United States Pacific Command

United States Pacific Command
Active	1 January 1947-present
Country	United States of America
Type	Unified Combatant Command
Headquarters	Camp H.M. Smith, Hawai'i
Nickname(s)	PACOM, USPACOM
Engagements	Korean War, Vietnam War
Decorations	Joint Meritorious Unit Award (9)
Commanders
Commander	Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., USN
Deputy Commander	Lieutenant General Anthony G. Crutchfield, USA
Chief of Staff	Major General Eric P. Wendt, USA

United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States armed forces responsible for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. It is the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. Its commander, the senior U.S. military officer in the Pacific, is responsible for military operations in an area which encompasses more than 100 million square miles, or roughly 50 percent of the Earth’s surface, stretching from the waters off the west coast of the United States to the western coastal boarder of India, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The Commander reports to the President of the United States through the Secretary of Defense and is supported by Service component and subordinate unified commands, including U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, U.S. Forces Japan, U.S. Forces Korea, Special Operations Command Korea, and Special Operations Command Pacific. The USPACOM headquarters building, the Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center, is located on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawai’i.

Mission

USPACOM Area of Responsibility in blue

"United States Pacific Command protects and defends, in concert with other U.S. Government agencies, the territory of the United States, its people, and its interests. With allies and partners, we will enhance stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. This approach is based on partnership, presence and military readiness.

We recognize the global significance of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and understand that challenges are best met together. Consequently, we will remain an engaged and trusted partner committed to preserving the security, stability, and freedom upon which enduring prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region depends. We will collaborate with the Services and other Combatant Commands to defend America's interests."^[1]

Geographic Scope

USPACOM's geographic area of responsibility encompasses the Pacific Ocean from Antarctica at 92°W, north to 8°N, west to 112°W, northwest to 50°N/142°W, west to 170°E, north to 53°N, northeast to 62°30’N/175°W, north to 64°45’N/175°W, south along the Russian territorial waters to the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic or Korea, and Japan; the countries of Southeast Asia and the southern Asian landmass to the western border of India; the Indian Ocean east and south of the line from the from the India/Pakistan coastal border west to 68°E, south along 68°E to Antarctica; Australia; New Zealand; Antarctica, and Hawai'i.

• 36 nations
• More than half the world's population
• 3,200 different languages
• 5 of 7 U.S. collective defense treaties

Force structure

Commanders

No.	Image	Commander	Tenure
1.		Admiral John H. Towers, USN	1 January 1947 - 28 February 1947
2.		Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, USN	28 February 1947 - 3 December 1947
3.		Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsey, USN	12 January 1948 - 30 April 1949
4.		Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN	30 April 1949 - 10 July 1953
5.		Admiral Felix B. Stump, USN	10 July 1953 - 31 July 1958
6.		Admiral Harry D. Felt, USN	31 July 1958 - 30 June 1964
7.		Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, Jr., USN	30 June 1964 - 31 July 1968
8.		Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., USN	31 July 1968 - 1 September 1972
9.		Admiral Noel A.M. Gayler, USN	1 September 1972 - 30 August 1976
10.		Admiral Maurice F. Weisner, USN	30 August 1976 - 31 October 1979
11.		Admiral Robert L.J. Long, USN	31 October 1979 - 1 July 1983
12.		Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., USN	1 July 1983 - 18 September 1985
13.		Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN	18 September 1985 - 30 September 1988
14.		Admiral Huntington Hardisty, USN	30 September 1988 - 1 March 1991
15.		Admiral Charles R. Larson, USN	1 March 1991 - 11 July 1994
16.		Admiral Richard C. Macke, USN	19 July 1994 - 31 January 1996
17.		Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN	31 January 1996 - 20 February 1999
18.		Admiral Dennis C. Blair, USN	20 February 1999 - 2 May 2002
19.		Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN	2 May 2002 - 26 February 2005
20.		Admiral William J. Fallon, USN	26 February 2005 - 12 March 2007
21.		Timothy J. Keating, USN	26 March 2007 - 19 October 2009
22.		Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN	19 October 2009 - 9 March 2012
23.		Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN	9 March 2012 - 27 May 2015
24.		Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN	27 May 2015 - Present

References

External links

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• United States Pacific Command official website

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