U.S. Pacific Fleet advances Indo-Pacific regional maritime security and enhances stability. The world’s largest fleet command, the U.S.
Pacific Fleet encompasses 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. The U.S.
Pacific Fleet consists of approximately 200 ships, 1,500 aircraft, and 150,000 military and civilian personnel. Adm. Stephen T. Koehler is the current commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
He is the 38th commander since the fleet’s Pearl Harbor headquarters was established in February 1941.
