2 officer, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Moran, said the Navy is trying to do too much with too little. It's an opinion shared throughout the naval establishment, where frustrations are mounting as to the rising set of operational demands placed on the 7th Fleet. Holmes points out that while large, the 7th Fleet represents only a part of the US Navy. The US 7th Fleet this year has participated in about 160 exercises with other countries, including this one with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force. The coming stormThe US Pacific Fleet was first established in 1907, though it can trace its origins back much further to the formation of the Pacific Squadron in 1821.

Source: CNN November 23, 2017 14:03 UTC