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Usarpac patch history9/21/2023 In 1989 it added United States Army Alaska and in 1990 United States Army, Japan. In 1990 WESTCOM was renamed USARPAC. WESTCOM took command of Army forces in Hawaii. In 1979 the Army established US Army Western Command (WESTCOM) as a major command and the Army component of US Pacific Command. Subsequently, USARPAC was eliminated as a component command and Army forces in Korea and Japan became separate major commands. In Hawaii, USARPAC headquarters was superseded by US Army Support Command Hawaii (USASCH) and a Department of the Army field operating agency, US Army CINCPAC Support Group. After the war the Army cut its presence in the region as there was no longer a need for such a large number of combat forces in the Pacific. United States Army Pacific (1990–present)ĭuring the Korean War, USARPAC provided combat forces, training, and logistics.ĭuring the Vietnam War, the command provided the same support to United States Army Vietnam.US Army Forces, Middle Pacific (1945–47).US Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas (1944–45).US Army Forces, Central Pacific Area (1943–44).Throughout its history the command was designated: When the United States entered World War II, the Hawaiian Department became subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas. In 1921 Fort Shafter became the headquarters for the Hawaiian Department. USARPAC traces its lineage back to 1898 when the United States became a major power in the Pacific.
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