COMMANDER 1N CHIEF PACIFIC COM A ND HISTORY VO 1993 Prepared by the Command History Dirision Office of the Joint Secretary Headquarters USCINCPAC CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII 96861-5028 1995 FC-LIASSIFIED tr,F,cfra,sin by: ,ed Data DIassifled lb tL ; V Authority: SEC 3.1 EQ. 12958 COPY 7OF 60 COPIES SECF1E. COMMANDER IN CRIER PACIFIC COMMAND (USCINCPAC) CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII 96861-4028 J044 5757 Ser S102 31 March 1995 ET Unclassified upon removal of enclosures Subj: PROMULGATION OF USCINCPAC COMMAND HISTORY 1993 Encl: (1) Volume I, USCINCPAC Command History 1993 (2) Volume II, USCINCPAC Command History 1993 1. The USCINCPAC Command History is promulgated in response to the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2. This document contains information affecting the security of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S. Code, Sections 793, 794, and 798, and relating to the national defense within the meaning of the Espionage Law, Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 906a. Transmission or reve- lation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The classified material contained within this document is to be treated with the utmost discre- tion. Under no circumstances may this information be revealed to anyone other than those whose duties specifically require it. 3. The security classification indicated for each page is according to the highest classification of any portion of it. In those instances when the reverse side of a page is inten- tionally left blank, this is indicated on the preceding page. All titles, headings, and captions in this history are unclas- sified. Individual entries in the Table of Contents and Index are also unclassified. Both the Table of Contents and the Index, however, are classified Secret in accordance with DOD 5200.1R, Information Security Program Regulation, June 1986, paragraph 2-211, because collectively they reveal the scope of USCINCPAC interest and activity and reveal interrelationships that require classification protection. UNCLASSIFIED SECRET J044 5757 Ser S102 31 March 1995 4. This document will be transported, stowed, safeguarded, and accounted for in accordance with the instructions con- tained in the effective edition of the holders security regulations for handling classified matter. DAVID A. BRAMLETT Lieutenant General, USA Deputy USCINCPAC/Chief of Staff Distribution: Copy Number JCS 1 - 16 (incl. Annexes C and G) USCINCCENT 25 USCINCEUR 26 CINCFOR 27 USCINCACOM 28 USCINCSO 29 USCINCSOC 30 USCINCSPACE 31 CINCSTRATCOM 32 USCINCTRANS 33 COMPACAF 34 CINCPACFLT 35 CGUSARPAC 36 COMMARFORPAC 37 COMUSJAPAN 38 COMUSKOREA 39 COMALCOM 40 COMSOCPAC 41 JICPAC 42 National Defense University 43 Army War College 44 Naval War College 45 USAFHRC/TII Maxwell AFB 46 USCINCPAC STAFF 17 24 (incl. Annexes C and G) and 47 60 ii COMMANDER IN CHIEF U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND HISTORY VOLUME I (U) 1993 Prepared by the Command History Division Office of the Joint Secretary Headquarters USCINCPAC CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII 96861-5028 1995 Declassify on: Originating Agency Determination Required iii UNCLASSIFIED ADMIRAL CHARLES R. LARSON COMMANDER IN CHIEF, U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND UNCLASSIFIED iv UNCLASSIFIED FOREWORD 1993 was a year in which our national security goals for the Asia-Pacific region gained clarity, coherence, and acceptance. - During Assistant Secretary of State Winston Lords confirmation hearings, he articulated Americas ten foreign policy goals for Asia. His testimony, and his subsequent trip to Northeast Asia and the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting, were instrumental in demonstrating the new administrations commitment to remain engaged in the region. - President Clintons July trip to Asia was a watershed event. The fact that he made his first overseas trip to the Pacific affirmed Americas stake in this vital region. In a major speech at Waseda University, Japan, the President outlined his vision of a New Pacific Community, built on "shared strength, shared prosperity, and a shared commitment to democratic values." Of particular interest to Pacific Command, the President outlined our four security priorities for the region: -- Continued American military presence Stronger efforts to combat proliferation New regional security dialogues Support for democracies and more open societies - Numerous Congressional delegations and other high- ranking government officials reinforced the Presidents message, as did the Seattle APEC Leaders Forum in November. The Bottom-Up Review of our national defense requirements confirmed our commitment to capable forward American forces and effective crisis response forces. Pacific Commands theater military strategy for attaining our nations goals in the Asia-Pacific region gained parallel refinement. The