Adm. Robert Burke

Munsch Takes Command of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, Africa

The change of command ceremony of Allied Joint Forces Command Naples (JFC Naples) from Adm. Robert P. Burke to Adm. Stuart B. Munsch took place at JFC Naples, Italy, on June 27, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Adm. Stuart Munsch assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa on Monday, the Navy announced.

Munsch relieved Adm. Robert Burke during the change of command ceremony held on Joint Forces Command Naples Headquarters in Naples, Italy.

Munsch recently served as the director for Joint...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/27/munsch-takes-command-of-u-s-naval-forces-in-europe-africa

Joint Staff’s Munch Nominated to Lead NAVEUR, New CNP Cheeseman Sworn In

The admiral in charge of the Pentagon’s joint force development office has been nominated to lead U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Department of Defense.

Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch, the director of the Joint Force Development, J-7, on the Joint Staff, is nominated to lead U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa based in Naples.

Munsch has served on the Joint Staff since 2020. Prior to his current role, Munch oversaw the Navy’s warfighting development...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/08/joint-staffs-munch-nominated-to-lead-naveur-new-cnp-cheeseman-sworn-in

Panel: Russian Navy Expanding Presence in the Mediterranean Sea, Africa

Russian Navy Ships in 2021. Kremlin Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conviction that a “world power needs a great navy” goes a long way in explaining Russia’s growing naval presence and operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and along the African coast, a senior American intelligence officer said Thursday.

Christopher Bort, a specialist for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council, said that since 2013 Putin has placed more emphasis on its naval presence — first in Syria,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/30/panel-russian-navy-expanding-presence-in-the-mediterranean-sea-africa

U.S. Would Benefit from Partner Navies, Flexibility of 2nd and 6th Fleets If Russian Conflict Arose

The fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) and the Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Kent (F78) conduct a replenishment-at-sea in the Barents Sea while training in the Arctic Circle on May 3, 2020. US Navy photo.

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...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/02/u-s-would-benefit-from-partner-navies-flexibility-of-2nd-and-6th-fleets-if-russian-conflict-arose

Complete Command Probe into USS Theodore Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak

Capt. Brett Crozier

The following is the complete June 19, 2020 command investigation and appendices into the chain of command response to the COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt.

From the report

This command investigation inquired into the communications, decisions, and actions that took place within the Navy chain of command related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) (TR). It expanded upon the work done for the preliminary...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/17/complete-command-probe-into-uss-theodore-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak

Foggo: Russia Seeking More Control of Black Sea, Mediterranean, Arctic

U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Foggo III, left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander of Joint Allied Force Command Naples, Italy, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, right, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), and Royal Navy Rear Adm. Guy Robinson, deputy commander of STRIKFORNATO, at a distinguished visitor event led by STRIKFORNATO in Lisbon, Portugal, marking the final event of Formidable Shield 2019, May 29,...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/17/foggo-russia-seeking-more-control-of-black-sea-mediterranean-arctic

Navy Announces New VCNO, Other Top Assignments, in First Notification Since Policy Reversal

Top Row (left to right): Vice Adm. William Lescher, Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Rear Adm. Gene Black Bottom Row (left to right): Rear Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Rear Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Rear Adm. John Mustin

The Navy announced several new assignments for its top officers, the first public announcement of its kind since December 2018, when the service stopped announcing senior flag moves in the name of cybersecurity.

Vice Adm. William Lescher has been nominated to serve as the next vice chief of naval...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/06/navy-announces-new-vcno-other-top-assignments-in-first-notification-since-policy-reversal

Navy to Resume Announcing Flag Promotions After Congressional Criticism

The Navy will resume announcing flag officer promotions after more than a year of keeping the moves of senior leaders under wraps and claiming the move was in the interest of cybersecurity, USNI News has learned.

In a brief April 28 response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), obtained by USNI News, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the service would restart announcements of flag officers this week in line with a provision in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/04/navy-to-resume-announcing-flag-promotions-after-congressional-criticism

VCNO Burke’s Message to the Fleet

The following is the March 31, 2020 message from Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Robert Burke to the fleet.

1. Shipmates – We are engaged in a challenge unlike anything experienced in our lifetimes. Together, we face an unseen enemy that is impacting not only our nation, but the entire world. Times like these are the very reason we wear the cloth of the nation, and times like these are the reason our Navy has trusted you with command.

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Waging this war to the best of our ability is the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/01/vcno-burkes-message-to-the-fleet

Senate Confirms New Leaders for Naval Forces Europe, Naval Intel, 5th & 2nd  Fleets, NAVSEA; No Navy Announcement Forthcoming

The Senate confirmed several Navy flag officers for new positions, including new leaders for U.S. naval forces in Europe and the Middle East and a new commander of the service’s shipbuilding and maintenance arm, USNI News has learned.

The Senate action that confirmed almost 30 flag positions came with no public notification by the Navy, a service official confirmed to USNI News.

According to a readout of a summary memo reviewed by USNI News, the Senate voted to approve the flag nominees on March...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/30/senate-confirms-new-leaders-for-naval-forces-europe-naval-intel-5th-no-navy-announcement-forthcoming

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