Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

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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 rear admiral's billet, the position has been held by a four-star admiral since March 19, 1915. As of April 4, 2024, Admiral Stephen Koehler is the 65th and current Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

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

No.	Commander		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
	Swinburne, William T.{{{officeholder}}}
	Sebree, Uriel{{{officeholder}}}
	Harber, Giles B.{{{officeholder}}}
	Barry, Edward Buttevant{{{officeholder}}}
	Thomas, Chauncey Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Southerland, William Henry Hudson{{{officeholder}}}
	Cowles, Walter Cleveland{{{officeholder}}}
	Howard, Thomas Benton{{{officeholder}}}
	Winslow, Cameron McRae{{{officeholder}}}
	Caperton, William Banks{{{officeholder}}}
	Rodman, Hugh{{{officeholder}}}
	Eberle, Edward Walter{{{officeholder}}}
Commander-in-Chief, Battle Fleet (CINCBATFLT)
	Eberle, Edward Walter{{{officeholder}}}
	Robison, Samuel Shelburne{{{officeholder}}}
	Hughes, Charles Frederick{{{officeholder}}}
	Jackson, Richard Harrison{{{officeholder}}}
	de Steiguer, Louis Rodolph{{{officeholder}}}
	Pratt, William Veazie{{{officeholder}}}
	Nulton, Louis McCoy{{{officeholder}}}
	Schofield, Frank Herman{{{officeholder}}}
Commander, Battle Force, United States Fleet (COMBATFOR)
	Schofield, Frank Herman{{{officeholder}}}
	Leigh, Richard Henry{{{officeholder}}}
	McNamee, Luke{{{officeholder}}}
	Standley, William Harrison{{{officeholder}}}
	Reeves, Joseph Mason{{{officeholder}}}
	Brumby, Frank Hardeman{{{officeholder}}}
	Laning, Harris{{{officeholder}}}
	Leahy, William Daniel{{{officeholder}}}
	Bloch, Claude Charles{{{officeholder}}}
	Kalbfus, Edward Clifford{{{officeholder}}}
	Richardson, James Otto{{{officeholder}}}
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)
	Kimmel, Husband Edward{{{officeholder}}}
	Pye, William Satterlee{{{officeholder}}}
	Nimitz, Chester William{{{officeholder}}}
	Spruance, Raymond Ames{{{officeholder}}}
	Towers, John Henry{{{officeholder}}}
	Denfeld, Louis Emil{{{officeholder}}}
	Ramsey, DeWitt Clinton{{{officeholder}}}
	Radford, Arthur William{{{officeholder}}}
	Stump, Felix Budwell{{{officeholder}}}
	Curts, Maurice Edwin{{{officeholder}}}
	Hopwood, Herbert Gladstone{{{officeholder}}}
	Sides, John Harold{{{officeholder}}}
	Sharp, Ulysses S. Grant Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Moorer, Thomas Hinman{{{officeholder}}}
	Johnson, Roy Lee{{{officeholder}}}
	Hyland, John Joseph Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Clarey, Bernard Ambrose{{{officeholder}}}
	Weisner, Maurice Franklin{{{officeholder}}}
	Hayward, Thomas Bibb{{{officeholder}}}
	Davis, Donald Cooke{{{officeholder}}}
	Watkins, James David{{{officeholder}}}
	Foley, Sylvester Robert Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Lyons, James Aloysius Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Jeremiah, David Elmer{{{officeholder}}}
	Larson, Charles Robert{{{officeholder}}}
	Kelly, Robert Joseph{{{officeholder}}}
	Zlatoper, Ronald Joseph{{{officeholder}}}
	Clemins, Archie Ray{{{officeholder}}}
	Fargo, Thomas Boulton{{{officeholder}}}
	Doran, Walter Francis{{{officeholder}}}
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
	Doran, Walter Francis{{{officeholder}}}
	Roughead, Gary{{{officeholder}}}
	Willard, Robert Frederick{{{officeholder}}}
	Walsh, Patrick Michael{{{officeholder}}}
	Haney, Cecil Eugene Diggs{{{officeholder}}}
	Harris, Harry Binkley Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Swift, Scott Harbison{{{officeholder}}}
	Aquilino, John Christopher{{{officeholder}}}
	Koehler, Stephen Thomas{{{officeholder}}}
	Paparo, Samuel John Jr.{{{officeholder}}}
	Koehler, Stephen{{{officeholder}}}

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 UFOs, government conspiracies, and secret projects such as Project Galileo.

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

External links

• Official website
• U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders