NORFOLK (April 23, 2021) Adm. Christopher W. Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), left, hosts U.S. Rep. John Carter of Texas, right, for breakfast to discuss the Fleet's role in overall Navy readiness and national security interests, April 23, 2021. Carter, a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, also toured the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Albany (SSN 753), the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24), and the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). USFFC mans, trains, equips, certifies, and provides combat-ready Naval forces to combatant commands that are capable of conducting prompt, sustained naval, joint and combined operations in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brooke Macchietto)