6th Fleet Focus: Building Silent Partnerships

The submarine force is undergoing its rotations, and because this is all part of regular rotations we don't usually post about it, but the last paragraph of this story regarding the deployment of the USS Boise (SSN 764) caught our attention.

USS Boise will complete some final systems testing in conjunction with the start of her overseas transit because she left a little sooner than planned, the Navy said.

We have seen it suggested in a few places the deployment is in response to this activity, but we don't think so. Israel might be getting the bulk of the headlines, but this is the theater to keep your eye on.

This may seem like a small thing, but this is one of many reasons we expect to hear about some fighting soon in that region. We don't expect foreign involvement on the ground, but the intelligence assets appear to be on the move... and we are not talking about just the Boise.

Submarine activity in that region is hiding in plain sight off and on, but we believe it is about to become a permanent station for a US submarine, and be part of the silent partnership to insure better intelligence regionally for forces to deal with emerging problems.