{"id":38701,"date":"2018-02-10T16:42:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T16:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/10\/us-navy-pressing-towards-major-reorganization\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:03:09","slug":"us-navy-pressing-towards-major-reorganization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2018\/02\/10\/us-navy-pressing-towards-major-reorganization\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy pressing toward major reorg that could strip Pacific Fleet of authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy is pressing toward a major organizational change that could strip U.S. Pacific Fleet of some or all of its manning, training and equipping functions and consolidate that power under U.S. Fleet Forces Command on the East Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That move, along with other organization reshuffling, is the result of a pair of reviews<\/a> that identified some unclear lines of command and control that stem from a long-held belief inside the service that the Pacific Fleet<\/a> is in a unique theater that should have both the force generation and force employment accounts in their grip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the idea of removing authorities from Pacific Fleet, as well as some other reshuffling under consideration, has been controversial, with the four-star head of the Pacific Fleet <\/a>publicly nay-saying the idea<\/a> Tuesday. But it\u2019s unclear if, in the wake of widespread readiness shortfalls found in Pacific Fleet\u2019s Japan-based ships, those objections will hold much weight with senior Navy leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent interview, the Navy\u2019s second-in-command said the reorganizations first put forward in the dual reviews the Navy conducted into last summer\u2019s accidents was being worked by a newly established Readiness Reform and Oversight Council, a board co-chaired by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations along with the Undersecretary of the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the working groups led by [the deputy CNO for Operations, Plans and Strategy], collaborating with the fleet and the office of legislative affairs and others, is going to really look hard at this force generation versus employment,\u201d Adm. Bill Moran said. \u201cAnd the model that exists today is that both coasts are doing a force generation piece and a force employment piece. And then you have FDNF that\u2019s bolted on to that construct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re looking really hard at that,\u201d Moran added. \u201cThe Secretary [of the Navy] and [Chief of Naval Operations] have a particular interest in this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t