

2nd Fleet took over its responsibilities. 4th Fleet was disestablished in 1950 when U.S. needed a command in charge of protecting against raiders, blockade runners and enemy submarines in the South Atlantic. 4th Fleet was originally established in 1943 as one of the original numbered fleets, and was given a specific mission. Various operations include counter-illicit trafficking, Theater Security Cooperation, military-to-military interaction and bilateral and multinational training. naval forces operating in the Caribbean, Central and South American regions and interact with partner nation navies within the maritime environment. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of focus, which encompasses the Caribbean, and Central and South America and the surrounding waters. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the U.S.

Gary Roughead announced the reestablishment of U.S. On 24 April 2008 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm.

Third Fleet was formed as a fighting force under Admiral "Bull" Halsey on 15 March 1943, and reconstituted in the Middle and Eastern Pacific on 01 February 1975. In peacetime the Third Fleet has no ARG and the carriers in the area are on their way to the Seventh Fleet or conduct training cruises after an overhaul for example. The main task of the Third Fleet is to patrol and to control the waters of the central and eastern Pacific. The force consists of a balanced mix of capabilities including aircraft carriers, surface combatants, submarines, surveillance assets, amphibious forces, marine landing and mobile logistic units. Presently, the Second Fleet is based in Norfolk, VA.

In February 1950, the command was redesignated to its current title, US Second Fleet, and is a part of US Atlantic Command. The US Second Fleet traces its origin to the reorganization of the Navy after World War II in December 1945 and the formation of the US Eighth Fleet. In all, it covers more than 38 million square miles. It also operates along both coasts of South America and part of the west coast of Central America. Second Fleet operates primarily in the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole and from the shores of the United States to the west coast of Europe. The Second Fleet is responsible in peacetime for training the Atlantic battle fleet in war-fighting skills, developing and evaluating new naval tactics and maintaining theater battle group readiness. Among their campaigns included holding off the Borg at Morska during their general invasion in 2381 ( ST - Destiny novel: Lost Souls) and the liberation of Krios from the Holy Order of the Kinshaya later that same year.2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet 4th Fleet 5th Fleet 6th Fleet 7th Fleet to end of page In 2381 the Fifth Fleet was under the command of General Klag, son of M'Raq. ( VAN - Declassified novella: The Stars Look Down) The Klingon ships were destroyed when Lieutenant commander Bridget McLellan detonated a 5 megaton Trilithium bomb near the Klingon landing site. That same year Starfleet listening posts along the border detected an expeditionary force of three Klingon bird-of-preys and two Klingon dropships as they headed to the last known position of the starship Dulcinea. In the year 2268 the 5th Fleet was based out of the Klingon planet of Q'Tahl.
