United States Seventh Fleet
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"Seventh Fleet" redirects here. For other uses, see Seventh Fleet (disambiguation).
The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with 50 to 70 ships, 150 aircraft and 27,000 Sailors and Marines.[1][2] Its principal responsibilities are to provide joint command in natural disaster or military operations and operational command of all U.S. naval forces in the region.
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United States Seventh Fleet | |
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Founded | March 15, 1943 (81 years, 2 months) |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Fleet |
Part of | United States Pacific Fleet |
Garrison/HQ | United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka |
Nickname(s) | 'Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club' (Vietnam War) |
Engagements | |
Website | https://www.c7f.navy.mil/ |
Commanders | |
Commander | VADM Fred Kacher |
Vice Commander | RDML Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos |
Deputy Commander | RDML Amy Bauernschmidt |
Fleet Master Chief | CMDCM Daniel K. Field |
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