Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Short description|Flag appointment in the United States Navy}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| insigniaborder = yes
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| flag = Flag of a United States Navy admiral.svg
| flagborder = yes
| flagsize = 125px
| flagcaption = Flag of a U.S. Navy four-star admiral
| insignia = Seal of the Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command.svg
| image = Admiral Daryl L. Caudle (U.S. Fleet Forces Command).jpg
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Admiral Daryl L. Caudle
| incumbentsince = December 7, 2021
| department = United States Fleet Forces Command
| abbreviation = COMUSFF
COMFLTFORCOM
| reports_to = {{plainlist|
- Secretary of the Navy {{small|(as COMUSFF)}}
- Chief of Naval Operations {{small|(as COMUSFF)}}
- Commander, U.S. Northern Command {{small|(as COMUSNAVYNORTH)}}
- Commander, U.S. Strategic Command {{small|(as COMUSNAVSTRAT)}}
}}
| seat = Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S.
| nominator =
| appointer = The president
| appointer_qualified = with Senate advice and consent
| termlength = 2–3 years
| termlength_qualified = {{small|(approx.)}}
| formation = {{plainlist|
- January 1, 1906 {{small|(as Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet)}}
- May 22, 2006 {{small|(as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command)}}
}}
| first = RADM Robley D. Evans
| deputy = Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| website = {{url|https://www.usff.navy.mil}}
}}
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFF/COMFLTFORCOM) is the title of the United States Navy officer who serves as the commanding officer of the United States Fleet Forces Command. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command was originally established in 1905 as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and as a two-star rear admiral's billet;{{cite news
| url=http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/history.aspx
| title=A Brief History Of The U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| publisher=United States Navy
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| archive-date=May 11, 2019
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511002700/https://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/history.aspx
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}} the position has been held by a four-star admiral since March 10, 1915. The 45th, and current, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command is Admiral Daryl L. Caudle.
Title's history
File:US Navy 070517-N-4515N-139 Adm. John B. Nathman salutes as he is piped through sideboys during the U.S. Fleet Forces change of command ceremony aboard nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg is piped ashore during the 2007 U.S. Fleet Forces Command change of command ceremony on May 17, 2007.]]
The first commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet was Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who assumed command on January 1, 1906 aboard his flagship the battleship {{USS|Maine|BB-10}}.
The title, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, was continuously used from 1906 until 1923 and again from 1941 to 2002. In a reorganization of the United States Fleet in 1923, that title was abolished and the title Commander Scouting Force was used. On February 1, 1941, General Order 143 reestablished the title and reorganized the United States Fleet into three separate fleets: the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Asiatic Fleet. The order further stated each fleet would be under the command of a four-star admiral. Thus, on February 1, 1941, Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, in his flagship {{USS|Texas|BB-35}} at Culebra, Puerto Rico, hauled down his two-star flag and hoisted his four-star flag as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
After the end of World War II, the organization of the United States armed forces was reviewed with a view toward reorganization after the turbulent war years. On December 1, 1947, under a reorganization act of the armed forces approved by Congress, the unified combatant command, United States Atlantic Command, was established with headquarters co-located to those of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Admiral William H.P. Blandy was given the dual-hatted command of both U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Atlantic Command thus becoming the commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and the first commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. The two titles remained linked until another reorganization of the armed forces, via the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1985, separated the U.S. Atlantic Command from the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
File:2012 U.S. Fleet Forces Change of Command 120914-N-WL435-626.jpg (right) relieves Admiral John C. Harvey Jr. (center, face obscured) as commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, September 16, 2012.]]
In the early 1950s, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) decided to establish a new major command, Allied Command Atlantic, under the command of a U.S. four-star admiral with headquarters in Norfolk, VA. Since this was primarily a naval command responsible for allied defense of the North Atlantic, the decision was made to co-locate this organization with that of the U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, to form a triple-hatted command. On April 10, 1952, Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, the commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, assumed the additional title as the first Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Like the U.S. Atlantic Command, the Allied Command Atlantic remained intact and part of a triple-hatted command organization until the Goldwater-Nichols Act occurred in 1985. The Goldwater-Nichols Act separated command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet from the other two commands giving the U.S. Atlantic Fleet its own four-star admiral. Admiral Wesley L. McDonald was the last U.S. Navy admiral to command all three organizations at the same time. He relinquished command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet to Admiral Carlisle A. H. Trost on October 4, 1985.
