2007-08-14 07:06:37 · 5 answers · asked by russ 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The Navy is divided into five fleets, to cover various areas of the world.
2nd Fleet covers the Atlantic Ocean
3rd Fleet covers the eastern Pacific Ocean
5th Fleet covers the Persian Gulf
6th Fleet covers the Mediterrean and Red Seas
7th Fleet covers western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Fleet units are interchangeable. Units from 3rd Fleet transfer to 7th Fleet when on WestPac deployments, the serve under 5th Fleet when they enter the Persian Gulf. 3rd Fleet units fall under 6th Fleet when they enter the Med.
2007-08-14 08:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ADM Ernest King, Commander in Chief, US Fleet, established numbered fleets in 1943 as a basis for task force designations and for specific geographic areas. Even-numbered fleets served in the Atlantic, odd-numbered fleets operated in the Pacific. King designated 5th Fleet to operate in the Central Pacific Ocean.
When major offensive operations began in the Central Pacific in the summer of 1943, VADM Raymond A. Spruance became both Commander, Central Pacific Force, and Commander, 5th Fleet, retaining only the 5th Fleet title by August 1944. As naval activities in the Central Pacific increased and operations diminished in the South Pacific, the 3rd and 5th Fleets melded into a single organization, but the title varied, depending on whether VADM William Halsey, commander, 3rd Fleet, or VADM Spruance, Commander, 5th Fleet, exercised command.
Leadership and the fleet number varied, because while one admiral commanded the fleet in a specific operation, the other admiral served ashore with his staff planning the next major offensive.
The numbered fleet commanders are required to function as Joint Task Force (JTF) commanders when a JTF has been established. When acting as JTF commanders, they report directly to USCINCPAC or USCINCLANT. The Navy is currently organized into five fleets:
2007-08-14 15:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just a different division the world is split up into different division an each has a fleet that patrols it
2007-08-14 14:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even numbers are Atlantic and eastward. Odd numbers are Pacific and westward.
2007-08-14 14:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Area of operation
next number.
2007-08-14 14:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by Rek T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