United States Forces - Central & Western Pacific

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James1978
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United States Forces - Central & Western Pacific

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United States Pacific Command
HQ: Camp H.M. Smith, HI

US Army Pacific
HQ: Ft. Shafter, HI

Pacific Air Forces
HQ: Hickam AFB, HI

United States Pacific Fleet
HQ: NS Pearl Harbor, HI

Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
HQ: Camp H.M. Smith, HI



Author Comments
US wartime deployments in Alaska, Japan, and the Republic of Korea are covered elsewhere.
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United States Forces - Central & Western Pacific - Air Forces

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A. Hawaiian Islands & Central Pacific Area

Hickam AFB, HI
154th Tactical Fighter Wing - HI ANG
199th TFS (-): F-15C [NOTE 1]
203rd ARS: KC-135R
204th TAS: C-130J

15th Air Base Wing
9th ACCS: EC-135J [NOTE 2]
65th AS: C-37, C-40B

6910th Aerospace Defense Group

NAS Barbers Point
VFC-1: F/A-18A+/B+ [NOTE 3]
VR-51: C-20G
VQ-3: E-6B

Patrol Wing Two
VP-4: P-3C
VP-22 (-): P-3C [NOTE 4]
VP-48 (-): P-3C [NOTE 4]

MCAS Kaneohe Bay
VP-17: P-3C

NAF Midway Island [NOTE 5]
VP-22 (-): P-3C

NAF Wake Island [NOTE 5]
VP-48 (-): P-3C

B. Guam & Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands

13th Air Force
Andersen AFB, GU

3rd Air Division (SAC Forward – Asia-Pacific)
HQ: Andersen AFB, Guam [NOTE 6]

Andersen AFB / NAS Guam
43rd Bombardment Wing (Provisional)
60th BS - B-52J
46th BS – B-1B
301st ARS - KC-135R
384th ARS – KC-135R

VRC-50: C-130T, C-2A
VP-1: P-3C

Sijan Field, Andersen AFB
906th Tactical Fighter Wing – AFRES [NOTE 7]
89th TFS – F-16C

Guam Tracking Station

C. Philippines

Clark Air Base
VP-65: P-3C

D. Australia

RAAF Base Williamtown
Det. 2, 318th FIS - F-15C [NOTE 8]

RAAF Base Scherger
VMFA(AW)-233: F/A-18D

E. Taiwan (Republic of China)
[NOTE 9]



NOTES
1) Air defense of Hawaii.
2) Blue Eagle – CINCPAC Airborne Command Post
3) Supplement 199th TFS (-) in air defense of the Hawaiian Islands
4) Previously deployed to NAF Midway Island and NAF Wake Island, respectively. Surviving aircraft and personnel withdrawn to NAS Barbers Point.
5) NAF Midway Island and NAF Wake Island were both operational as wartime P-3 deployment fields. Both facilities were badly damaged by Soviet SLCM attack with significant losses in personnel and aircraft.
6) 3rd Air Division controls all SAC assets in the Central and Western Pacific.
7) Air defense of Guam.
8) ASAT detachment.
9) The ROC provides support to transient allied aircraft.
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United States Forces - Central & Western Pacific - Ground Forces

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A. Hawaii

29th Infantry Brigade (-)
– HI National Guard [NOTE 1]
- 1-299th Infantry Regiment:
- 2-299th Infantry Regiment:
- 1-487th Field Artillery: M119 105mm towed
- Troop E, 19th Cavalry: HMMWV
- 227th Engineer Co:

Military Police Brigade – Hawaii
- 25th Military Police Battalion
-- 25th Military Police Company
-- 58th Military Police Company
--Schofield Barracks Military Police Company
- Fort Shafter Military Police Battalion
-- Fort Shafter Military Police Company
-- Department of Defense Police Company
-- Fort DeRussy Military Police Company
-- Pohakuloa Training Area Military Police Company

Marine Security Forces Battalion, Hawaii
- Marine Security Forces Company, NAS Barbers Point
- Marine Security Forces Company, Camp H.M. Smith [NOTE 2]
- Marine Security Forces Company, NS Pearl Harbor & Pearl Harbor NSY
- Marine Security Forces Company, Naval Magazines Hawaii

1-298th Air Defense Artillery - HI National Guard
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
- A Battery: MIM-120 [Dillingham Airfield]
- B Battery: MIM-120 [Marine Corps Training Area Bellows]
- C Battery: MIM-120 [Ewa/Makakil]
- D Battery (Intercept): Centurion C-RAM [Dispersed]

B Battery, 1-67th Air Defense Artillery: THAAD [Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai]

1-193rd Aviation Regiment - HI NG
- A Company: OH-58C, UH-1H, C-12
- B Company, 1-193rd Aviation Regiment: AVIM
- C Company, 1-193rd Aviation Regiment: CH-47D
- D Company, 1-193rd Aviation Regiment: UH-60L

B. Guam & Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands

43rd Security Forces Squadron - USAF
633rd Security Forces Squadron – USAF

1-294th Infantry Regiment (Light)(-) – GU National Guard
- HHQ Company
- A Company
- D Company: HMMWV TOW

368th Military Police Company – USAR

Security Company, Guam - USMC

22nd Air Defense Missile Squadron: MIM-120
A Battery, 1-67th Air Defense Artillery Regiment: THAAD

C. Philippines

Clark Air Base
B Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment (Light) [NOTE 3]

D. Indonesia - East Java

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
USS Boxer (LHD-4), USS Duluth (LPD-6), USS Mount Vernon (LSD-39)
- GCE: 1/1 Marines
-- Platoon/C Co./1 LAR: LAV-25, LAV-AT
-- Platoon/D Co./1 Tank Battalion: M1A1
-- Platoon/B Co./3rd AAB: AAVP-7A1
-- E Btry/2/11 Marines: M777
-- Platoon/1st Force Reconnaissance Company:
-- Platoon/C Co./1st Combat Engineer Battalion
- ACE: VMM-268(C): MV-22B
-- Det. HMLA-267: AH-1Z, UH-1Y
-- Det. HMH-363: CH-53D
-- Det. VMA-211: AV-8B
- LCE: Combat Logistics Battalion 13


E. Marshall Islands

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (Kwajalein Atoll)
C Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment (Light)

Dyess Army Airfield

Bucholz Army Airfield


F. American Samoa

B Company, 100-442nd Infantry Regiment - USAR
C Company, 100-442nd Infantry Regiment - USAR





NOTES
1) 100-442nd Infantry Regiment deployed to ROK and American Samoa.
2) Security for US Pacific Command HQ
3) Ground defense for VP-65 deployment.
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United States Forces - Central & Western Pacific - Naval Forces

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Partial listing only.

A. Hawaii

Naval Station Pearl Harbor & Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard


B. Guam & Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands

Naval Station Guam
USS Frank Cable (AS-40)

Naval Magazine, Guam

Naval Communications Station, Guam

C. South China Sea

Stennis Battle Group
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) / CVW-11
USS Antietam (CG-54)
ROCS Chi Kuang (PFG-1105)
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