Admiral Dennis Hollinger reported that a chapter is tied with the commanding officer.  He or she built the chapter with a large amount of time and effort.  The chapter’s reputation is directly connected with that commanding officer.  As real life comes around, a commanding officer can step down or unfortunately pass away.  When this happens, the chapter is retired in honor of that commanding officer.  After the retirement, a new chapter (which may be strongly tied to the previous chapter to continue the sense of family) may be launched.

Listed here are the past chapters of the Seventh Fleet that have been retired.

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