Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae | |
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진해 함대지원부대 | |
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Founded | 1946 |
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Role | Fleet support |
Part of | Commander Naval Forces Korea |
Garrison/HQ | Jinhae Naval Base, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province |
Nickname(s) | CFAC |
Motto(s) | "Serving, Sponsoring" |
Website | https://cnrk.cnic.navy.mil/ |
Commanders | |
Current commander | CDR James A. Dipasquale [1] |
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]
History
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]