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{{Short description|US Navy theater-level component command}}
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The '''United States Pacific Fleet''' ('''USPACFLT''') is a [[Theater (warfare)|theater-level]] [[Structure of the United States Navy|component command]] of the [[United States Navy]], located in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It provides naval forces to the [[United States Indo-Pacific Command|Indo-Pacific Command]]. Fleet headquarters is at [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], [[Hawaii]], with large secondary facilities at [[Naval Air Station North Island]], [[California]].

==History==

===Origins===
A Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 when the [[Asiatic Squadron]] and the [[Pacific Squadron]] were combined. In 1910, the ships of the First Squadron were organized back into a separate [[Asiatic Fleet]]. The General Order 94 of 6 December 1922 organized the [[United States Fleet]], with the [[Battle Force]] as the Pacific presence. Until May 1940, the Battle Force was stationed on the [[West Coast of the United States]]. Headquarters, battleships, aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers were stationed [[San Pedro, Los Angeles#United States Navy Battle Fleet home port 1919–1940|at San Pedro]] close to the [[Long Beach Naval Shipyard]]. Light cruisers, destroyers and submarines were stationed at [[San Diego Bay#Naval facilities|San Diego]].

During the summer of 1940, as part of the U.S. response to [[Japanese expansionism]], the fleet was instructed to take an "advanced" position at [[Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii. Admiral [[James O. Richardson]], the fleet's commander, strongly opposed long-term basing at Pearl Harbor, feeling that it would leave the fleet vulnerable to Japanese attack, and personally protested the move in [[Washington, D.C.]] Political considerations were thought sufficiently important that he was relieved by Admiral [[Husband E. Kimmel]], who was in command at the time of [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|the attack on Pearl Harbor]]. The Pacific Fleet was formally recreated on 1 February 1941, when General Order 143 split the United States Fleet into separate Atlantic, Pacific, and [[Asiatic Fleet]]s.

===Composition of the Pacific Fleet in December 1941===
[[File:USS Pennsy BB-38 1934.jpg|thumb|[[USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)|USS ''Pennsylvania'']]]]
[[File:USS Lexington (CV-2) launching Martin T4M torpedo planes, in 1931 (NH 82117).jpg|thumb|[[USS Lexington (CV-2)|USS ''Lexington'']]]]
On 7 December, the Fleet consisted of the Battle Force, [[Scouting Force]], Base Force, Amphibious Force ([[ComPhibPac]]),<ref>Orbat.com/Niehorster, [http://niehorster.org/013_usa/_41_usn/_usn.html Administrative Order of Battle 7 December 1941]</ref> Cruiser Force ([[COMCRUPAC]]), Destroyer Force ([[COMDESPAC]]), and the Submarine Force ([[COMSUBPAC]]).{{NoteTag|7 December, ComSubPac was Admiral [[Thomas Withers Jr.]], who relieved [[Wilhelm Friedell|Wilhelm L. Friedell]] that fall.<ref>{{cite book |last=Blair |first=Clay Jr. |title=Silent Victory |location=New York |publisher=Bantam |year=1976 |pages=83 & 223 |isbn=0-553-01050-6 }}</ref>}} Also in Hawaii was the [[United States naval districts|Fourteenth Naval District]], commanded by Rear Admiral [[Claude C. Bloch]].

