Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces

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The Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces (CNEF) formerly the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), is an echelon III command of the United States Navy, which serves as the single functional command to centrally manage current and future readiness, resources, manning, training and equipping of the United States Navy's 21,000 expeditionary forces who are currently serving in every theater of operation. The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) was established in January 2006. NECC is a subordinate command of the Navy's Fleet Forces Command. On 1 October 2026, the Chief of Naval Operations officially announced the name change of the command.[1] NECC components offer functions such as command and control of expeditionary warfare operations, training, maritime and port security, logistics support, construction, littoral and coastal warfare and patrol, coastal riverine warfare, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), expeditionary diving and combat salvage, and combat photography.

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