U.S. Fifth Fleet

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The U.S. Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy responsible for naval forces and operations primarily in the Middle East region, including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy fleet
numbered fleet
areaOfOperations Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
parts of the Indian Ocean
commanderTitle Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet
commandStructure United States Naval Forces Central Command
cooperatesWith Combined Maritime Forces
NATO member navies
navies of Gulf Cooperation Council states
country United States of America
dateFormed 26 April 1944
disestablished January 1947
garrison Naval Support Activity Bahrain
headquartersLocation Manama, Bahrain
mission conduct maritime security operations
ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East
protect freedom of navigation
support joint and combined military operations
partOf U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
United States Navy
primaryStraitOfConcern Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Strait of Hormuz
reestablished 1 July 1995
responsibleFor naval forces in the Middle East region
role deterrence
maritime security
power projection
sea control
theater ballistic missile defense
supportsCommand United States Central Command
theater Central Command area of responsibility
typicalAssets aircraft carriers
amphibious assault ships
guided-missile cruisers
guided-missile destroyers
maritime patrol aircraft
mine countermeasures ships
patrol craft
submarines
worldWarInvolvement Iraq War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
War in Afghanistan
World War II
maritime security operations in the Gulf
operations against ISIS


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