*United States Pacific Fleet – Commander: [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Husband E. Kimmel]] (Flagship: USS ''Pennsylvania'')
**[[United States naval districts|Fourteenth Naval District]] – Commander: [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Claude C. Bloch]]{{NoteTag|The Fourteenth Naval District was an administrative organization responsible for communications and shore activities; its commander reported directly to the Navy Department rather than the commander of the Pacific Fleet.}} 
**Battle Force, Pacific Fleet – Commander: [[Vice admiral (United States)|Vice Admiral]] [[William S. Pye]] (Flagship: USS ''California'')
***[[ComBatPac|Battleships, Battle Force]] (made up of three [[BatDiv|Battleship Divisions]]) – Commander: [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Walter Stratton Anderson|Walter S. Anderson]] (Flagship: USS ''West Virginia'')
***[[Commander, Naval Air Forces#History|Aircraft, Battle Force]] (made up of two Carrier Divisions) – Commander: Vice Admiral [[William Halsey Jr.|William F. Halsey Jr.]] (Flagship: USS ''Enterprise'')
***Cruisers, Battle Force (made up of two Cruiser Divisions) – Commander: Rear Admiral [[Herbert F. Leary]] (Flagship: USS ''Honolulu'')
***Destroyers, Battle Force (made up of two Destroyer Flotillas) – Commander: Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel (Flagship: {{USS|Detroit|CL-8|6}})
**Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet – Commander: Vice Admiral [[Wilson Brown (admiral)|Wilson Brown]] (Flagship: USS ''Indianapolis'')
***Cruisers, Scouting Force (made up of three Cruiser Divisions) – Commander: Rear Admiral John H. Newton (Flagship: USS ''Chicago'')<ref>[http://niehorster.org/013_usa/_41_usn/pac-bat_cruisers.html Cruisers, Battle Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7.12.1941]</ref>
***Aircraft, Scouting Force (made up of three Patrol Wings) – Commander: Rear Admiral [[John S. McCain Sr.]] (Flagship: {{USS|Wright|AV-1|6}})
***Submarines, Scouting Force (made up of five Submarine Squadrons) – Commander: Rear Admiral Thomas Withers (Flagship: N/A)

<small>§ = Divisional flagship</small>

====Battle Force, Pacific Fleet====
=====Battleships, Battle Force=====
{{Div col|colwidth=26em}} 
*Battleship Division 1 (Rear Admiral [[Isaac C. Kidd]])
**{{USS|Pennsylvania|BB-38|6}}
**{{USS|Arizona|BB-39|6}} §
**{{USS|Nevada|BB-36|6}}
*Battleship Division 2 (Rear Admiral [[David W. Bagley]])
**{{USS|Tennessee|BB-43|6}} §
**{{USS|California|BB-44|6}}
**{{USS|Oklahoma|BB-37|6}}
*Battleship Division 4 (Rear Admiral [[Walter Stratton Anderson|Walter S. Anderson]])
**{{USS|Colorado|BB-45|6}}
**{{USS|Maryland|BB-46|6}}
**{{USS|West Virginia|BB-48|6}} §
{{div col end}}

These nine battleships were intended to counterbalance the ten battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy. At the time of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], {{USS|Pennsylvania|BB-38|2}} was in dry dock undergoing maintenance, and {{USS|Colorado|BB-45|2}} was in the midst of a refit at [[Bremerton Navy Yard]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]].

=====Aircraft, Battle Force=====
{{Div col|colwidth=26em}}
*[[Carrier Strike Group One|Carrier Division 1]] (Rear Admiral [[Aubrey Fitch|Aubrey W. Fitch]])
**{{USS|Saratoga|CV-3|6}}
**{{USS|Lexington|CV-2|6}} §
*[[Carrier Strike Group Two|Carrier Division 2]] (Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.)
**{{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}} §
{{div col end}}
When the attack took place, all three carriers were absent – ''Saratoga'' was in [[San Diego]] collecting her air group following a major refit, ''Enterprise'' was en route back to Hawaii following a mission to deliver aircraft to [[Wake Island]], while ''Lexington'' had just departed on a similar mission to [[Midway Atoll|Midway]].

=====Cruisers, Battle Force=====
{{Div col|colwidth=32em}}
*Cruiser Division 3 (Rear Admiral Abel T. Bidwell)
**{{USS|Trenton|CL-11|6}}
**{{USS|Richmond|CL-9|6}}
**{{USS|Concord|CL-10|6}} §
*Cruiser Division 9 (Rear Admiral [[Herbert F. Leary]])
**{{USS|Honolulu|CL-48|6}} §
**{{USS|Boise|CL-47|6}}
**{{USS|Phoenix|CL-46|6}}
**{{USS|St. Louis|CL-49|6}}
**{{USS|Helena|CL-50|6}}
{{div col end}}

