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| Marine Forces Pacific | |
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 MARFORPAC insignia |
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| Active | |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Size | 84,000 Marines and sailors |
| Part of | United States Pacific Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp H. M. Smith |
| Motto | Forward...from the sea |
| Colors | Marine Corps Colors |
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| Current commander |
Keith J. Stalder |
Marine Forces Pacific (MarForPac) are the forces from the United States Marine Corps that fall under the United States Pacific Command. It is the largest field command in the Marine Corps. Headquartered at Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii, it commands all Marine Corps bases and stations in the Pacific and on the West Coast of the United States.
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Organization
MarForPac is composed of two Marine Air-Ground Task Forces: the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). Each Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) is composed of a command element, a ground combat element (GCE) an aviation combat element (ACE) and a logistics combat element (LCE).
Marine Forces Pacfic is composed of Fleet Marine Force units and security and support units. Security units are assigned to the Marine Forces Pacific for ship security, embassy security and Military Police. Support units include establishments, depots, recruiting stations, logistics and other units
Mission
Marine Forces Pacific is responsible for amphibious actions and typical Marine missions in the Pacific Theatre (Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, China, Vietnam, Australia...). Marine forces can work in coordination with the other componants of the United States Pacific Command, such as the U.S. Army, Pacific, the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Pacific Air Forces, Special Operations Commands in the area. Marine Forces Pacific area of operations also covers the Middle East.
Longstanding missions for MarForPac include the defense of South Korea and Japan and also the U.S. West Coast and Alaska. Marine Forces Pacific also provides combat units to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. They also have Marine Expeditionary Units embarked to counter threats to the interests of the United States of America.
See also
Notes
References
- "Marine Forces Pacific (MarForPac)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Cole, William (August 23, 2008). "New commander for Marine Forces Pacific", The Honolulu Advertiser, MarineCorpsTimes.com.
External links
- "Marine Forces Pacific website". Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
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