| Fleet Marine Force, Pacific | |
|---|---|
| File:FMFPAC.png | |
| Active | Since December 1941' |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Department of the Navy |
| Type | maritime general and special purpose landing force |
| Role | Amphibious Warfare · Expeditionary Warfare |
| Garrison/HQ | MCB Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii |
The United States Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPac) is the largest maritime landing force in the world. Its units are spread across the Pacific Ocean and reports to the United States Pacific Command. It is headquartered at MCB Camp H. M. Smith, HI and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet and the Marine Forces, Pacific (MarForPac). It is under operational control of the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (ComPacFlt), when deployed.
FMFPac was established by General 'Howling Mad' Smith in 1944 to assume command of very large USMC forces in the Pacific, of the order of 500,000.
Hierarchy of fleet marine force units[]
Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) []
Camp H. M. Smith
Salt Lake, Hawaii
Marine Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)[]
| Landing Force, Third Fleet (LF3F) | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Fleet-3.gif | San Diego, CA | |
| I Marine Expeditionary Force |  |
California, United States |
Marine Forces, Central (MARCENT)[]
| Landing Force, Fifth Fleet (LF5F) | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Fleet-5.jpg | Kingdom of Bahrain | |
|
California, United States | |
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Okinawa, Japan | |
Marine Forces, Korea (MARFORK)[]
| Landing Force, Seventh Fleet (LF7F) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Yokosuka, Japan | |
|
Okinawa, Japan | |
History[]
- Advanced Base Force
- West Coast Expeditionary Force
Notes[]
References[]
See also[]
- Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT)
- Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)
- Marine Corps Forces, Command (MARCORCOM) [formerly Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic (MARFORLANT)]
External links[]
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1989/SJH.htm
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/MJS.htm
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