=====Destroyers, Battle Force=====
{{Div col|colwidth=32em|content=*Destroyer Flotilla One<ref>[http://niehorster.org/013_usa/_41_usn/pac-bat_destroyers_1.html Destroyers, Battle Force Destroyer Flotilla 1 ]</ref> (Rear Admiral [[Robert Alfred Theobald|Robert A. Theobald]])
**[[Destroyer Squadron 1]]
**Destroyer Squadron 3
**Destroyer Squadron 5
*Destroyer Flotilla Two (Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel)
**Destroyer Squadron 4
**Destroyer Squadron 6
**Destroyer Division 50}}

===Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet===
[[File:USS_Richmond_(CL-9)_port_side_June_1944.jpg|thumb|[[USS Richmond (CL-9)|USS ''Richmond'']]]]

==== Cruisers, Scouting Force ====
{{Div col|colwidth=26em}}
*Cruiser Division 4 (Rear Admiral [[John H. Newton]])
**{{USS|Chicago|CA-29|6}} §
**{{USS|Portland|CA-33|6}}
**{{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|6}}
*Cruiser Division 5 (Rear Admiral [[Raymond A. Spruance]])
**{{USS|Salt Lake City|CA-25|6}}
**{{USS|Northampton|CA-26|6}} §
**{{USS|Chester|CA-27|6}}
*Cruiser Division 6 (Rear Admiral [[Frank Jack Fletcher|Frank J. Fletcher]])
**{{USS|Astoria|CA-34|6}} §
**{{USS|Minneapolis|CA-36|6}}
**{{USS|New Orleans|CA-32|6}}
**{{USS|San Francisco|CA-38|6}}
{{div col end}}

==== Submarines, Scouting Force ====
{{Div col|colwidth=26em}}
*[[Submarine Squadron 2]]
**Submarine Division 21
**Submarine Division 22
*[[Submarine Squadron 4]]
**Submarine Division 41
**Submarine Division 42
**Submarine Division 43
*[[Submarine Squadron 6]]
**Submarine Division 61
**Submarine Division 62
*[[Submarine Squadron 8]]
**Submarine Division 81
**Submarine Division 82
*[[Submarine Squadron 10]]
**Submarine Division 101
**Submarine Division 102
{{div col end}}

==== Aircraft, Scouting Force ====
{{Div col|colwidth=26em}}
*Patrol Wing 1
**[[VP-11]]
**[[VP-12]]
**[[VP-14]]
*Patrol Wing 2
**[[VP-21]]
**[[VP-22]]
**[[VP-23]]
**[[VP-24]]
*Patrol Wing 4
**[[VP-41]]
**[[VP-42]]
{{div col end}}

====Other elements of the Pacific Fleet====
The Amphibious Force was formally known as Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet ([[ComPhibPac]]). On 7 December 1941 the Amphibious Force comprised the Army's [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] at Fort Lewis, under Army operational control, the [[2nd Marine Division]], the [[2nd Marine Aircraft Wing]], the 2nd Defense Battalion (see [[Marine defense battalions]]), and a depot.<ref>Orbat.com/Niehorster, [http://niehorster.org/013_usa/_41_usn/pac_amphib-force.html Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet]</ref> One of PhibPac's subordinate commands during World War II was Transports, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, or TransPhibPac. The commander of TransPhibPac was known as ComTransPhibPac. In addition to the ships assigned directly to the Pacific Fleet, Destroyer Division 80, consisting of the destroyers {{USS|Schley|DD-103|2}}, {{USS|Chew|DD-106|2}}, {{USS|Ward|DD-139|2}} and {{USS|Allen|DD-66|2}}, was assigned directly to the Fourteenth Naval District for the defence of the base and the fleet.

