{{Short description|US joint military command}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = United States Indo-Pacific Command | image = US Indo-Pacific Command Seal.svg | start_date = {{Start date|1947|01|01|df=yes}}<br/>({{Age in years and months|1947|1|1}} ago)<ref name=USPACOMHistory>{{cite web | url = http://www.pacom.mil/About-USINDOPACOM/History/ | title = U.S. Indo-Pacific Command > About USINDOPACOM > History | access-date = 1 February 2019 | website = www.pacom.mil | publisher = U. S. Indo-Pacific Command}}</ref> | dates = | country = {{flagu|United States}} | type = [[Unified combatant command]] | role = Geographic combatant command | size = 375,000 personnel<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pacom.mil/About-USINDOPACOM/ | title = About United States Indo-Pacific Command | access-date = 1 February 2019 | website = U.S. Indo-Pacific Command}}</ref> | command_structure = {{dodseal|DOD|25}} [[United States Department of Defense]] | garrison = [[Camp H. M. Smith]], [[Hawaii]], U.S. | garrison_label = Headquarters | nickname = | battles = {{plainlist| * [[Korean War]] * [[Vietnam War]] * [[Cambodian Civil War]] }} | decorations = [[File:Streamer JMUA.PNG|200px]]<br/>[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<ref name=USPACOMHistory /> | website = {{url|https://www.pacom.mil|www.pacom.mil}} | commander1 = [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Samuel J. Paparo Jr.]], [[United States Navy|USN]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pacom.mil/Contact/Directory/Bio-Display/Article/2590636/commander-us-indo-pacific-command/|title=Admiral Samuel Paparo, U.S. Navy|access-date=2024-05-02|website=United States Indo-Pacific Command}}</ref> | commander1_label = Commander | commander2 = [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[George B. Rowell]] [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] | commander2_label = Deputy Commander | commander3 = [[Major general (United States)|Major General Michael R. Drowley]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pacom.mil/Leadership/Chief-of-Staff/|title=Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command|access-date=2026-04-08|website=United States Indo-Pacific Command}}</ref> | commander3_label = Chief of Staff | commander4 = [[Sergeant Major#United States|Sergeant Major]] [[Eric D. Cook]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]<ref name="INDOPACOM2025">{{cite web |title=Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |url=https://www.pacom.mil/Contact/Directory/Bio-Display/Article/4223733/command-senior-enlisted-leader-us-indo-pacific-command/ |website=United States Indo-Pacific Command |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref> | commander4_label = Senior Enlisted Leader | identification_symbol_2 = [[File:US ARMY ELEMENT INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND SSI.png|150px]] | identification_symbol_3 = [[File:US ARMY ELEMENT INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND DUI.png|150px]] | identification_symbol_2_label = US ARMY ELEMENT INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND SSI | identification_symbol_3_label = US ARMY ELEMENT INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND DUI }} {{United States Armed Forces sidebar}}
The '''United States Indo-Pacific Command''' ('''USINDOPACOM'''), formerly known as the '''United States Pacific Command''' ('''USPACOM'''), is the [[unified combatant command]] of the [[United States Armed Forces]] responsible for the [[Indo-Pacific|Indo-Pacific region]].
It is the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. [[Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command|Its commander]], the senior U.S. military officer in the Pacific, is responsible for more than 375,000 service members, as well as an area that encompasses more than {{convert|100|e6sqmi|km2}}, or roughly 52 percent of the Earth's surface. This area stretches from the waters of the [[West Coast of the United States]] to the east coast maritime borderline waters of [[India]], at the [[66th meridian east|meridian 66° longitude line]] (east of Greenwich), and from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The United States Pacific Command was renamed as the United States Indo-Pacific Command in 2018, reflecting the increasing importance of the [[Indo]]-[[South Asia]] region to U.S. military interests.<ref name="reuters180530" />
The Indo-Pacific Command consists of:<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Caitlin |last2=Keys |first2=Cameron |last3=Nicastro |first3=Luke |date=March 5, 2024 |title=U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12604/3 |access-date=August 7, 2024 |publisher=Congressional Research Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Indo-Pacific Command > Organization > Organization Chart |url=https://www.pacom.mil/Organization/Organization-Chart/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.pacom.mil}}</ref>
* A headquarters organization. * Five subordinate service component commands ([[United States Army Pacific|U.S. Army Pacific]], [[United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific|U.S. Marine Forces Pacific]], [[United States Pacific Fleet|U.S. Pacific Fleet]], [[Pacific Air Forces|U.S. Pacific Air Forces]], and [[United States Space Forces – Indo-Pacific|U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific]]). * Three subordinate unified commands ([[United States Forces Japan|U.S. Forces Japan]], [[United States Forces Korea|U.S. Forces Korea]]—which includes [[Special Operations Command Korea]]—and [[Special Operations Command Pacific]]). * Two direct reporting units (U.S. Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center and the [[Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance]]). * Two standing joint task forces ([[Joint Interagency Task Force West]]) and Joint Task Force Red Hill.
The INDOPACOM headquarters is the Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center, located on [[Camp H. M. Smith]] in Hawaii.
