United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

FieldValue
TypeGeographic Combatant Command
HeadquartersCamp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
EstablishedSee DoD historical records

Mission

Maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific; deter aggression; conduct operations across the full spectrum

USINDOPACOM is a unified combatant command established by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under 10 U.S.C. § 161 and designated in the Unified_Command_Plan; no section of Title 10 establishes it by name, and its commander’s authority, direction and control over assigned forces comes from 10 U.S.C. § 164(c), as mapped at Title_10_Structure.

Service Component Commands

  • USARPAC (Army)
  • PACFLT (Navy)
  • PACAF (Air Force)
  • MARFORPAC (Marines)

Subordinate / Joint Commands

Theater Special Operations Commands

Program Executive Officers

N/A

Notes

Largest geographic COCOM. Priority theater for Great Power Competition with China. Covers 36 nations, 50% of world population.

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