1.   He was the commander of the Pacific fleet.

2.   Almost every factory in this region, the home of the Pacific fleet, was turning out aircraft, submarines, or something to support the military.

3.   Historians consider the battle a shining hour for Fredericksburg native Chester Nimitz, the commander of the Pacific fleet.

4.   Instead, Rear Adm. Albert H. Konetzni, the commander of the Pacific submarine fleet, went out with a chaplain to console the crew before they entered port.

5.   Miller was in fact tending the laundry on deck when the Japanese struck the Pacific fleet by surprise.

6.   The Pacific fleet moored at Pearl Harbor was a model of modern firepower and technology.

7.   Then, on discovering that his father was commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, they tried to turn him into a propaganda tool.

8.   Today, the vessel is the pride of the Pacific fleet, and sailors from other ships are clamoring to join its crew.

9.   And Pearl Harbor, the pride of the Pacific fleet, was left in ruins.

10.   And the Pacific fleet manages to exist without anywhere to practice like Vieques, Rabin argued.