==Mission==
<blockquote>United States Indo-Pacific Command protects and defends, in concert with other U.S. Government agencies, the territory of the United States, its people, and its interests. With allies and partners, we will enhance stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win. This approach is based on partnership, presence, and military readiness.
We recognize the global significance of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and understand that challenges are best met together. Consequently, we will remain an engaged and trusted partner committed to preserving the security, stability, and freedom upon which enduring prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region depends. We will collaborate with the Services and other Combatant Commands to defend America's interests.<ref>{{cite web|last1=CDRUSPACOM|title=U.S. Pacific Command Guidance|url=http://www.pacom.mil/Portals/55/Documents/USPACOM%20Mission%20Vision%20Guiding%20Principles.pdf|website=USPACOM Official Website|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref></blockquote>
== Geographic scope == USINDOPACOM's [[Area of Responsibility]] (AOR) encompasses the [[Pacific Ocean]] from Antarctica at 92°W, north to 8°N, west to 112°W, northwest to 50°N/142°W, west to 170°E, north to 53°N, northeast to 62°30'N/175°W, north to 64°45'N/175°W, south along the Russian territorial waters to the [[China|People's Republic of China]], [[Mongolia]], the [[North Korea|Democratic People's Republic of Korea]], the [[South Korea|Republic of Korea]], and [[Japan]]; the countries of [[Southeast Asia]] and the southern Asian landmass to the western border of [[India]]; the [[Indian Ocean]] east and south of the line from the [[India]] coastal border west to 68°E, south along 68°E to Antarctica; [[Australia]]; [[New Zealand]]; [[Antarctica]], and [[Hawaii]].
In all, it encompasses:<ref>[https://www.pacom.mil/About-USINDOPACOM/USINDOPACOM-Area-of-Responsibility USINDOPACOM]</ref> * 36 nations * More than half the world's population * 3,200 different languages * 5 of 7 collective defense treaties
==Force structure== ===Component commands=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Emblem !! Command !! Acronym !! Commander !! Established !! Headquarters !! Subordinate Commands |- | [[File:USARPAC_insignia.svg|75px]] || {{center|[[United States Army Pacific]]<br /><small>[[Joint Force Land Component Command]]</small>}} || USARPAC || [[General (United States)|General]] [[Ronald P. Clark]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|10|1}} || [[Fort Shafter]], Hawaii || *[[File:Eighth United States Army CSIB.svg|25px]] [[Eighth United States Army|Eighth Army]] **[[File:2nd-infantry-division-united-states-army-shoulder-indian-army.png|25px]] [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] ** 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
*[[File:U.S. I Corps CSIB.svg|25px]] [[I Corps (United States)|I Corps]] ** [[File:4ID_Patch_PNG.png|27px]] [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]]<ref>[https://www.dvidshub.net/news/553207/4th-infantry-division-reassigned-americas-first-corps "4th Infantry Division Reassigned to America’s First Corps"], DVIDS, by MAJ Evan Cain (I Corps, US Army), dated 5 December 2025, last accessed 8 December 2025</ref> **[[File:7th Infantry Division.png|25px]] [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]] **[[File:25th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia.png|25px]] [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]] **[[File:United States Army, Japan - Shoulder sleeve insignia.svg|25px]] [[United States Army, Japan|United States Army Japan]] **[[File:11th Airborne Division Insignia 2022.png|25px]] [[11th Airborne Division (United States)|11th Airborne Division]] **[[File:593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command.png|25px]] [[593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command]] *[[File:94thAAMDC.png|25px]] [[94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (United States)|94th Army Air & Missile Defense Command]] *[[File:8SustainCmdSSI.svg|25px]] [[8th Theater Sustainment Command]] **[[File:8MPBdeSSI.svg|25px]] [[8th Military Police Brigade (United States)|8th Military Police Brigade]] **[[File:130thEngineerBrigadePatch.svg|25px]] [[130th Engineer Brigade (United States)|130th Engineer Brigade]] *[[File:311 Sig Cmd SSI.png|25px]] [[311th Signal Command (United States)|311th Signal Command (Theater)]] **[[File:Emblem of 1st Signal Brigade (United States).svg|25px]] [[1st Signal Brigade (United States)|1st Signal Brigade]] **[[File:US Army - 516th Signal Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.png|25px]] [[516th Signal Brigade]] *[[File:18th MEDCOM logo.png|34x34px]] 18th Medical Command *[[File:US IX Corps SSI.png|25px]] [[9th Mission Support Command]] *[[File:196InfBdeSSI.svg|25px]] [[196th Infantry Brigade (United States)|196th Infantry Brigade]] *[[File:500MIBdeSSI.jpg|25px]] [[500th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States)|500th Military Intelligence Brigade]] *5th Battlefield Coordination Detachment |- | [[File:Seal of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.png|75px]] || {{center|[[United States Marine Corps Forces Pacific]]}} || MARFORPAC || [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[James F. Glynn]]|| {{dts|format=dmy|1992|7|27}} || [[Camp H.M. Smith]], Hawaii || * [[File:IMEFlogo (2).png|25px]] [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] * [[File:III