United States Naval Forces Europe ||This article needs
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U.S. Naval Forces Europe (COMUSNAVEUR) provides overall command,
operational control, and coordination of U.S. Naval Forces in
the European Command area of responsibility. As the Navy
component in Europe, COMUSNAVEUR, plans, conducts, and supports
naval operations in the European theater during peacetime,
contingencies, in general war and as tasked by Commander, U.S.
European Command. With its headquarters now at Naval Support
Activity Naples, Italy, COMUSNAVEUR directs all its naval
operations through Commander, United States Sixth Fleet based in
Gaeta, Italy, and support activities ashore through Commander,
Navy Region Europe (CNRE), headquartered in Naples, Italy. As of
2010[update], Naval Forces Europe is commanded by Admiral Samuel
J. Locklear III, who also serves as NATO's Commander, Allied
Joint Force Command Naples. The earliest presence of U.S. Navy
forces in Europe was the Mediterran