However, under the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the admiral filling the post of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, would also serve as the deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. This role for CINCLANTFLT continued until 1986 when the secretary of defense approved a separate billet for the deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. On September 16, 1986, Admiral Frank B. Kelso II relinquished the Deputy USCINCLANT post to Major General Thomas G. Darling, USAF.
File:2021 U.S. Fleet Forces Change of Command 211207-N-SY758-1206.jpg
On October 1, 2001, the chief of naval operations designated the CINCLANTFLT to concurrently serve as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. U.S. Fleet Forces Command became responsible for overall coordination, establishment, and implementation of integrated requirements and policies for manning, equipping, and training Atlantic and Pacific Fleet units during the inter-deployment training cycle.
On October 24, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed that the title of "Commander-in-Chief" be reserved solely for the president of the United States. In a message to naval commanders-in-chief, the chief of naval operations directed a change of title to that of "Commander." This change affected the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe thus renaming Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet to Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
On May 23, 2006, the chief of naval operations ordered the assimilation of U.S. Atlantic Fleet into U.S. Fleet Forces Command and that the dual-hatted position be integrated to its current title of Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
On October 31, 2006, a ceremony was held to officially mark the transition of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command to just U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Three of the 37 previous admirals who held the top post in the Atlantic fleet attended the ceremony, which was held aboard the aircraft carrier {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71}}.
Appointment
The commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command is nominated by the president for appointment from any eligible officers holding the rank of rear admiral (lower half) or above,[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/601-] 10 USC 601. Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals. who also meets the requirements for the position, under the advice and/or recommendation of the secretary of the Navy, the chief of naval operations, and if applicable the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. For the Navy, flag officer tours are usually limited to two years.{{Cite web |url=http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-300%20Assignment%20and%20Distribution%20Services/1300.15A.PDF |title=Chief of Naval Operations. Navy Military Personnel Assignment Policy, 2006, pg 6 |access-date=September 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224112019/https://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-300%20Assignment%20and%20Distribution%20Services/1300.15A.PDF |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
List of commanders
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| rowspan=2|{{abbr|No.|Number}}
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| Portrait
!Name !Took office !Left office !Term length |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
{{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Rear Admiral | image = Robley Dunglison Evans.jpg | officeholder = Robley D. Evans | officeholder_sort = Evans, Robley Dunglison | born_year = 1846 | died_year = 1912 | term_start = January 1, 1906 | term_end = May 9, 1908 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|January 1, 1906|May 9, 1908}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Rear Admiral | image = Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry.jpg | officeholder = Charles S. Sperry | officeholder_sort = Sperry, Charles Stillman | born_year = 1847 | died_year = 1911 | term_start = May 9, 1908 | term_end = March 1909 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|May 9, 1908|March 1, 1909}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Rear Admiral | image = Seaton Schroeder Admiral US Navy.jpg | officeholder = Seaton Schroeder | officeholder_sort = Schroeder, Seaton | born_year = 1849 | died_year = 1922 | term_start = March 1909 | term_end = June 1911 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|March 1, 1909|June 1, 1911}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Rear Admiral | image = Hugo Osterhaus 1913.jpg | officeholder = Hugo W. Osterhaus | officeholder_sort = Osterhaus, Hugo W. | born_year = 1851 | died_year = 1927 | term_start = June 1911 | term_end = January 1913 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1911|January 1, 1913}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | military_rank = Rear Admiral | image = Charles J. Badger.jpg | officeholder = Charles J. Badger | officeholder_sort = Badger, Charles Johnston | born_year = 1853 | died_year = 1932 | term_start = January 1913 | term_end = September 1914 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|January 1, 1913|September 1, 1914}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 6 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Frank Friday Fletcher 1855-1928 LCCN2003679668.tif | officeholder = Frank F. Fletcher | officeholder_sort = Fletcher, Frank Friday | officeholder_note = Fletcher originally assumed office as a rear admiral then was promoted to admiral in 1915 bypassing the rank of vice admiral. | born_year = 1855 | died_year = 1928 | term_start = September 1914 | term_end = June 1916 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|September 1, 1914|June 1, 1916}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 7 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Henry