MEF (2).jpg|25px]] [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]] * [[File:MCB Camp Blaz logo.jpg|25px]] [[Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz]] * [[File:Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.png|25px]] [[Marine Rotational Force – Darwin]] |- | [[File:Seal_of_the_Commander_of_the_United_States_Pacific_Fleet.svg|75px]] || {{center|[[United States Pacific Fleet]]<br /><small>[[Joint Force Maritime Component Command]]</small>}} || USPACFLT || [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] [[Stephen Koehler]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1907|7|22}} || [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], Hawaii || * [[File:3rd Fleet Logo.png|30px]] [[United States Third Fleet]] * [[File:7th Fleet Logo.png|30px]] [[United States Seventh Fleet]] * [[File:Commander, Naval Air Forces.png|25px]] [[Commander, Naval Air Forces|Naval Air Force Pacific]] * [[File:COMNAVSURFPAC logo.png|30px]] [[Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific|Naval Surface Force Pacific]] * [[File:Naval Region Japan.png|30px]] [[Naval Forces Japan (United States)|U.S. Naval Forces Japan]] * [[File:Seal of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea.png|25px]] [[United States Naval Forces Korea|U.S. Naval Forces Korea]] * [[File:Joint Region Marianas - emblem.png|30px]] [[Joint Region Marianas]] * [[File:CLWP.jpg|25px]] [[Task Force 73|Logistics Group Western Pacific]] * [[File:Navy Region Hawaii.jpg|30px]] [[Navy Region Hawaii]] |- | [[File:Pacific_Air_Forces.svg|75px]] || {{center|[[Pacific Air Forces]]<br /><small>[[Joint Force Air Component Command]]</small>}} || PACAF || General [[Kevin B. Schneider]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1944|08|3}} || [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], Hawaii || * [[File:Fifth Air Force - Emblem.png|30px]] [[Fifth Air Force]] * [[File:Seventh Air Force - Emblem.png|30px]] [[Seventh Air Force]] * [[File:Eleventh Air Force - Emblem.png|30px]] [[Eleventh Air Force]] * [[File:613th Air and Space Operations Center.PNG|30px]] [[613th Air Operations Center]] |- | [[File:U.S._Space_Forces_Indo-Pacific_emblem.png|75px]] || {{center|[[United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific]]<br /><small>[[Joint Force Space Component Command]]</small>}} || SPACEFORINDOPAC || [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brig Gen]] [[Brian Denaro]]|| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|11|22}} || [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], Hawaii || * [[File:United_States_Space_Forces_Korea_emblem.png|30px]] [[United States Space Forces Korea|U.S Space Forces Korea]] * [[File:United States Space Forces Japan emblem.png|45x45px]] [[United States Space Forces – Japan|U.S Space Forces Japan]] |- |}
===Subordinate unified commands=== {|class="wikitable" |+ |- ! Emblem !! Command !! Acronym !! Commander !! Established !! Headquarters !! Subordinate Commands |- |[[File:Seal of the USFJ.svg|alt=|75x75px]]||[[United States Forces Japan]] || USFJ || [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Stephen Jost|Stephen F. Jost]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.usfj.mil/Leadership/ | title = U.S. Forces, Japan > Leadership | website = www.usfj.mil | access-date = 30 August 2019}}</ref>||{{dts|format=dmy|1957|07|1}} || [[Yokota Air Base]], [[Tokyo]], Japan || * [[File:United_States_Army,_Japan_-_Shoulder_sleeve_insignia.svg|30px]] [[United States Army, Japan]] * [[File:Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png|30px]] [[Fifth Air Force]] * [[File:Naval_Region_Japan.png|30px]] [[Naval Forces Japan (United States)|Naval Forces Japan]] * [[File:III_MEF_(2).jpg|30px]] [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]] * [[File:United States Space Forces Japan emblem.png|45x45px]] [[United States Space Forces – Japan|U.S Space Forces Japan]] |- | [[File:USFK_Logo.svg|75px]] || [[United States Forces Korea]] || USFK || [[General (United States)|General]] [[Paul J. LaCamera]], [[United States Army|USA]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1957|07|1}} || [[Camp Humphreys]], [[Pyeongtaek]], [[South Korea]] || * [[File:Eighth United States Army CSIB.svg|30px]] [[Eighth United States Army]] * [[File:Seventh Air Force - Emblem.png|30px]] [[Seventh Air Force]] * [[File:Seal of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea.png|30px]] [[United States Naval Forces Korea|U.S. Naval Forces Korea]] * U.S. Marine Forces Korea * [[File:United_States_Space_Forces_Korea_emblem.png|30px]] [[United States Space Forces Korea|U.S. Space Forces Korea]] * [[File:Special Operations Command Korea.png|30px]] [[Special Operations Command Korea]] |- | [[File:Special_Operations_Command_Pacific_insignia.jpg|75px]] || [[Special Operations Command Pacific]] || SOCPAC || [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Jeromy B. Williams]], [[United States Navy|USN]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1965|11|1}} || [[Camp H.M. Smith]], Hawaii || |- |}
===Direct reporting units=== {|class="wikitable" |+ |- ! Emblem !! Command !! Acronym !! Commander !! Established !! Headquarters !! Subordinate Commands |- |[[File:JIOC Symbol.png|75px|JIOC symbol.]]|| [[Joint Intelligence Center|Joint Intelligence Operations Center Pacific]] || JIOC ||Colonel Matthew G. Rau || {{dts|format=dmy|1983|01|1}} || [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], Hawaii || |- | [[File:Seal of the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance.png|75px]] || [[Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance]] || CFE-DM || Joseph D. Martin || 1994 || [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]], Hawaii || |- |}
