United States Pacific Fleet

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Also known as: USPACFLT · PACFLT · US Pacific Fleet

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Summary

The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Pacific Command.

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Included Arizona
USS Arizona was a battleship of the US Pacific Fleet when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor.
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Sought to weaken fleet
Yamamoto sought to disable the US Pacific Fleet long enough for Japan to consolidate its conquests in Southeast Asia.
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Attacked the fleet
Nagumo’s carrier aircraft attacked ships of the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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Principal naval target
The Japanese attack targeted the US Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor to weaken American naval resistance to Japanese expansion.
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