Commander, United States European Command

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military position unified combatant command leadership role

The Commander, United States European Command is the senior U.S. military officer responsible for directing American forces and operations across the European theater.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commander, U.S. European Command	1
Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command	1
EUCOM Commander	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military position ⓘ unified combatant command leadership role ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
commandType	geographic combatant command ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdFor	oversight of U.S. military activities in Europe ⓘ
dualHattedAs	Supreme Allied Commander Europe ⓘ
dualHattedWith	Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ⓘ surface form: NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
goal	defend U.S. interests in Europe ⓘ deter aggression in Europe ⓘ strengthen transatlantic security ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	USEUCOM ⓘ surface form: CDR USEUCOM
hasAuthorityOver	U.S. Air Force forces assigned to United States European Command ⓘ U.S. Army forces assigned to United States European Command ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps forces assigned to United States European Command ⓘ U.S. Navy forces assigned to United States European Command ⓘ U.S. Space Force elements assigned to United States European Command ⓘ Special Operations Command Europe ⓘ surface form: U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to United States European Command
hasRankRequirement	O-10 ⓘ four-star general ⓘ
headquarters	Stuttgart ⓘ surface form: Stuttgart, Germany
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ surface form: United States military leadership
partOf	United States European Command ⓘ
positionClass	combatant commander ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibleFor	conducting military operations in the European theater ⓘ contingency planning in the USEUCOM area of responsibility ⓘ coordinating U.S. military activities with NATO allies in Europe ⓘ directing U.S. military operations in the European theater ⓘ force protection of U.S. forces in the USEUCOM area of responsibility ⓘ planning military operations in the European theater ⓘ supporting other U.S. combatant commands from the European theater ⓘ theater security cooperation in Europe ⓘ
seat	Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
shortName	CDRUSEUCOM ⓘ Commander, United States European Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EUCOM Commander
subordinateTo	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
theaterOfResponsibility	Europe ⓘ parts of Eurasia ⓘ parts of the Middle East ⓘ
usesTitle	Commander, United States European Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Commander, U.S. European Command
worksWith	European partner nations ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe → alsoHoldsOffice → Commander, United States European Command ⓘ

USEUCOM → commandedBy → Commander, United States European Command ⓘ

United States European Command → hasCommanderTitle → Commander, United States European Command ⓘ

Wesley Clark → positionHeld → Commander, United States European Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command

Commander, United States European Command → shortName → Commander, United States European Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EUCOM Commander

Commander, United States European Command → usesTitle → Commander, United States European Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander, U.S. European Command