“Howlin’ Mad” Smith on June 8, 1955, in honor of his leadership during World War II, including leading Marines to victory in the island-hopping campaign across the Pacific, and for his successes in modernizing amphibious warfare. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, leads, operates, and commands from the headquarters base, Camp H.M. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, was designated a service component headquarters, and the commander still maintains the role of FMF-PAC. The headquarters staff placed the camp in full operation just two weeks before its dedication on January 31, 1956. In 1955, the command moved into the former Aiea Heights Naval Hospital that had completed constructed in 1942, with the first Marine residents taking post in October of 1955. At that time, FMF-PAC included six Marine divisions and five Aircraft Wings.įMF-PAC operated on Camp Catlin, Hawaii, until 1950 when the staff began looking for a more permanent location. Pacific Fleet, in order to command and resource nearly 500,000 Pacific Marine Forces. Smith established the Headquarters, than Fleet Marine Forces-Pacific, directly under the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, has a storied history dating back more than 75 years.
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