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US 7th Fleet
United States 7th Fleet is
naval military unit based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units
positioned near South Korea and Japan. It is subordinate
to Commander, Pacific Fleet. At present it is the largest
of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with 5060
ships, 350 aircraft and 60,000 Navy and Marine Corps
personnel. With the support of its Task Force Commanders,
it has three major assignments:
Joint Task Force command in a natural disaster or joint
military operation,
Operational command of all naval forces in the region,
and
Defense of the Korean Peninsula.
1. History
2. Operations
3. Fleet Organization
4. 7th Fleet ships
5. Fleet Commanders
US 7th Fleet History
The 7th Fleet was formed on March 15, 1943 in Brisbane,
Australia, during World War II. It served in the South
West Pacific Area (SWPA) under General Douglas MacArthur,
and the 7th Fleet commander also served as commander of
Allied naval forces in the SWPA.
USS Princeton (CVL-23) of the 3rd Fleet on fire east of
Luzon at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.Most of the ships of
the Royal Australian Navy were also part of the fleet
during 194345. The 7th Fleet formed a large part of
the Allied forces at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October
1944, which is often said to have been the largest naval
battle in history. After the end of the war, the 7th
Fleet relocated to Japan.
The fleet also participated in the Korean and Vietnam
Wars, and afterwards conducted operations near North
Vietnam. Following this, its next major combat action was
in the Persian Gulf War, wherein it was placed under the
command of NAVCENT (Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command).
After the war ended, it was returned to the Pacific
Fleet.
Following the end of the Cold War, the two major military
scenarios in which the 7th Fleet would be used would be
in case of conflict in Korea or a conflict between The
People's Republic of China and Taiwan in the Taiwan
Straits.
US 7th Fleet Operations
Of the 5060 ships typically assigned to Seventh
Fleet, 18 operate from U.S. facilities in Japan and Guam.
These forward-deployed units represent the heart of
Seventh Fleet. The 18 permanently forward-deployed ships
of the US 7th Fleet are the centerpieces of American
forward presence in Asia. They are 17 steaming days
closer to locations in Asia than their counterparts based
in the continental United States. It would take three to
five times the number of rotationally-based ships in the
United States to equal the same presence and crisis
response capability as these 18 forward deployed ships.
On any given day, about 50 percent of Seventh Fleet
forces are deployed at sea throughout the area of
responsibility. The Seventh Fleet Command Ship is the USS
Blue Ridge, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. In 2004,
Blue Ridge entered dry dock and command responsibility
was transferred temporarily to USS Coronado (AGF-11).
Blue Ridge returned to duty 27 September 2004.
US 7th Fleet Fleet Organization
For operational and administrative purposes the United
Sates Seventh Fleet, as with other numbered fleets, is
organized into several specialized task forces.
7th Fleet Task Force 70 TF 70 the Battle Force of
7th Fleet and is actually made up of two distinct
components: Surface Combatant Force 7th Fleet, composed
of cruisers and destroyers, and Carrier Strike Force 7th
Fleet, made up of at least one aircraft carrier and its
embarked air wing. The Battle Force is currently centered
around the carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and Carrier Air
Wing 5 (CVW-5).
Task Force 72 TF 72 is the Patrol-Reconnaissance
Force of the Seveth Fleet. It is mainly composed of
anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft and maritime
airborne surveillance platforms such as P-3 Orion and
EP-3 reconnaissance planes operating on land bases.
Task Force 73 7th Fleet's Logistics Force composed
of supply ships and other fleet support vessels.
Task Force 74 Fleet Submarine Force responsible
for planning and coordinating submarine operations within
7th Fleet's area of operations.
Task Force 75 Designation of the Surface Combatant
Force assigned to Seventh Fleet responsible for the
cruisers and destroyers.
Task Force 76 Amphibious Assault task force mainly
responsible for supporting Marine landing operations. It
is composed of units capable of delivering ship-to-shore
assault troops, such as Tarawa-class and Wasp-class
amphibious assault ships, and landing craft.
Task Force 77 Another designation for the Carrier
Strike Force of the 7th Fleet. This, however, refers
specifically only to the aircraft carrier(s) assigned to
the fleet and its associated air wing.
