The United States Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMFPAC) is the largest maritime

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in the world. Its units are spread across the Pacific Ocean and reports to the

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. 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

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components that follow under the

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, 5th, and

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and the Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC). The Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific is dual-posted as the Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. FMFPAC is under operational control of the Commander,

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(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.

Organization

Reporting directly to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (CG FMFPAC) are the Commanding Generals of two Marine Expeditionary Forces ( I MEF and

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), the Commanding Generals of two Marine Expeditionary Brigades ( 1st MEB and 3rd MEB), and the Commanding Officers of four Marine Expeditionary Units ( 11th, 13th, 15th, and 31st MEUs). The Commanding General, I MEF, exercises operational control over the 1st Marine Division, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and the 1st Marine Logistics Group, while the Commanding General, III MEF, exercises operational control over the 3d Marine Division, the

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, and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group.

Hierarchy of Fleet Marine Force units

Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)

Camp H. M. Smith

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Marine Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)

Marine Forces, Central (MARCENT)

Marine Forces, Korea (MARFORK)

References

External links

*http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1989/SJH.htm *http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1995/MJS.htm Military units and formations of the United States Marine Corps {{USMC-stub de:Fleet Marine Force