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COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC
COMMAND HISTORY
VOLUME I
1967
Prepared by the Historical Branch
Office of the Joint. Secretary
Headquarters ONCPAC, FPO San Francisco 96610
CAMP H. M. SMITH. HAWAII
1968
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FOREWORD
(U) The Pacific Command was esta.):Ashed on 1 January 1947 as
an outgrowth of the command structur , -cd throughout the Pacific
during World War II. Much different size and scope than the command
of today, it was flanked to the northwest by the Far East Command, and
to the northeast by the Alaskan Command. In the early days of the
Pacific Command, the Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet served
in dual capacity as Commander in Chief Pacific. This command arrange-
ment for the Pacific area continued until 1 July 1957 when the Far East
Command was disestablished and the duties and responsibilities of
CINCFE assumed by CINCPAC.
(U) As a result of this reorganization, PACOM became the largest
of the unified commands. Its geographical area included approximately
85 million square miles, extending from the west coast of the Western
Hemisphere to the Asian mainland, into the Indian Ocean and from the
Aleutians south to the frigid South Pole.
(U) CINCPAC's mission was and still is to defend the United States
against attacks through the Pacific Ocean area and to support and
advance US national policies and interests throughout the Pacific, Far
East and Southeast Asian areas. This mission includes assistance to
selected countries of Asia to prevent the advance of Communise:.
throughout the area. Because of the magnitude of the Pacific Command
area and the many new responsibilities associated with unified command,
the Pacific Fleet became a separate command on 13 January 1958. Prior
to this, the CINCPAC Staff element had moved to Camp H. M. Smith
from Fleet Headquarters on 26 October 1957.
(U) Today the Pacific Command stands alert and ready as America's
guardian across the strategic lines of attack from Asia towards the
heartland of the North American continent. Both the defensive and
retaliatory capabilities of CINCPAC's forces are poised to react at a
moment's notice. American infantrymen both in Korea and in Vietnam
are resisting Communist aggression. American fighter-interceptors
and bombers are prepositioned at strategic sites throughout PACOM,
and units of the Fleet patrol across the reaches of the Pacific Ocean
from the Bering Sea to the Indian Ocean.
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(U) The Pacific Command today reflects the coordinated efforts of
an efficient unified team of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps
forces. It stands ready to defend the United States and to meet its
obligations in support of our national objectives.
U. S. G.
Admiral, USN
Commander in Chief Pacific
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PREFACE
(U) This CINCPAC Command History for 1967 was prepared in ac-
cordance with the guidance outlined by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in
their Memorandums SM-247-59, of 5 March 1959, and SM-408-59, of
17 April 1959. These memorandums required "commanders of unified
and specified commands (to) submit annually historical reports cover-
ing the operations of their headquarters," which would provide "a com-
prehensive understanding of the operations of the headquarters, the
problems faced by the headquarters, and the status of the command
from the standpoint of the commander." This command history, there-
fore , pertains solely to those events occurring in calendar year 1967
that possessed sufficient historical significance to cut across the far-
flung responsibilities of the Commander in Chief Pacific and his joint
Pacific Command (PACOM).
(U)(cid:9) Like the previous historical reports since 1959, this report
describes CINCPAC's actions in discharging his responsibilities as-
signed by either the JCS or higher authority, especially those connected
with international crises, and those that are peculiar to a joint com-
mand. This history is intended as a permanent record of command de-
cisions and achievements, and purposely omits detailed activities of
subordinate commands or of Allied Nations in the PACOM area. Most
of the decisions and activities included in this report are-related directly
with CINCPAC's efforts to preserve the freedom in those areas in the
Pacific Command where people still have the right to make a free choice.
(U)(cid:9) To provide continuity, this history has been organized in the
same fashion as previous histories, primarily in line with assigned ob-
jectives of CINCPAC. Chapter I, "The State of Readiness of United
States Forces, " describes CINCPAC forces and certain actions to plan
for their employment to carry out United States policies, as well as the
multitudinous activities of Headquarters CINCPAC that do not logically
fit in the other chapters. Chapter II, "CINCPAC Actions Influencing
the State of Readiness of Allied Nations in the PACOM Area," deals with
CINCPAC's role in carrying out the Military Assistance Program.
Chapter III, "CINCPAC Actions Concerning Relationships Between the
United States and Other Countries," reports the actions of CINCPAC in
his position as United States Military Adviser to the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization, and with politico-military events pertaining to his
command. CINCPAC's mission to counter Communist aggression in
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Southeast Asia is treated in some detail in Chapter IV, "Actions to Coun-
ter Communist Aggression in Southeast Asia. "
(U) As in last year's history, the first three chapters make up Vol-
ume I of the CINCPAC Command History 1967, while Chapter IV is pub-
lished separately as Volume II. As before, the annual histories published
by COMUSMACV and COMUSMACTHAI are Annexes "A" and "B", respec-
tively. The separate elements of this history are classified according to
content and are distributed on the basis of a need to know. 11M-a glos-
sary and index, covering the CINCPAC Command History, is a part of
Volume I.I.
(U) This history was planned and outlined by Colonel Edward A.
Jurkens, USAF, Secretary of the Joint Staff, Headquarters CINCPAC,
working in conjunction with Lieutenant Colonel Jasper R. Johnson, USA,
CINCPAC Command Historian. Besides supervising the preparation of
this annual history from start to finish, Lieutenant Colonel Johnson also
had the continuing duties of maintaining the CINCPAC Command Historical
Program throughout Headquarters CINCPAC and all subordinate unified
commands in the Pacific. In addition, he personally researched and wrote
Sections I, II, III, IX, and X of Chapter IV.
(U) Assisting Lieutenant Colonel Johnson in his preparation of the
narrative were the members of his•CINCPAC Historical B-ranch. His Sen-
ior Historian, Mr. Truman R. Strobridge, besides being solely responsi-
ble for the researching and writing of Chapters II and III, and Section IV
of Chapter IV, provided technical guidance when needed and applied his
efforts in whatever manner was necessary throughout the preparation of
the history. Chapter I, as well as Sections V, VI and VII of Chapter IV,
were prepared by Miss Polly Klayer. Mr. Kenneth Ritchie, who returned
to this office in February 1968, after a year's tour with the Historical Di-
vision in Headquarters COMUSMACV, assisted in the final preparation by
preparing the Logistics Section in Chapter IV.
(U) Both the glossary and index were painstakingly compiled by Sen-
ior Chief Yeoman D. E. Bentley, USN, who spent many laborious hours
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in their preparation. The manuscript was typed in final format by
Mrs. LuElla Saxton, Yeoman First Class Herbert W. Dominy, USN,
Mrs. Marian J. Heigle, and Staff Sergeant William J. Stanish, USAF.
In addition, the support rendered by the CINCPAC Staff was immeas-
urable.
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ASPER R. JO. NSONNIN■_
LCOL GS USA
CINCPAC Command Historian
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