U.S. Fifth Fleet

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United States Navy fleet numbered fleet

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Fifth Fleet canonical	9
United States Fifth Fleet	6
Fifth Fleet	2
United States Fifth Fleet area of responsibility	1

Statements (51)

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. Fifth Fleet ⓘ surface form: 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	Mina Salman Naval Base ⓘ surface form: Naval Support Activity Bahrain
headquartersLocation	Manama ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Naval Forces Central Command ⓘ surface form: U.S. Naval Forces Central Command United States Navy ⓘ
primaryStraitOfConcern	Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ surface form: 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	U.S. Central Command ⓘ surface form: 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 (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan World War II ⓘ maritime security operations in the Gulf ⓘ operations against ISIS ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Raymond A. Spruance → commanded → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Operation Hailstone → force → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Battle of the Philippine Sea → forceInvolved → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Carrier Strike Groups → usedBy → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

subject surface form: Carrier Strike Group

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

Operation Forager → involvedUnit → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Operation Galvanic → involvedUnit → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → navalForceDesignation → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

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

Battle of Kwajalein → forceInvolved → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

Mina Salman Naval Base → usedBy → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

United States Naval Forces Central Command → controls → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

United States Navy in World War II → notableFormation → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifth Fleet

Operation Flintlock → involvedUnit → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

COMUSNAVCENT → associatedFleet → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

COMFIFTHFLT → commandedUnit → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

Amphibious Ready Groups deployed to the Fifth Fleet area → operatesIn → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet area of responsibility

Amphibious Ready Groups deployed to the Fifth Fleet area → supportsCommand → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet → commandStructure → U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifth Fleet