Unified Combatant Commands
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The Unified Combatant Commands are joint military commands of the U.S. armed forces, each with a broad, ongoing mission and a specific geographic or functional focus, integrating multiple service branches under a single commander.
Aliases (13)
- U.S. combatant commands ×8
- Unified Combatant Command ×3
- Unified Combatant Commands of the United States ×3
- United States combatant commands ×3
- Geographic Combatant Commands ×2
- Combatant Commands ×1
- Functional Combatant Commands ×1
- Functional combatant command ×1
- Geographic combatant command ×1
- U.S. geographic combatant commands ×1
- Unified combatant commands ×1
- United States Central Command ×1
- United States combatant commanders ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military organization
→
joint military command structure → |
| commandedBy |
combatant commanders
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| coordinatesWith |
allied and partner militaries
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other U.S. government agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| distinguishedFrom |
military departments
→
service component commands → |
| establishedBy |
National Security Act framework
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| governedBy |
Title 10 of the United States Code
→
Unified Command Plan → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
multiple U.S. military services
→
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| hasCharacteristic |
broad ongoing mission
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combatant → geographic or functional focus → joint → unified → |
| hasCommandLevel |
four-star
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| hasHeadquartersType |
theater-level command
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| hasType |
functional combatant command
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geographic combatant command → |
| includes |
U.S. Africa Command
→
U.S. Central Command → U.S. European Command → U.S. Indo-Pacific Command → U.S. Northern Command → U.S. Southern Command → U.S. Space Command → U.S. Special Operations Command → U.S. Strategic Command → U.S. Transportation Command → |
| legalStatus |
permanent joint commands
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| mission |
integrate operations across military services
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provide command and control of U.S. military forces in peace and war → |
| operatesUnder |
civilian control of the military
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| overseenBy |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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| partOf |
U.S. Department of Defense
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United States Armed Forces → |
| primaryFunction |
warfighting command and control
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| reorganizedBy |
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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| reportsTo |
President of the United States
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Secretary of Defense → |
| responsibleFor |
conducting military operations
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integrating capabilities of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force → planning military operations → |
| scope |
global
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| usesDoctrine |
joint operations doctrine
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