Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Military Base

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 8, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka as one of the newest additions to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. Dewey is assigned to CTF 71/DESRON 15, the Navy’s largest forward deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principle surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zenaida Roth)

As the home of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, and winner of the 2009 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, the Base, often referred to as CFAY, hosts 13 afloat commands and more than 82 other shore commands and tenant activities.

CFAY's primary mission is to provide support services to forward deployed naval forces in Yokosuka, and other units assigned in the Western Pacific.

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Information

Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1870-Present
Controlled by: United States Navy (United States Seventh Fleet)
Current Commander: Captain Les Sobol
Garrison: United States Seventh Fleet
Base Occupants: United States Seventh Fleet, Naval Forces Japan
Open to the Pubic: No