Far East Command area during Korean War

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The Far East Command area during the Korean War was the vast Pacific-Asian operational zone overseen by U.S. and allied forces, within which United Nations military operations in Korea and surrounding waters were coordinated and conducted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region
military theater of operations
appliesToJurisdiction Bonin Islands NERFINISHED
Taiwan Strait
surface form: Formosa Strait

Iwo Jima
Japan
Korean Peninsula
Mariana Islands
surface form: Marianas Islands

Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa

Philippine Sea
Ryukyu Islands
Sea of Japan
western Pacific Ocean
surface form: Western Pacific Ocean

Yellow Sea
conflict Korean War
controlledBy Joint Chiefs of Staff
surface form: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
coordinatedBy Douglas MacArthur
surface form: General Douglas MacArthur

Mark W. Clark
surface form: General Mark W. Clark

Matthew Ridgway
surface form: General Matthew B. Ridgway

Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
surface form: Supreme Commander for the Far East
country United States of America
endTime 1953-07-27
hasPart Far East air defense and air operations area
Far East naval operating areas
Japan logistical base area
Korean Theater of Operations naval commands
surface form: Korean theater of operations
historicalPeriod Cold War
location Asia-Pacific
surface form: Asia-Pacific region

East Asia
surface form: Far East
operator Allied air forces
Allied naval forces
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf United States Far East Command
purpose air operations against North Korean and Chinese forces
coordination of United Nations military operations in Korea
logistical support for Korean War operations
naval control of surrounding waters
relatedTo Far East Command area during Korean War self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pacific Command area during Korean War

United Nations Command
surface form: United Nations Command Korea
startTime 1950-06-25
subordinateTo Unified Combatant Commands
surface form: United States unified command structure
usedBy United Nations forces
surface form: British Commonwealth Forces Korea

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces

United Nations Command
United States Armed Forces

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UN naval forces theater Far East Command area during Korean War
Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) theater Far East Command area during Korean War
this entity surface form: Far East Command theater
Far East Command area during Korean War relatedTo Far East Command area during Korean War self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pacific Command area during Korean War