{"id":33290,"date":"2019-09-25T22:55:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/25\/navy-warships-roaming-arctic-waters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:31:08","slug":"navy-warships-roaming-arctic-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/25\/navy-warships-roaming-arctic-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy warships roaming Arctic waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greeted by rough waves, guided-missile cruiser Normandy<\/a> and the destroyer Farragut<\/a> nosed inside the Arctic Circle this week, part of an ongoing effort by the Navy to rediscover its sea legs up north, U.S. 2nd Fleet<\/a> leaders said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Fleet commander Vice Adm. Andrew \u201cWoody” Lewis <\/a>told reporters that the crews of the Virginia-based cruiser and the guided-missile destroyer \u2014 which is homeported in balmy Florida \u2014 are getting accustomed to sailing seas that often become cold and windswept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuccessful operations in the Arctic require practice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy officials declined to pinpoint where in the Arctic his warships are roaming, but 2nd Fleet stood up an expeditionary Maritime Operations Center in Keflavik, Iceland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helmed by Capt. Chris Slattery, it\u2019s coordinating the operations of the Normandy and Farragut but guided-missile destroyers Forrest Sherman and Lassen won\u2019t join them above the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four form a Surface Action Group controlled by 2nd Fleet. They were supposed to deploy as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group but the flagship flattop returned to Norfolk last month following reports of electrical glitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\t