Editing Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

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{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post           = Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
| insignia       = Seal of the Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet.svg
| insigniasize   = 100px
| insigniacaption = Commander's seal
| flag           = Flag of a United States Navy admiral.svg
| flagborder     = yes
| flagsize       = 125px
| flagcaption    = Flag of a U.S. Navy four-star admiral
| image          = ADM Stephen T. Koehler.jpg
| imagesize      = 
| incumbent      = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Stephen Koehler]]
| incumbentsince = April 4, 2024
| acting         = 
| department     = [[United States Pacific Fleet]]
| abbreviation   = COMPACFLT
| reports_to     = {{plainlist|
* [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] {{small|(administrative)}}
* [[Chief of Naval Operations]] {{small|(administrative)}}
* [[United States Indo-Pacific Command#List of Commanders|Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command]] {{small|(operational)}}}}
| seat           = [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaii]]
| nominator      = 
| appointer      = The [[President of the United States|President]]
| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| termlength     = 2–3 years 
| termlength_qualified = {{small|(approx.)}}
| formation      = July 22, 1907
| first          = [[Rear Admiral (United States)|RADM]] [[William T. Swinburne]]
| deputy         = Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
| website        = [http://www.cpf.navy.mil/ Official website]
}}
The '''Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet''' ('''COMPACFLT'''), is the title of the [[United States Navy]] officer who commands the [[United States Pacific Fleet]] (USPACFLT).  Originally established in 1907 as a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral|rear admiral's]] billet, the position has been held by a [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] since March 19, 1915.
{{As of|2024|4|4|df=US}}, Admiral [[Stephen Koehler]] is the 65th and current Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Leaders/Article/3730054/admiral-stephen-t-web-koehler/|title=Admiral Stephen T. "Web" Koehler|access-date=2024-04-05|website=U.S. Pacific Fleet}}</ref>
==History==
The position has been known by several titles since its inception.
*1907 to December 6, 1922:  [[Commander-in-Chief]], U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
*December 6, 1922 to April 1, 1931:  Commander-in-Chief, [[Battle Fleet]] (CINCBATFLT)
*April 1, 1931 to February 1, 1941:  Commander, Battle Force, [[United States Fleet]] (COMBATFOR)
*February 1, 1941 to October 24, 2002:  Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
*October 24, 2002 to present:  Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
== List of commanders ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!colspan=2|Commander
!colspan=3|Term
|-
!Portrait
!Name
!Took office
!Left office
!Term length
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 1
| military_rank     = [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]]
| image             = Commander William T. Swinburne.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William T. Swinburne]]
| officeholder_sort = Swinburne, William T.
| born_year         = 1847
| died_year         = 1928
| term_start        = July 22, 1907
| term_end          = May 17, 1909
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 22, 1907|May 17, 1909}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 2
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Uriel Sebree.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Uriel Sebree]]
| officeholder_sort = Sebree, Uriel
| born_year         = 1848
| died_year         = 1922
| term_start        = May 17, 1909
| term_end          = February 19, 1910
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 17, 1909|February 19, 1910}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 3
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = NH 49256 Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Giles B. Harber]]
| officeholder_sort = Harber, Giles B.
| born_year         = 1849
| died_year         = 1925
| term_start        = February 19, 1910
| term_end          = November 1, 1910<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 4, 1910 |orig-date=October 3, 1910 |title=Admiral Barry named Pacific Squadron Chief |page=14 |work=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |publication-place=Washington |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114761256/los-angeles-herald/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 19, 1910|1 November 1910}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Edward Buttevant Barry.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Edward B. Barry]]
| officeholder_sort = Barry, Edward Buttevant
| born_year         = 1849
| died_year         = 1938
| term_start        = November 1, 1910
| term_end          = January 15, 1911
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1 November 1910|January 15, 1911}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Chauncey Thomas, Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Chauncey Thomas Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Thomas, Chauncey Jr.
