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| Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic | |
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.jpg) The official seal of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic | |
| Active | 16 December 1946 – present |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Type | Maritime general and special purpose landing force |
| Role | Amphibious warfare, expeditionary warfare |
| Part of |  United States Marine Corps United States Navy |
| Garrison/HQ | NAVSTA Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | LtGen Roberta L. Shea |
The Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) is an American maritime landing force that is spread across the Atlantic Ocean. It is headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 2nd (Disestablished and merged with US Fleet Forces Command on 30 September 2011), 4th, and 6th Fleet and the Marine Forces Command (MarForCom). The Commanding General of Marine Forces Command is dual-posted as the Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. FMFLANT is under operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet Forces Command, when deployed.