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The command maintains air, surface, and subsurface capabilities and will be involved in planning and conducting air, land and sea operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe establishment of this command confirms enduring cohesion with NATO and its ability to face all challenges,\u201d commander of JFC Norfolk<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/28\/commander-of-2nd-fleet-latest-to-sound-alarm-over-russian-subs\/\"> Navy Vice Adm. 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The command is also designed to aid relationships across the Atlantic with allies and partners, and deter adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis ceremony marks a significant milestone in providing a new, crucial location and link to the Alliance, ultimately ensuring a 360-degree approach for our collective NATO defense and security,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis, a Naval aviator who has flown in more than 100 combat missions during the course of his career, has also served as the commander of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/08\/25\/back-to-the-future-with-2nd-fleet\/\"> U.S. 2nd Fleet since August 2018<\/a>. The 2nd Fleet was resurrected that year after it was merged with Fleet Forces Command in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis has routinely cautioned about the dangers Russia poses to U.S. and allied troops, particularly under the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s be frank, the Russian undersea threat is real,\u201d Lewis said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in 2018. \u201cThey are very competent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lewis has also warned that sailors departing Norfolk should be prepared to operate in contested space. That\u2019s because of an \u201cever-increasing number\u201d of Russian submarines in the Atlantic, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur ships can no longer expect to operate in a safe haven on the East Coast or merely cross the Atlantic unhindered to operate in another location,\u201d Lewis said during an U.S. Naval Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies even in February,<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2020\/02\/04\/as-russian-submarines-lurk-2nd-fleet-conducting-tougher-training-of-east-coast-ships\"> according to USNI News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establishing the JFC Command has been in the works for several years, and NATO defense ministers signed off on Norfolk as the headquarter\u2019s location back in June 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO defense ministers also announced in 2018 the establishment of a new command The Joint Support and Enabling Command, based in Ulm, Germany. 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