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{{Short description|Flag appointment in the United States Navy}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post           = Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| insigniaborder = yes
| insigniasize   = 100px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| flag           = Flag of a United States Navy admiral.svg
| flagborder     = yes
| flagsize       = 125px
| flagcaption    = Flag of a U.S. Navy four-star admiral
| insignia       = Seal of the Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command.svg
| image          = Admiral Daryl L. Caudle (U.S. Fleet Forces Command).jpg
| imagesize      = 
| incumbent      = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Daryl L. Caudle]]
| incumbentsince = December 7, 2021
| department     = [[United States Fleet Forces Command]]
| abbreviation   = COMUSFF<br/>COMFLTFORCOM
| reports_to     = {{plainlist|
* [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] {{small|(as COMUSFF)}}
* [[Chief of Naval Operations]] {{small|(as COMUSFF)}}
* [[United States Northern Command#Commanders|Commander, U.S. Northern Command]] {{small|(as COMUSNAVYNORTH)}}
* [[United States Strategic Command#List of combatant commanders|Commander, U.S. Strategic Command]] {{small|(as COMUSNAVSTRAT)}}
}}
| seat           = [[Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]], U.S.
| 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      = {{plainlist|
* January 1, 1906 {{small|(as Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet)}}
* May 22, 2006 {{small|(as Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command)}}
}}
| first          = [[Rear admiral (United States)|RADM]] [[Robley D. Evans (admiral)|Robley D. Evans]]
| deputy         = Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| website        = {{url|https://www.usff.navy.mil}}
}}

'''Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command''' (COMUSFF/COMFLTFORCOM) is the title of the [[United States Navy]] officer who serves as the [[commanding officer]] of the [[United States Fleet Forces Command]]. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command was originally established in 1905 as the [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet]] and as a [[2 star rank|two-star]] [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral|rear admiral]]'s billet;<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM">{{cite news
| url=http://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/history.aspx
| title=A Brief History Of The U.S. Fleet Forces Command
| publisher=United States Navy
| accessdate=2009-10-02
| quote=
| archive-date=May 11, 2019
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511002700/https://www.public.navy.mil/usff/Pages/history.aspx
| url-status=dead
}}</ref> the position has been held by a [[4 star rank|four-star]] [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] since March 10, 1915.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> The 45th, and current, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command is Admiral [[Daryl L. Caudle]].

==Title's history==
[[File:US Navy 070517-N-4515N-139 Adm. John B. Nathman salutes as he is piped through sideboys during the U.S. Fleet Forces change of command ceremony aboard nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg|thumb|left|Outgoing commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Admiral [[John B. Nathman]] is piped ashore during the 2007 U.S. Fleet Forces Command change of command ceremony on May 17, 2007.]]

The first commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet was Rear Admiral [[Robley D. Evans (admiral)|Robley D. Evans]], who assumed command on January 1, 1906 aboard his flagship the battleship {{USS|Maine|BB-10}}.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

The title, '''Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''', was continuously used from 1906 until 1923 and again from 1941 to 2002.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> In a reorganization of the [[United States Fleet]] in 1923, that title was abolished and the title Commander Scouting Force was used.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> On February 1, 1941, General Order 143 reestablished the title and reorganized the United States Fleet into three separate fleets: the [[United States Atlantic Fleet|U.S. Atlantic Fleet]], the [[United States Pacific Fleet|U.S. Pacific Fleet]] and the [[United States Asiatic Fleet|U.S. Asiatic Fleet]].<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> The order further stated each fleet would be under the command of a four-star admiral.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Thus, on February 1, 1941, Rear Admiral [[Ernest J. King]], in his flagship {{USS|Texas|BB-35}} at [[Culebra, Puerto Rico]], hauled down his two-star flag and hoisted his four-star flag as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

