The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) under the authority of the Secretary of Defense. Originally formed as United States Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) in 1906,it has been an integral part of the defense of the United States of America since the early 20th century. In 2002,the Fleet comprised over 118,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving on 186 ships and in 1,300 aircraft,with an area of responsibility ranging over most of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole,the Caribbean Sea,Gulf of Mexico,and the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America.
The Naval War College is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport,Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders,supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions,supports combat readiness,and strengthens global maritime partnerships.
Forrest Percival Sherman was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in 1970. The Forrest Sherman-class destroyer and the airfield at Naval Air Station Pensacola were named for him.
Michael Harold "Mike" Miller is a former Vice Admiral in the United States Navy,and was the first active-duty officer to direct the White House Military Office. He was the 61st Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
Patrick Michael Walsh is a former United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the 59th Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from September 25,2009 to January 20,2012. He served as the 35th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from April 5,2007 to August 13,2009,and as Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Commander,U.S. 5th Fleet from October 2005 to February 27,2007. He retired from the Navy with over 34 years of service.
William Evans "Bill" Gortney is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the sixth commander of United States Northern Command and the 23rd commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). He previously served as the Commander,United States Fleet Forces Command from September 14,2012 to December 2014 and Director of the Joint Staff from July 1,2010 to August 2012. Prior to that,he served as Commander,U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet. He assumed his post as CDRUSNORTHCOM and commander of NORAD on December 5,2014,and was succeeded by General Lori Robinson on May 13,2016.
Vice Admiral Walter Black Massenburg is a retired American Navy admiral and former commander of the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River,Maryland.
James Alexander "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. is a retired United States Navy admiral who serves as the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since May 4,2022. While on active duty,Winnefeld served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 4,2011,to July 31,2015.
Rear Admiral Wendi Bryan Carpenter is a retired United States Navy flag officer and naval aviator. She is also a past president of the State University of New York Maritime College.
Scott Eugene Sanders received his commission in May 1980 from the United States Naval Academy and was designated a naval aviator in 1982. After completing training in the E-2C,he reported to the Seahawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126. While at VAW-126,he made deployments to the Mediterranean and Caribbean aboard USS John F. Kennedy.
Robin Rumble Braun is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy. Her last assignment was as Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander,Navy Reserve Force. She assumed that assignment on 13 August 2012. She was the first female commander of the United States Navy Reserve,and the first woman to lead any Reserve component of the United States military. Prior to her last assignment,Braun served as Deputy Director,European Plans and Operations Center,ECJ-3 United States European Command.
Herbert Douglas Riley was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice admiral. A United States Naval Academy graduate,he trained as naval aviator and distinguished himself first as commanding officer of the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait during the combats at Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II.
Jeffrey William Hughes is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development of the United States Navy from 2021 to 2024.
Christopher Watson Grady is a United States Navy admiral who is currently serving as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 20 December 2021.
Scott Andrew Stearney was an American naval aviator and vice admiral of the United States Navy who served as commander of the Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain.
Ross Allen Myers is an American naval aviator and a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy,who served as deputy commander of the United States Cyber Command from May 2019 to September 2020. He was nominated in March 2020 to be the commander of the United States Tenth Fleet/U.S. Fleet Cyber Command,replacing retiring Vice Admiral Timothy J. White. As a naval aviator,he has commanded several warships and military units,including fleet replacement squadron,Carrier air wing,and air group.
Wallace Morris Beakley was an American naval aviator,diplomat,commander of the United States Seventh Fleet,deputy chief of naval operations,and vice admiral in the United States Navy. He served as vice chief of naval operations for Atlantic Fleet and commander in chief for Western Atlantic until he retired from the U.S. uniformed services in 1964.
John Vincent Fuller is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the 42nd Naval Inspector General since June 11,2021. Prior to that,Fuller served as deputy director for force protection of the Joint Staff and before that as the director of strategy,plans,and policy of the United States Northern Command.
Michael Edward Boyle is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as the director of the Navy Staff since August 2,2024. He most recently served as commander of the United States Third Fleet from 2022 to 2024. He served as the Director of Maritime Operations of the United States Pacific Fleet from 2020 to 2022,and previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 12 from 2019 to 2020.
Jeffrey Thomas Anderson 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.
