Marine Forces Pacific | |
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MARFORPAC insignia | |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Size | 84,000 Marines and sailors |
Part of | United States Indo-Pacific Command |
Garrison/HQ | Camp H. M. Smith |
Motto(s) | "In Any Clime and Place!" |
Colors | Marine Corps Colors |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LtGen William M. Jurney |
Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) is the United States Marine Corps service component command of United States Indo-Pacific Command. It is the largest field command in the Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp H. M. Smith in Hawaii.
It is composed of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). Each MEF comprises a command element (CE), a ground combat element (GCE) (1st and 3rd Marine Divisions), an aviation combat element (ACE) (1st and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings), and a logistics combat element (LCE) (1st and 3rd Marine Logistics Groups).
As the assigned service component to United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Marine Forces Pacific is responsible for the support, planning, and provision of forces in the PACOM AOR or elsewhere as required and may be designated as an executive agent for standing responsibilities or named operations.
Longstanding missions for MARFORPAC include building partner capacity in support of regional cooperation and capacity-building efforts, as well as the defense of South Korea (via subordinate command MARFORK) and Japan. Marine Forces Pacific also provided combat units to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
No. | Commander | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
- | John A. Toolan (born 1954) | Lieutenant General15 August 2014[1] | 26 August 2016[2] | 2 years, 11 days | |
- | David H. Berger (born 1959) | Lieutenant General26 August 2016 | 8 August 2018[3] | 1 year, 347 days | |
- | Lewis A. Craparotta (born 1960) | Lieutenant General8 August 2018 | 16 July 2020 | 1 year, 343 days | |
- | Steven R. Rudder (born c. 1962) | Lieutenant General16 July 2020 | 7 September 2022 | 2 years, 53 days | |
- | William M. Jurney | Lieutenant General7 September 2022[4] | Incumbent | 53 days |