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The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM) of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Originally formed as United States Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) in 1906, it has been an integral part of the defense of the United States of America for most of the 20th Century. In 2002, the Fleet comprised over 118,000 sailors and Marines serving in 186 ships and 1,300 aircraft, with an area of responsibility ranging over the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole, the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America (as far west as the Galapagos Islands). Its operational fleet (i.e. the collection of fighting ships) is the 2nd Fleet. The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ...
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. ...
Map of Central America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sea from space (top left). ...
Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ...
For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
NASA Satellite photo of the Galápagos archipelago. ...
The 2nd Fleet of the United States Navy is responsible in peacetime for training the Atlantic battle fleet in war-fighting skills, developing and evaluating new naval tactics and maintaining theater battle group readiness. ...
Roosevelt Administration and the Spanish-American War The Atlantic Fleet was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, along with the Pacific Fleet, as protection for new bases in the Caribbean acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War. The Fleet was a combination of the North Atlantic Squadron and the South Atlantic Squadron. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is part of the US Navy. ...
West Indian redirects here. ...
Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish–American...
The North Atlantic Squadron was a section of the United States Navy operating in the North Atlantic. ...
The United States South Atlantic Squadron was a component of the United States Navy following the American Civil War until the early 1900s. ...
The first commander of the fleet was Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who hoisted his flag in the battleship Maine (BB-10) on 1 January 1906. The following year, he took his 16 battleships, now dubbed the Great White Fleet, on a round-the-world cruise that lasted until 1909, a goodwill tour that also served the purpose of advertising the United States' naval strength and reach to all other nations of the globe. The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ...
Portrait of Evans Rear Admiral Robley Dunglison Evans (18 August 1846 - 3 January 1912), commanded the U.S. Navys Great White Fleet on its world-wide cruise of 1907-1908. ...
The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa. ...
USS Maine (BB-10), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
Mort Kuntsler 1977 painting The Great White Fleet Sails. ...
1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The Atlantic Fleet was reorganized into the Scouting Force in 1923, which was under the United States Fleet along with the Pacific Fleet. The Scouting Fleet was part of the United States Fleet in the United States Navy, and renamed the Scouting Force in 1930. ...
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The United States Fleet was an organization in the United States Navy from 1922 until after World War II. Initially the abbreviation CINCUS, pronounced as sink us, was used for Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, officially replaced by COMINCH in December 1941. ...
World War II In 1 February 1941, the Atlantic Fleet was resurrected. Along with the Pacific Fleet and Asiatic Fleet, the fleet was to be under the command of a full Admiral, which jumped the fleet's commander Ernest J. King from a two-star to a four-star. King's flagship was the Texas (BB-35). February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...
The Asiatic Fleet was part of the US Navy. ...
Admiral Ernest Joseph King (November 23, 1878 - June 25, 1956) was the Commander in Chief of the United States Navy during World War II. As such, he was Chester Nimitzs immediate superior but himself was subordinate to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. ...
A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ...
USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named to honor Texas, the 28th state. ...
Subsequently, the headquarters was in a rather odd assortment of ships; the Augusta (CA-31), then the old wooden ship Constellation, Vixen (PG-53), and then Pocono (AGC-16). In 1948, the HQ moved into the former naval hospital at Norfolk, Virginia, and has remained there ever since. The fourth USS Augusta (CA-31) (originally CL-31) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying both Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman...
The USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. ...
USS Vixen PG-53 was originally built in Kiel, Germany in 1929 as the Orion for millionaire Julius Forstmann, as the worlds largest private yacht. ...
USS Pocono (AGC-16) was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship named after a range of mountains in Eastern Pennsylvania. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ...
Cold War Between 1947 and 1985, the fleet command was a concurrent appointment with the United States Atlantic Command. The Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT) was traditionally a Navy four-star admiral who also then held the positions of Commander-in-Chief US Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). But after a major reorganization of the U.S. armed forces structure following the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1985, CINCLANFLT was separated from the two other billets. The admiral commanding the Atlantic Fleet for a time being was designated as the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command until 1986. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ...
NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ...
The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ...
The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 Pub. ...
Present On October 1, 2001, the Chief of Naval Operations designated Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT) as concurrent Commander, Fleet Forces Command (COMFLTFORCOM or CFFC for short). October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the United States Navy. ...
On October 24, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed that the title of "Commander in Chief" be reserved solely for the President of the United States. In a message to Naval Commanders in Chief, the Chief of Naval Operations directed a change of title to that of "Commander." Accordingly, the title of Commander in Chief was discontinued and the title of Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMLANTFLT) was established. The title of Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet was therefore in continuous use from February 1941 through October 2002. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ...
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a U.S. politician and businessman, who was the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975–1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001–2006. ...
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ...
On May 23, 2006, the Chief of Naval Operations renamed COMLANTFLT to Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM), ordered to carry out the missions currently performed by COMFLTFORCOM and serve as primary advocate for fleet personnel, training, requirements, maintenance, and operational issues, reporting administratively directly to the CNO as an Echelon 2 command. The previous tilte CFFC was disestablished at the same time. [1] CUSFFC also serves as the Naval component of US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM). CFFC is also assigned as the supporting service component commander to CDR US Northern Command as well as to CDR US Strategic Command. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
USJFCOM Logo U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified combatant commands of the U.S. military. ...
USJFCOM emblem United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) is one of nine unified combatant commands of the United States military. ...
The unit's command mission is to organize, man, train, and equip Naval Forces for assignment to Unified Combatant Commanders (CCDR); Deter, detect, and defend against homeland maritime threats; Articulate Fleet warfighting and readiness requirements to the Chief of Naval Operations. [2] A Unified Combatant Command is composed of forces from two or more services, has a broad and continuing mission, and is organized either on a geographical basis (known as Area Of Responsibility, AOR) or on a functional basis. ...
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the United States Navy. ...
Composition The 2nd Fleet of the United States Navy is responsible in peacetime for training the Atlantic battle fleet in war-fighting skills, developing and evaluating new naval tactics and maintaining theater battle group readiness. ...
The Submarine Force US Atlantic Fleet (SUBLANT) is the Type Commander for U.S. submarines in the Atlantic Fleet. ...
Notes - ^ http://www.cffc.navy.mil/history.htm
- ^ http://www.cffc.navy.mil/mission.htm
See also This article is a list of the operating units of the United States Navy. ...
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