In 1998, 7th Fleet staff deployed on short notice to plan and prepare for the evacuation of American citizens from Indonesia. In 1996, Commander, 7th Fleet planned and organized a deployment of forces in response to tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Subsequently, Commander, 7th Fleet was named one of three primary Joint Task Force Commanders responsible to Commander in Chief, U.S. In 1994, 7th Fleet was assigned the additional responsibility as Commander, Combined Naval Component Command for the defense of South Korea. 7th Fleet relinquished control of COMUSNAVCENT to Commander, Middle East Force April 24, 1991, and returned to Yokosuka, Japan, to continue duties as Commander, U.S. Navy armada since World War II.Īfter a decisive allied victory in the Gulf, Commander U.S. During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, COMUSNAVCENT exercised command and control of the largest U.S. The Fleet Commander departed Yokosuka, Japan, immediately for the Arabian Gulf and was joined by the remainder of his staff aboard his flagship, USS Blue Ridge, Sept. Seventh Fleet to assume additional responsibilities as Commander U.S. 2, 1990, Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, President George Bush directed Commander U.S. After the 1973 cease-fire, the Fleet conducted mine countermeasures operations in the coastal waterways of North Vietnam. Seventh Fleet during the Korean War.ĭuring the Vietnam War, 7th Fleet engaged in combat operations against enemy forces through attack carrier air strikes, naval gunfire support, amphibious operations, patrol and reconnaissance operations and mine warfare. The battleships Missouri, New Jersey, Iowa and Wisconsin all served as flagships for Commander U.S. The first Navy jet aircraft used in combat was launched from a Task Force 77 carrier July 3, 1950, and the famous landings in Inchon, Korea, were conducted by 7th Fleet amphibious ships. 7th Fleet units participated in every major operation of the Korean War. 11, 1950, the force assumed the name that it holds today - United States 7th Fleet.
Just prior to the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, the force was designated as U.S. The Fleet’s name was changed to Naval Forces Western Pacific Jan. 7th Fleet participated in several Pacific campaigns, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines during World War II as the naval component commander under Supreme Commander Southwest Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. fleet and its area of responsibility includes the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.Ĭommander U.S. Today it is the largest forward-deployed U.S. 7th Fleet was established March 15, 1943, when the Southwest Pacific Force was renamed.
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