The U. S. Atlantic Fleet provides fully trained, combat ready naval forces to support United States and her allied commanders in regions of conflict throughout the world. From the Adriatic Sea to the Arabian Gulf, Atlantic Fleet units respond to National Command Authority tasking.
Led by .......... Open Position, the Atlantic Fleet maintains military authority over all military services and activities. Additionally, he has several major shore stations providing training, maintenance and logistics support. The 7th Fleet is the operational fleet in the Atlantic. They are responsible for operational tasking as well as training of all COMCARGRU's. Also OPCON to them is COMSUBLANT and COMSUBPAC.
The Atlantic Fleet area of responsibility encompasses a massive geographic area including the area of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean waters from Central and South America to the Galapagos Islands. Additionally, the area includes the Norwegian, Greenland and Barents Seas, and the waters around Africa extending to the Cape of Good Hope.
Additionally, a comprehensive review of afloat forces' workload and training has been chartered by the CNO to reduce the demands placed upon Navy people during their Red Flag Training Cycle (RFTC).
On a daily basis, a significant portion of the Atlantic Fleet is either deployed overseas, conducting underway exercises in preparation for deployment or is involved in another phase of the RFTC. Recent joint initiatives between the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets have led to a major change in the way business is conducted for surface ships and aircraft squadrons in the RFTC. Many inspections and administrative requirements have been eliminated or reduced in order to provide flexibility to unit commanders.
Adding to the exciting new direction the Atlantic Fleet has been heading is a focus on new concepts like "Smart Ship", "Smart Work" and "Smart Tool". Each are unique management approaches and applications of technology encouraging leadership to maximize the professionalism of their team while enhancing the professional experience of Atlantic Fleet Sailors.
The Atlantic Fleet forges ahead, providing well trained, combat ready forces with a talented Fleet of professional Sailors and Marines, operating the worlds most sophisticated war fighting equipment. This team continues to be ready to answer the call when a world crisis emerges.