<Tr> <Th> Current commander </Th> <Td> Vice Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable commanders </Th> <Td> Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid </Td> </Tr> <P> The Seventh Fleet is a numbered fleet (a military formation) of the United States Navy . It is headquartered at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Japan, with some units based in Japan and South Korea . It is part of the United States Pacific Fleet . At present, it is the largest of the forward - deployed U.S. fleets, with 60 to 70 ships, 300 aircraft and 40,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel . Its principal responsibilities are to provide joint command in natural disaster or military operations and operational command of all naval forces in the region, in particular in the defense of the Korean Peninsula . </P> <P> The Seventh Fleet was formed on 15 March 1943 in Brisbane, Australia, during the Second World War, under the command of Admiral Arthur S. "Chips" Carpender . It served in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) under General Douglas MacArthur . The Seventh Fleet commander also served as commander of Allied naval forces in the SWPA . </P>

Where is the headquarters for today’s seventh fleet located