===Standing joint task force=== {|class="wikitable" |+ |- ! Emblem !! Command !! Acronym !! Commander !! Established !! Headquarters !! Subordinate Commands |- | [[File:Seal of Joint Interagency Task Force West.png|75px]] || [[Joint Interagency Task Force West]] || JIATF West || [[Rear Admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] Bob Little, [[United States Coast Guard|USCG]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|2|10}} || [[Camp H.M. Smith]], Hawaii || |}
== Ballistic missile warning for the United States outside of NORAD: Hawaii, Guam, & the Pacific region == {{update|date=October 2022}} In the Pacific Region, instead of [[NORAD]], the United States Indo-Pacific Command must make the decision that an incoming ballistic missile is a threat to the United States. Hawaii is the only state in the United States with a pre-programmed [[Wireless Emergency Alerts|Wireless Emergency Alert]] that can be sent quickly to wireless devices if a ballistic missile is heading toward Hawaii. If the missile is fired from North Korea, the missile would take approximately 20 minutes to reach Hawaii. The United States Indo-Pacific Command would take less than 5 minutes to make a determination that the missile could impact Hawaii and would then notify the [[Hawaii Emergency Management Agency|Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA)]]. HI-EMA would issue the [[Civil Defense]] Warning (CDW) that an inbound missile could impact Hawaii and that people should [[Shelter in place|Shelter-in-Place]]: ''Get Inside, Stay Inside, and Stay Tuned''. People in Hawaii would have 12 to 15 minutes before impact. [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)]] is not required to be notified for approval to cancel an alert. Signal carriers allow people to block alerts from state and law enforcement agencies, but not those issued by the President. FEMA can send alerts to targeted audiences but has not implemented this as of January 2018. Other states can take as long as 30 minutes to create, enter and distribute a missile alert.<ref name=HawaiiAlertWireless>{{cite news | title = Federal responsibility in nuclear attack alerts is unclear | url = https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/01/17/breaking-news/federal-responsibility-in-nuclear-attack-alerts-is-unclear/ | work = Star-Advertiser | location = Honolulu | agency = Associated Press | date = 17 January 2018 | access-date = 18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=ShelterInPlace>{{cite news | last = Wu | first = Nina | title = State education department addresses missile scare | url = https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/01/17/breaking-news/state-education-department-addresses-missile-scare/ | newspaper = Star-Advertiser | location = Honolulu | date = 17 January 2018 | access-date = 18 January 2018}}</ref> <br /> The [[Wireless Emergency Alert]] system was tested nationally for the first time in October 2018. And as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the role of issuing warnings of a missile threat would lie with the Federal Government, as opposed to individual states.<ref>{{cite web |title=NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ92/html/PLAW-116publ92.htm |website=www.govinfo.gov}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Emblem of the United States Pacific Command.png|thumb|upright|Emblem of the Pacific Command until 2018.]] ===Establishment of unified commands in the Pacific=== USINDOPACOM has evolved through the gradual consolidation of various commands in the Pacific and Far East. Its origins can be traced to the command structure established early in World War II to wage the war in the Pacific.<ref>{{cite web|last1=CDRUSPACOM|title=History of United States Pacific Command|url=http://www.pacom.mil/AboutUSPACOM/History.aspx|website=USPACOM Official Website|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416025832/http://www.pacom.mil/AboutUSPACOM/History.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
In April 1942, U.S. military forces in the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theatre]] were divided into two commands: the [[South West Pacific Area]] (SWPA) under Army [[General Douglas MacArthur]]; and the [[Pacific Ocean Areas]] (POA) under Navy [[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz]]. Each had command of all U.S. military forces assigned to his area. The authority of the POA Commander-in-Chief (CINCPOA) was technically separate from that of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), but Admiral Nimitz was assigned to both positions and bore the title CINCPAC/CINCPOA.
Efforts to establish a unified command for the entire Pacific AOR proved impossible during the war. The divergent interests of the Army and the Navy precluded the subordination of either of the two principal commanders in the Pacific Theatre. When the war ended in September 1945, the command arrangement carried forward with [[Fleet admiral (United States)|Fleet Admiral]] Nimitz as CINCPAC/CINCPOA and [[General of the Army (United States)|General of the Army]] MacArthur as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces Pacific (CINCAFPAC).
