Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command

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Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command was a senior U.S. military leadership position responsible for overseeing American naval and joint operations in the Atlantic region during the Cold War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military position
combatant command leadership role
military command position
appliesToJurisdiction Atlantic Ocean region
Caribbean Sea
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic

adjacent coastal areas of the United States
associatedWithAlliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
associatedWithCommand NATO Maritime Command
surface form: Allied Command Atlantic
commandedOrganization Atlantic Fleet
surface form: U.S. Atlantic Fleet

U.S. Fleet Forces Command
surface form: United States Atlantic Command
country United States of America
focus anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic
protection of NATO sea lines of communication
hasAbbreviation CINCUSACOM
hasAlternativeName CINCUSACOM
hasFunction coordination with NATO Allied Command Atlantic
protection of transatlantic reinforcement routes
strategic deterrence in the Atlantic theater
hasOperationalScope joint operations in the Atlantic region
naval operations in the Atlantic region
hasRankRequirement four-star admiral
hasResponsibility coordinating U.S. naval forces in the Atlantic
coordinating joint U.S. forces in the Atlantic region
defense of Atlantic sea lines of communication
planning Atlantic theater operations
supporting NATO maritime defense in the Atlantic
historicalRole key U.S. maritime command during the Cold War
isJointPosition true
isPartOfStructure Unified Combatant Commands
surface form: Unified Combatant Commands of the United States
isPredecessorOf Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command
isSuccessorPositionOf Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
locatedIn Norfolk, Virginia
militaryBranch United States Navy
oversawForcesFrom United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
partOf U.S. Fleet Forces Command
surface form: United States Atlantic Command
reportsTo Joint Chiefs of Staff
President of the United States
United States Secretary of Defense
seat Norfolk, Virginia
timePeriod 20th century
Cold War
typeOfCommand geographic combatant command leadership
usedBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

Joint Chiefs of Staff
surface form: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States Navy

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Admiral Wesley L. McDonald positionHeld Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
subject surface form: Wesley L. McDonald
Admiral David E. Jeremiah positionHeld Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
subject surface form: David E. Jeremiah
this entity surface form: Commander, United States Atlantic Command
Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr. notableWork Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
subject surface form: Harold W. Gehman Jr.
Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr. positionHeld Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command
subject surface form: Harold W. Gehman Jr.