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	U.S. 6th Fleet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sixth Fleet is a US Navy operational unit, headquartered on the command ship Mount Whitney (LCC-20) with its homeport in Gaeta, Italy and operating in the Mediterranean Sea.
		The cruiser USS Dayton relieved the tender USS Shenandoah as flagship and began operating with the fleet.
		The small fleet maintained in the Mediterranean by U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean was known as Naval Forces Mediterranean and had as its flagship, a destroyer tender, anchored at Naples, Italy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_6th_Fleet

	Welcome to the United States Ship Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850
		McCard was a unit of the 6th Fleet on eight tours of duty in the Mediterranean and also participated in two midshipman cruises, visiting Caribbean, Canadian, Belgian, and Portuguese ports.
		McCard was deployed with the 6th Fleet from 13 October 1963 to 5 March 1964 and deployed again on 5 January 1965.
		She returned to Charleston from her 6 months with the 6th Fleet, 28 March 1970, and remained with the Atlantic Fleet for the duration of 1970 and four months of 1971.
	www.ussjpkennedyjr.org /mccard822.html

	Fleet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		US Naval fleets are numbered odd in the Pacific or West, and even in the Atlantic or East.
		Fleet can refer to several things: Fleet is the name of several places:
		Battle fleet, a term for a force composed of all battle-ready ships
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fleet

	6th Fleet Maintenance at the Ready Throughout OIF
		Because 6th Fleet Maintenance oversees the Ship Repair Unit in Bahrain, they continued to track and service ships after they exited the European theater, into 5th Fleet’s area of responsibility, including the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea.
		The 6th Fleet Maintenance shop was manned 24 hours a day, with a watchstander always checking message traffic on a computer, looking for casualty reports, or “casreps.” Once they received a casrep within their area of responsibility, 6th Fleet Maintenance decided who needed to be contacted to provide the ship with necessary repairs.
		The war also limited 6th Fleet Maintenance Sailors from visiting ships to better understand their maintenance needs, as was commonly done in the past.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=8154

	USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
		Her five Mediterranean tours consisted of normal training operations with units of the 6th Fleet and with elements of Allied navies as well as port visits at various points throughout the Mediterranean.
		She resumed normal 2d Fleet operations until 22 July at which time she departed Norfolk for a cruise to South American waters to participate in UNITAS IX, a series of multinational exercises with units of various Latin American navies.
		She changed operational control to the 6th Fleet on 10 May and conducted turnover at Majorca between the 12th and the 17th.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/USS-Vogelgesang-(DD-862).htm

	Sylvania
		On 20 July the ship was awarded the Meritorius Unit Commedation for service to the 6th Fleet during the period 25 April 1965 to 30 September 1969.
		She stood out of Norfolk on 25 May for another tour with the 6th Fleet and relieved Concord (AFS-5) as the on-station AFS on 16 June.
		She served as flagship for the Service Force, 6th Fleet, from 5 December 1966 to 17 April 1967.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s21/sylvania-ii.htm

	News - 6th Fleet Completes Black Sea Port Visits
		One way visiting La Salle and 6th Fleet Sailors expressed that shared devotion was to volunteer liberty time to offer assistance to projects routinely centered around family and children in every country they visited.
		"We discussed issues dealing with our partnership for peace," said 6th Fleet policy and strategy officer, Lt. Cmdr.
		The 6th Fleet also actively initiated cooperation between the U.S. Navy and the navies of the Black Sea to promote a new era of regional stability.
	deploymentlink.osd.mil /news/aug01/news_82901_001.shtml

	USS WACCAMAW AO-109
		In September 1948, she was assigned to duty with the 6th fleet in the Mediterranean and, in the spring of 1949, was transferred to the 2nd Fleet for exercises in the Caribbean.
		Refitted and retrained, Waccamaw joined the 6th Fleet fir a Mediterranean deployment, during which she participated in the operations connecter with the United States landing in Lebanon.
		She was the first "jumbo oiler" to operate with the 6th Fleet.
	navy.memorieshop.com /Waccamaw

