Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet

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U.S. Navy billet fleet commander naval command position

The Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet is the senior U.S. Navy officer responsible for directing naval operations in the strategically vital waters of the Middle East region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Navy billet ⓘ fleet commander ⓘ naval command position ⓘ
abbreviation	COMFIFTHFLT ⓘ COMUSNAVCENT ⓘ
areaOfOperations	Arabian Sea ⓘ Gulf of Aden ⓘ Gulf of Oman ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ parts of the Indian Ocean ⓘ
associatedWith	Combined Maritime Forces ⓘ coalition maritime security operations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
establishedAsCurrentForm	1995 ⓘ
garrison	Manama ⓘ surface form: Manama, Bahrain
location	Manama ⓘ surface form: Manama, Bahrain
mission	to conduct naval operations to ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region ⓘ
oversees	Amphibious Ready Groups deployed to the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ Carrier Strike Groups deployed to the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ mine countermeasures forces in the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ submarine operations in the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ surface combatant ships in the Fifth Fleet area ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ United States Naval Forces Central Command ⓘ
rankHeldBy	vice admiral ⓘ
reportsTo	Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ Commander, U.S. Central Command ⓘ
responsibleFor	U.S. naval operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility ⓘ coordination of multinational maritime task forces in the region ⓘ coordination with regional naval partners and allies ⓘ deterrence of regional threats at sea ⓘ ensuring freedom of navigation in key maritime chokepoints ⓘ maritime security operations in the Middle East region ⓘ naval operations in parts of the Indian Ocean ⓘ naval operations in the Arabian Sea ⓘ naval operations in the Persian Gulf ⓘ naval operations in the Red Sea ⓘ protection of sea lines of communication in the Middle East ⓘ support to joint and combined military operations in the CENTCOM theater ⓘ
seat	Mina Salman Naval Base ⓘ surface form: Naval Support Activity Bahrain
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
theater	U.S. Central Command area of responsibility ⓘ
typeOfCommand	operational command ⓘ theater naval component command ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Fifth Fleet → commanderTitle → Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet

Raymond A. Spruance → positionHeld → Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