Command arrangements after World War II were defined by the "Outline Command Plan"{{nbsp}}– in a sense, the first Unified Command Plan (UCP){{nbsp}}– approved by President Harry S. Truman on 14 December 1946 and authorized by the National Security Act of 1947. The plan called for the establishment of seven [[Unified Combatant Command|unified combatant commands]] as "an interim measure for the immediate postwar period."<ref name="UCP">{{cite book | url = https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/History/Institutional/Command_Plan.pdf | title = History of the Unified Command Plan: 1946–2012 |author=Edward J. Drea |author2=Ronald H. Cole |author3=Walter S. Poole |author4=James F. Schnabel |author5=Robert J. Watson |author6=Willard J. Webb. |date = March 2013 | access-date = 1 February 2019 | publisher = United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint History Office. | location = Washington, DC}}</ref>
The first three unified commands were established in the Pacific. The [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] implementing directive of 16 December 1946 established the [[Far East Command (United States)|Far East Command (FECOM)]], Pacific Command (PACOM), and [[Alaskan Command|Alaskan Command (ALCOM)]] effective 1 January 1947. The commands, their areas of responsibility, and their missions were as follows:
* '''Far East Command''': U.S. forces in [[Japan]], [[Korea]], the [[Ryukyus]], the [[Philippines]], and the [[Mariana Islands|Mariana]] and [[Bonin Islands]]. The Commander-in-Chief, Far East (CINCFE) would carry out occupation duties, maintain the security of the command, plan and prepare for a general emergency in the area, support the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC), and command U.S. forces in [[China]] in an emergency. * '''Pacific Command''': U.S. forces allocated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff within the Pacific Area. CINCPAC would defend the United States against attack through the Pacific, conduct operations in the Pacific, maintain the security of U.S. island positions and of sea and air communications, support U.S. military commitments in China, plan and prepare for a general emergency, and support CINCFE and Commander-in-Chief, Alaskan Command (CINCAL). * '''Alaskan Command''': U.S. forces in [[Alaska]], including the [[Aleutian Islands]]. CINCAL would protect Alaska and its sea and air communications, defend the United States from attack through Alaska and the Arctic, plan and prepare for a general emergency, and support CINCFE, CINCPAC, and the Commanding General of the [[Strategic Air Command]] (CG SAC).
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was appointed CINCFE; Army Major General [[Howard A. Craig]] was assigned as CINCAL. U.S. Navy [[Admiral]] [[John Henry Towers]] was designated CINCPAC. At the time of appointment, he was serving as Admiral Nimitz's direct successor as CINCPAC/CINCPOA. Admiral Towers retained his position as Commander-in-Chief, [[U.S. Pacific Fleet]]; his title was abbreviated CINCPACFLT to avoid confusion with the newly established Pacific Command. Headquarters for both CINCPAC and CINCPACFLT were located at Makalapa, [[Pearl Harbor]], in the [[Territory of Hawaiʻi]].
Then-PACOM's original AOR ranged from [[Burma]] and the eastern [[Indian Ocean]] to the west coast of the Americas. Following a 1949 review of missions and deployments of U.S. forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff revised the Unified Command Plan on 16 February 1950. The [[Volcano Islands]] were transferred to FECOM's AOR; likewise, responsibility for South Korea was transferred from FECOM to PACOM. The duty of protecting the [[Panama Canal]] remained assigned to Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command (CINCLANT); one year later, however, the Western approaches to the Canal would be reassigned to CINCPAC.
===The Korean War=== The outbreak of the [[Korean War]] and subsequent developments in the Far East tested the U.S. unified command structure in the Pacific. Although General MacArthur, as CINCFE, had been relieved of responsibility for South Korea, early U.S. reaction to [[North Korea]]'s invasion of the South on 25 June 1950 came through his command. On 10 July, at the request of the [[United Nations]], [[President Truman]] directed General MacArthur to establish the [[United Nations Command|United Nations Command (UNC)]] for the purpose of directing operations against North Korean forces. U.S. forces assigned to FECOM were assigned to UNC with General MacArthur designated Commander-in-Chief, UNC (CINCUNC). The primary responsibility of CINCFE, however, remained the defense of Japan. During the war, CINCPAC was ordered to support CINCUNC/CINCFE.
With CINCFE focused on combat operations during the Korean War, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over strong objection from FECOM, transferred the Mariana, Bonin and Volcano Islands to PACOM. In late 1951, PACOM was also assigned responsibility for the Philippines, the [[Pescadores]], and [[Taiwan|Formosa (Taiwan)]].
===Reorganization of 1956=== The new Unified Command Plan approved by Secretary of Defense [[Charles Erwin Wilson|Charles Wilson]] on 21 June 1956 produced significant changes to the command structure in the Pacific. ALCOM would remain as a unified command because of its strategic location, retaining its mission for the ground defense of the Alaskan region. Its other responsibilities, however, were reduced: the duty for the protection of sea communications in Alaskan waters was assumed by PACOM. The responsibilities of the [[Continental Air Defense Command|Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD)]] would be likewise expanded to include the air defense of Alaska and the Northeast.
UCP 1956 also disestablished FECOM as a separate unified command. U.S. military deployments to Japan and Korea were decreasing after the end of Japanese reconstruction and the Korean War. The JCS, therefore, believed that the divided command structure in the Pacific should be abolished and FECOM's responsibility reassigned to PACOM. A subsequent outline plan to disestablish FECOM and transfer its responsibilities was approved by SECDEF and the JCS effective 1 July 1957. Under the plan, two subordinate unified commands under CINCPAC were established: Commander, [[U.S. Forces Japan]] (COMUSJAPAN) and Commander, [[U.S. Forces Korea]] (COMUSKOREA). The latter was dual-hatted as CINCUNC.
