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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.
The Geographic Commands. The United States has eleven Combatant Commands (COCOM); seven Geographical Combatant Commands (GCC) & four Functional Combatant Commands (FCC). GCCs: U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
Pages in category "Unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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 ...
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).
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.
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 ...