	USS Semmes DDG-18 History
		From February to July 1966, the guided missile destroyer conducted her second tour with the 6th Fleet and, on her return to the United States, changed her home port from Charleston to Norfolk, effective 1 August in anticipation of her first major overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
		In late September, she again crossed the Atlantic for a seven-month deployment with the 6th Fleet; and, on 10 February 1970, while moored at Naples, she was struck by the Greek freighter, SS Mautrie.
		During 1971, her schedule remained basically the same, but her annual tour with the 6th Fleet, 16 July to 11 October, was followed by visits to the Netherlands and to Denmark for binational and NATO operations.
	www.semmesddg18.org /semmes_history.html

	The Flagship
		The last visit to Russia by a U.S. 6th Fleet naval vessel was in August 2001 to the port of Novorossiysk.
		Along with the ship, Vice Adm. Scott Fry, the Commander, United States 6th Fleet, visited St. Petersburg to meet with several political and military leaders and participate in local festivities in honor of the American and Russian naval hero John Paul Jones.
		As the commander of 6th Fleet forces, Fry exercises operational control of maritime forces within the U.S. European Command area of responsibility.
	www.flagshipnews.com /archives_2003/jul102003_9.shtml

	USS Pawcatuck
		Early 1963 was spent in Boston for overhaul and by June she had returned to the Mediterranean and 6th Fleet operations.
		From 1948 into 1961, Pawcatuck operated on a rotational schedule between the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean 6th Fleet, participating in U.S. Fleet and NATO exercises Reserve and Midshipman cruises, courtesy visits to foreign ports and serving as Hagship of Commander Service Squadron 2.
		In the summer of 1947, she joined the U.S. 6th Fleet operating in the Mediterranean for her first overseas tour.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/oiler/pawcatuck.html

	History of the USS Strong USS Strong Association Destroyers shipmates ussstrong uss-strong dd 758 dd-758 tincans
		Strong was deployed to the 6th Fleet from November 1963 to March 1964; 6 January to 7 June 1965; and from 22 September 1966 to 31 January 1967.
		On 12 November 1969, the destroyer was again deployed to the 6th Fleet for a six month tour and returned to her home port on 23 May 1970.
		Fleet exercises Portrex and Carribex were held during March 1950 and, during June and July, Strong embarked midshipmen and reservists for a training cruise to Panama and Cuba.
	www.uss-strong.com /history.htm

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		The SIXTH Fleet band is comprised of professional Navy Musicians who are formed into full-time and specialty units designed to fulfill any possible request for musical support.
		These units include the Ceremonial Band, Brass Quintet, Dixieland Band,, and a 17-piece Fleet Jazz Ensemble,which performs both the big-band hits of the past and the R and B sounds of today, as well as various jazz or brass ensembles as needed.
		The primary mission of SIXTH Fleet Band is support of military ceremonies such as changes of command, ship arrivals and departures, official receptions and other occasions which serve to enhance the morale and welfare of fleet personnel.
	www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /sixthfleet

	USS Grand Canyon AD-28; My USN Years - ETCS Andrew H. Barr, United States Navy, Retired
		Between 29 March 1966 and 12 August she again served ships of the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
		By 20 October the Suez Crisis had reached the serious stage and the majority of the 6th Fleet proceeded into the Eastern Mediterranean.
		During this period GRAND CANYON, as flagship, took part in fleet exercises and visited the ports of Augusta Bay, Sicily, Messina, Sicily and Taranto, Italy.
	members.cox.net /ironbarr3/ad28.htm

	Stars & Stripes
		A Navy lieutenant commander assigned to the 6th Fleet staff was struck by a car and seriously injured Sunday during a port visit to Sevastopol, Ukraine.
		The Gaeta, Italy-based 6th Fleet staff and USS La Salle departed Nov. 1 for a monthlong deployment to the Black Sea.
		Cate Mueller, 6th Fleet public affairs officer, said that the officer was seriously injured and will be flown to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany once stabilized.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=24537&archive=true