| born_year         = 1850
| died_year         = 1919
| term_start        = January 15, 1911
| term_end          = 1912
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|January 15, 1911|1 January 1912}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 4
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = William H. H. Southerland (2).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William Henry Hudson Southerland|William H. H. Southerland]]
| officeholder_sort = Southerland, William Henry Hudson
| born_year         = 1852
| died_year         = 1933
| term_start        = 1912
| term_end          = March 1913
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|1 January 1912|1 March 1913}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 5
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Walter Cleveland Cowles.JPG
| officeholder      = [[Walter C. Cowles]]
| officeholder_sort = Cowles, Walter Cleveland
| born_year         = 1853
| died_year         = 1917
| term_start        = March 1913
| term_end          = January 1914
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|1 March 1913|1 January 1914}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 6
| military_rank     = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
| image             = Thomas Benton Howard (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Thomas B. Howard]]
| officeholder_sort = Howard, Thomas Benton
| born_year         = 1854
| died_year         = 1920
| term_start        = January 1914
| term_end          = September 13, 1915
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|1 January 1914|September 13, 1915}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 7
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Cameron Winslow|Cameron M. Winslow]]
| officeholder_sort = Winslow, Cameron McRae
| born_year         = 1854
| died_year         = 1932
| term_start        = September 13, 1915
| term_end          = July 29, 1916
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 13, 1915|July 29, 1916}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 8
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = William Banks Caperton.JPG
| officeholder      = [[William B. Caperton]]
| officeholder_sort = Caperton, William Banks
| born_year         = 1855
| died_year         = 1941
| term_start        = July 29, 1916
| term_end          = April 30, 1919
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 29, 1916|April 30, 1919}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 9
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 46940 Admiral Hugh Rodman, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Hugh Rodman]]
| officeholder_sort = Rodman, Hugh
| born_year         = 1859
| died_year         = 1940
| term_start        = July 1, 1919
| term_end          = July 5, 1921
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 1, 1919|July 5, 1921}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 10
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Edward W. Eberle as Commander, Battle Fleet (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Edward Walter Eberle|Edward W. Eberle]]
| officeholder_sort = Eberle, Edward Walter
| born_year         = 1864
| died_year         = 1929
| term_start        = July 5, 1921
| term_end          = December 6, 1922
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 5, 1921|December 6, 1922}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, Battle Fleet (CINCBATFLT)
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 10
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Edward W. Eberle as Commander, Battle Fleet (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Edward Walter Eberle|Edward W. Eberle]]
| officeholder_sort = Eberle, Edward Walter
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=cno|Term shortened due to appointment as [[Chief of Naval Operations]].}}
| born_year         = 1864
| died_year         = 1929
| term_start        = December 6, 1922
| term_end          = June 30, 1923
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 6, 1922|June 30, 1923}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 11
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = 24-P-48 Admiral Samuel S. Robison, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Samuel Robison|Samuel S. Robison]]
| officeholder_sort = Robison, Samuel Shelburne
| born_year         = 1867
| died_year         = 1952
| term_start        = June 30, 1923
| term_end          = October 14, 1925
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 30, 1923|October 14, 1925}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 12
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Charles F. Hughes portrait.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Charles Frederick Hughes|Charles F. Hughes]]
| officeholder_sort = Hughes, Charles Frederick
| born_year         = 1866
| died_year         = 1934
| term_start        = October 14, 1925
| term_end          = September 4, 1926
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 14, 1925|September 4, 1926}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 13
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = JACKSON, R.H. ADMIRAL LCCN2016858734 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Richard H. Jackson]]
| officeholder_sort = Jackson, Richard Harrison
| born_year         = 1866
| died_year         = 1971
| term_start        = September 4, 1926
| term_end          = September 10, 1927
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 4, 1926|September 10, 1927}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 14
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Louis Rodolph de Steiguer.JPG
| officeholder      = [[Louis R. de Steiguer]]
| officeholder_sort = de Steiguer, Louis Rodolph
| born_year         = 1867
| died_year         = 1947
| term_start        = September 10, 1927
| term_end          = May 21, 1929
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 10, 1927|Jun 26, 1928}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 15
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = William Veazie Pratt.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William V. Pratt]]
| officeholder_sort = Pratt, William Veazie
| born_year         = 1869
| died_year         = 1957
| term_start        = June 26, 1928
| term_end          = May 21, 1929
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 26, 1928|May 21, 1929}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 16
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Louis M. Nulton, ca. 1915 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Louis McCoy Nulton|Louis M. Nulton]]
| officeholder_sort = Nulton, Louis McCoy
| born_year         = 1869
| died_year         = 1954
| term_start        = May 21, 1929
| term_end          = May 24, 1930