After the end of World War II, the organization of the [[United States armed forces]] was reviewed with a view toward reorganization after the turbulent war years.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> On December 1, 1947, under a reorganization act of the armed forces approved by Congress, the unified combatant command, [[United States Atlantic Command]], was established with headquarters co-located to those of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Admiral [[William H.P. Blandy]] was given the dual-hatted command of both U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Atlantic Command thus becoming the commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and the first commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> The two titles remained linked until another reorganization of the armed forces, via the [[Goldwater-Nichols Act]] in 1985, separated the U.S. Atlantic Command from the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

[[File:2012 U.S. Fleet Forces Change of Command 120914-N-WL435-626.jpg|thumb|left|Admiral [[William E. Gortney]] (right) relieves Admiral [[John C. Harvey Jr.]] (center, face obscured) as commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, September 16, 2012.]]

In the early 1950s, the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) decided to establish a new major command, [[Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic|Allied Command Atlantic]], under the command of a U.S. four-star admiral with headquarters in [[Norfolk, VA]].<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Since this was primarily a naval command responsible for allied defense of the North Atlantic, the decision was made to co-locate this organization with that of the U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, to form a triple-hatted command.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> On April 10, 1952, Admiral [[Lynde D. McCormick]], the commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, assumed the additional title as the first [[Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic]].<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Like the U.S. Atlantic Command, the Allied Command Atlantic remained intact and part of a triple-hatted command organization until the Goldwater-Nichols Act occurred in 1985.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> The Goldwater-Nichols Act separated command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet from the other two commands giving the U.S. Atlantic Fleet its own four-star admiral.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Admiral [[Wesley L. McDonald]] was the last U.S. Navy admiral to command all three organizations at the same time.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> He relinquished command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet to Admiral [[Carlisle Trost|Carlisle A. H. Trost]] on October 4, 1985.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

However, under the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the admiral filling the post of Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, would also serve as the deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> This role for CINCLANTFLT continued until 1986 when the [[United States Secretary of Defense|secretary of defense]] approved a separate billet for the deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> On September 16, 1986, Admiral [[Frank B. Kelso II]] relinquished the Deputy USCINCLANT post to Major General Thomas G. Darling, USAF.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

[[File:2021 U.S. Fleet Forces Change of Command 211207-N-SY758-1206.jpg|thumb|left|Attendants render a collective salute at the 2021 U.S. Fleet Forces Command change of command ceremony, December 7, 2021.]]

On October 1, 2001, the [[Chief of Naval Operations|chief of naval operations]] designated the CINCLANTFLT to concurrently serve as Commander, [[United States Fleet Forces Command|U.S. Fleet Forces Command]].<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> U.S. Fleet Forces Command became responsible for overall coordination, establishment, and implementation of integrated requirements and policies for manning, equipping, and training Atlantic and Pacific Fleet units during the inter-deployment training cycle.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

On October 24, 2002, Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]] directed that the title of "Commander-in-Chief" be reserved solely for the president of the United States.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> In a message to naval commanders-in-chief, the chief of naval operations directed a change of title to that of "Commander."<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> This change affected the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and U.S. Naval Forces Europe thus renaming Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet to '''Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet'''.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

On May 23, 2006, the chief of naval operations ordered the assimilation of U.S. Atlantic Fleet into U.S. Fleet Forces Command and that the dual-hatted position be integrated to its current title of '''Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command'''.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

On October 31, 2006, a ceremony was held to officially mark the transition of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command to just U.S. Fleet Forces Command.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/> Three of the 37 previous admirals who held the top post in the Atlantic fleet attended the ceremony, which was held aboard the aircraft carrier {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71}}.<ref name="COMFLTFORCOM"/>