The UCP further specified that no unified commander would exercise direct command of any of its Service components or subordinate commands. As such, [[Felix Stump|Admiral Felix Stump]] gave up direct command of the Pacific Fleet, delegating the responsibility of CINCPACFLT to his Deputy, [[Maurice E. Curts|Admiral Maurice E. Curts]]. CINCPAC's staff was thereafter separated from CINCPACFLT's staff and moved from [[Pearl Harbor]] to a new headquarters building (the former [[Aiea Naval Hospital]]) at Camp H.M. Smith. Service components for the Army and Air Force{{nbsp}}– U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF){{nbsp}}– were also assigned to PACOM.
===The Vietnam War=== Command over U.S. forces engaged in the [[Vietnam War]] was designated by CINCPAC to three subordinate commands. [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam|U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV)]], activated 8 February 1962 to direct U.S. support to [[South Vietnam]]'s military forces, largely controlled all U.S. forces and operations within South Vietnam. [[Naval gunfire support]] and [[air strikes]] on targets in Vietnam, however, were delegated to PACFLT and the U.S. 7th Fleet. PACAF and PACFLT were responsible for conducting air and naval operations against North Vietnam and Laos. Control of B-52s employed to conduct airstrikes against targets in South Vietnam remained under the [[Strategic Air Command]].
===Command adjustments, 1971–1979=== A new Unified Command Plan was approved in 1971. Effective 1 January 1972, the Pacific Command assumed responsibility for the Indian Ocean and the countries of southern Asia extending westward to the eastern border of Iran (which then fell under [[EUCOM]]'s responsibility).<ref name="UCP" /> The Alaskan Command transferred responsibility for the Aleutian Islands and parts of the Arctic Ocean to PACOM, as well. ALCOM would remain a distinct unified command until it was disestablished by another Unified Command Plan on 1 July 1975. An amendment to this plan on 1 May 1976 adjusted PACOM's boundaries yet again. The amendment gave CINCPAC responsibility for the entire Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, including the Gulfs of [[Gulf of Aden|Aden]] and [[Gulf of Oman|Oman]] and all of the Indian Ocean Islands excepting the [[Madagascar|Malagasy Republic]]. This decision expanded PACOM's AOR across more than 50% of the Earth's surface{{nbsp}} an area of over 100 million square miles.
U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) was disestablished 31 December 1974 as part of a bid by the Army to reduce its headquarters. The much smaller U.S. Army CINCPAC Support Group (CSG) took over USARPAC's duty to assist and coordinate with CINCPAC Headquarters and PACOM service components on Army matters. In 1979, U.S. Army Western Command (WESTCOM) was activated as the new Army component for PACOM. WESTCOM was redesignated USARPAC effective 30 August 1990.
===Unified Command Plan of 1983=== UCP 1983 dramatically increased the size of PACOM's AOR. While the establishment of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) for the Middle East on 1 January 1983 meant PACOM delegated responsibility for Afghanistan and Pakistan to the new command, it took on responsibility for China, North Korea and Madagascar as military officials reasoned that issues arising from those countries could be best handled at the unified command level.
At the request of then-CINCPAC Admiral William Crowe, his title and that of his command were changed to USCINCPAC and USPACOM, respectively.
===Boundary adjustment and Alaskan Command, 1989=== On 26 June 1989, Secretary of Defense [[Dick Cheney]] endorsed the recommendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to reassign the Gulfs of Aden and Oman from USPACOM to USCENTCOM's AOR. Though a modest shift, the change meant that the new boundary between the commands would no longer cut through the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. On 1 October 1989, the defense of Alaska and all units stationed there passed to USPACOM, which subsequently raised Alaskan Command (ALCOM) as a subordinate command.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of the Army Historical Summary |year = 1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBXwkG89leAC |publisher=Department of the Army |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
===Transfers of responsibility, 2002–2006=== Under UCP 2002, effective 21 January, Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]] assigned Antarctica to USPACOM. Secretary Rumsfeld also approved the assignment of responsibility for Russia to EUCOM with USPACOM in a supporting role for the [[Siberia]] and Russian Far East. Later reassignments under the 2004 and 2006 plans placed the entire Seychelles Archipelago in the USCENTCOM's AOR and extended [[NORTHCOM|U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)'s]] boundary westward to encompass all of the Aleutian Islands, respectively.
On 24 October 2002, the Secretary issued a memorandum declaring that the title "Commander in Chief" should only refer to the President of the United States. Effective that date, all combatant commanders deleted "in Chief" from their titles. USCINCPAC was redesignated Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM).
===Transfer of Alaskan Command, 2014=== In a move to streamline command and control of forces in Alaska and integrate forces in defense of North America, Secretary of Defense [[Chuck Hagel]] approved the transfer of ALCOM to USNORTHCOM on 1 October 2014.
===Renaming of Pacific Command, 2018=== [[File:Indo-Pacific Command (51151999108).jpg|thumb|upright|The command was renamed from "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" in 2018.]]
