(DoD) An organization of ships, aircraft, Marine forces, and shore-based fleet activities all under the command of a commander or commander in chief who may exercise operational as well as administrative control. See also major fleet; numbered fleet.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). fleet. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fleet/definitions/1961750 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "fleet" http://smartdefine.org/fleet/definitions/1961750 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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