United States Sixth Fleet
The Sixth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy operating as part of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa. The Sixth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. The officially stated mission of the Sixth Fleet in 2011 is that it "conducts the full range of Maritime Operations and Theater Security Cooperation missions, in concert with coalition, joint, interagency, and other parties, in order to advance security and stability in Europe and Africa." The current commander of the Sixth Fleet is Vice Admiral Thomas E. Ishee.
The U.S. Sixth Fleet's seal
The U.S. Sixth Fleet in 1954.
U.S. ships in Sicily, 1965
The newly elected president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, tours the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) escorted by Commander, Task Force 65, Captain Tom Rowden, right, while the frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) moves alongside the ship. Making her first ever visit aboard a navy vessel, President Johnson-Sirleaf visited Mount Whitney the day after her inauguration to thank the crew for making the journey in support of her country's inaugural ceremonies.
Structure of the United States Navy
The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the operating forces, and the Shore Establishment.
Members of Inshore Boat Unit 24 patrol near Kuwait Naval Base.
A Marine F/A-18 from VMFA-451 prepares to launch from the USS Coral Sea (CV-43)