updated Sat. December 2, 2023
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The Arab Weekly
March 11, 2018
The United States maintains an important air base in Qatar despite accusing the country of supporting terrorists. Bahrain serves as regional headquarters for the US Navy's 5th Fleet. Additionally, the United States has outposts in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. While the United States has failed to understandÃâà...
89.3 KPCC
March 11, 2018
28, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Shamarie Martin monitors catapult systems aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The ship and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations. U.S. NavyÃâà...
STRATFOR
March 8, 2018
The USS Carl Vinson CSG is on a scheduled port visit to Danang, Vietnam, while underway in the Pacific Ocean for a western Pacific deployment. The USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG is underway in a deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) supporting maritime security operations andÃâà...
The Japan Times
February 9, 2018
The current Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Scott Swift, announced in September he would retire after he learned he wouldn't be promoted to lead all U.S. forces in the region at U.S. Pacific Command. The Pacific Fleet is headquartered in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Its ships operate from the U.S. West Coast,Ãâà...
USNI News
February 9, 2018
U.S. 5th Fleet commander Vice Adm. John Aquilino has been tapped to take charge of the Navy's Pacific forces after only taking command of Central ... Harry B. Harris Jr. of Florida, to be to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of Australia.
Navy Recognition
December 31, 1999
A P-8A Poseidon from the "Mad Foxes" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 supported maritime operations in U.S. 5th Fleet under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, Feb. 24 - March 3. The first time a P-8A had deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet since 2016, the aircraft conducted missions spanning the area of operation inÃâà...
