Unified Command Plan

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U.S. Department of Defense strategic document military planning document

The Unified Command Plan is a key U.S. Department of Defense strategic document that establishes the missions, responsibilities, and geographic areas of responsibility for the nation’s unified combatant commands.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Unified Command Plan 2002	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Department of Defense strategic document ⓘ military planning document ⓘ
affects	U.S. military operational planning ⓘ force allocation among combatant commands ⓘ
appliesTo	functional combatant commands ⓘ geographic combatant commands ⓘ unified combatant commands ⓘ
classification	often partially classified ⓘ
concerns	command and control of U.S. military forces ⓘ global military posture of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	geographic areas of responsibility of unified combatant commands ⓘ missions of unified combatant commands ⓘ responsibilities of unified combatant commands ⓘ
documentType	strategic guidance ⓘ
governs	areas of responsibility such as U.S. Africa Command AOR ⓘ areas of responsibility such as U.S. Central Command AOR ⓘ areas of responsibility such as U.S. European Command AOR ⓘ areas of responsibility such as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command AOR ⓘ areas of responsibility such as U.S. Northern Command AOR ⓘ areas of responsibility such as U.S. Southern Command AOR ⓘ command relationships among combatant commands ⓘ global responsibilities of U.S. combatant commanders ⓘ
hasPart	functional command assignments ⓘ geographic command assignments ⓘ special responsibilities for certain combatant commands ⓘ
includes	apportionment of responsibilities for global contingencies ⓘ arrangements for cooperation among combatant commands ⓘ assignment of forces to combatant commands ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. Armed Forces
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ surface form: Title 10, United States Code
publisher	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
purpose	to assign missions to unified combatant commands ⓘ to delineate geographic areas of responsibility ⓘ to establish functional responsibilities for combatant commands ⓘ
relatedTo	National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Guidance for the Employment of the Force Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan ⓘ National Defense Strategy of the United States ⓘ National Security Strategy of the United States ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ
subjectOf	periodic review and update ⓘ
timeSpan	continuously in effect with periodic revisions ⓘ
updatedBy	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense President of the United States ⓘ surface form: U.S. President
usedBy	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ combatant commanders ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → basedOn → Unified Command Plan ⓘ

Unified Combatant Commands → governedBy → Unified Command Plan ⓘ

U.S. Africa Command → legalBasis → Unified Command Plan ⓘ

U.S. Northern Command → legalBasis → Unified Command Plan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unified Command Plan 2002

Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan → relatedTo → Unified Command Plan ⓘ