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  2. Unified combatant command - Wikipedia

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    [a] Each time the Unified Command Plan is updated, the organization of the combatant commands is reviewed for military efficiency and efficacy, as well as alignment with national policy. [4] [5] Each unified combatant command is led by a combatant commander (CCDR), [6] who is a four-star general or admiral.

  3. List of former unified combatant commands - Wikipedia

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    Since the first Unified Command Plan was approved on 14 December 1946, several unified and specified (see JP 1-02, p. 222) combatant commands have been established and disestablished. [1] Some of the commands existed before they were officially established as unified or specified commands, or continued to exist after they were disestablished as ...

  4. Category : Commands of the United States Armed Forces

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    Unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense (2 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Commands of the United States Armed Forces" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.

  5. Organizational structure of the United States Department of ...

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    The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has a complex organizational structure.It includes the Army, Navy, the Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, the Unified combatant commands, U.S. elements of multinational commands (such as NATO and NORAD), as well as non-combat agencies such as the Defense Intelligence Agency ...

  6. United States Central Command - Wikipedia

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    The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF).

  7. United States Special Operations Command - Wikipedia

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    The bill called for a unified combatant command headed by a four-star general for all SOF, an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, a coordinating board for low-intensity conflict within the National Security Council, and a new Major Force Program (MFP-11) for SOF (the so-called "SOF checkbook").

  8. List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense

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    The chain of command leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. [2] [3] The United States Armed Forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers.

  9. United States Strategic Command - Wikipedia

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    The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense.Headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterrence, global strike, and operating the Defense Department's Global Information Grid.