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Fourth Fleet Commanders

The Fourth Fleet was designated on 12 September 1942, established on 15 March 1943, and was disestablished (as a Reserve Fleet) on 1 January 1947. The Fourth Fleet was reestablished on 24 April 2008. 

  12 September 1942 VADM Jonas H. Ingram becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  11 November 1944 VADM William R. Munroe becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  1945 VADM Thomas R. Cooley becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  September 1946 VADM Daniel E. Barbey becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  1947 VADM Charles McMorris becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  1 July 2008 Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  12 June 2009 Rear Admiral Victor G. Guillory becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  5 August 2011 Rear Admiral Kurt W. Tidd becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  22 June 2012 Rear Admiral Sinclair M. Harris becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  17 April 2014 Rear Admiral George W. Ballance becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  12 August 2016 Rear Admiral Sean Buck becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet
  21 May 2019 Rear Admiral Donald D. Gabrielson becomes Commander of the Fourth Fleet

Note: ADM = Admiral, VADM = Vice Admiral.

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Published: Wed Aug 11 13:06:36 EDT 2021