Fleet Forces chief: Distributed lethality becoming more of a 'fleet concept'

By Justin Doubleday / June 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM
The four-star admiral in charge of U.S. Fleet Forces Command says the Navy's budding "distributed lethality" initiative is becoming more embraced as a "fleet concept" through doctrine, exercises and training. Speaking at a June 24 think-tank event in Washington, Adm. Phillip Davidson, the chief of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said distributed operations is a "fleet concept, not just a surface-force concept." "We're learning a lot from distributing our firepower, our sensors and our costs," he said. "Two of the key...

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