In December 1941, the fleet consisted of nine [[battleship]]s, three [[aircraft carrier]]s, 12 [[cruiser|heavy cruisers]], eight [[cruiser|light cruisers]], 50 [[destroyer]]s, 33 [[submarine]]s, and 100 [[patrol bomber]]s.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} This was approximately the fleet's strength at the time of the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] attack on Pearl Harbor. That day, the Japanese [[Combined Fleet]] carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into [[World War II]] in the Pacific. The Pacific Fleet's [[Line of battle|Battle Line]] took the brunt of the attack, with two battleships destroyed, two salvageable but requiring lengthy reconstruction, and four more lightly to moderately damaged, forcing the U.S. Navy to rely primarily on aircraft carriers and submarines for many months afterward.

Subsequently, Pacific Fleet engagements during World War II included the [[Battle of Guam (1941)|Battle of Guam]], the [[Marshalls-Gilberts raids]], the [[Doolittle Raid]], the [[Solomon Islands campaign]], the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]], the [[Battle of Midway]], the [[Battle of the Eastern Solomons]], the [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands]], the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], the [[Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign]], the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], and the [[Battle of Okinawa]]. More minor battles included the [[Battle of Dutch Harbor]]. The Submarine Force began a sustained campaign of [[commerce raiding]] against Japan's [[merchant marine]], beginning the first day of the war, which ultimately claimed 1,314 ships totalling about 5.3 million tons (by the imperfect postwar reckoning of the [[Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee]], JANAC).<ref>Blair, pp.877–8.</ref> The [[West Loch disaster]] occurred at Pearl Harbor on 21 May 1944.

===Post-1945===
The Pacific Fleet took part in [[Operation Magic Carpet]], the return of U.S. servicemen, after the end of the Second World War.
The organization of the Pacific Fleet in January 1947 is shown in Hal M. Friedman's ''Arguing over the American Lake: Bureaucracy and Rivalry in the U.S. Pacific, 1945–1947.''<ref>Hal M. Friedman, 'Arguing over the American Lake: Bureaucracy and Rivalry in the U.S. Pacific, 1945–47' Texas A&M University Press, 2009, {{ISBN|1603441255}}, 105–108.</ref>

Since 1950, the Pacific Fleet has been involved in the [[Korean War]], the [[Vietnam War]], the two [[Taiwan Straits Crises]], and a number of other operations including the [[Mayaguez Incident|''Mayaguez'' Incident]] of 1975, as well as post-Vietnam related operations such as [[Operation New Arrivals]]. The [[RIMPAC]] exercise series began in 1971.

On 7 March 1984, the Secretaries of Transportation and Navy signed a Memorandum of Agreement which created the Maritime Defense Zones (MDZ).<ref>Jeffrey Hartman, 'Guarding Alaska: A Memoir of Coast Guard Missions on the Last Frontier', iUniverse, 2012, {{ISBN|1475924771}}, {{ISBN|9781475924770}}, p.&nbsp;104.</ref> The Pacific MDZ is an echelon three Navy command under the Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Pacific MDZ has responsibility for coastal defense up to {{convert|200|nmi|lk=in}} around the U.S. West Coast, Aleutian Islands, and Hawaii during times of hostility. On 1 October 1990, Commander [[U.S. Naval Forces Alaska]] (COMUSNAVAK) was established as the Naval Component Commander to Commander, [[Alaskan Command]] (COMALCOM). Since its inception, COMUSNAVAK has grown to become responsible for coordinating all Navy activity in the Alaska and Aleutian area, for detailed planning and coordination for the Naval portion of the Joint and Combined [[Exercise Northern Edge]], and coordinates high-visibility U.S. Navy ship visits throughout Alaska in support of public relations and recruiting initiatives.

