United States Fifth Fleet
Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
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| December 7 2018 | Vice Admiral Jim Malloy officially assumed command of the Fifth Fleet after being nominated on December 4 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 6. |
| December 1 2018 | Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney, Commander of the Fifth Fleet, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain. Rear Admiral Paul J. Schlise initially assumed command. |
| September 2016 | Commodore Andrew Burns led a Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 deployment from the UK, planning to sail to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to assume command of the United States Fifth Fleet Task Force 50 until March 2017. |
| January 9 2012 | Carrier Strike Group One joined Carrier Strike Group Three in the North Arabian Sea amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran over naval access to the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 2010 | U.S. Fifth Fleet began maintaining two aircraft carriers east of Suez, known as a '2.0 carrier presence', aimed at providing air and sea striking power for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, deterring Iran, and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. |
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