U.S. Pacific Fleet

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The U.S. Pacific Fleet is the United States Navy’s major naval force in the Pacific Ocean, responsible for projecting American maritime power and conducting operations across the Indo-Pacific region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy formation
naval fleet
allies Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Philippine Navy
South Korean Navy
surface form: Republic of Korea Navy

Royal Australian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
areaOfResponsibility East Asia
surface form: East Asia maritime regions

Indian Ocean portions under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Oceania
surface form: Oceania maritime regions

Maritime Southeast Asia
surface form: Southeast Asia maritime regions

Pacific Ocean
surface form: eastern Pacific Ocean

western Pacific Ocean
conflictInvolvement Cold War naval operations in the Pacific
Global War on Terrorism
surface form: Global War on Terrorism support operations in the Pacific

Gulf War support operations
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
cooperatesWith U.S. Army Pacific
United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

U.S. Pacific Air Forces
country United States of America
dateOfNotableEvent 7 December 1941
garrison Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
surface form: Naval Station Pearl Harbor
hasComponent Carrier Strike Groups
Expeditionary Strike Groups
Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Seventh Fleet
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Third Fleet
logistics support forces
shore installations
headquartersLocation Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
mission ensure freedom of navigation and lawful use of the sea
maintain combat-ready naval forces in the Pacific
support U.S. national security objectives in the Indo-Pacific
support allies and partners in the region
notableEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
partOf United States Navy
role deterrence
forward presence
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
maritime power projection
maritime security operations
sea control
serviceBranch United States Navy
subordinateTo Department of the Navy
United States Indo-Pacific Command
surface form: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
theaterOfOperations Asia-Pacific
surface form: Indo-Pacific region

Pacific Ocean
typeOfCommand operational fleet command

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attack on Pearl Harbor primaryTarget U.S. Pacific Fleet
USS Hammann (DD-412) reassignedTo U.S. Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: Pacific Fleet
Fleet Marine Force relatedTo U.S. Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: Pacific Fleet
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago serviceBranch U.S. Pacific Fleet
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
this entity surface form: US Pacific Fleet
INDOPACOM serviceComponent U.S. Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
Operation MI target U.S. Pacific Fleet
Operation Z target U.S. Pacific Fleet
this entity surface form: United States Pacific Fleet