The very large [[PACEX 89]] in the North Pacific involved the USN, Canadian Navy, [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force]], and ROK Navy. At the end of Exercise PACEX '89 a 54-ship formation was assembled for photos. It included the flagship, {{USS|Blue Ridge|LCC-19|6}}, the {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}} Battle Group, the {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}} Battle Group, two battleship surface action groups formed around {{USS|New Jersey|BB-62|6}} and {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}}, and a [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force]] task force.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} ''Missouri'' and ''New Jersey'' performed a simultaneous gunfire demonstration for the aircraft carriers {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|2}} and {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|2}} during PACEX. The highlight of PacEx for ''Missouri'' was a port visit in [[Pusan]], [[Republic of Korea]].<ref>See Missouri Command History</ref>

Other operations undertaken since include participation in the Alaskan Oil Spill Joint Task Force, including participation of Commander, Amphibious Group Three, as deputy CJTF. This was the defence response to the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill]] of March 1989. Also, the Pacific Fleet was involved in Joint Task Force Philippines during the December 1989 coup attempt there, which involved two carrier battle groups, USS ''Midway'' and USS ''Enterprise''-with their associated air wings operating in the Philippine Sea, chopped to JTF Philippines. During the operations, the carriers maintained deck alerts and 24-hour coverage of Manila with E-2C aircraft.<ref>[[Center for Naval Analysis]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130408132056/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA394088 Joint Task Force Operations since 1983], CRM94-42, July 1994</ref>

Around 10 September 1990,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/DefenseLINK_Search/Still_Details.cfm?SDAN=DNSC9102252&JPGPath=/Assets/1991/Navy/DN-SC-91-02252.JPG |title=Still Asset Details for DNSC9102252 |access-date=22 April 2007 |work=DefenseLink |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704000530/http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/DefenseLINK_Search/Still_Details.cfm?SDAN=DNSC9102252&JPGPath=%2FAssets%2F1991%2FNavy%2FDN-SC-91-02252.JPG |archive-date=4 July 2007  }}</ref> {{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}} and {{USS|Reuben James|FFG-57|6}} visited [[Vladivostok]]. This marked the first [[United States Navy]] visit to the [[Soviet Union]]'s Pacific port of Vladivostok since before World War II. Before the visit was completed, the crew received word that their Pacific cruise was canceled. They returned to Long Beach and joined the {{USS|Ranger|CV-61|6}} Battle Group preparing to deploy to the [[Persian Gulf]].

During [[Operation Fiery Vigil]] in June 1991, the following vessels and groups participated in the sealift phase of the evacuation: the ''Abraham Lincoln'' battle group (COMCARGRU 3 embarked): {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}}, {{USS|Long Beach|CGN-9|6}}, {{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|6}}, {{USS|Merrill|DD-976|6}}, {{USS|Gary|FFG-51|6}}, {{USS|Ingraham|FFG-61|6}}, {{USS|Roanoke|AOR-7|6}}, Amphibious Ready Group Alpha (COMPHIBRON 3 embarked): {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|6}}, {{USS|Cleveland|LPD-7|6}}, {{USS|Comstock|LSD-45|6}}, {{USS|Bristol County|LST-1198|6}}, and a large number of other vessels: {{USS|Midway|CV-41|6}}, {{USS|Curts|FFG-38|6}}, {{USS|Rodney M. Davis|FFG-60|6}}, {{USS|Thach|FFG-43|6}}, {{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|6}}, {{USS|McClusky|FFG-41|6}}, {{USS|St. Louis|LKA-116|6}}, {{USS|San Bernardino|LST-1189|6}}, {{MV|1st Lt Lummus}}, {{MV|American Condor}}, {{USS|Niagara Falls|AFS-3|6}}, {{USNS|Ponchatoula|T-AO-148|6}}, [[USS Passumpsic (AO-107)|USNS ''Passumpsic'']], {{USNS|Hassayampa}}, {{USS|Haleakala|AE-25|6}}, {{USNS|Spica|T-AFS-9|6}}, {{USS|Cape Cod|AD-43|6}}. (CNA, 1994, 113) Further operations included JTF Marianas (August–September 1992) and JTF Hawaii (September–October 1992).

