180315-N-MT581-032 SAN DIEGO (March 15, 2018) Commander, 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. John D. Alexander along with Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Nicolas Demeo, the youngest Sailor in attendance, cut the cake during a ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of 3rd Fleet’s founding, held at the 3rd Fleet headquarters building in San Diego. Third Fleet, established March 15, 1943 under the command of Fleet Adm. William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr., provides maritime security across 50 million square miles of the Eastern and Northern Pacific Ocean and, through the “Third Fleet Forward” conce
180315-N-MT581-032 SAN DIEGO (March 15, 2018) Commander, 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. John D. Alexander along with Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Nicolas Demeo, the youngest Sailor in attendance, cut the cake during a ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of 3rd Fleet’s founding, held at the 3rd Fleet headquarters building in San Diego. Third Fleet, established March 15, 1943 under the command of Fleet Adm. William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr., provides maritime security across 50 million square miles of the Eastern and Northern Pacific Ocean and, through the “Third Fleet Forward” concept, as far as the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer)
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