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 21, 1929|May 24, 1930}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 17
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 45860 Admiral Frank H. Schofield, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Frank Herman Schofield|Frank H. Schofield]]
| officeholder_sort = Schofield, Frank Herman
| born_year         = 1869
| died_year         = 1942
| term_start        = May 24, 1930
| term_end          = April 1, 1931
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 24, 1930|April 1, 1931}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander, Battle Force, United States Fleet (COMBATFOR)
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 17
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 45860 Admiral Frank H. Schofield, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Frank Herman Schofield|Frank H. Schofield]]
| officeholder_sort = Schofield, Frank Herman
| born_year         = 1869
| died_year         = 1942
| term_start        = April 1, 1931
| term_end          = September 15, 1931
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 1, 1931|September 15, 1931}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 18
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Richard Henry Leigh.JPG
| officeholder      = [[Richard H. Leigh]]
| officeholder_sort = Leigh, Richard Henry
| born_year         = 1870
| died_year         = 1946
| term_start        = September 15, 1931
| term_end          = August 11, 1932
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 15, 1931|August 11, 1932}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 19
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Luke McNamee, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Luke McNamee]]
| officeholder_sort = McNamee, Luke
| born_year         = 1871
| died_year         = 1952
| term_start        = August 11, 1932
| term_end          = May 20, 1933
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|August 11, 1932|May 20, 1933}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 20
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = STANDLEY, WILLIAM H. ADMIRAL. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870499 (waist length).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William Harrison Standley|William H. Standley]]
| officeholder_sort = Standley, William Harrison
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=cno}}
| born_year         = 1872
| died_year         = 1963
| term_start        = May 20, 1933
| term_end          = July 1, 1933
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 20, 1933|July 1, 1933}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 21
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 47100 Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Joseph M. Reeves]]
| officeholder_sort = Reeves, Joseph Mason
| born_year         = 1872
| died_year         = 1948
| term_start        = July 1, 1933
| term_end          = April 1, 1935
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 1, 1933|June 15, 1934}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 22
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 56267 Vice Admiral Frank Hardeman Brumby, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Frank H. Brumby]]
| officeholder_sort = Brumby, Frank Hardeman
| born_year         = 1874
| died_year         = 1950
| term_start        = June 15, 1934
| term_end          = April 1, 1935
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 15, 1934|April 1, 1935}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 23
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Harris Laning.png
| officeholder      = [[Harris Laning]]
| officeholder_sort = Laning, Harris
| born_year         = 1873
| died_year         = 1941
| term_start        = April 1, 1935
| term_end          = March 30, 1936
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 1, 1935|March 30, 1936}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 24
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 48260 Admiral William D. Leahy, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William D. Leahy]]
| officeholder_sort = Leahy, William Daniel
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=cno}}
| born_year         = 1875
| died_year         = 1959
| term_start        = March 30, 1936
| term_end          = December 31, 1936
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|March 30, 1936|December 31, 1936}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 25
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 79466 Admiral Claude Charles Bloch, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Claude C. Bloch]]
| officeholder_sort = Bloch, Claude Charles
| born_year         = 1878
| died_year         = 1967
| term_start        = December 31, 1936
| term_end          = January 29, 1938
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 31, 1936|January 29, 1938}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 26
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 48681 Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Edward C. Kalbfus]]
| officeholder_sort = Kalbfus, Edward Clifford
| born_year         = 1877
| died_year         = 1954
| term_start        = January 29, 1938
| term_end          = June 24, 1939
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 29, 1938|June 24, 1939}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 27
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 77052 Admiral James O. Richardson, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[James O. Richardson]]
| officeholder_sort = Richardson, James Otto
| born_year         = 1878
| died_year         = 1974
| term_start        = June 24, 1939
| term_end          = February 1, 1941
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 24, 1939|February 1, 1941}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 28
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Husband E. Kimmel]]
| officeholder_sort = Kimmel, Husband Edward
| officeholder_note = {{efn|Relieved of command after the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]] on December 7, 1941.}}
| born_year         = 1882
| died_year         = 1968
| term_start        = February 1, 1941
| term_end          = December 17, 1941
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 1941|December 17, 1941}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = [[Vice admiral (United States)|Vice Admiral]]
| image             = William Satterlee Pye (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William S. Pye]]
| officeholder_sort = Pye, William Satterlee
| born_year         = 1880
| died_year         = 1959
| term_start        = December 17, 1941
| term_end          = December 31, 1941
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 17, 1941|December 31, 1941}}