Other contingency operation after 1991 included [[Operation Sea Angel]] (Bangladesh relief) (led by Commander [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]]), [[Operation Eastern Exit]], and involvement in the [[Somali Civil War]] – 'Restore Hope'. During 'Restore Hope,' Navy command arrangements underwent a number of changes during the operation. At the start, the principal naval forces were the ''Ranger'' battle group (with Commander, [[Carrier Strike Group One|Carrier Group One]] embarked on {{USS|Ranger|CV-61|6}} as Commander, Naval Forces), the ''Kitty Hawk'' battle group, an amphibious task unit including {{USS|Tripoli|LPH-10|6}}, {{USS|Juneau|LPD-10|6}}, {{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47|6}}, and MV ''Lummus'', and three ships from MPSRON TWO (MV ''Anderson'', MV ''Bonnyman'', and MV ''Phillips''). Other events led to the departure of the carriers and, as a result, Commander, Naval Forces responsibilities devolved first to Commander, Carrier Group Three, on ''Kitty Hawk'', and thence to Commander, Amphibious Group Three. Finally Commander, [[Amphibious Squadron 3]] became COMNAVFOR on 15 January with the departure of COMPHIGRU THREE after the completion of the MPF offload. (CNA, 1994, 168)

In 1995, Pacific Fleet surface ships were reshuffled.<ref>[[Kitsap Sun]], [http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/1995/jul/25/pacific-fleet-changes/ Pacific Fleet Changes], July 25, 1995</ref> Effective 1 October 1995, the U.S. Pacific Fleet's surface ships were to be reorganized into six core battle groups and eight destroyer squadrons. Permanent core battle groups were to include a battle group commander, aircraft carrier, carrier air wing and at least two cruisers.
* Commander [[Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1]]/USS ''Constellation'' Battle Group: {{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}} and {{USS|Chosin}}
* ComCruDesGru 3/USS ''Carl Vinson'' Battle Group: {{USS|Shiloh|CG-67|6}}, {{USS|California|CGN-36|6}} and {{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|6}}
* ComCruDesGru 5/USS ''Kitty Hawk'' Battle Group: {{USS|Cowpens|CG-63|6}} and {{USS|Antietam|CG-54|6}}
* Commander Carrier Group 7 (ComCarGru 7)/USS ''Nimitz'' Battle Group: {{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|6}} and {{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|6}}
* ComCar Gru 3/USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' Battle Group: {{USS|Princeton|CG-59|6}} and {{USS|Chancellorsville|CG-62|6}}
* Commander [[Carrier Strike Group Five|Carrier Group Five]]/USS ''Independence'' Battle Group: {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|6}} and {{USS|Mobile Bay|CG-53|6}}

[[Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific]]:
* [[Destroyer Squadron 1]]: {{USS|Copeland|FFG-25|6}}, {{USS|George Philip|FFG-12|6}}, {{USS|John A. Moore|FFG-19|6}}, {{USS|Lewis B. Puller|FFG-23|6}}, {{USS|Mahlon S. Tisdale|FFG-27|6}}, {{USS|Sides|FFG-14|6}}, {{USS|Wadsworth|FFG-9|6}} and {{USS|Reid|FFG-30|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 5]]: {{USS|Cushing|DD-985|6}}, {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56|6}}, {{USS|Ingersoll|DD-990|6}}, {{USS|Crommelin|FFG-37|6}}, {{USS|Reuben James|FFG-57|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 7]]: {{USS|Elliot|DD-967|6}}, {{USS|Curtis Wilbur|DDG-54|6}}, {{USS|Merrill|DD-976|6}}, {{USS|John Paul Jones|DDG-53|6}} and {{USS|Harry W. Hill|DD-986|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 9]]: {{USS|Paul F. Foster|DD-964|6}}, {{USS|David R. Ray|DD-971|6}}, {{USS|Callaghan|DDG-994|6}}, {{USS|Chandler|DDG-996|6}}, {{USS|Ford|FFG-54|6}} and {{USS|Ingraham|FFG-61|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 15]]: {{USS|Fife|DD-991|6}}, {{USS|Hewitt|DD-966|6}}, {{USS|O'Brien|DD-975|6}}, {{USS|Curts|FFG-38|6}}, {{USS|McClusky|FFG-41|6}}, {{USS|Rodney M. Davis|FFG-60|6}} and {{USS|Thach|FFG-43|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 21]]: {{USS|Kinkaid|DD-965|6}}, {{USS|Stethem|DDG-63|6}}, {{USS|Benfold|DDG-65|6}}, {{USS|Valley Forge|CG-50|6}}, {{USS|Jarrett|FFG-33|6}} and {{USS|Rentz|FFG-46|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 23]]: {{USS|Oldendorf|DD-972|6}}, {{USS|John Young|DD-973|6}}, {{USS|Fitzgerald|DDG-62|6}}, {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}}, {{USS|Gary|FFG-51|6}} and {{USS|Vandegrift|FFG-48|6}}
* [[Destroyer Squadron 31]]: {{USS|Fletcher|DD-992|6}}, {{USS|Leftwich|DD-984|6}}, {{USS|Halsey|DDG-97|6}} and {{USS|Paul Hamilton|DDG-60|6}}

