US Navy establishes task force specializing in undersea warfare against Russian threats
"Task Group Greyhound" will train in surface and undersea warfare including against submarines, according to Defense News
Dan Arkin
| 30/09/2021
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton
The U.S. Navy is establishing a special task force of destroyers that will be trained to defend the coasts of the U.S. from threats by Russia, mainly in the domain of undersea warfare.
"Task Group Greyhound", the Defense News website said, will train in surface and undersea warfare including against submarines. Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic, said "Strategic defense of the homeland has entered a new era, and our key competitors have deployed, and continue to advance, a range of capabilities to hold the homeland at risk…Task Group Greyhound extends our overmatch by evolving our (undersea warfare) expertise and utilizing those experts to lead the undersea fight."
The rear admiral said that two destroyers will "be ready to get underway at a moment's notice" if a real situation develops. The task group is currently composed of destroyers Thomas Hudner and Donald Cook, which specialize in antisubmarine warfare, with three more destroyers to join the force by next year. The Submarine Group 2 operational command based in Norfolk, Virginia will create antisubmarine warfare training scenarios for the new task group.
The training will include the use of naval helicopters to practice hunting for submarines and aircraft. Task Group Greyhound is supposed to be ready 24/7 in case Russian submarines approach the U.S. coast.
"Task Group Greyhound" will train in surface and undersea warfare including against submarines, according to Defense News
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton
The U.S. Navy is establishing a special task force of destroyers that will be trained to defend the coasts of the U.S. from threats by Russia, mainly in the domain of undersea warfare.
"Task Group Greyhound", the Defense News website said, will train in surface and undersea warfare including against submarines. Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic, said "Strategic defense of the homeland has entered a new era, and our key competitors have deployed, and continue to advance, a range of capabilities to hold the homeland at risk…Task Group Greyhound extends our overmatch by evolving our (undersea warfare) expertise and utilizing those experts to lead the undersea fight."
The rear admiral said that two destroyers will "be ready to get underway at a moment's notice" if a real situation develops. The task group is currently composed of destroyers Thomas Hudner and Donald Cook, which specialize in antisubmarine warfare, with three more destroyers to join the force by next year. The Submarine Group 2 operational command based in Norfolk, Virginia will create antisubmarine warfare training scenarios for the new task group.
The training will include the use of naval helicopters to practice hunting for submarines and aircraft. Task Group Greyhound is supposed to be ready 24/7 in case Russian submarines approach the U.S. coast.
