Is The U.S. Second Fleet ABout To Be 'Eliminated'?

U.S. Second Fleet In Jeopardy As DOD Continues To Trim Budget -- WVEC.com

NORFOLK -- The U.S. Second Fleet, which trains and certifies all strike groups before deployment and employs 348 active and reserve military personnel, civilian employees and contractors, is in jeopardy as the Department of Defense continues to trim its budget.

If the Second Fleet were to be shut down, hundreds of jobs could be lost in the Hampton Roads area.

Retired Navy Captain Joe Bouchard says that any potential cost savings would come at a big price.

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Hat Tip: Drudge Report

My Comment: The downgrading and cost cutting of the U.S. military continues .... it appears that everything is now being put on the chopping block, with no thought or plan on the consequences of these actions.