The U.S. Navy’s two key advantages in the Arctic are its partners and allies and the flexibility of the forces it could bring to bear, the head of U.S. naval forces in Europe said today. Adm. Robert Burke said “Russians’ increasingly aggressive intentions” and China’s claims in the Arctic are making the theater all the more important for planners and busy for operational forces. He mentioned an October 2020 visit to Iceland, just months after he had taken command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, where the dozen American P-8A maritime … Continue reading U.S. Would Benefit from Partner Navies, Flexibility of 2nd and 6th Fleets If Russian Conflict Arose