On 30 May 2018, at the change-of-command ceremony between Admirals [[Harry B. Harris Jr.]] and [[Philip S. Davidson]], Defense Secretary [[Jim Mattis]] announced that Pacific Command has been renamed Indo-Pacific Command "in recognition of the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans."<ref name="rename">{{cite news |agency=Public Affairs Communication & Outreach |date=30 May 2018|title=U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony |publisher=U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |url=http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1535776/us-indo-pacific-command-holds-change-of-command-ceremony/ |access-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601055552/https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1535776/us-indo-pacific-command-holds-change-of-command-ceremony/|archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="AFP2018">{{cite news |last=Watkins |first=Thomas |date=30 May 2018 |title=In nod to India, US military renames its Pacific Command |publisher=AFP |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/nod-india-us-military-renames-pacific-command-200015176.html |access-date=31 May 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143104/https://www.yahoo.com/news/nod-india-us-military-renames-pacific-command-200015176.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> U.S. officials stated that the change was instituted to "better reflect the command's areas of responsibility, which includes 36 nations as well as both the Pacific and Indian Oceans."<ref name=reuters180530>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-india/in-symbolic-nod-to-india-u-s-pacific-command-changes-name-idUSKCN1IV2Q2 | title = In symbolic nod to India, U.S. Pacific Command changes name | first = Idrees | last = Ali | date = 30 May 2018 | publisher = [[Reuters]] | work = Reuters.com | access-date = 1 February 2019|quote=The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon, U.S. officials said.}}</ref><ref name="CNN20180530">{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Browne |title=US rebrands Pacific command amid tensions with China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-rebrands-pacific-command/index.html |access-date=30 May 2018 |publisher=CNN |date=30 May 2018}}</ref>
== List of commanders == {{Main|Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command}} [[File:PACOM change-of-command ceremony, 091019-N-0696M-310.jpg|thumb|Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] shakes hands with the incoming PACOM commander, Admiral [[Robert F. Willard]], as Admiral [[Michael Mullen]], chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and outgoing commander, Admiral [[Timothy J. Keating]] look on at the change of command ceremony on 19 October 2009.]] While any qualified officer in the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] can be appointed as commander of INDOPACOM, only a [[United States Navy|Navy]] officer has ever held this office. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! colspan=2| Commander ! colspan=3| Term ! rowspan=2| Service branch |- ! Portrait ! Name ! Took office ! Left office ! Term length |- {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Towers.jpg | officeholder = [[John H. Towers]] | officeholder_sort = Towers, John H. | born_year = 1885 | died_year = 1955 | term_start = 1 January 1947 | term_end = 28 February 1947 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1 January 1947|28 February 1947}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | military_rank = Admiral | image = 80-G-704657 (26290116655).jpg | officeholder = [[Louis E. Denfeld]] | officeholder_sort = Denfeld, Louis E. | born_year = 1891 | died_year = 1972 | term_start = 28 February 1947 | term_end = 3 December 1947 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|28 February 1947|3 December 1947}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Ramsey.jpg | officeholder = [[DeWitt C. Ramsey]] | officeholder_sort = Ramsey, DeWitt C. | born_year = 1888 | died_year = 1961 | term_start = 12 January 1948 | term_end = 30 April 1949 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|12 January 1948|30 April 1949}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 4 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Radford.jpg | officeholder = [[Arthur W. Radford]] | officeholder_sort = Radford, Arthur W. | born_year = 1896 | died_year = 1973 | term_start = 30 April 1949 | term_end = 10 July 1953 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 April 1949|10 July 1953}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 5 | military_rank = Admiral | image = NH 83118 Admiral Felix B. Stump, USN (cropped).jpg | officeholder = [[Felix Stump|Felix B. Stump]] | officeholder_sort = Stump, Felix B. | born_year = 1894 | died_year = 1972 | term_start = 10 July 1953 | term_end = 31 July 1958 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|10 July 1953|31 July 1958}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 6 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Felt.jpg | officeholder = [[Harry D. Felt]] | officeholder_sort = Felt, Harry D. | born_year = 1902 | died_year = 1992 | term_start = 31 July 1958 | term_end = 30 June 1964 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|31 July 1958|30 June 1964}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 7 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Sharp.jpg | officeholder = [[Ulysses S. Grant Sharp]] | officeholder_sort = Grant Sharp, Ulysses S. | born_year = 1906 | died_year = 2001 | term_start = 30 June 1964 | term_end = 31 July 1968 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 June 1964|31 July 1968}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 8 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_McCain.jpg | officeholder = [[John S. McCain Jr.]] | officeholder_sort = McCain, John S. Jr. | born_year = 1911 | died_year = 1981 | term_start = 31 July 1968 | term_end = 1 September 1972 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|31 July 1968|1 September 1972}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 9 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Gayler.jpg | officeholder = [[Noel Gayler|Noel A.M. Gayler]] | officeholder_sort = Gayler, Noel A.M. | born_year = 1914 | died_year = 2011 | term_start = 1 September 1972 | term_end = 30 August 1976 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1 September 1972|30 August 1976}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 10 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Weisner.jpg | officeholder = [[Maurice F. Weisner]] | officeholder_sort = Weisner, Maurice F. | born_year = 1917 | died_year = 2006 | term_start = 30 August 1976 | term_end = 31 October 1979 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 August 1976|31 October 1979}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 