United States Army Forces in the Far East

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United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) Hukbong Katihan ng Estados Unidos sa Malayong Silangan
Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur conducts a ceremony formally inducting the Philippine Army Air Corps into United States Army Forces in the Far East at Camp Murphy, Rizal on 15 August 1941. Behind MacArthur, from left to right, are: Lt. Col. Richard K. Sutherland, Col. Harold H. George, Lt. Col William F. Marquat, and Maj. LeGrande A. Diller.
Active	26 July 1941 – 30 June 1946
Country	United States of America
Branch	Regular Army
Role	Territorial Defense
Size	250,000
Part of	United States Department of War ABDA Command South West Pacific Area
Garrison/HQ	AMP Bldg., Brisbane, Australia Melbourne, Australia Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor No. 1 Calle Victoria, Manila
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Chief of Staff	BGen (Later LGen.) Richard K. Sutherland
Deputy Chief of Staff	BGen (Later MGen.) Richard J. Marshall
G1 Personnel	Col. Charles Stivers
G2 Intelligence	Col. (Later MGen.) Charles A. Willoughby
G3 Operations	Col. Constant Irwin
G4 Supply	Col. (Later BGen.) Lewis Beebe
Chief, Corps of Engineers	Colonel (Later BGen.) Hugh Casey
Chief, Quartermaster Corps	BGen. Charles Drake
Chief, Signal Corps	BGen. Spencer Akin
Notable commanders	General Douglas MacArthur Major General Richard J. Marshall Major General Horace Fuller
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Emblem

United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Estados Unidos sa Malayong Silangan; Spanish: Fuerzas del Ejército de los Estados Unidos en el Lejano Oriente) was a military formation of the United States Army active from 1941 to 1946. The new command's headquarters was created on 26 July 1941, at No. 1, Calle Victoria, Manila, Luzon, the Philippines, with General Douglas MacArthur as commander. The Chief of Staff was Brigadier General Richard K. Sutherland and the Deputy Chief of Staff was Lieutenant Colonel Richard J. Marshall. The core of this command (including MacArthur, Marshall, and Sutherland) was drawn from the Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines.

Creation of this command led to the subordination of the headquarters of the Philippine Department of the U.S. Army, as a service command, since planning and tactical control were now under USAFFE control. MacArthur explains, "It became an administrative echelon. It was analogous to a corps area".^[1] MacArthur recommended that Philippine Department commander Major General Grunert be reassigned, as his services were no longer needed. On 23 October, Grunert returned to the United States and MacArthur was temporarily appointed as the Philippine Department's commander.