Thomas Mayo.JPG | officeholder = Henry T. Mayo | officeholder_sort = Mayo, Henry Thomas | born_year = 1856 | died_year = 1937 | term_start = June 1916 | term_end = June 1919 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1916|June 1, 1919}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 8 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Henry Braid Wilson.jpg | officeholder = Henry B. Wilson Jr. | officeholder_sort = Wilson, Henry Braid Jr. | born_year = 1861 | died_year = 1954 | term_start = June 1919 | term_end = June 1921 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1919|June 1, 1921}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 9 | military_rank = Admiral | image = JONES, H.P., ADMIRAL LCCN2016862129 (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Hilary P. Jones Jr. | officeholder_sort = Jones, Hilary Pollard Jr. | born_year = 1863 | died_year = 1938 | term_start = June 1919 | term_end = December 1922 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1921|December 1, 1922}} }} |
| style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=8|Position redesignated as Commander, Scouting Fleet from 1922 to 1931; |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
{{Officeholder table | order = 10 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Ernest King.jpg | officeholder = Ernest J. King | officeholder_sort = King, Ernest Joseph | born_year = 1878 | died_year = 1956 | term_start = February 1, 1941 | term_end = December 30, 1941 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 1, 1941|December 30, 1941}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 11 | military_rank = Admiral | image = NH 90905 Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, USN (cropped).jpg | officeholder = Royal E. Ingersoll | officeholder_sort = Ingersoll, Royal Eason | born_year = 1883 | died_year = 1976 | term_start = December 30, 1941 | term_end = November 15, 1944 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|December 30, 1941|November 15, 1944}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 12 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Jonas Ingram.jpg | officeholder = Jonas H. Ingram | officeholder_sort = Ingram, Jonas Howard | born_year = 1886 | died_year = 1952 | term_start = November 15, 1944 | term_end = September 26, 1946 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|November 15, 1944|September 26, 1946}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 13 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Marc Mitscher.jpg | officeholder = Marc A. Mitscher | officeholder_sort = Mitscher, Marc Andrew | born_year = 1887 | died_year = 1947 | term_start = September 26, 1946 | term_end = February 3, 1947 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 26, 1946|February 3, 1947}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 14 | military_rank = Admiral | image = L-38-07 ADM William H.P. Blandy.jpg | officeholder = William H. P. Blandy | officeholder_sort = Blandy, William Henry Purnell | born_year = 1890 | died_year = 1954 | term_start = February 3, 1947 | term_end = February 1, 1950 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 3, 1947|February 1, 1950}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 15 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Portrait of ADM William M. Fechteler (58-64).jpg | officeholder = William M. Fechteler | officeholder_sort = Fechteler, William Morrow | born_year = 1896 | died_year = 1967 | term_start = February 1, 1950 | term_end = August 15, 1951 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 1, 1950|August 15, 1951}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command / Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic {{Officeholder table | order = 16 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM McCormick, Lynde D.jpg | officeholder = Lynde D. McCormick | officeholder_sort = McCormick, Lynde Depuy | born_year = 1895 | died_year = 1956 | term_start = August 15, 1951 | term_end = April 12, 1954 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|August 15, 1951|April 12, 1954}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 17 | military_rank = Admiral | image = 80-G-K-20072 Admiral Jerauld Wright, USN.jpg | officeholder = Jerauld Wright | officeholder_sort = Wright, Jerauld | born_year = 1898 | died_year = 1995 | term_start = April 12, 1954 | term_end = February 28, 1960 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|April 12, 1954|February 28, 1960}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 18 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Robert L Dennison.jpg | officeholder = Robert L. Dennison | officeholder_sort = Dennison, Robert Lee | born_year = 1901 | died_year = 1980 | term_start = February 28, 1960 | term_end = April 30, 1963 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 28, 1960|April 30, 1963}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 19 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Harold Page Smith.jpg | officeholder = Harold P. Smith | officeholder_sort = Smith, Harold Page | born_year = 1904 | died_year = 1993 | term_start = April 30, 1963 | term_end = April 30, 1965 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|April 30, 1963|April 30, 1965}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 20 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Admiral Thomas H. Moorer SACLANT official portrait.jpg | officeholder = Thomas H. Moorer | officeholder_sort = Moorer, Thomas Hinman | born_year = 1912 | died_year = 2004 | term_start = April 30, 1965 | term_end = June 17, 1967 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|April 30, 1965|June 17, 1967}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 21 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Holmes, Ephraim.jpg | officeholder = Ephraim P. Holmes | officeholder_sort = Holmes, Ephraim Paul | born_year = 1908 | died_year = 1997 | term_start = June 17, 1967 | term_end = September 30, 1970 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 