History
U.S. FOURTH Fleet was a major U.S. Navy command in the South Atlantic Ocean during World War II. It was originally established in 1943 to protect the U.S. against raiders, blockade runners and enemy submarines. In 1950, U.S. FOURTH Fleet was disestablished when responsibilities were taken over by U.S. SECOND Fleet.
On April 24, 2008, then Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced the reestablishment of U.S. FOURTH Fleet. Nearly three months later on July 12, 2008, he reestablished U.S. FOURTH Fleet during a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
U.S. FOURTH Fleet headquarters is co-located with USNAVSO headquarters in Mayport, Fla, and is commanded under a two-star Admiral.
Commander, USNAVSO (COMUSNAVSO) retains missions as the Navy component commander for USSOUTHCOM. U.S. FOURTH Fleet is responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility, which encompasses the Caribbean, Central and South America and surrounding waters. As part of the reestablishment, no new permanently stationed vessels will be assigned to U.S. FOURTH Fleet, as it is an organizational fleet staffed to fulfill a planning and coordination mission.
U.S. FOURTH Fleet will be focused on strengthening friendships and partnerships and will have five missions: support for peacekeeping, Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief (HADR), traditional maritime exercises, and counterdrug support operations.
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