United States Naval Forces Europe
| United States Naval Forces Europe United States Naval Forces Africa (USNAVEUR-NAVAF) |
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| Active | 1940s–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Navy
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| Type |
Component command NATO Command |
| Part of |
United States European Command & United States Africa Command |
| Headquarters | Naval Support Activity Naples |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
 Admiral Michelle J. Howard Commander, NAVEUR-NAVAF Commander, Joint Force Command Naples |
| Deputy Commander |
 Vice Admiral Christopher W. Grady Dep. Commander, NAVEUR-NAVAF Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet |
United States European Command &
United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) is the United States Navy component commander of the United States European Command and United States Africa Command.
NAVEUR-NAVAF provides overall command, operational control, and coordination of U.S. Naval Forces in the European and African 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. As the component command in Africa, NAVAF aims for cooperative solutions to security challenges in Africa and its surrounding waters by closely working with its Europe, African, and South American partners to disrupt terrorist networks, deter illicit trafficking, and defeat piracy and maritime crime.
With its headquarters now at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF directs all its naval operations through Commander, United States Sixth Fleet co-located in Naples, Italy, and support activities ashore through Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA), also headquartered in Naples, Italy.
Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa is commanded by Admiral Michelle Howard, who also serves as NATO's Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Her Deputy Commander, currently Vice Admiral Christopher Grady, serves as the Sixth Fleet commander.
The earliest presence of U.S. Navy forces in Europe was the Mediterranean Squadron.the European Squadron following the American Civil War, the forces were combined as part of the North Atlantic Fleet in 1906. In 1917, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters was established for the duration of World War I.
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