17, 1967|September 30, 1970}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 22 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Duncan, Charles K.jpg | officeholder = Charles K. Duncan | officeholder_sort = Duncan, Charles Kenney | born_year = 1911 | died_year = 1994 | term_start = September 30, 1970 | term_end = October 31, 1972 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 30, 1970|October 31, 1972}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 23 | military_rank = Admiral | image = L38-18 ADM Ralph W. Cousins.jpg | officeholder = Ralph W. Cousins | officeholder_sort = Cousins, Ralph W. | born_year = 1915 | died_year = 2009 | term_start = October 31, 1972 | term_end = May 30, 1975 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 31, 1972|May 30, 1975}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 24 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. portrait.jpg | officeholder = Isaac C. Kidd Jr. | officeholder_sort = Kidd, Isaac Campbell Jr. | born_year = 1919 | died_year = 1999 | term_start = May 30, 1975 | term_end = September 30, 1978 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|May 30, 1975|September 30, 1978}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 25 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Train, Harry Depue II.jpg | officeholder = Harry D. Train II | officeholder_sort = Train, Harry Depue II | born_year = 1927 | died_year = | term_start = September 30, 1978 | term_end = September 30, 1982 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 30, 1978|September 30, 1982}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 26 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM McDonald, Wesley USN.jpg | officeholder = Wesley L. McDonald | officeholder_sort = McDonald, Wesley Lee | born_year = 1924 | died_year = 2009 | term_start = September 30, 1982 | term_end = October 4, 1985 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 30, 1982|October 4, 1985}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 27 | military_rank = Admiral | image = L38-90.04.01 Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost.jpg | officeholder = Carlisle A. H. Trost | officeholder_sort = Trost, Carlisle Albert Herman | born_year = 1930 | died_year = | term_start = October 4, 1985 | term_end = June 30, 1986 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 4, 1985|June 30, 1986}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 28 | military_rank = Admiral | image = L38-46.06.02 ADM Frank B. Kelso II.jpg | officeholder = Frank B. Kelso II | officeholder_sort = Kelso, Frank Benton II | born_year = 1933 | died_year = 2013 | term_start = June 30, 1986 | term_end = September 16, 1986 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 30, 1986|September 16, 1986}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
{{Officeholder table | order = 28 | military_rank = Admiral | image = L38-46.06.02 ADM Frank B. Kelso II.jpg | officeholder = Frank B. Kelso II | officeholder_sort = Kelso, Frank Benton II | born_year = 1933 | died_year = 2013 | term_start = September 16, 1986 | term_end = November 4, 1988 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 16, 1986|November 4, 1988}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 29 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Portrait of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Powell F. Carter Jr. (covered).jpg | officeholder = Powell F. Carter Jr. | officeholder_sort = Carter, Powell Frederick Jr. | born_year = 1931 | died_year = 2017 | term_start = November 4, 1988 | term_end = January 31, 1991 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|November 4, 1988|January 31, 1991}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 30 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Adm Paul D Miller USN.jpeg | officeholder = Paul David Miller | officeholder_sort = Miller, Paul David | born_year = 1941 | died_year = | term_start = January 31, 1991 | term_end = July 13, 1992 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|January 31, 1991|July 13, 1992}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 31 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Henry H Mauz2.jpg | officeholder = Henry H. Mauz Jr. | officeholder_sort = Mauz, Henry Herrward Jr. | born_year = 1936 | died_year = | term_start = July 13, 1992 | term_end = October 5, 1994 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|July 13, 1992|October 5, 1994}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 32 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM William J Flanagan.jpg | officeholder = William J. Flanagan Jr. | officeholder_sort = Flanagan, William John Jr. | born_year = 1943 | died_year = | term_start = October 5, 1994 | term_end = December 20, 1996 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 5, 1994|December 20, 1996}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 33 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Admiral Joseph Paul Reason.jpg | officeholder = J. Paul Reason | officeholder_sort = Reason, Joseph Paul | born_year = 1941 | died_year = | term_start = December 20, 1996 | term_end = September 17, 1999 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|December 20, 1996|September 17, 1999}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 34 | military_rank = Admiral | image = VernClark.jpg | officeholder = Vern Clark | officeholder_sort = Clark, Vernon Eugene | born_year = 1944 | died_year = | term_start = September 17, 1999 | term_end = June 23, 2000 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 17, 1999|June 23, 2000}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 35 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Robert J Natter.jpg | officeholder = Robert J. Natter | officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph | born_year = 1945 | died_year = | term_start = June 23, 2000 | term_end = October 1, 2002 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 23, 2000|October 1, 