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Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae

Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae (Korean: 진해 함대지원부대; Hanja: 鎭海艦隊支援部隊[2]), also known as CFAC, is a United States Navy's unit in the Jinhae district of Changwon, South Korea. It is located near Busan and is the only U.S. Naval Installation on mainland Asia.[3]

Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae
진해 함대지원부대
Founded1946
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
RoleFleet support
Part ofCommander Naval Forces Korea
Garrison/HQJinhae Naval Base, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province
Nickname(s)CFAC
Motto(s)"Serving, Sponsoring"
Websitehttps://cnrk.cnic.navy.mil/
Commanders
Current
commander		CDR James A. Dipasquale [1]

History

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Originally a U.S. Naval Advisory Group in 1946, CFAC eventually evolved into the first Fleet Detachment, Naval Station, JUSMAG-K and then reorganized as the Chinhae Facility in 1972. Since the 1972 reorganization and renaming to "Field Logistics Center, Chinhae." Subsequent reorganizations resulted in the current Commander, Fleet Activities, Chinhae with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Detachment Chinhae as a tenant activity.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7392309/cfac-change-command-2022 [bare URL]
  2. ^ a b [1][permanent dead link‍] l
  3. ^ "Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae | Base Overview & Info | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS".
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