Tenth Fleet: Difference between revisions
Small update |
m Update lead: current fleet commander is RADM Edward Newton (assumed command 1 Jan 2025), per the CO table and infobox |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
|} | |} | ||
The [[Tenth Fleet]] is one of the numbered [[fleet]]s within {{trmn}}. Commanded by | The [[Tenth Fleet]] is one of the numbered [[fleet]]s within {{trmn}}. Commanded by [[RADM]] Edward Newton, [[RMN]], this fleet's area of operations includes the [[wikipedia:United_States|American states]] of [[wikipedia:Alaska|Alaska]], [[wikipedia:California|California]], [[wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]], [[wikipedia:Hawai'i|Hawai'i]], [[wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], [[wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]], and [[wikipedia:Washington|Washington]] as well as the [[wikipedia:Dominion of Canada|Canadian provinces]] of [[wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]] and the [[wikipedia:Yukon Territory|Yukon Territory]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Tenth Fleet was established in 2011 with the [[Naval Directive 11FB-07]] from the [[First Space Lord]], [[FADM]] [[Lord]] [[Sir]] Scott Akers, to then-[[RADM]] Chrissy Killian to assume command of the fleet. {{hmlac|Grimalkin|LAC-002}} formed in the Los Angeles area in February of 2012, under the command of then-[[LTSG]] Christopher Beilby. The very first hyper-capable vessel to commission within the fleet was the lead ship of the [[Roland-class]], {{hms|Roland|DD-476}}, in May of 2012, based in the city of San Jose, California, under the command of then-[[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. Two months later, the [[Nike-class]] [[battlecruiser]] {{hms|Truculent|BC-593}} formed in Seattle, WA, under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Timothy Monk. ''Grimalkin'' would upgrade to the [[Roland-class]] [[destroyer]] {{hms|Bedivere|DD-486}}, the following year, and then again to the famous [[Star Knight-class]] [[Heavy Cruiser]] {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}. | The Tenth Fleet was established in 2011 with the [[Naval Directive 11FB-07]] from the [[First Space Lord]], [[FADM]] [[Lord]] [[Sir]] Scott Akers, to then-[[RADM]] Chrissy Killian to assume command of the fleet. {{hmlac|Grimalkin|LAC-002}} formed in the Los Angeles area in February of 2012, under the command of then-[[LTSG]] Christopher Beilby. The very first hyper-capable vessel to commission within the fleet was the lead ship of the [[Roland-class]], {{hms|Roland|DD-476}}, in May of 2012, based in the city of San Jose, California, under the command of then-[[LCDR]] Jack Yeager. Two months later, the [[Nike-class]] [[battlecruiser]] {{hms|Truculent|BC-593}} formed in Seattle, WA, under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Timothy Monk. ''Grimalkin'' would upgrade to the [[Roland-class]] [[destroyer]] {{hms|Bedivere|DD-486}}, the following year, and then again to the famous [[Star Knight-class]] [[Heavy Cruiser]] {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}. | ||