==Appointment==
The commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command is nominated by the [[President of the United States|president]] for appointment from any eligible officers holding the rank of [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half)|rear admiral (lower half)]] or above,<ref name="Positions of importance">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/601-] 10 USC 601. Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals.</ref> who also meets the requirements for the position, under the advice and/or recommendation of the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|secretary of the Navy]], the [[Chief of Naval Operations|chief of naval operations]], and if applicable the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]].<ref name="Positions of importance"/> The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref name="Positions of importance"/> For the [[U.S. Navy|Navy]], flag officer tours are usually limited to two years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-300%20Assignment%20and%20Distribution%20Services/1300.15A.PDF |title=Chief of Naval Operations. Navy Military Personnel Assignment Policy, 2006, pg 6 |access-date=September 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224112019/https://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-300%20Assignment%20and%20Distribution%20Services/1300.15A.PDF |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==List of commanders==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!colspan=2|Commander<ref name=commander>{{cite web |url=https://www.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/Article/2375906/commander-usff/ |title=Previous Commanders - U.S. Fleet Forces Command |access-date=December 19, 2021| website=U.S. Fleet Forces Command}}</ref>
!colspan=3|Term
|-
!Portrait
!Name
!Took office
!Left office
!Term length
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 1
| military_rank     = [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]]
| image             = Robley Dunglison Evans.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robley D. Evans (admiral)|Robley D. Evans]]
| officeholder_sort = Evans, Robley Dunglison
| born_year         = 1846
| died_year         = 1912
| term_start        = January 1, 1906
| term_end          = May 9, 1908
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 1, 1906|May 9, 1908}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 2
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Charles Stillman Sperry|Charles S. Sperry]]
| officeholder_sort = Sperry, Charles Stillman
| born_year         = 1847
| died_year         = 1911
| term_start        = May 9, 1908
| term_end          = March 1909
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|May 9, 1908|March 1, 1909}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 3
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Seaton Schroeder Admiral US Navy.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Seaton Schroeder]]
| officeholder_sort = Schroeder, Seaton
| born_year         = 1849
| died_year         = 1922
| term_start        = March 1909	
| term_end          = June 1911
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|March 1, 1909|June 1, 1911}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 4
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Hugo Osterhaus 1913.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Hugo Osterhaus|Hugo W. Osterhaus]]
| officeholder_sort = Osterhaus, Hugo W.
| born_year         = 1851
| died_year         = 1927
| term_start        = June 1911
| term_end          = January 1913
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1911|January 1, 1913}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 5
| military_rank     = Rear Admiral
| image             = Charles J. Badger.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Charles Johnston Badger|Charles J. Badger]]
| officeholder_sort = Badger, Charles Johnston
| born_year         = 1853
| died_year         = 1932
| term_start        = January 1913
| term_end          = September 1914
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|January 1, 1913|September 1, 1914}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 6
| military_rank     = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
| image             = Frank Friday Fletcher 1855-1928 LCCN2003679668.tif
| officeholder      = [[Frank Friday Fletcher|Frank F. Fletcher]]
| officeholder_sort = Fletcher, Frank Friday
| officeholder_note = <ref>Fletcher originally assumed office as a rear admiral then was promoted to admiral in 1915 bypassing the rank of vice admiral.</ref>
| born_year         = 1855
| died_year         = 1928
| term_start        = September 1914
| term_end          = June 1916
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|September 1, 1914|June 1, 1916}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 7
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Henry Thomas Mayo.JPG
| officeholder      = [[Henry T. Mayo]]
| officeholder_sort = Mayo, Henry Thomas
| born_year         = 1856
| died_year         = 1937
| term_start        = June 1916
| term_end          = June 1919
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1916|June 1, 1919}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 8
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Henry Braid Wilson.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Henry Braid Wilson|Henry B. Wilson Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Wilson, Henry Braid Jr.
| born_year         = 1861
| died_year         = 1954
| term_start        = June 1919
| term_end          = June 1921
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1919|June 1, 1921}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 9
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = JONES, H.P., ADMIRAL LCCN2016862129 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Hilary P. Jones|Hilary P. Jones Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Jones, Hilary Pollard Jr.
| born_year         = 1863
| died_year         = 1938
| term_start        = June 1919
| term_end          = December 1922
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1921|December 1, 1922}}
}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=8|''Position redesignated as Commander, [[Scouting Fleet]] from 1922 to 1931;<br/>Commander, [[Scouting Fleet|Scouting Force]] from 1931 to 1941''
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 10
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Ernest King.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Ernest King|Ernest J. King]]
| officeholder_sort = King, Ernest Joseph
| born_year         = 1878
| died_year         = 1956
| term_start        = February 1, 1941
| term_end          = December 30, 1941
