Strategic Oceanic Force

French Navy
Command
Naval Ministers Maritime Prefect
Components
Naval Action Force Submarine Forces FOST ESNA Naval Aviation FORFUSCO Marine Commandos Naval Fusiliers Maritime Gendarmerie
Equipment
Current fleet Current deployments
Personnel
Ranks in the French Navy
History
History of the French Navy Future of the French Navy Ensigns and pennants Historic ships Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Submarines Ships of the line Sail frigates Historic fleets
Awards
Cross of War Military Medal Legion of Honour Ribbons
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The Strategic Ocean Force (French: Force océanique stratégique, FOST) has been the synonym of the French Submarine Forces since 1999, which the commandant commands the ensemble related to, along with the squadron of nuclear attack submarine (French: Escadrille des Sous-Marins Nucléaires d'Attaque, ESNA).

The French Strategic Ocean Force Command ALFOST was set up in 1972 under a Squadron Vice-Admiral.