	USS Mount Whitney Becomes U.S. 6th Fleet Flagship; USS La Salle to Decommission
		Mount Whitney is already accustomed to European and African waters, as it served as temporary U.S. 6th Fleet flagship in 1999, NATO command headquarters in Kosovo, and supported Operation Enduring Freedom on a seven-month deployment to the Horn of Africa region.
		Prior to U.S. 6th Fleet flagship duties, La Salle was forward-deployed as flagship for the Middle East Force.
		Mount Whitney most recently served as the command ship for U.S. 2nd Fleet in Norfolk, Va. Mount Whitney’s transition to U.S. 6th Fleet brings increased capabilities and a new ship manning philosophy to Naval Forces in Europe.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=17251

	USS Enterprise Begins Operations with U.S. 6th Fleet
		With the 5th Fleet behind, 6th Fleet is upon the Sailors and Marines of Big E and CVW-1.
		The 6th Fleet commander will be out to visit Big E. We’ll have four fly days in the Mediterranean, and we’re planning an exercise with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91).
		An exciting aspect for Sailors going ashore in 6th Fleet is a more relaxed liberty policy than is needed in the Middle East.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11831

	Naharnet Newsdesk - U.S. Warships Patrol Lebanese Shores to Block Saddam's Escape
		The U.S. 6th fleet in the Mediterranean has subjected the coasts of Lebanon and Syria to intense surveillance amid concerns that Saddam Hussein and his top aides may try to slip to exile by sea via Syrian or Lebanese harbors.
		"The 6th fleet maintains a strong presence in the eastern Mediterranean to prevent officials of the ousted Iraqi regime from escaping via Syria or Lebanon," said spokesman Bob Ross at the fleet's command in Napoli.
	www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Story/49E301BDC7985B1742256D0B002C9470?OpenDocument&PRINT

	Fleet article - Fleet Fishing fleet Naval fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet 5th Fleet 6th - What-Means.com
		Fleet article - Fleet Fishing fleet Naval fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet 5th Fleet 6th - What-Means.com
		Fleet article - Fleet definition - what means Fleet
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Fleet

	Articles - USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
		Forrestal again went to the 6th Fleet between 28 January 1960 and 31 August, visiting the ports usual to a Mediterranean deployment as well as Split, then in Yugoslavia.
		She returned to Norfolk 12 December to prepare for her first deployment with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, for which she sailed 15 January 1957.
		On 22 July 1974, as a result of a conflict between Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces on Cyprus, the U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Roger Davies requested the evacuation of U.S. citizens from that island nation.
	www.gaple.com /articles/USS_Forrestal_(CVA-59)

	Emeğin Partisi - EMEP - The Party of Labour
		Dolmabahce is a historical spot in Istanbul where the 1968 political youth leaders had thrown the US soldiers of the 6th Fleet into the sea.
		President of DISK, Suleyman Celebi reminded the people at the demonstration of the uprising of the people of Turkey and how the revolutionary youth of the time had thrown the US soliedrs into the sea when the 6th Fleet of the US embarked in Dolmabahce in the year of 1969.
		Comrade Mustafa Yalciner made the demanstrators recite the oath of Deniz Gezmis with him.
	www.emep.org /docs/press/27march4.html

	US Navy Press Releases: 6th Fleet Admiral Says "Fighting Flagship" Living Up To Its Name
		As the sea base for 6th Fleet operations, La Salle was the site of a "war room," where 6th Fleet leaders oversaw daily aircraft sorties from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), as well as tomahawk land air missiles strikes from warships in the eastern Mediterranean.
		US Navy Press Releases: 6th Fleet Admiral Says "Fighting Flagship" Living Up To Its Name
		"She really has become the multi-mission platform that doesn't just carry the admiral and his staff around to perform the command and control function, but actually contributes to the variety of missions that the fleet is required to perform," Fry said.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200307/ai_150590707

	GALVESTON BAY FLEET 23
		Fleet 23 sailors will be representing the Galveston Bay area in 1998 regattas in Miami Florida SORC, Toronto Canada, Great Lakes Championship,, Detroit Michigan, Chicago Illinois, Verve Cup, in San Francisco California, Pacific Coast Championships and for the North American Championship, and in Marblehead Massachusetts at the World Championship.
		Fleet 23, the Galveston Bay Etchells Fleet, is comprised of sailors from three local clubs, Houston Yacht Club, Lakewood Yacht Club and the Texas Corinthian Yacht Club.
		Fleet 23 actively encourages and promotes interest and growth in the Etchells class and the national and international associations.
	home.flash.net /~trysail