| acting            = y
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 29
| military_rank     = [[Fleet admiral (United States)|Fleet Admiral]]
| image             = Chester Nimitz-fleet-admiral.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Chester W. Nimitz]]
| officeholder_sort = Nimitz, Chester William
| officeholder_note = {{efn|Nimitz was appointed CINCPAC in grade of admiral; he was promoted to fleet admiral on December 19, 1944.}}
| born_year         = 1885
| died_year         = 1966
| term_start        = December 31, 1941
| term_end          = November 24, 1945
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 31, 1941|November 24, 1945}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 30
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Ray Spruance (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Raymond A. Spruance]]
| officeholder_sort = Spruance, Raymond Ames
| born_year         = 1886
| died_year         = 1969
| term_start        = November 24, 1945
| term_end          = February 1, 1946
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 24, 1945|February 1, 1946}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 31
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = CINCPAC ADM Towers.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John Henry Towers|John H. Towers]]
| officeholder_sort = Towers, John Henry
| born_year         = 1885
| died_year         = 1955
| term_start        = February 1, 1946
| term_end          = February 28, 1947
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 1946|February 28, 1947}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 32
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = 80-G-704657 (26290116655).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Louis E. Denfeld]]
| officeholder_sort = Denfeld, Louis Emil
| born_year         = 1891
| died_year         = 1972
| term_start        = February 28, 1947
| term_end          = December 3, 1947
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 28, 1947|December 3, 1947}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 33
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = CINCPAC ADM Ramsey.jpg
| officeholder      = [[DeWitt Clinton Ramsey|DeWitt C. Ramsey]]
| officeholder_sort = Ramsey, DeWitt Clinton
| born_year         = 1888
| died_year         = 1961
| term_start        = December 3, 1947
| term_end          = April 30, 1949
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 3, 1947|April 30, 1949}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 34
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Arthur W. Radford 80-G-438923.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Arthur W. Radford]]
| officeholder_sort = Radford, Arthur William
| born_year         = 1896
| died_year         = 1973
| term_start        = April 30, 1949
| term_end          = July 10, 1953
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 30, 1949|July 10, 1953}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 35
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 83118 Admiral Felix B. Stump, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Felix Stump|Felix B. Stump]]
| officeholder_sort = Stump, Felix Budwell
| born_year         = 1894
| died_year         = 1972
| term_start        = July 10, 1953
| term_end          = January 14, 1958
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 10, 1953|January 14, 1958}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 36
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Maurice E Curts.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Maurice E. Curts]]
| officeholder_sort = Curts, Maurice Edwin
| born_year         = 1898
| died_year         = 1976
| term_start        = January 14, 1958
| term_end          = February 1, 1958
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 14, 1958|February 1, 1958}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 37
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Herbert G. Hopwood.JPG
| officeholder      = [[Herbert G. Hopwood]]
| officeholder_sort = Hopwood, Herbert Gladstone
| born_year         = 1898
| died_year         = 1966
| term_start        = February 1, 1958
| term_end          = August 30, 1960
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 1958|August 30, 1960}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 38
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L-38-82 ADM John H. Sides.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John H. Sides]]
| officeholder_sort = Sides, John Harold
| born_year         = 1904
| died_year         = 1978
| term_start        = August 30, 1960
| term_end          = September 30, 1963
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|August 30, 1960|September 30, 1963}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 39
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Sharp, Ulysses Grant Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[U.S. Grant Sharp Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Sharp, Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
| officeholder_note = {{efn|Term shortened due to appointment as Commander-in-Chief, [[United States Indo-Pacific Command|U.S. Pacific Command]].}}
| born_year         = 1906
| died_year         = 2001
| term_start        = September 30, 1963
| term_end          = June 26, 1964
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1963|June 26, 1964}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 40
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Thomas H. Moorer SACLANT official portrait.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Thomas H. Moorer]]
| officeholder_sort = Moorer, Thomas Hinman
| officeholder_note = {{efn|Term shortened due to appointment as Commander-in-Chief, [[United States Atlantic Command|Atlantic Command]] and [[United States Atlantic Fleet|U.S. Atlantic Fleet]].}}
| born_year         = 1912
| died_year         = 2004
| term_start        = June 26, 1964
| term_end          = March 30, 1965
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 26, 1964|March 30, 1965}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 41
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Roy Johnson.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Roy L. Johnson]]
| officeholder_sort = Johnson, Roy Lee
| born_year         = 1906
| died_year         = 1999
| term_start        = March 30, 1965
| term_end          = November 30, 1967
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|March 30, 1965|November 30, 1967}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 42
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Hyland, John J.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John Hyland|John J. Hyland Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Hyland, John Joseph Jr.
