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fifth fleet
Operation urgent Lightning
The U.S Navy's Sixth Fleet is headquartered in Naples, Italy. The fleet itself comprises several Task Forces that are primarily made up of ships/submarines/planes that rotate in and out of the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Fleet commands and U.S. Naval Air Stations. The Sixth Fleet's primary area of responsibility is the North Atlantic dividing Greenland east of South America, the Atlantic Ocean between South America and Africa (south to Antarctica), and the entire Mediterranean Sea.
1970s
What country? For the US, a Fleet is an Area Of Responsibility, not a group of ships, which also has many names. Be more specific.
the western portion of the Indian ocean, the red and Arabian seas
Southwest Area Fleet was created in 1942.
Southeast Area Fleet was created in 1942.
Northeast Area Fleet ended in 1944.
Northeast Area Fleet was created in 1943.
the hypogastric area
The Atlantic Fleet region, or 2nd Fleet AOR (Area Of Responsibility), covers the entire Atlantic Ocean, Carribean, North to South until the Mediteranean Sea and Indian Ocean. The ships making the fleet are stationed at various ports. Any ship operating in the 2nd Fleet AOR can be considered part of the Atlantic Fleet, including ships that come over from the West Coast to the east coast.