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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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical region ⓘ
military theater of operations ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bonin Islands ⓘ
linked to: Ogasawara Islands

Formosa Strait ⓘ
linked to: Taiwan Strait

Iwo Jima ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ
Marianas Islands ⓘ
linked to: Mariana Islands

Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture

Philippine Sea ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Sea of Japan ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Yellow Sea ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
controlledBy United States Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
coordinatedBy General Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
linked to: Douglas MacArthur

General Mark W. Clark ⓘ
linked to: Mark W. Clark

General Matthew B. Ridgway ⓘ
linked to: Matthew Ridgway

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 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
location Asia-Pacific region ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Far East ⓘ
linked to: East Asia
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 Pacific Command area during Korean War ⓘ
United Nations Command Korea ⓘ
startTime 1950-06-25 ⓘ
subordinateTo United States unified command structure ⓘ
usedBy British Commonwealth Forces Korea ⓘ
Republic of Korea Armed Forces ⓘ
United Nations Command ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UN naval forces → theater → Far East Command area during Korean War ⓘ
Fifth Phase Offensive (1951) → theater → Far East Command theater ⓘ
linked to: Far East Command area during Korean War
Far East Command area during Korean War → relatedTo → Pacific Command area during Korean War ⓘ
linked to: Far East Command area during Korean War