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 1941|December 30, 1941}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 11
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = NH 90905 Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, USN (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Royal E. Ingersoll]]
| officeholder_sort = Ingersoll, Royal Eason
| born_year         = 1883
| died_year         = 1976
| term_start        = December 30, 1941
| term_end          = November 15, 1944
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 30, 1941|November 15, 1944}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 12
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Jonas Ingram.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Jonas H. Ingram]]
| officeholder_sort = Ingram, Jonas Howard
| born_year         = 1886
| died_year         = 1952
| term_start        = November 15, 1944
| term_end          = September 26, 1946
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 15, 1944|September 26, 1946}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 13
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Marc Mitscher.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Marc Mitscher|Marc A. Mitscher]]
| officeholder_sort = Mitscher, Marc Andrew
| born_year         = 1887
| died_year         = 1947
| term_start        = September 26, 1946
| term_end          = February 3, 1947
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 26, 1946|February 3, 1947}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command 
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 14
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L-38-07 ADM William H.P. Blandy.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William H. P. Blandy]]
| officeholder_sort = Blandy, William Henry Purnell
| born_year         = 1890
| died_year         = 1954
| term_start        = February 3, 1947
| term_end          = February 1, 1950
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 3, 1947|February 1, 1950}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 15
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Portrait of ADM William M. Fechteler (58-64).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William Fechteler|William M. Fechteler]]
| officeholder_sort = Fechteler, William Morrow
| born_year         = 1896
| died_year         = 1967
| term_start        = February 1, 1950
| term_end          = August 15, 1951
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 1950|August 15, 1951}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command /<br/>Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 16
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM McCormick, Lynde D.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Lynde D. McCormick]]
| officeholder_sort = McCormick, Lynde Depuy
| born_year         = 1895
| died_year         = 1956
| term_start        = August 15, 1951
| term_end          = April 12, 1954
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|August 15, 1951|April 12, 1954}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 17
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = 80-G-K-20072 Admiral Jerauld Wright, USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Jerauld Wright]]
| officeholder_sort = Wright, Jerauld
| born_year         = 1898
| died_year         = 1995
| term_start        = April 12, 1954
| term_end          = February 28, 1960
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 12, 1954|February 28, 1960}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 18
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert L Dennison.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert Dennison (US Navy officer)|Robert L. Dennison]]
| officeholder_sort = Dennison, Robert Lee
| born_year         = 1901
| died_year         = 1980
| term_start        = February 28, 1960
| term_end          = April 30, 1963
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 28, 1960|April 30, 1963}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 19
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Harold Page Smith.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Harold Page Smith|Harold P. Smith]]
| officeholder_sort = Smith, Harold Page
| born_year         = 1904
| died_year         = 1993
| term_start        = April 30, 1963
| term_end          = April 30, 1965
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 30, 1963|April 30, 1965}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 20
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Thomas H. Moorer SACLANT official portrait.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Thomas Hinman Moorer|Thomas H. Moorer]]
| officeholder_sort = Moorer, Thomas Hinman
| born_year         = 1912
| died_year         = 2004
| term_start        = April 30, 1965
| term_end          = June 17, 1967
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 30, 1965|June 17, 1967}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 21
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Holmes, Ephraim.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Ephraim P. Holmes]]
| officeholder_sort = Holmes, Ephraim Paul
| born_year         = 1908
| died_year         = 1997
| term_start        = June 17, 1967
| term_end          = September 30, 1970
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 17, 1967|September 30, 1970}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 22
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Duncan, Charles K.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Charles K. Duncan]]
| officeholder_sort = Duncan, Charles Kenney
| born_year         = 1911
| died_year         = 1994
| term_start        = September 30, 1970
| term_end          = October 31, 1972
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1970|October 31, 1972}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 23
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L38-18 ADM Ralph W. Cousins.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Ralph W. Cousins]]
| officeholder_sort = Cousins, Ralph W.
| born_year         = 1915
| died_year         = 2009
| term_start        = October 31, 1972
| term_end          = May 30, 1975
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 31, 1972|May 30, 1975}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 24
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. portrait.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Isaac C. Kidd Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Kidd, Isaac Campbell Jr.
| born_year         = 1919
| died_year         = 1999
| term_start        = May 30, 1975
| term_end          = September 30, 1978
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 30, 1975|September 30, 1978}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 25