Cooperative Engagement strategy employed the means at our disposal -- the forces, funds, programs, etc., -- in three principle ways -- through maintaining strong alliances and friendships, through a credible forward presence, and through the unquestioned ability to respond to crisis -- in order to achieve our desired ends: engagement and participation in peacetime, deterrence and cooperation in crisis, and victory in conflict. In 1993, this strategy enjoyed wide dissemination and understanding at every echelon of Pacific Command. Our continued success in pursuing that strategy ensured the stability essential to a benign security environment, regional economic growth, and the enlargement of free markets and democracies. In Cambodia, the UN enjoyed its UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED greatest peacekeeping success in the supervision of elections. Kim Young Sam, Koreas first democratically elected president in 30 years, was inaugurated in Seoul. But the Asia-Pacific region was no stranger to the dangers that afflict our world. The potential for regional conflicts, weapons proliferation, the collapse of fragile democracies, or global dangers such as drugs, terrorism, overpopulation and disease were concerns in our region. The Democratic Peoples Republic of Koreas declaration that they would withdraw from the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty signaled a major challenge to our efforts to combat regional and global proliferation. The United States is a Pacific power with enduring economic, political and security interests in the Asia- Pacific region. To secure those interests, the United States must remain engaged. In 1993, we demonstrated our resolve to do so. The challenge for 1994 and beyond will be to maintain that course -- to lead, to engage, and to secure the interests of the United States in building a New Pacific Community. R.C. MACKE Admiral, U.S. Navy Commander in Chief UNCLASSIFIED vi UNCLASSIFIED PREFACE The Joint Chiefs of Staff require the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command to submit an annual historical report that will enable the Joint Staff to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the operations of Headquarters USCINCPAC, the problems faced by the headquarters, and the status of the U.S. Pacific Command from the viewpoint of the Commander in Chief. The report also preserves the history of the USPACOM and assists in the compilation of the history of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs, and the Joint Staff by recording the effects of major decisions and directives concerning the CINCs. This history describes USCINCPACs actions in discharging his assigned responsibilities and his relationships with U.S. military and other governmental agencies. It records his command decisions and policy positions, but does not cover the detailed activities of his component and subordinate unified commands, which are properly treated in the histories of those headquarters. Annex A of the 1972 USCINCPAC history was the terminal history of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Annex B of the 1976 USCINCPAC history was the terminal history of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Thailand. Annex E of the 1978 USCINCPAC history was the terminal history of the U.S. Taiwan Defense Command. The designations of Annexes A, B, and E are reserved to facilitate future research and reference. The histories of U.S. Forces Japan, U.S. Forces Korea, Alaskan Command, and Special Operations Command Pacific, will retain the designations of Annexes C, D, F, and G, respectively. The annexes are included only for those copies retained at USCINCPAC or forwarded to the JCS. Further distribution of those histories is the prerogative of the subordinate unified commander. The 1993 history is published in two volumes, consecutively paginated, with the glossary and index for these volumes at the end of Volume II. All classified source citations throughout this history bear the reclassification guidance "Originating Agencys Determination Required" (OADR), unless otherwise noted. Mr. Robert S. Stubbs wrote Chapters IV, VI, and a portion of Chapter II. Mrs. Laine Skiendiel wrote Chapter I and portions of Chapters II and VII. Chapters III, V, and VIII, and part of Chapter VII were written by the undersigned. The Glossary and Index were joint efforts. UNCLASSIFIED vii UNCLASSIFIED The DOD Publishing and Printing Service Detachment Office, Pearl Harbor, printed and bound the volumes. THOMAS F. GORDON Command Historian UNCLASSIFIED viii SECRET TABLE OF CONTENTS1 VOLUME I Page Letter of Promulgation Title Page iii Foreword Preface vii Table of Contents ix List of Illustrations xviii CHAPTER I--COMMAND STATUS 1 SECTION I--THE U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND 1 Key USCINCPAC Staff Personnel Photos 24 27 SECTION II--THE USCINCPAC STAFF Key USCINCPAC Staff Personnel Changes 27 Direct