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The Sixth Fleet was established in February 1950 by redesignation of the former Sixth Task Fleet, which in turn was the 1948 redesignation of U S Naval Forces, Mediterranean. [3] Since that time, it has been continually engaged in world affairs around the Mediterranean, and, on occasion, further afield.
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Task Force 61 (CTF-61) is a task force of the United States Navy that today denotes what used to be designated the Mediterranean Amphibious ready group (MARG) of the United States Sixth Fleet. It is composed of approximately three Amphibious assault ships , but in 2008 is designated the Expeditionary Strike Group that includes their embarked ...
Returning to a conventional gray paint scheme, La Salle assumed responsibilities as the flagship for Commander, Sixth Fleet on 8 November 1994. Homeported in Gaeta, Italy, La Salle was fully engaged in operations throughout the Mediterranean and Black Seas in its role of supporting Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Strike Force and Logistics South.
During the 1986 confrontation with Libya, that led to Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Sixth Fleet's battle force was under the command of Rear Admiral David E. Jeremiah. [2] Task Group 60.1 under Rear Admiral J.C. Breast was made up of the Coral Sea and her escorts, Task Group 60.2 under Jeremiah, the Saratoga and her escorts, and Task Group 60 ...
Sixth Fleet or 6th fleet may refer to: . United States Sixth Fleet; IJN 6th Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy; Luftflotte 6; Sixth Fleet, a 1975 Cold War wargame that simulates combat in the Mediterranean between Soviet forces and the American Sixth Fleet
The United States Sixth Fleet flagship, USS Little Rock, pulled alongside USS Spiegel Grove to greet the refugees on board. [8] The United States convoy consisted of five ships in total. One of the escort ships was the USS Connole (FF 1056) , and three Soviet warships, including Kerch , shadowed the fleet. [ 8 ]
He commanded the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 and the Cyprus crisis of 1974. He retired from active service in 1977. He retired from active service in 1977. Murphy's son, Vice Admiral Daniel J. Murphy Jr., later also commanded the Sixth Fleet, from 1998 to 2000.