| born_year         = 1912
| died_year         = 1998
| term_start        = November 30, 1967
| term_end          = December 5, 1970
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 30, 1967|December 5, 1970}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 43
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Bernard A Clarey.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Bernard A. Clarey]]
| officeholder_sort = Clarey, Bernard Ambrose
| born_year         = 1912
| died_year         = 1996
| term_start        = December 5, 1970
| term_end          = September 30, 1973
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 5, 1970|September 30, 1973}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 44
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = CINCPAC ADM Weisner.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Maurice F. Weisner]]
| officeholder_sort = Weisner, Maurice Franklin
| born_year         = 1917
| died_year         = 2006
| term_start        = September 30, 1973
| term_end          = August 12, 1976
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1973|August 12, 1976}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 45
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = K-115807 Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Thomas B. Hayward]]
| officeholder_sort = Hayward, Thomas Bibb
| born_year         = 1924
| died_year         = 2022
| term_start        = August 12, 1976
| term_end          = May 9, 1978
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|August 12, 1976|May 9, 1978}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 46
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Donald C. Davis.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Donald C. Davis]]
| officeholder_sort = Davis, Donald Cooke
| born_year         = 1921
| died_year         = 1998
| term_start        = May 9, 1978
| term_end          = July 31, 1981
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 9, 1978|July 31, 1981}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 47
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral James Watkins, official military photo.JPEG
| officeholder      = [[James D. Watkins]]
| officeholder_sort = Watkins, James David
| officeholder_note = {{efn|name=cno}}
| born_year         = 1927
| died_year         = 2012
| term_start        = July 31, 1981
| term_end          = May 28, 1982
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 31, 1981|May 28, 1982}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 48
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Sylvester Foley.JPEG
| officeholder      = [[Sylvester R. Foley Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Foley, Sylvester Robert Jr.
| born_year         = 1928
| died_year         = 2019
| term_start        = May 28, 1982
| term_end          = September 16, 1985
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 28, 1982|September 16, 1985}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 49
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = James A Lyons Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[James Lyons (admiral)|James A. Lyons Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Lyons, James Aloysius Jr.
| born_year         = 1927
| died_year         = 2018
| term_start        = September 16, 1985
| term_end          = September 30, 1987
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 16, 1985|September 30, 1987}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 50
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Portrait of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) David E. Jeremiah (covered).jpg
| officeholder      = [[David E. Jeremiah]]
| officeholder_sort = Jeremiah, David Elmer
| born_year         = 1934
| died_year         = 2013
| term_start        = September 30, 1987
| term_end          = February 15, 1990
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1987|February 15, 1990}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 51
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Adm Charles R Larson - official portrait, Superintendent of US Naval Academy.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Charles R. Larson]]
| officeholder_sort = Larson, Charles Robert
| born_year         = 1936
| died_year         = 2014
| term_start        = February 15, 1990
| term_end          = February 15, 1991
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 15, 1990|February 15, 1991}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 52
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert J Kelly.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert J. Kelly]]
| officeholder_sort = Kelly, Robert Joseph
| born_year         = 1938
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = February 15, 1991
| term_end          = August 6, 1994
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 15, 1991|August 6, 1994}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 53
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Ronald J Zlatoper.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Ronald J. Zlatoper]]
| officeholder_sort = Zlatoper, Ronald Joseph
| born_year         = 1942
| died_year         = 2022
| term_start        = August 6, 1994
| term_end          = November 7, 1996
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|August 6, 1994|November 7, 1996}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 54
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Archie R Clemins (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Archie Clemins]]
| officeholder_sort = Clemins, Archie Ray
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 2020
| term_start        = November 7, 1996
| term_end          = October 8, 1999
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 7, 1996|October 8, 1999}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 55
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = US Navy 020322-N-0000X-001 Adm. Thomas B. Fargo.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Thomas B. Fargo]]
| officeholder_sort = Fargo, Thomas Boulton
| born_year         = 1948
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 8, 1999
| term_end          = May 4, 2002
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 8, 1999|May 4, 2002}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 56
