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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.
The United States Space Forces – Indo-Pacific (USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC) [4] is the United States Space Force component field command to the United States Indo-Pacific Command.It plans, coordinates, supports, and conducts employment of space operations across the full range of military operations, including security cooperation, in support of the combatant command's objectives.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
The number of active duty Air Force Bases within the United States rose from 115 in 1947 to peak at 162 in 1956 before declining to 69 in 2003 and 59 in 2020. This change reflects a Cold War expansion, retirement of much of the strategic bomber force, and the post–Cold War draw-down.
See also: List of United States military installations in Iraq Israel: Dimona Radar Facility [108] A radar facility near Dimona, owned and operated by the United States. Japan: United States Forces Japan: There are 54,000 U.S. military personnel based in Japan – the highest number stationed anywhere overseas. [109] Jordan: Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command . Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam , Hawaii , with large secondary facilities at Naval Air Station North Island , California .
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a sub-unified command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under the ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) – a supreme command for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea and special operations component commands.
The United States Forces Japan (USFJ) (Japanese: 在日米軍, Hepburn: Zainichi Beigun) is a subordinate unified command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. It was activated at Fuchū Air Station in Tokyo , Japan, on 1 July 1957 to replace the Far East Command . [ 1 ]