Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae ( ko, 진해 함대지원부대;
l hanja: 鎭海艦隊支援部隊), also known as CFAC, is a United States Navy's unit in the Jinhae-gu of

Changwon Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...

, South Korea. It is located near Busan and is the only U.S. naval base in mainland Asia.

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.

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{{SouthKorea-stub Changwon Military units and formations established in 1946 United States Navy installations Military installations of the United States in South Korea

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