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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.
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 ...
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 ...
The 6th Fleet flagship, USS Little Rock standing by Liberty USS LIBERTY Memorial Arlington National Cemetery. According to transcripts of intercepted radio communications, published by the U.S. National Security Agency, at about 14:30, near the beginning of the torpedo boat attack, two IAF helicopters were dispatched to Liberty ' s location ...
This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. [1] For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War.
Jeffrey Thomas Anderson [1] (born c. 1969) is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the commander of the United States Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. He previously served as the director of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command and commander of Carrier Strike Group 3 .
On 26 July 1976, the Sixth Fleet prepared to evacuate an additional 500 Americans and others from Lebanon. [10] Dockside security was again provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization . [ 10 ] Although 500 people were signed up to leave the country, only 155 Americans and 145 nationals of other countries were evacuated.
Gilla Gerzon (Hebrew: גילה גרזון), known to many United States military personnel as the "mother of the 6th fleet," [1] [2] is an Israeli who served as director of the Haifa, Israel USO for almost eighteen years, from the time it opened in December 1984 [2] until it closed in September 2002 when U.S. security concerns for the region led to a sharp decrease in U.S. ship visits.