Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Not to be confused with United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.

Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
The official seal of the United States Department of the Navy.
Active	December 1941 – present
Country	United States of America
Type	maritime general and special purpose landing force
Role	Amphibious warfare, expeditionary warfare
Part of	U.S. Department of the Navy
Garrison/HQ	MCB Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, U.S.

Main article: Fleet Marine Force

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 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, 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.

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 III MEF), 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 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group.

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)
Task Force 36		Naval Base Point Loma San Diego, CA
Task Force 39		Naval Base Point Loma San Diego, CA
I Marine Expeditionary Force		MCB Camp Pendleton California, United States

Marine Forces, Central (MARCENT)

Landing Force, Fifth Fleet (LF5F)
Task Force 56		Naval Support Activity Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain
Task Force 59		Naval Support Activity Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain
I Marine Expeditionary Force		MCB Camp Pendleton California, United States
III Marine Expeditionary Force		Camp Courtney Okinawa, Japan

Marine Forces, Korea (MARFORK)

Landing Force, Seventh Fleet (LF7F)
Task Force 76		U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Yokosuka, Japan
Task Force 79		U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Yokosuka, Japan
III Marine Expeditionary Force		Camp Courtney Okinawa, Japan

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Major Commands of the United States Marine Corps

Headquarters Marine Corps

Operating Forces

Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic

Marine Corps Forces Command

II Marine Expeditionary Force	2nd Marine Division 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 2nd Marine Logistics Group 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

I Marine Expeditionary Force	1st Marine Division 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 1st Marine Logistics Group 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

III Marine Expeditionary Force	3rd Marine Division 1st Marine Aircraft Wing 3rd Marine Logistics Group 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marine Forces Central Command

Other Operating Forces

Marine Forces Reserve	4th Marine Division 4th Marine Aircraft Wing 4th Marine Logistics Group 3rd Civil Affairs Group 4th Civil Affairs Group

others	Marine Corps Security Forces Marine Security Guard MARSOC

Support Establishment

Support Establishment

Marine Corps Installations Command

United States Marine Corps

Leadership	Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy Commandant of the Marine Corps Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Marine Corps generals United States Congress House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Senate Subcommittee on Seapower

Major commands	Organization of the Marine Corps Headquarters Marine Corps Marine Forces Command II Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Reserve Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Pacific

Structure	Marine Air-Ground Task Force Bases Battalions Regiments Brigades Divisions MEF/Corps Marine aviation Marine expeditionary unit Special Operations Marine Raider Regiment Recon Force Division

Personnel and training	Personnel Rank insignia MOS Notable Marines Historical Marines Criminal Investigation Division Judge Advocate Division Chaplain of the Marine Corps Hispanic Marines Associated organizations Training Recruit Training School of Infantry Officer Candidates School The Basic School Martial Arts Program

Uniforms and equipment	Uniforms Awards Badges Weapons Vehicles and aircraft Individual equipment

History and traditions	History Culture Acronyms and terms Birthday Ball Eagle, Globe, and Anchor Marine Band Drum and Bugle Corps Service Numbers Marine Corps War Memorial Flag Marine One Marines' Hymn National Museum Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima Rifleman's Creed Semper Fidelis Silent Drill Platoon History of Hispanics in the USMC Toys for Tots

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United States Navy

Portal
Category

Leadership

Structure

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command Pacific Fleet Naval Forces Europe Naval Forces Central Command Naval Forces Southern Command Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Reserve Forces Operational Test and Evaluation Force Naval Network Warfare Command Military Sealift Command

Shore	Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Command Naval Supply Systems Command Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Fleet Cyber Command Naval Academy Naval Education and Training Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Naval Intelligence Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center Naval Legal Service Command Naval Observatory Navy Occupational Safety & Health Bureau of Naval Personnel Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Fleets	Third Fleet Fourth Fleet Fifth Fleet Sixth Fleet Seventh Fleet Tenth Fleet

Ships	A–B C D–F G–H I–K L M N–O P Q–R S T–V W–Z Aircraft carriers Airships Amphibious warfare ships Auxiliaries Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Destroyer escorts Escort carriers Frigates Mine warfare vessels Monitors Patrol vessels Sailing frigates Steam frigates Steam gunboats Ships of the line Sloops of war Submarines Torpedo boats

Personnel and
training

People

Officers	Insignia Designators

Enlisted	Insignia Ratings Classification

Personnel

Chaplain Corps

Chief

United States Navy EOD

Medical Corps

Dental Corps

Nurse Corps

Medical Service Corps

JAG

Training

United States Naval Academy

Officer Candidate School

AIM

Naval Chaplaincy School

Naval Hospital Corps School

Naval Justice School

Naval Postgraduate School

United States Armed Forces School of Music

Navy Senior Enlisted Academy

Navy Supply Corps School

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Equipment

History and
traditions

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Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Organization

Hierarchy of Fleet Marine Force units

Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)

Marine Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC)

Marine Forces, Central (MARCENT)

Marine Forces, Korea (MARFORK)

See also

References

External links