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Train, Harry Depue II.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Harry D. Train II]]
| officeholder_sort = Train, Harry Depue II
| born_year         = 1927
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 30, 1978
| term_end          = September 30, 1982
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1978|September 30, 1982}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 26
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM McDonald, Wesley USN.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Wesley L. McDonald]]
| officeholder_sort = McDonald, Wesley Lee
| born_year         = 1924
| died_year         = 2009
| term_start        = September 30, 1982
| term_end          = October 4, 1985
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 30, 1982|October 4, 1985}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 27
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L38-90.04.01 Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Carlisle Trost|Carlisle A. H. Trost]]
| officeholder_sort = Trost, Carlisle Albert Herman
| born_year         = 1930
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 4, 1985
| term_end          = June 30, 1986
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 4, 1985|June 30, 1986}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 28
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L38-46.06.02 ADM Frank B. Kelso II.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Frank B. Kelso II]]
| officeholder_sort = Kelso, Frank Benton II
| born_year         = 1933
| died_year         = 2013
| term_start        = June 30, 1986
| term_end          = September 16, 1986
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 30, 1986|September 16, 1986}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 28
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = L38-46.06.02 ADM Frank B. Kelso II.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Frank B. Kelso II]]
| officeholder_sort = Kelso, Frank Benton II
| born_year         = 1933
| died_year         = 2013
| term_start        = September 16, 1986
| term_end          = November 4, 1988
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 16, 1986|November 4, 1988}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 29
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Portrait of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Powell F. Carter Jr. (covered).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Powell F. Carter Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Carter, Powell Frederick Jr.
| born_year         = 1931
| died_year         = 2017
| term_start        = November 4, 1988
| term_end          = January 31, 1991
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 4, 1988|January 31, 1991}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 30
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Adm Paul D Miller USN.jpeg
| officeholder      = [[Paul David Miller]]
| officeholder_sort = Miller, Paul David
| born_year         = 1941
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = January 31, 1991
| term_end          = July 13, 1992
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 31, 1991|July 13, 1992}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 31
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Henry H Mauz2.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Henry H. Mauz Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Mauz, Henry Herrward Jr.
| born_year         = 1936
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = July 13, 1992
| term_end          = October 5, 1994
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 13, 1992|October 5, 1994}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 32
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM William J Flanagan.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William J. Flanagan Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Flanagan, William John Jr.
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 5, 1994
| term_end          = December 20, 1996
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 5, 1994|December 20, 1996}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 33
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Joseph Paul Reason.jpg
| officeholder      = [[J. Paul Reason]]
| officeholder_sort = Reason, Joseph Paul
| born_year         = 1941
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = December 20, 1996
| term_end          = September 17, 1999
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 20, 1996|September 17, 1999}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 34
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = VernClark.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Vern Clark]]
| officeholder_sort = Clark, Vernon Eugene
| born_year         = 1944
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 17, 1999
| term_end          = June 23, 2000
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 17, 1999|June 23, 2000}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 35
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert J Natter.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert J. Natter]]
| officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = June 23, 2000
| term_end          = October 1, 2002
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 23, 2000|October 1, 2002}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 35
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert J Natter.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert J. Natter]]
| officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 1, 2002
| term_end          = October 24, 2002
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 1, 2002|October 24, 2002}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet / Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 35
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Robert J Natter.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Robert J. Natter]]
| officeholder_sort = Natter, Robert Joseph
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 24, 2002
| term_end          = October 3, 2003
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 24, 2002|October 3, 2003}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 36
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Adm. William J. Fallon.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William J. Fallon]]
| officeholder_sort = Fallon, William Joseph
| born_year         = 1944
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 3, 2003
| term_end          = February 18, 2005
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|October 3, 2003|February 18, 2005}}
}}