Task Force 79 The Marine Expeditionary Unit or
Landing Force assigned to the fleet, consisting of at
least a reinforced Marine battalion and its equipment.
US 7th Fleet ships
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
USS Cowpens (CG-63)
USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
USS Cushing (DD-985)
USS Gary (FFG-51)
USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)
USS Essex (LHD-2)
USS Juneau (LPD-10)
USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
USS Guardian (MCM-5)
USS Patriot (MCM-7)
USS Safeguard (ARS-50)
Guam
USS Frank Cable (AS-40)
USS Corpus Christi (SSN-705)
USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
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USN 7th
Fleet Korean War order of battle
Task Force 70
Task Group 70.6 Fleet Air Wing One
VP-1 7 August 1950 13 November 1950; April
1951-29 August 1951
VP-6 27 July 1951 15 January 1952
VP-28 14 July 1950 10 August 1950; 28
March 1951 11 October 1951; 26 May 1952
1 December 1952
VP-28 Detachment Able 11 October 1951 13
December 1951
VP-42 19 July 1950 10 August 1950
VP-46 1 December 1950 6 February 1951
VP-47 Detachment 7 July 1950 1 January
1951
VP-731 7 February 1951 13 August 1951
VP-892 12 February 1952 18 September 1952
Fleet Air Wing Six 4 August 1950 End of
war
VP-1 29 March 1952 5 October 1952; 27 May
1953 End of war
VP-2 1 August 1951 2 December 1951
VP-6 7 July 1950 12 February 1951
VP-7 28 June 1953 End of war
VP-9 27 June 1952 3 January 1953
VP-17 4 February 1953 1 August 1953
VP-29 27 September 1952 5 April 1953
VP-40 15 May 1951 12 December 1951
VP-42 11 August 1950 9 April 1951; 22
November 1951 11 June 1952
VP-46 25 September 1951 2 April 1952; 1
March 1953 End of war
VP-47 Detachment 7 July 1950 1 January
1951; 26 July 1951 4 March 1952; 22
November 1952 1 June 1953
VP-50 Detachment 1 June 1953 End of war
VP-731 29 May 1952 8 December 1952
VP-772 1 January 1951 3 August 1951
VP-871 October 1951-7 July 1952
VP-892 23 November 1950 9 June 1951
RAF No. 88 Squadron Detachment
RAF No. 205 Squadron Detachment
RAF No. 209 Squadron Detachment
Task Force 72 Formosa Patrol 12 September 1950
Task Force 77
Carrier Division One (USN)
USS Essex 18 August 1951 7 March 1952
US Air Group 5
Carrier Division Three (USN)
US Carrier Division 5
USS Essex 27 July 1952
US Cruiser Division 1
US Cruiser Division 3
US Cruiser Division 5
USS Essex 26 June 1951 25 March 1952; 16
June 1952 6 February 1953
USS Boxer 24 August 1950 11 November 1950;
2 March 1951 24 October 1951; 8 February
1952 26 September 1952; 30 March 1953
End of war
USS Bon Homme Richard 10 May 1951 17
December 1951; 20 May 1952 8 January 1953
USS Leyte 6 September 1950 3 February 1951
USS Kearsarge 11 August 1952 17 March 1953
USS Oriskany 15 September 1952 18 May 1953
USS Antietam 8 September 1951 2 May 1952
USS Princeton 9 November 1950 29 May 1951;
31 May 1951 29 August 1951; 21 March 1952
3 November 1952; 24 January 1953
End of war
USS Lake Champlain 26 April 1953 End of
war
USS Valley Forge 25 June 1950 1 December
1950; 6 December 1950 7 April 1951; 15
October 1951 3 July 1952; 20 November 1952
25 June 1953
USS Philippine Sea 5 July 1950 26 March
1951; 28 March 1951 9 June 1951; 31
December 1951 8 August 1952; 15 December
1952 End of war
USS Bataan 16 November 1950 25 June 1951;
27 January 1952 26 August 1952; 28 October
1952 26 May 1953
Task Group 77.3 Formosa Patrol 20 July 1950
11 September 1950
Task Group 77.7 Replenishment Group
Task Force 79 Service Squadron 3 21 July 1950
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US 7th Fleet Fleet Commanders
