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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.
From 8 to 13 October 1973, Task Group 60.1 with USS Independence (CV-62), Task Force 60.2 with Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Task Forces 61/62 with Guadalcanal (Amphibious Force and Landing Force) were alerted to prepare for possible evacuation contingencies in the Middle East as a result of the 1973 Yom Kippur War between Arab states and Israel.
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 ...
On 26 June, the warship departed Rota and entered the Mediterranean in company with Task Group (TG) 60.2. After about a month of 6th Fleet operations and port visits, Biddle was dispatched to waters adjacent to Cyprus on 22 July to join in special operations. On 1 August, the warship received orders to the area north of Crete and later operated ...
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.
Commander, Task Force 4, Atlantic Fleet, 1941–1942. Commander, Task Force 24, Atlantic Fleet, 1942. (1886–1942) Naval aviator. Died in office. 73: Russell Willson: 21 Mar 1942 1 Jan 1943 1 Jan 1943 5 Feb 1946 4 Chief of Staff/Aide to the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, 1941–1942. Deputy Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, 1942.
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.