Striking Fleet Atlantic was tasked with ensuring the integrity of NATO's sea lines of communication. COMSTRIKFLTLANT commanded a multinational force whose primary mission was to deter aggression and to protect NATO's Atlantic interests. Until 2005, COMSECONDFLT had a permanent assignment with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's (SACLANT) chain of command, as the Commander Striking Fleet Atlantic (COMSTRIKFLTLANT). In order to command and control its forces, CTF-20 maintained a Joint Maritime Operations Center at its Maritime Headquarters, which was officially said to offer a new approach to command and control for fleet commanders. CTF-20 directed movements and exercised operational control of USFFC assigned units to carry out scheduled ocean transits and other special operations as directed, in order to maximize fleet operational readiness to respond to contingencies in the Atlantic command area of operations. CTF-20 planned for, and when directed, conducted battle force operations in the Atlantic command in support of designated unified or allied commanders. Fleet Forces Command (CUSFFC), was also designated as Commander, Task Force 20. Navy installations along the United States East Coast.Īrea of responsibility (Second Fleet) 2009Īs of 2008, the Commander, Second Fleet (COMSECONDFLT), under the Commander, U.S. Prior to its 2011 disestablishment, Second Fleet oversaw approximately 126 ships, 4,500 aircraft, and 90,000 personnel home-ported at U.S. Second Fleet's United States West Coast counterpart was United States First Fleet from the immediate post-World War II years until 1973, and United States Third Fleet from 1973. Second Fleet's historic area of responsibility included approximately 6,700,000 square miles (17,000,000 km 2) of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the Caribbean and from the shores of the United States to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was reestablished on 24 August 2018, with Vice Admiral Andrew 'Woody' Lewis in command. Richardson, the Chief of Naval Operations, announced plans to reestablish Second Fleet amid heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.

In September 2011, Second Fleet was deactivated in view of the United States Government's perception that the potential military threat posed by Russia had diminished. The Fleet was established following World War II. It's amazing that the Genesis can do this.), and Ginga Densetsu Fukei Sapphire.The United States Second Fleet is a numbered fleet in the United States Navy responsible for the East Coast and North Atlantic Ocean. Some other soundtracks I like in general I like include Nexzr, Super Darius II, Bio Hazard Battle (when I first heard this game's music. I'd also mention some Ikaruga music, but the OP covered that. The Ruin also has a ReBirth remix, and it's good too. Majesty also has a remix in Gradius ReBirth: The second half of the video is the original version, which I think is better than the remix. Or just watch a lp of the game and hear all the music. There is a cool fan remix (FDS chip style) of Break Out here. Sorry, I can't find any videos for most of them. Gradius: The Interstellar Assault - The whole soundtrack is incredible! I'd particularly mention A Chase, Courage, Break Out, Fatalist, and Desperate. it's really cool that this game has an operatic musical score, it actually fits it well.Įliminate Down - Intro - Awesome intro, one of the best of this 'look at this awesome ship' shmup intros. Giga Wing 2 - Credits - It's such an epic song to end this great, but very short, game. Truxton 2 (Tatsujin Oh) - Stage 1 - Good enough to make me want to play the game just to hear this song! (Though the game is good too, it's punishingly hard.) Mushihimesama Special Arrange Album - Like a Night of Falling Stars (Stage4) Keiichi Okabe - Walking on the Land of Flame ~ Stage 3 - Mushihimesama Arrange Version TECHNOuchi - The Black Shell Beast King ~ Stage 4 - Mushihimesama Futari Arrange Version Or how about Arrange / Remix tunes? As there's some really good arrange albums especially CAVE ones. RefRain ~prism memories~ OST - Twice a second Mushihimesama OST - Like a Night of Falling Stars - Stage 4 Good thread (and selection) since most folk are ignorant of all the top notch VGM that's a staple of the genre, even the doujin ones.

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