Vice Adm. Arthur S. Carpenter (15 Mar. 1943
26 Nov. 1943)
Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid (26 Nov. 1943
20 Nov. 1945)
Vice Adm. Daniel E. Barbey (20 Nov. 1945 2
Oct. 1946)
Vice Adm. Charles M. Cooke (2 Oct. 1946 28
Feb. 1948)
Vice Adm. Oscar. C. Badger (28 Feb. 1948 28
Aug. 1949)
Vice Adm. Russell S. Berkey (28 Aug. 1949 5
April 1950)
Rear Adm. Walter. F. Boone (5 April 1950 20
May 1950)
Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble (20 May 1950 28
Mar. 1951)
Vice Adm. Harold. M. Martin (28 Mar. 1951 3
Mar. 1952)
Vice Adm. Robert. P. Briscoe (3 Mar. 1952
20 May 1952)
Vice Adm. Joseph. J. Clark (20 May 1952 1
Dec. 1953)
Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride (1 Dec. 1953 9
Dec. 1955)
Vice Adm. Stuart H. Ingersoll (19 Dec. 1955
28 Jan. 1957)
Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley (28 Jan. 1957
30 Sept. 1958)
Vice Adm. Frederick N. Kivette (30 Sept. 1958
7 Mar. 1960)
Vice Adm. Charles D. Griffin (7 Mar. 1960
28 Oct. 1961)
Vice Adm. William A. Schoech (28 Oct 1961
13 Oct. 1962)
Vice Adm. Thomas H. Moorer (13 Oct. 1962 15
June 1964)
Vice Adm. Roy L. Johnson (15 June 1964 1
Mar. 1965)
Vice Adm. Paul P. Blackburn (1 Mar. 1965 9
Oct. 1965)
Rear Adm. Joseph W. Williams, Jr. (9 Oct. 1965
13 Dec. 1965)
Vice Adm. John J. Hyland (13 Dec. 1965 6
Nov. 1967)
Vice Adm. William F. Bringle (6 Nov. 1967
10 Mar. 1970)
Vice Adm. Maurice F. Weisner (10 Mar. 1970
18 June 1971)
Vice Adm. William P. Mack (18 June 1971 23
May 1972)
Vice Adm. James L. Holloway, III (23 May 1972
28 July 1973)
Vice Adm. George P. Steele (28 July 1973 14
June 1975)
Vice Adm. Thomas B. Hayward (14 June 1975
24 July 1976)
Vice Adm. Robert B. Baldwin (24 July 1976
31 May 1978)
Vice Adm. Sylvester Robert Foley, Jr. (31 May 1978
14 Feb. 1980)
Vice Adm. Carlisle A.H. Trost (14 Feb. 1980
15 Sept. 1981)
Vice Adm. Martin Stasser Holcomb (15 Sept. 1981
9 May 1983)
Vice Adm. James R. Hogg (9 May 1983 4 March
1985)
Vice Adm. Paul F. McCarthy, Jr. (4 March 1985
9 Dec. 1986)
Vice Adm. Paul D. Miller (9 Dec. 1986 21
Oct. 1988)
Vice Adm. Henry H. Mauz, Jr. (21 Oct. 1988
1 Dec. 1990)
Vice Adm. Stanley R. Arthur (1 Dec. 1990 3
July 1992)
Vice Adm. Timothy W. Wright (3 July 1992 28
July 1994)
Vice Adm. Archie R. Clemins (28 July 1994
13 Sept. 1996)
Vice Adm. Robert J. Natter (13 Sept. 1996
12 Aug. 1998)
Vice Adm. Walter F. Doran (12 Aug. 1998 12
July 2000)
Vice Adm. James W. Metzger (12 July 2000 18
July 2002)
Vice Adm. Robert F. Willard (18 July 2002 6
Aug. 2004)
Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert (6 Aug. 2004
Present)
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US 7th Fleet is a part of United
States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a Pacific Ocean Navy
theater-level component command of the United States
Navy, under the operational control of the United States
Pacific Command. Its homeport is at Pearl Harbor Naval
Base, Hawaii, commanded by Admiral Patrick M. Walsh. The
term United States Pacific Fleet, also used during World
War II, was often shown as COMPACFLT as Navy typewriters
in the ship's message centers at the time contained only
capital letters, to lessen the chance for typing or
reading errors. Prior to 24 October 2002, the commander
was titled Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPA A Pacific Fleet was created in 1907
when the Asiatic Squadron and the Pacific Squadron were
combined. In 1910, the ships of the First Squadron were
organized back into a separate Asiatic Fleet. The General
Order of 6 December 1922 organized the United States
Fleet, with the Battle Fleet as the Pacific presence.
