United States Far East Command

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The United States Far East Command was a major unified military command of the U.S. armed forces responsible for overseeing American military operations and occupation duties in East Asia, particularly during and after World War II and through much of the Korean War.

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United States Far East Command canonical 3
Far East Command 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf theater command
unified combatant command
activeDuring early 1950s
late 1940s
alsoKnownAs FECOM
Far East Command
commander Douglas MacArthur
Mark W. Clark
Matthew B. Ridgway
linked to: Matthew Ridgway
conflict Korean War
World War II aftermath
country United States
dateDissolved 1 July 1957
dateFormed 1 January 1947
establishedBy United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
firstCommander Douglas MacArthur
garrison Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
hasHeadquartersLocation Japan
Tokyo
historicalEra Cold War early period
legalStatus major unified command
operatedIn East Asia
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Ryukyu Islands
oversaw U.S. combat operations in the Korean War
implementation of Allied occupation policy in Japan
partOf U.S. military command structure
United States Armed Forces
purpose administration of occupation and security in East Asia
command and control of U.S. forces in the Far East
replacedBy United Nations Command (Korea) for Korean theater functions
United States Forces Japan
linked to: U.S. Forces Japan
reportedTo Joint Chiefs of Staff
responsibleFor U.S. military operations in the Far East
occupation duties in East Asia
occupation of Japan
serviceBranch United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Navy
subordinateUnit Eighth United States Army
Far East Air Forces
Japan Logistical Command
Korean Communications Zone
Philippine-Ryukyus Command
U.S. Naval Forces Far East
linked to: Seventh Fleet
theaterOfResponsibility Far East
linked to: East Asia

Western Pacific

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United States Army Forces in Korea subordinateTo United States Far East Command
X Corps higherCommandDuringKoreanWar Far East Command
linked to: United States Far East Command
Far East Command area during Korean War partOf United States Far East Command
Camp Drake controlledBy United States Far East Command
United States Far East Command alsoKnownAs Far East Command
linked to: United States Far East Command