Naval Surface Force Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) | |
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Active | 1 July 1975 to date. |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | U.S. Navy type commands |
Role | Administrative control over certain assets |
Part of | United States Fleet Forces Command |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Norfolk |
Website | Official Website |
Commanders | |
Commander | RADM Joseph F. Cahill III, USN[1] |
Deputy Commander | RDML Marc S. Lederer, USN[2] |
Force Master Chief | FORCM Jason Knupp, USN[3] |
The Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT) is the Surface Force Type Commander (TYCOM) under the United States Fleet Forces Command. As Naval Surface Force Atlantic, it is a military formation, and the organization is often known as SURFLANT. Its headquarters are at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia.[4] The current commander is Rear Admiral Joseph F. Cahill III.[5] COMNAVSURFLANT supervises all surface ships based on the Eastern United States and Gulf Coast of the United States, as well as ships forward deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain.