ComPhibPac, also seen as COMPHIBPAC, was the official
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
abbreviation for "Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet."
Amphibious forces under the command of ''ComPhibPac'' were known as PhibPac or PHIBPAC. One of PhibPac's subordinate commands during World War II was Transports, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, or TransPhibPac. The commander of TransPhibPac was known as ComTransPhibPac.
In October 1945, Rear Admiral
John L. Hall Jr. became commander of Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet,
receiving the rank of
vice admiral a few months later.
Rear Admiral
Arthur Dewey Struble
Arthur Dewey Struble (June 28, 1894 – May 1, 1983) was a United States admiral who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Biography
Struble was born in Portland, Oregon. Following graduation from high school in Portland, he entered the ...
commanded PhibPac in 1946-48.
From 1953 to 1954, during the Korean War, Vice-Admiral
William M. Callaghan commanded Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
[Navy Department Library: Amphibious Force, US Pacific Fleet](_blank)
(December 4, 2006). Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
PhibPac was amalgamated into the new command
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific
Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC) is a United States Navy vice admiral, who leads the Naval Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet. The commander is also designated as commander, Naval Surface Force (COMNAVSURFOR), a "du ...
, probably in the mid-1970s.
References
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Military units and formations disestablished in the 1970s