 April 1962 the Cruiser Destroyer Force Atlantic CruDesLant was formed by the merger of the former cruiser and destroyer type commands USS Yosemite AD 19 the former DesLant flagship became the CruDesLant flagship COMCRUDESLANT was originally headquartered at Naval Station Newport RI but transferred to Norfolk in the early 1970s Previously Commander Service Forces Atlantic Fleet COMSERVLANT referred to both the U S Navy officer serving in that appointment which was extant from before World War II to 1975 and the command he headed Service Forces Atlantic Fleet SERVLANT He was the commander of all Atlantic Fleet service type ships such as oilers tankers ammunition ships reefer ships cargo ships supply ships repair ships and the like These ships were non combatant and were intended only to support the warships as they required supplies ComServLant was a very large organization during World War II and its sub units were termed Service Squadrons ServRons From the late 1970s more and more service ships were transferred to Military Sealift Command for example USS Truckee AO 147 was transferred to MSC in January 1980 Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet PHIBLANT came under the command of Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright on November 24 1948 He held it until November 1 1950 8 Based at the Norfolk Naval Station Wright was responsible for three major subordinate commands Amphibious Group 2 Amphibious Group 4 commanded by Eugene B Fluckey from October 1960 to November 1961 and the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek COMPHIBLANT also included Amphibious Training an Amphibious Air Control Group a Naval Beach Group a Detached Group and a Mediterranean Group Wright s flagship was the USS Taconic AGC 17 an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship 9 The most significant accomplishment during Wright s tour of duty as COMPHIBLANT was PORTREX a multi service amphibious assault exercise held from February 25 to March 11 1950 PORTREX was the largest peacetime amphibious exercise up to that time and it was staged to evaluate joint doctrine for combined operations test new equipment under simulated combat conditions and provide training for the defense of the Caribbean Amphibious Group 4 later took part in operations in the Dominican Republic in 1965 10 In April 1994 Commander Destroyer Squadron 6 COMDESRON 6 changed homeport to Pascagoula Mississippi and subsequently was dual hatted as Commander Naval Surface Group Pascagoula In January 1996 as a result of an Atlantic Fleet reorganization Commander Naval Surface Group Pascagoula was renamed Commander Regional Support Group Pascagoula As part of a reorganization announced in July 1995 of the U S Atlantic Fleet s surface combatant ships into six core battle groups nine destroyer squadrons and a new Western Hemisphere Group USS John Hancock DD 981 was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 24 The re organization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect 31 August 1995 with homeport shifts occurring through 1998 At the end of the transitional period the following ship assignments were to apply Destroyer Squadron 2 USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51 USS Deyo DD 989 USS Stump DD 978 and USS Kauffman FFG 59 Destroyer Squadron 14 USS John Rodgers DD 983 USS O Bannon DD 987 USS Underwood FFG 36 and USS Carney DDG 64 in FY96 Destroyer Squadron 18 USS Stout DDG 55 USS Nicholson DD 982 USS Thorn DD 988 and USS Nicholas FFG 47 Destroyer Squadron 20 USS Briscoe DD 977 USS Klakring FFG 42 USS Robert G Bradley FFG 49 until transfer to Western Hemisphere Group in August 1997 and USS Gonzalez DDG 66 in FY96 Destroyer Squadron 22 USS Laboon DDG 58 USS Caron DD 970 USS Simpson FFG 56 and USS Cole DDG 67 in FY96 Destroyer Squadron 24 USS Spruance DD 963 USS John Hancock DD 981 USS Taylor FFG 50 and USS The Sullivans DDG 68 in FY97 Destroyer Squadron 26 USS Barry DDG 52 USS Arthur W Radford DD 968 USS Comte de Grasse DD 974 and USS Samuel B Roberts FFG 58 Destroyer Squadron 28 USS Mitscher DDG 57 USS Peterson DD 969 USS Elrod FFG 55 USS Halyburton FFG 40 and USS Ross DDG 71 in FY97 Destroyer Squadron 32 USS Ramage DDG 61 USS Hayler USS Hayler DD 997 USS Hawes FFG 53 and USS Carr FFG 52 Western Hemisphere Group WESTHEMGRU was established in September 1995 and eventually supervised Destroyer Squadron 6 and Destroyer Squadron 14 as well as a Coast Guard squadron FAS org GlobalSecurity org It was intended to build expertise on the Caribbean and Central South America In April 1998 as the result of yet another reorganization COMDESRON 6 shifted operational control to Commander Western Hemisphere Group and was