{{Officeholder table
| order             = 37
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = John B. Nathman.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John B. Nathman]]
| officeholder_sort = Nathman, John B.
| born_year         = 1948
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = February 18, 2005
| term_end          = May 22, 2006
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 18, 2005|May 22, 2006}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 38
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = John B. Nathman.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John B. Nathman]]
| officeholder_sort = Nathman, John B.
| born_year         = 1948
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 22, 2006
| term_end          = May 16, 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 22, 2006|May 16, 2007}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 39
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Gary Roughead.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Gary Roughead]]
| officeholder_sort = Roughead, Gary
| born_year         = 1951
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 17, 2007
| term_end          = September 29, 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 17, 2007|September 28, 2007}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 40
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Jonathan W. Greenert.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Jonathan W. Greenert]]
| officeholder_sort = Greenert, Jonathan William
| born_year         = 1953
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 29, 2007
| term_end          = July 23, 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 29, 2007|July 23, 2009}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 41
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM John C Harvey Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John C. Harvey Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort = Harvey, John Collins Jr.
| born_year         = 1951
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = July 24, 2009
| term_end          = September 14, 2012
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 24, 2009|September 14, 2012}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 42
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral William E. Gortney 2013.jpg
| officeholder      = [[William E. Gortney]]
| officeholder_sort = Gortney, William Evans
| born_year         = 1955
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 14, 2012
| term_end          = November 21, 2014<ref name=tyson>{{cite web|last=LaGrone|first=Sam|url=https://news.usni.org/2014/11/20/fleet-forces-deputy-co-temporarily-take-command-monday-change-command-cancelled|title=Fleet Forces Deputy CO to Temporarily Take Command, Change of Command Cancelled|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=USNI News}}</ref>
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|September 14, 2012|November 21, 2014}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Vice Admiral
| image             = Nora W. Tyson.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Nora W. Tyson]]
| officeholder_sort = Tyson, Nora Wingfield
| born_year         = 1957
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = November 21, 2014<ref name=tyson/>
| term_end          = December 19, 2014
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|November 21, 2014|December 19, 2014}}
| acting            = y
}}
! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command / Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 43
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Adm Davidson 2014.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Philip S. Davidson]]
| officeholder_sort = Davidson, Philip Scot
| born_year         = 1960
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = December 19, 2014
| term_end          = May 4, 2018
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 19, 2014|May 4, 2018}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 44
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Chris Grady.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Christopher W. Grady]]
| officeholder_sort = Grady, Christopher Watson
| born_year         = 1962
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 4, 2018
| term_end          = February 1, 2019
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 4, 2018|February 1, 2019}}
}}
|-
! colspan=6 | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command / Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command<br/>and U.S. Naval Forces Strategic Command / Joint Functional Maritime Component Commander
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 44
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = ADM Chris Grady.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Christopher W. Grady]]
| officeholder_sort = Grady, Christopher Watson
| born_year         = 1962
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = February 1, 2019
| term_end          = December 7, 2021
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|February 1, 2019|December 7, 2021}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 45
| military_rank     = Admiral
| image             = Admiral Daryl L. Caudle (U.S. Fleet Forces Command).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Daryl L. Caudle]]
| officeholder_sort = Caudle, Daryl Lane
| born_year         = 1963
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = December 7, 2021
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|December 7, 2021}}
}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080922101430/http://www.cffc.navy.mil/index.htm U.S. Fleet Forces Command] official website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061005054622/http://www.cffc.navy.mil/history.htm List of U.S. Fleet Forces Command commanders]

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