Commander U.S. 2nd Fleet
U.S. Navy Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kris Lindstrom
NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES
01.12.2024
Vice Adm. Doug Perry assumed leadership from Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer for Joint Force Command Norfolk, U.S. 2nd Fleet, and the Combined Joint Operations from the Sea – Centre of Excellence during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Distinguished guests, including Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and General Christopher G. Cavoli, delivered remarks on the ceremony's significance and the U.S. 2nd Fleet's role in employing maritime forces in the Atlantic and Arctic.
Joint Force Command - Norfolk (JFC-NF) is a joint operational level command part of the NATO Military Command Structure under Allied Command Operations. Its headquarters is located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
The command was established due to the rising Russian threat, making the Atlantic Sea lines of communication more important. Its counterpart, the 2nd Fleet was established because the United States Navy "needed a commander to direct sustained combat operations in the Atlantic".
In January 2019, U.S. Navy releases said the command would aim to work seamlessly with allies and NATO partners in all domains and to provide awareness and synchronization with allies while ensuring readiness and contributing to NATO objectives and core tasks. In this role, the command would contribute to enhancing NATO's warfighting capability. NATO's North Atlantic Council formally activated it on 26 July 2019.
Douglas Gordon Perry (born 1967) is a United States Navy vice admiral and submarine warfare officer who serves as the commander of the United States Second Fleet. He previously served as the director of the Undersea Warfare Division of the U.S. Navy from July 16, 2021, to July 24, 2023. He most recently served as the commander of Submarine Group 9 from January 25, 2019, to June 8, 2021.
Before this, Perry served as director of joint and fleet operations of the United States Fleet Forces Command, with command tours as commodore of Submarine Development Squadron 5 from March 2014 to April 2016 and commanding officer of the USS Pasadena (SSN-752) from October 2006 to February 2009.
Vice Admiral Perry earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1989. He also holds a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Marquette University.