In 1996 two carrier battle groups were sent to the Taiwan area during the [[Third Taiwan Straits Crisis]]. Later ships of the Pacific Fleet, notably {{USS|Mobile Bay|CG-53|6}}, a {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser}}, provided support to the entry of [[INTERFET]] in [[East Timor]] in 1999.

Between 25 and 27 March 2006, [[Carrier Strike Group Nine]] participated in a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises (ASW) in Hawaiian waters while en route to the [[U.S. Seventh Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. In addition to the strike group, the exercise also included the nuclear-powered attack submarines {{USS|Seawolf|SSN-21|2}}, {{USS|Cheyenne|SSN-773|2}}, {{USS|Greeneville|SSN-772|2}}, {{USS|Tucson|SSN-770|2}}, and {{USS|Pasadena|SSN-752|2}}, as well as land-based [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3 Orion aircraft]] from Commander [[Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2]] and associated patrol squadrons [[VP-4]], [[VP-9]], and [[VP-47]].<ref name= CVN72DANFS>{{cite DANFS | title = USS Abraham Lincoln II (CVN-72)| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/abraham-lincoln-ii--cvn-72--2006-2012.html| access-date = 12 January 2017}}</ref><ref name= NNS060317-06>{{cite web | author= Photographer's Mate Airman Tim Roache and Journalist 2nd Class Michael Cook | title= ''Lincoln'' Carrier Strike Group Conducts Undersea Warfare Training | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22758 | work= NNS060317-06 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 17 March 2006 | access-date= 24 December 2010 | archive-date= 13 September 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070913225322/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22758  }}</ref>

As of 2011, the Pacific Fleet has authority over: 
*numbered [[United States Third Fleet|Third]] and [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]]s
*[[Naval Air Force, Pacific]]
*[[Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific]];{{NoteTag|Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC) is a post within the United States Pacific Fleet. As Naval Surface Forces, Pacific, it is a military [[formation (military)|formation]], but the organization is often known as COMNAVSURFPAC. Its headquarters are on the West Coast of the United States.}} 
*[[ComSubPac|Naval Submarine Force, Pacific]]
*[[Fleet Marine Force, Pacific]]

Naval shore commands over which USPACFLT has authority:
*[[Commander Naval Forces Korea]]
*[[Commander Naval Forces Japan]]
*[[Commander Naval Forces Marianas]]

==Commanders==
{{Main|Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet}}

==See also==
*[[List of units of the United States Navy]]
*[[History of the United States Navy]]
*[[Military history of the United States]]
*[[Pacific Partnership]]
*[[United States Fleet Forces Command]]
*[[United States Seventh Fleet]]

== Notes ==
{{NoteFoot}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cpf.navy.mil/ Official site]
* [http://www.pacfleet.us/ Pacific Fleet Center-Long Beach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223135159/http://www.pacfleet.us/ |date=23 December 2011 }} (Campaign to permanently berth the retired {{USS|Ranger|CV-61}} in [[Long Beach, CA]])
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DxhS8wpoI Silent Service – Submarine Warfare in WWII (Rare Footage)]
* [https://www.cpf.navy.mil/About-Us/Previous-Commanders/ Previous Commanders]

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