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| Founded | 1 January 1947 (77 years, 10 months ago)[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Type | Unified combatant command |
| Role | Geographic combatant command |
| Size | 375,000 personnel[2] |
| Part of | United States Department of Defense |
| Headquarters | Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Decorations |  Joint Meritorious Unit Award[1] |
| Website | www.pacom.mil |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Admiral Samuel J. Paparo Jr., USN[3] |
| Deputy Commander | Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA[4] |
| Senior Enlisted Leader | Fleet Master Chief David L. Isom, USN[5] |
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The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)[6][7] is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region.
It is the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. 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 100 million square miles (260,000,000 km2), or roughly 52 percent of the Earth's surface, stretching from the waters of the West Coast of the United States to the east coast maritime borderline waters of India at the meridian 66° longitude east of Greenwich and from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), in 2018 the command was renamed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans.[6]
The Indo-Pacific Command consists of a headquarters organization, five subordinate service component commands (U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific), three subordinate unified commands (U.S. Forces Japan, 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), and two standing joint task forces (Joint Interagency Task Force West) and Joint Task Force Red Hill.[8][9] The INDOPACOM headquarters is the Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center, located on Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii.
- ^ a b "U.S. Indo-Pacific Command > About USINDOPACOM > History". www.pacom.mil. U. S. Indo-Pacific Command. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "About United States Indo-Pacific Command". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Admiral Samuel Paparo, U.S. Navy". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd (USA)". General Officer Management Office. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Fleet Master Chief David Isom, U.S. Navy". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Public Affairs Communication & Outreach. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Watkins, Thomas (30 May 2018). "In nod to India, US military renames its Pacific Command". AFP. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Campbell, Caitlin; Keys, Cameron; Nicastro, Luke (5 March 2024). "U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)". Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Indo-Pacific Command > Organization > Organization Chart". www.pacom.mil. Retrieved 7 August 2024.