2002}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 35 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Robert J Natter.jpg | officeholder = Robert J. Natter | officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph | born_year = 1945 | died_year = | term_start = October 1, 2002 | term_end = October 24, 2002 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 1, 2002|October 24, 2002}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 35 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Robert J Natter.jpg | officeholder = Robert J. Natter | officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph | born_year = 1945 | died_year = | term_start = October 24, 2002 | term_end = October 3, 2003 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 24, 2002|October 3, 2003}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 36 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Adm. William J. Fallon.jpg | officeholder = William J. Fallon | officeholder_sort = Fallon, William Joseph | born_year = 1944 | died_year = | term_start = October 3, 2003 | term_end = February 18, 2005 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|October 3, 2003|February 18, 2005}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 37 | military_rank = Admiral | image = John B. Nathman.jpg | officeholder = John B. Nathman | officeholder_sort = Nathman, John B. | born_year = 1948 | died_year = | term_start = February 18, 2005 | term_end = May 22, 2006 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 18, 2005|May 22, 2006}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table | order = 38 | military_rank = Admiral | image = John B. Nathman.jpg | officeholder = John B. Nathman | officeholder_sort = Nathman, John B. | born_year = 1948 | died_year = | term_start = May 22, 2006 | term_end = May 16, 2007 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|May 22, 2006|May 16, 2007}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 39 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Gary Roughead.jpg | officeholder = Gary Roughead | officeholder_sort = Roughead, Gary | born_year = 1951 | died_year = | term_start = May 17, 2007 | term_end = September 29, 2007 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|May 17, 2007|September 28, 2007}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 40 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Jonathan W. Greenert.jpg | officeholder = Jonathan W. Greenert | officeholder_sort = Greenert, Jonathan William | born_year = 1953 | died_year = | term_start = September 29, 2007 | term_end = July 23, 2009 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 29, 2007|July 23, 2009}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 41 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM John C Harvey Jr.jpg | officeholder = John C. Harvey Jr. | officeholder_sort = Harvey, John Collins Jr. | born_year = 1951 | died_year = | term_start = July 24, 2009 | term_end = September 14, 2012 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|July 24, 2009|September 14, 2012}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 42 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Admiral William E. Gortney 2013.jpg | officeholder = William E. Gortney | officeholder_sort = Gortney, William Evans | born_year = 1955 | died_year = | term_start = September 14, 2012 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|September 14, 2012|November 21, 2014}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Vice Admiral | image = Nora W. Tyson.jpg | officeholder = Nora W. Tyson | officeholder_sort = Tyson, Nora Wingfield | born_year = 1957 | died_year = | term_start = November 21, 2014 | term_end = December 19, 2014 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|November 21, 2014|December 19, 2014}} | acting = y }} ! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command / Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command {{Officeholder table | order = 43 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Adm Davidson 2014.jpg | officeholder = Philip S. Davidson | officeholder_sort = Davidson, Philip Scot | born_year = 1960 | died_year = | term_start = December 19, 2014 | term_end = May 4, 2018 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|December 19, 2014|May 4, 2018}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 44 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Chris Grady.jpg | officeholder = Christopher W. Grady | officeholder_sort = Grady, Christopher Watson | born_year = 1962 | died_year = | term_start = May 4, 2018 | term_end = February 1, 2019 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|May 4, 2018|February 1, 2019}} }} |
| colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command / Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command and U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command / Joint Functional Maritime Component Commander {{Officeholder table | order = 44 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Chris Grady.jpg | officeholder = Christopher W. Grady | officeholder_sort = Grady, Christopher Watson | born_year = 1962 | died_year = | term_start = February 1, 2019 | term_end = December 7, 2021 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|February 1, 2019|December 7, 2021}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = 45 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Admiral Daryl L. Caudle (U.S. Fleet Forces Command).jpg | officeholder = Daryl L. Caudle | officeholder_sort = Caudle, Daryl Lane | born_year = 1963 | died_year = | term_start = December 7, 2021 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|December 7, 2021}} }} |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080922101430/http://www.cffc.navy.mil/index.htm U.S. Fleet Forces Command] official website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061005054622/http://www.cffc.navy.mil/history.htm List of U.S. Fleet Forces Command commanders]
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