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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.
North Africa Squadron
The US Fleet was not told of such an attack.
The 7th Fleet operated in the zone known as the Southwest Pacific Area (SoWesPac), which was under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. The area encompassed Australia, New Guinea, the Netherlands East Indies, Borneo, French Indo-China, the Philippines, and the South China Sea. The main strength of the 7th Fleet was concentrated in battleships, escort carriers, and submarines to support MacArthur's campaigns in the area.
Part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command's mission set is to serve as the naval component of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). The command provides naval forces to support homeland defense and civil support operations in the Northern Command area of responsibility, which includes North America, Mexico, and the surrounding waterways. U.S. Fleet Forces Command works closely with other military branches and agencies to ensure the security and defense of the region.
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.
Third and Seventh Fleet
The establishment of an anti-Western/anti-United States nation in Iran
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.
William "Bull" Halsey was the US commander of the South Pacific Area in the early stages of the Pacific War against Japan and was later the commander of the Third Fleet.
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.
California has the third largest area among US states. It has an area of 164,000 sq mi. It is outranked by Texas and Alaska.
California.
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North Africa Squadron
California is first in population and third in area.