Pacific submarines surge on short notice for big warfighting readiness exercise
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The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte prepares to depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in 2010. (Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy)
HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) One-third of the Pacific Fleet submarine force is getting underway “to assess warfighting readiness “ as part of Exercise Agile Dagger 2021, the Navy said Thursday.
Submarines from Pearl Harbor, Bremerton, Wash. and San Diego are deploying on short notice “to demonstrate their readiness, agility, and lethality, “ according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force headquartered in Hawaii.
Without the Navy saying so, the exercise is a message to China and Russia about the Navy’s ability to surge its submarines a stealthy and key U.S. advantage over both potential adversaries.