Where is U.S. Pacific Command headquartered?

• A. Camp Smith, Hawaii
• B. Camp Pendleton, California
• C. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• D. Yokosuka, Japan

Answer: (A)

The main idea is knowing where the Unified Combatant Commands situate their headquarters. U.S. Pacific Command is the regional combatant command responsible for operations across the Indo-Pacific, and its headquarters are at Camp H. M. Smith on Oahu, Hawaii. This location puts the command in the central Pacific, close to partners and forces across the region, and serves as the planning and coordination hub for Indo-Pacific missions.

Camp Pendleton in California is a major Marine Corps base that supports training and deployment of Marine forces, but it isn’t the headquarters for a combatant command. Pearl Harbor is a major naval base hosting ships and tenant commands, providing strategic depth and logistics, yet the formal USPACOM HQ remains at Camp H. M. Smith. Yokosuka, Japan, hosts significant U.S. naval and other forces in Japan, and is a key hub for U.S. Military presence in the region, but not the USPACOM headquarters.