U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders

The top leadership post in the U.S. Pacific Fleet has borne four different titles since the fleet was established in February 1941. Thirty-one naval officers have been in command, and are listed here in reverse chronological order.

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Admiral Patrick M. Walsh
25 September 2009 - Present

Admiral Robert F. Willard
8 May 2007 - 25 September 2009

Admiral Gary Roughead
8 July 2005 - 8 May 2007

Admiral Walter F. Doran
24 October 2002 - 8 July 2005

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Admiral Walter F. Doran
4 May 2002 - 24 October 2002

Admiral Thomas P. Fargo
8 October 1999 - 4 May 2002

Admiral Archie Clemins
7 November 1996 - 8 October 1999

Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper
6 August 1994 - 7 November 1996

Admiral Robert J. Kelly
15 February 1991 - 6 August 1994

Admiral Charles R. Larson
15 February 1990 - 15 February 1991

Admiral David E. Jeremiah
30 September 1987 - 15 February 1990

Admiral James A. Lyons Jr.
16 September 1985 - 30 September 1987

Admiral Sylvester R. Foley
28 May 1982 - 16 September 1985

Admiral James D. Watkins
31 July 1981 - 28 May 1982

Admiral Donald C. Davis
9 May 1978 - 31 July 1981

Admiral Thomas B. Hayward
12 August 1976 - 9 May 1978

Admiral Maurice F. Weisner
30 September 1973 - 12 August 1976

Admiral Bernard A. Clarey
5 December 1970 - 30 September 1973

Admiral John J. Hyland
30 November 1967 - 5 December 1970

Admiral Roy L. Johnson
30 March 1965 - 30 November 1967

Admiral Thomas H. Moorer
26 June 1964 - 30 March 1965

Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Jr.
30 September 1963 - 26 June 1964

Admiral John H. Sides
30 August 1960 - 30 September 1963

Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood
1 February 1958 - 30 August 1960

Admiral Maurice E. Curts
14 January 1958 - 1 February 1958

Commander-in-Chief, Pacific and
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Admiral Felix B. Stump
10 July 1953 - 14 January 1958

Admiral Arthur W. Radford
30 April 1949 - 10 July 1953

Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey
12 January 1948 - 30 April 1949

Admiral Louis E. Denfeld
28 February 1947 - 3 December 1947

Admiral John H. Towers
1 January 1947 - 28 February 1947

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas

Admiral John H. Towers
1 February 1946 - 1 January 1947

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
24 November 1945 - 1 February 1946

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
30 March 1942 - 24 November 1945

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
31 December 1941 - 30 March 1942

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
1 February 1941 - 17 December 1941

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