	Stars & Stripes
		The 41-year-old vessel was the longest-serving 6th Fleet flagship, having assumed that role more than a decade earlier from the cruiser USS Belknap.
		In addition to its normal role for 6th Fleet and NATO Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe, Ulrich said the Mount Whitney will be available for duties with the U.S. European Command, if needed, and will also become the NATO Response Force flagship in July.
		The ceremony also marked the official move of the 6th Fleet staff from its hillside Gaeta headquarters to its new facility at Naval Support Activity Naples, about 60 miles to the southeast.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=27406

	Spiegel_Grove
		SPIEGEL GROVE was deployed to the 6th Fleet from January to June 1964, 3 November 1966 to 11 May 1967; and from 17 April to 9 October 1971.
		In January 1958, the LSD was deployed with her squadron to the 6th Fleet on an extended tour which did not end until 6 October.
		Photographer-diver and former Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary Manager Harrigan visits the James River fleet at Fort Eustis, Va., and selects the Spiegel Grove for the project.
	www.aquariusdivers.net /spiegel_grove.htm

	Wednesday, August 8, 2001
		Nearly 500 crewmembers and about 200 6th Fleet staff members deployed on the La Salle for the month-long cruise in the Black Sea — the ship’s first trip to the region since 1998.
		Sailors onboard the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet flagship, the USS La Salle, hoist aboard one of the ship's small boats while in their homeport of Gaeta, Italy.
		Commissioned in 1964 as an amphibious warfare ship, the La Salle has served as the 6th Fleet flagship since 1994.
	www.stripes.com /01/aug01/ed080801j.html

	DANFS: USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709)
		It was during this crucial period that the 6th Fleet was proving its peace-keeping power in the Lebanon crisis, and was successful in preventing a leftist revolt.
		Another 6th Fleet cruise was completed in July 1953 after which the veteran ship embarked midshipmen for a Caribbean training cruise.
		Hugh Purvis joined the quarantine line off Cuba, helping to force the withdrawal of the missiles--another dramatic example of the power of the fleet when firmly used in checking communism and keeping the peace.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/DD/dd709.html

	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
		On her 6th Fleet deployments she has participated in NATO and fleet exercises; while her 2nd Fleet duties have brought regular Caribbean operations as well as east coast exercises including NATO maneuvers.
		Steaming to the North Sea, she participated in NATO exercises, then sailed to the Mediterranean to serve in the 6th Fleet until 22 February 1957.
		Beginning with that deployment, Nimble steamed to the Mediterranean for 6 months duty with the 6th Fleet on a bi-yearly basis until 1964.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/mine/mso459.htm

	USS La Salle, U.S. 6th Fleet Depart Varna, Bulgaria
		The U.S. 6th Fleet Band also played a prominent role in promoting goodwill during La Salle's stay in Bulgaria, performing concerts in Varna and Razgrad, as well as conducting a music clinic at the Dobri Hristov National School of the Arts.
		USS La Salle, U.S. 6th Fleet Depart Varna, Bulgaria
		The visit marked the continuation of 6th Fleet efforts to assist regional navies in the development of senior enlisted communities by demonstrating the direct impact of professionally trained non-commissioned officers to mission readiness.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn3_111604.00.html

	The Musketeer Orders to Go ahead
		Once those US 6th fleet ships were inside the harbour nearly 40 air raids, opposed by heavy anti-aircraft fire, occurred in the immediate vicinity of these ships, with shells passing directly over Attack transport U.S.S. Chilton.
		The fleet’s two attack carriers that were already operating in the eastern Mediterranean, were directed to keep clear of British naval units operating there, meanwhile were directed to the southern Mediterranean.
		And so, ships of the Sixth Fleet found themselves conducting non-combatant evacuations during some of the heaviest fighting environment of the conflict from 31 October through 2 November 1956.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /Yahia2/Part4.htm

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