11 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CINCPAC_ADM_Long.jpg | officeholder = [[Robert L. J. Long|Robert L.J. Long]] | officeholder_sort = Long, Robert L.J. | born_year = 1920 | died_year = 2002 | term_start = 31 October 1979 | term_end = 1 July 1983 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|31 October 1979|1 July 1983}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 12 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Crowe.jpg | officeholder = [[William J. Crowe|William J. Crowe Jr.]] | officeholder_sort = Crowe, William J. Jr. | born_year = 1925 | died_year = 2007 | term_start = 1 July 1983 | term_end = 18 September 1985 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1 July 1983|18 September 1985}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 13 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Hays.jpg | officeholder = [[Ronald J. Hays]] | officeholder_sort = Hays, Ronald J. | born_year = 1928 | died_year = 2021 | term_start = 18 September 1985 | term_end = 30 September 1988 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|18 September 1985|30 September 1988}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 14 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Hardisty.jpg | officeholder = [[Huntington Hardisty]] | officeholder_sort = Hardisty, Huntington | born_year = 1929 | died_year = 2003 | term_start = 30 September 1988 | term_end = 1 March 1991 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 September 1988|1 March 1991}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 15 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Larson.jpg | officeholder = [[Charles R. Larson]] | officeholder_sort = Larson, Charles R. | born_year = 1936 | died_year = 2014 | term_start = 1 March 1991 | term_end = 11 July 1994 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 September 1988|1 March 1991}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 16 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Macke.jpg | officeholder = [[Richard C. Macke]] | officeholder_sort = Macke, Richard C. | born_year = 1938 | died_year = 2022 | term_start = 19 July 1994 | term_end = 31 January 1996 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|19 July 1994|31 January 1996}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 17 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Prueher.jpg | officeholder = [[Joseph Prueher|Joseph W. Prueher]] | officeholder_sort = Prueher, Joseph W. | born_year = 1942 | died_year = | term_start = 31 January 1996 | term_end = 20 February 1999 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|31 January 1996|20 February 1999}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 18 | military_rank = Admiral | image = USCINCPAC_ADM_Blair.jpg | officeholder = [[Dennis C. Blair]] | officeholder_sort = Blair, Dennis C. | born_year = 1947 | died_year = | term_start = 20 February 1999 | term_end = 2 May 2002 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|20 February 1999|2 May 2002}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 19 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Thomas fargo.jpg | officeholder = [[Thomas B. Fargo]] | officeholder_sort = Fargo, Thomas B. | born_year = 1948 | died_year = | term_start = 2 May 2002 | term_end = 26 February 2005 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2 May 2002|26 February 2005}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 20 | military_rank = Admiral | image = CDRUSPACOM_ADM_Fallon.jpg | officeholder = [[William J. Fallon]] | officeholder_sort = Fallon, William J. | born_year = 1944 | died_year = | term_start = 26 February 2005 | term_end = 12 March 2007 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|26 February 2005|12 March 2007}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] | image = Daniel_P._Leaf.jpg | officeholder = [[Daniel P. Leaf]] | officeholder_sort = Leaf, Daniel P. | born_year = 1952 | died_year = | term_start = 12 March 2007 | term_end = 26 March 2007 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|12 March 2007|26 March 2007}} | defence_branch = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] |acting = y }} {{Officeholder table | order = 21 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Timothy J. Keating 2007 2.jpg | officeholder = [[Timothy J. Keating]] | officeholder_sort = Keating, Timothy J. | born_year = 1948 | died_year = | term_start = 26 March 2007 | term_end = 19 October 2009 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|26 March 2007|19 October 2009}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 22 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Robert F. Willard.jpg | officeholder = [[Robert F. Willard]] | officeholder_sort = Willard, Robert F. | born_year = 1950 | died_year = | term_start = 19 October 2009 | term_end = 9 March 2012 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|19 October 2009|9 March 2012}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 23 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III 2012.jpg | officeholder = [[Samuel J. Locklear|Samuel J. Locklear III]] | officeholder_sort = Locklear, Samuel J. III | born_year = 1954 | died_year = | term_start = 9 March 2012 | term_end = 27 May 2015 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|9 March 2012|27 May 2015}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 24 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Harris Jr PACOM 2015.jpg | officeholder = [[Harry B. Harris Jr.]] | officeholder_sort = Harris, Harry B. Jr. | born_year = 1956 | died_year = | term_start = 27 May 2015 | term_end = 30 May 2018 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|27 May 2015|30 May 2018}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 25 | military_rank = Admiral | image = Davidson PACOM.jpg | officeholder = [[Philip S. Davidson]] | officeholder_sort = Davidson, Philip S. | born_year = 1960 | died_year = | term_start = 30 May 2018 | term_end = 30 April 2021 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 May 2018|30 April 2021}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 26 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM John C. Aquilino (USINDOPACOM).jpg | officeholder = [[John C. Aquilino]] | officeholder_sort = Aquilino, John C. | born_year = 1962 | died_year = | term_start = 30 April 2021 | term_end = 3 May 2024 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|30 April 2021|3 May 2024}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 27 | military_rank = Admiral | image = ADM Samuel J. Paparo Jr. (3).jpg | officeholder = [[Samuel Paparo]] | officeholder_sort = Paparo, Samuel | born_year = 1964 | died_year = | term_start = 3 May 2024 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|3 May 2024}} | defence_branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] }} |}
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