Combatant Commands of the United States
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The Combatant Commands of the United States are unified military commands with broad, ongoing missions that direct U.S. forces across specific geographic regions or functional areas worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States combatant command | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unified combatant command ⓘ |
| characteristic |
joint, multi-service command
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permanent standing headquarters ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
allied and partner nations
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other U.S. government agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | Unified Command Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CCMD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | U.S. military forces assigned to its command ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
U.S. Air Force component command
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army component command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps component command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy component command ⓘ U.S. Space Force component command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Special Operations component command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExample |
United States Africa Command
NERFINISHED
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United States Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States European Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Indo-Pacific Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Southern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Space Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Transportation Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScope | geographic area or functional area ⓘ |
| hasType |
functional combatant command
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geographic combatant command ⓘ |
| headedBy | combatant commander ⓘ |
| headedByRank | four-star general or admiral ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct broad, ongoing military operations
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provide command and control of U.S. military forces ⓘ support U.S. national security objectives ⓘ |
| overseenBy | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| reportsTo | United States Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
contingency planning
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crisis response ⓘ executing assigned military operations ⓘ integration of joint forces ⓘ planning military operations ⓘ theater security cooperation ⓘ |
| subjectTo | civilian control of the military ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| updatedBy | periodic revisions of the Unified Command Plan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Combatant Commands of the United States
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