"Third Fleet" redirects here. For other uses, see Third Fleet (disambiguation).
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Commander, U.S. Third Fleet
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Active
15 March 1943 – 7 October 1945
1 February 1973 – present (51 years, 3 months)
Country
United States
Branch
United States Navy
Type
Fleet
Part of
United States Pacific Fleet
Garrison/HQ
Naval Base Point Loma
Website
https://www.c3f.navy.mil/
Commanders
Commander
VADM Michael E. Boyle
Deputy Commander
RDML Richard W. Meyer
Chief of Staff
CAPT Randy Van Rossum
Command Master Chief
CMDCM H. Trenton Schmidt
Notable commanders
FADM William F. Halsey
Military unit
The United States Third Fleet is one of the numbered fleets in the United States Navy. Third Fleet's area of responsibility includes approximately fifty million square miles of the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean areas including the Bering Sea, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and a sector of the Arctic. Major oil and trade sea lines of communication within this area are critically important to the economic health of the United States and friendly nations throughout the Pacific Rim region.[1]
First established in 1943, the Third Fleet conducted extensive operations against Japanese forces in the Central Pacific during World War II. Deactivated in 1945, the fleet remained inactive until 1973, when it was reactivated and assumed its current responsibilities.
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United States
United States Navy
United States Pacific Fleet
Naval Base Point Loma
VADM Michael E. Boyle
RDML Richard W. Meyer
CAPT Randy Van Rossum
CMDCM H. Trenton Schmidt
FADM William F. Halsey