The fleet's modern incarnation dates from the splitting
of the United States Fleet into the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets prior to World War II.
Until May 1940, the fleet was stationed on the west coast
of the United States. During the summer of that year, as
part of the U.S. response to Japanese expansionism, it
was instructed to take an "advanced" position
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Long term basing at Pearl Harbor
was so strongly opposed by the commander, Admiral James
O. Richardson, that he personally protested in
Washington. Political considerations were thought
sufficiently important that he was relieved by Admiral
Husband E. Kimmel, who was in command at the time of the
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch commanded the local Naval
District at Pearl, as distinct from the fleet, at the
time of the attack.
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Since 1945
the Pacific Fleet has been involved in the Korean War,
the Vietnam War, the two Taiwan Straits Crisiss, and a
number of other operations including the Mayaguez
Incident of 1975. The RIMPAC exercise series began in
1971. The very large PACEX '89 in the North Pacific
involved the USN, Canadian Navy, Japanese Maritime
Self-Defence Force, and ROK Navy. At the end of Exercise
PACEX '89 a 54 ship formation was assembled for photos.
It included the flagship, USS Blue Ridge, the USS
Enterprise Battle Group, the USS Carl Vinson Battle
Group, two battleship surface action groups formed around
the USS New Jersey and USS Missouri, and a Japanese
Maritime Self-Defence Force task force.[citation needed]
Later ships of the Pacific Fleet, notably the Ticonderoga
class cruiser USS Mobile Bay provided support to the
entry of INTERFET in East Timor in 1999.
As of 2011, the Pacific Fleet consists of the numbered
Third and Seventh Fleets, as well as Naval Air Force,
Pacific; Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific; Naval
Submarine Force, Pacific; and other commands.[citation
needed]
The naval shore commands Commander Naval Forces Korea;
Commander Naval Forces Japan; and Commander Naval Forces
Marianas are also under the authority of the Pacific
Fleet.
Gulf War
In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August
1990, President George H. W. Bush ordered Commander, U.S.
Seventh Fleet to assume additional responsibilities as
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The Fleet
Commander departed Yokosuka, Japan immediately, heading
for the Persian Gulf, and joined the remainder of his
staff aboard the flagship Blue Ridge on 1 September 1990.
During Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert
Storm, Naval Forces Central Command exercised command and
control of the largest U.S. Navy armada since the Second
World War. At the peak of combat operations, over 130
U.S. ships joined more than 50 allied ships to conduct
maritime intercept operations, minesweeping and combat
strike operations against enemy forces in Iraq and
Kuwait.
Naval Forces Central Command included six aircraft
carrier battle groups, two battleships (Missouri and
Wisconsin), two hospital ships, 31 amphibious assault
ships, four minesweeping vessels and numerous combatants
in support of allied air and ground forces. After a
decisive allied victory in the Gulf War, Commander U.S.
Seventh Fleet relinquished control of Naval Forces
Central Command to Commander, Middle East Force on 24
April 1991 and returned to Yokosuka, Japan to resume his
Asia-Pacific duties.
In 1996, two aircraft carrier battle groups were sent to
the Taiwan Straits under Seventh Fleet control to
demonstrate U.S. support for Taiwan during the Third
Taiwan Strait Crisis. The Nimitz battle group (CCDG 5?)
made a high speed transit from the Persian Gulf, while
Carrier Group Five, led by Independence, sortied from its
Japanese homeports.
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