redesignated as a Tactical Squadron Around 1998 the squadron included Hall Ticonderoga and Yorktown In December 1999 COMDESRON 6 was redesignated as a Tactical Readiness Squadron under the operational control of Commander Naval Surface Group 2 11 At one point the composition of Destroyer Squadron 6 included FFG 16 at Mayport FFG 22 at Charleston SC USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG 13 at Charleston SC FFG 15 at Norfolk and FFG 20 and FFG 21 at Pascagoula Commander Naval Surface Group Two was established 18 February 2000 and Western Hemisphere Group was disestablished the same day Effective 1 October 2001 the U S Navy designated a Lead Follow arrangement among its type commands wherein one type commander was designated the senior lead for the specific type of weapon system i e naval aviation submarine warfare surface warships throughout the entire operating U S Fleet as it pertains to modernization needs training initiatives and operational concept development From that date these designated fleet TYCOM commanders were to provide guidance to their respective type forces via the lead follow TYCOM arrangement 12 The Commander Naval Surface Force U S Pacific Fleet COMNAVSURFPAC was designated as the Commander Naval Surface Forces COMNAVSURFOR for the U S Fleet Forces Command with the Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic COMNAVSURFLANT serving as his deputy COMNAVSURFOR is responsible for modernization needs training initiatives and operational concept development for the surface warfare community throughout the U S Navy s operational fleet 12 13 It appears that as a result the COMNAVSURFLANT post was lowered to a Rear Admiral s post instead of the previous Vice Admiral Force composition in 2010 EditCarrier Strike Groups 14 Carrier Strike Group Two Carrier Strike Group Eight Carrier Strike Group Ten Carrier Strike Group Twelve Destroyer Squadrons 14 Destroyer Squadron 2 Destroyer Squadron 14 Destroyer Squadron 22 Destroyer Squadron 26 Destroyer Squadron 28 Expeditionary Strike Group 2 14 Amphibious Squadron 4 Amphibious Squadron 6 Amphibious Squadron 8 Fleet Surgical Team Two FST 2 Fleet Surgical Team Four FST 4 Fleet Surgical Team Six FST 6 Fleet Surgical Team Eight FST 8 Naval Beach Group Two 15 Amphibious Construction Battalion Two ACB 2 Assault Craft Unit Two ACU 2 Assault Craft Unit Four ACU 4 Beachmaster Unit Two BMU 2 Patrol Craft 14 Patrol Craft Crew Alpha Patrol Craft Crew Bravo Patrol Craft Crew Charlie Patrol Craft Crew Delta Patrol Craft Crew Echo Patrol Craft Crew Foxtrot Patrol Craft Crew Golf Patrol Craft Crew Hotel Patrol Craft Crew India Patrol Craft Crew Juliet Patrol Craft Crew Kilo Patrol Craft Crew Lima Patrol Craft Crew Mike Support Facilities and Activities 14 Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center South Central Regional Maintenance Center Southeast Regional Maintenance Center Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic Surface Warfare Development Group Afloat Training Group Atlantic 14 Afloat Training Group Ingleside Afloat Training Group MayportReferences Edit REAR ADM JOSEPH F CAHILL COMNAVSURFLANT U S Navy Retrieved 2023 06 05 Chris DeGregory COMNAVSURFLANT U S Navy 15 December 2020 Retrieved 2021 05 19 Jason Knupp U S Navy 26 April 2021 Retrieved 19 May 2021 Command mailing address listed on the NavSurfLant site is 1430 Mitscher Avenue Norfolk VA 23551 2494 Anthony Wyatt 2020 05 03 Naval Surface Force Atlantic Holds Change of Command Ceremony dvidshub net Retrieved 2021 05 06 ABOUT COMNAVSURFLANT Archived 2009 10 31 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 2010 David D Bruhn Wooden ships and iron men the U S Navy s ocean minesweepers 1953 1994 p 35 via Google Books accessed August 2010 List of Commanders of Amphibious Force US Atlantic Fleet Naval Historical Division U S Department of the Navy Warrior among Diplomats p 240 24 http www tecom usmc mil HD PDF Files Pubs U S 20Marine 20Corps 20Operations 20In 20The 20Dominican 20Republic 20April 20 20June 201965 pdf permanent dead link GlobalSecurity org a b Lt Brauna Carl Navy Office of Information 2001 08 22 CNO Announces Plans to Align the Fleet NNS020724 59 U S Navy Retrieved 2010 06 29 Commander Naval Surface Forces COMNAVSURFOR Military US Military Agencies U S Navy GlobalSecurity org 2010 Retrieved 2010 06 21 a b c d e f Command Listing COMNAVSURFLANT U S Navy 2010 Archived from the original on 2009 10 31 Retrieved 2010 08 22 Standard Naval Distribution List Admin Fleet Chain of Command March 2010External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic amp oldid 1158620554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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