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADMWalterDoran.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Walter Doran|Walter F. Doran]]
| officeholder_sort = Doran, Walter Francis
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 4, 2002
| term_end          = October 24, 2002
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 4, 2002|October 24, 2002}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 56
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADMWalterDoran.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Walter Doran|Walter F. Doran]]
| officeholder_sort = Doran, Walter Francis
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 24, 2002
| term_end          = July 8, 2005
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 24, 2002|July 8, 2005}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 57
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Adm. Gary Roughead (PACFLT).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Gary Roughead]]
| officeholder_sort = Roughead, Gary
| born_year         = 1951
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = July 8, 2005
| term_end          = May 8, 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 8, 2005|May 8, 2007}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 58
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert F. Willard.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert F. Willard]]
| officeholder_sort = Willard, Robert Frederick
| born_year         = 1950
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 8, 2007
| term_end          = September 25, 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 8, 2007|September 25, 2009}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 59
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Walsh.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Patrick M. Walsh]]
| officeholder_sort = Walsh, Patrick Michael
| born_year         = 1955
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 25, 2009
| term_end          = January 20, 2012
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 25, 2009|January 20, 2012}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 60
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Cecil D. Haney.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Cecil D. Haney]]
| officeholder_sort = Haney, Cecil Eugene Diggs
| born_year         = 1955
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = January 20, 2012
| term_end          = October 16, 2013
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 20, 2012|October 16, 2013}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 61
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Harry B. Harris Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Harris, Harry Binkley Jr.
| born_year         = 1956
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 16, 2013
| term_end          = May 27, 2015
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 16, 2013|May 27, 2015}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 62
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Scott H. Swift, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Scott H. Swift]]
| officeholder_sort = Swift, Scott Harbison
| born_year         = 1957
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 27, 2015
| term_end          = May 17, 2018
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 27, 2015|May 17, 2018}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 63
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Aquilino 2018.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John C. Aquilino]]
| officeholder_sort = Aquilino, John Christopher
| born_year         = 1962
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 17, 2018
| term_end          = April 30, 2021
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 17, 2018|April 30, 2021}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Stephen T. Koehler (4).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Stephen T. Koehler]]
| officeholder_sort = Koehler, Stephen Thomas
| born_year         = 1964
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = April 30, 2021
| term_end          = May 5, 2021
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 30, 2021|May 5, 2021}}
| acting            = y
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 64
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Paparo 2021.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Samuel Paparo|Samuel J. Paparo Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Paparo, Samuel John Jr.
| born_year         = 1964
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 5, 2021
| term_end          = April 4, 2024
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 5, 2021|April 4, 2024}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 65
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Stephen T. Koehler.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Stephen T. Koehler]]
| officeholder_sort = Koehler, Stephen
| born_year         = 1964
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = April 4, 2024
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 4, 2024}}
}}
|}
==Notable personnel==
[[Milton William Cooper]] served on the intelligence briefing team for the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT). He claims that during his service, he accessed classified information regarding [[UFO]]s, government conspiracies, and secret projects such as [[Project Galileo]].<ref>Cooper, Milton William (1991). ''[[Behold a Pale Horse (book)|]''. p. (page number(s)) Flagstaff, Ariz.: Light Technology Publishing. ISBN 978-0929385228. PDF:[https://highlanderjuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/William-Cooper-Behold-a-Pale-Horse.pdf Highlander Juan's archive]. Internet Archive:[https://archive.org/details/beholdpalehorse0000coop/page/n9/mode/2up "Behold a pale horse"])</ref>
==In popular culture==
In the movie, [[Top Gun: Maverick]], [[Val Kilmer]] plays Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
==See also==
* [[Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090531095922/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/bios/compacflt.shtml Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091207031917/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/former_commander.shtml U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders]
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