Meserve: Mayport to get 4th Fleet

[thelakelander]

The Navy is set to announce in “a matter of days” the creation of the 4th Fleet at Mayport Naval Station, a Jacksonville military expert told The Times-Union today.

“It portends good things for the future of Mayport,” said John Meserve, a former Mayport commanding officer and the current military issues chairman for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Meserve said he learned of the decision from congressional and Navy sources.

A Navy spokesman said he could neither confirm nor deny that the a decision to re-establish the Navy command would come by the end of this week or early next.

full article: http://news.jacksonville.com/justin/2008/04/09/meserve-mayport-to-get-4th-fleet/

[Steve]

This is good news - and I figure it probably indirectly secures the future of Mayport (if it wasn't already secure before)

[Jason]

^ You got that right.  Too bad there will be no additional ships.