Pacific Theater (post–World War II deployments)

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The Pacific Theater (post–World War II deployments) refers to the region in and around the Pacific Ocean where U.S. and allied forces, including units like the 101st Airborne Division, were stationed and operated in the aftermath of World War II for occupation, security, and strategic presence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region
military theater
appliesToPeriod Cold War
post–World War II era
hasKeyEvent ANZUS alliance operations
linked to: ANZUS

Allied occupation of Japan
Allied occupation of Korea
Allied occupation of the Philippines
Allied occupation of the Ryukyu Islands
First Indochina War
Korean War
Nuclear testing in the Pacific
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization activities
Taiwan Strait Crises
U.S. Pacific Fleet exercises
U.S. Seventh Fleet patrols
Vietnam War
hasPart Central Pacific Ocean
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture

Pacific Islands
Philippines
South Pacific Ocean
Western Pacific Ocean
involves British Pacific Fleet
Far East Air Forces
New Zealand armed forces
Royal Australian Air Force
United States Fifth Air Force
linked to: Fifth Air Force

United States Pacific Command
United States Seventh Fleet
linked to: Seventh Fleet
startTime 1945
strategicImportance containment of communism in Asia
defense of Japan
defense of South Korea
defense of Taiwan
sea lines of communication in the Pacific Ocean
usedBy Allied forces
British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Royal Australian Navy
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
usedFor deterrence
postwar occupation
power projection
regional security
strategic presence

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101st Airborne Division theater Pacific Theater (post–World War II deployments)
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