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Unified combatant command

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reported directly to the JCS instead of their respective service chiefs. These commands have not existed since the Strategic Air Command was disestablished in 1992. The relevant section of federal law, however, remains unchanged, and the President retains the power to establish a new specified command.
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announced in 1993 that the strategic command system should continue to evolve toward a joint global structure. The 1997 UCP assigned the former Soviet European republics and the whole of Russia to EUCOM which thus stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The former Soviet Central Asian republics
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The Unified Command Plan (UCP) establishes the missions, command responsibilities, and geographic areas of responsibility of the combatant commands. Each time the Unified Command Plan is updated, the organization of the combatant commands is reviewed for military efficiency and efficacy, as well as
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may transmit communications to the Commanders of the combatant commands from the President and Secretary of Defense and advises both on potential courses of action, but the Chairman does not exercise military command over any combatant forces. Under Goldwater–Nichols, the service chiefs (also four
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A sub-unified command, or, subordinate unified command, may be established by combatant commanders when authorized to do so by the Secretary of Defense or the president. They are created to conduct a portion of the mission or tasking of their parent geographic or functional command. Sub-unified
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also created specified commands that had broad and continuing missions but were composed of forces from only one service. Examples include the U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. Like the unified commands, the specified commands
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Each combatant command (CCMD) is headed by a four-star general or admiral (the CCDR) recommended by the Secretary of Defense, nominated for appointment by the President of the United States, confirmed by the Senate and commissioned, at the President's order, by the Secretary of Defense. The
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stars in rank) are charged with the responsibility of the strategic direction; unified operation of combatant commands; and the integration of all land, naval, and air forces in an efficient "unified combatant command" force. Furthermore, the Secretaries of the Military Departments (i.e.,
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with the establishment of geographic theaters of operation composed of forces from multiple service branches that reported to a single commander who was supported by a joint staff. A unified command structure also existed to coordinate British and U.S. military forces operating under the
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approved the first plan on 14 December 1946. Known as the "Outline Command Plan", it would become the first in a series of Unified Command Plans. The original "Outline Command Plan" of 1946 established seven unified commands:
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U.S. Africa Command was established on 1 October 2007 as a sub-unified command under U.S. European Command. It separated from U.S. European Command and was elevated to full unified command status on 1 October
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U.S. Cyber Command was established on 23 June 2009 as a sub-unified command under U.S. Strategic Command. It separated from U.S. Strategic Command and was elevated to full unified command status on 4 May
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of 1986 clarified and codified responsibilities that commanders-in-chief (CINCs) undertook, and which were first given legal status in 1947. After that act, CINCs reported directly to the United States
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in the 1990s after the Soviet threat to the North Atlantic had disappeared and the need rose for an integrating and experimentation command for forces in the continental United States.
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Wainstein, L. (June 1975). The Evolution of U.S. Strategic Command and Control and Warning: Part One (1945–1953) (Report). Institute for Defense Analyses. pp. 1–138. Study S-467.
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COCOM – combatant command (legal authority): unitary control not further delegatable by the combatant commander (CCDR) within their geographic or functional combatant command (CCMD).
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Feickert, Andrew (2013). "The Unified Command Plan and Combatant Commands: Background and Issues for Congress," Congressional Research Service, (Washington: White House), p 48,
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Unified Command Plan (UCP): "The UCP is a classified executive branch document that articulates how DOD assigns responsibility for different missions and areas of the world".
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forces, regardless of branch of service, during peace or during war time. Unified combatant commands are organized either on a geographical basis (known as an "
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In January 2002, for the first time the entire surface of the earth was divided among the US geographic commands. Rumsfeld assigned the last unassigned region—
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commands may be either functional or geographic, and the commanders of sub-unified commands exercise authority similar to that of combatant commanders.
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Drea, Edward et al (2013). "History of the Unified Command Plan, 1946-2012," Joint History Office, (Washington: Joint Chiefs of Staff) , p 5, 75, 84,
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https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/673426/department-of-defense-press-briefing-by-adm-harris-in-the-pentagon-briefing-room/
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OPCON - operational control of a command function, e.g. sustainment. In that case, OPCON is embodied in the Army Field Support Brigades (
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ADCON - administrative control of the command function of "obtaining resources, direction for training, methods of morale and discipline"
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Cheney, Dick (1993). "Defense Strategy for the 1990s: The Regional Defense Strategy," (Washington: Department of Defense), p 11.
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MARGAUX HOAR, JEREMY SEPINSKY, AND PETER M. SWARTZ (27 Aug 2021) A BETTER APPROACH TO ORGANIZING COMBATANT COMMANDS
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff continued to advocate in favor of establishing permanent unified commands, and President
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announced on 18 December 2018 that President Donald Trump had issued a memorandum ordering the stand-up of a
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Theresa Hitchens (26 Aug 2020) Exclusive: Milley To Sign New Unified Command Plan; Defines SPACECOM’s Roles
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Under the original plan, each of the unified commands operated with one of the service chiefs (the
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lost 80% of its workforce in the move to Alabama in 2005.—Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
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TACON - tactical control of sustainment, for example as embodied in a Contracting Support Brigade
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MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS SUBJECT: The Title "Commander-in-Chief"
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Goldwater–Nichols Act and its subsequent implementation legislation also resulted in specific
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expressed concern about nuclear command and control. CONAD itself was disestablished in 1975.
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The first U.S. Space Command was originally established as a unified combatant command in
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Kathleen J. McInnis, Analyst in International Security, Congressional research service
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relations with the joint commands" with a "direct channel" to unified commands such as
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Commanders of unified and specified combatant command during an annual meeting with
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Military Changes to the Unified Command Plan: Background and Issues for Congress
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Each unified combatant command is led by a combatant commander (CCDR), who is a
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)
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The Department of Defense defines at least four types of command authority:
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The current system of unified commands in the U.S. military emerged during
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Far East Command and U.S. Northeast Command were disestablished under the
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Redfern, Justin M., Lt. Col.; Cornett, Aaron M., Maj. (5 April 2018).
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
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Geographic areas of responsibility for the unified combatant commands
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was disbanded on 3 August 2011 and its components placed under the
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proved more difficult to organize, as neither General of the Army
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COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON Support —Do You Know the Difference?
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Unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense
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Examples of current and former sub-unified commands are the
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would be considered. USCYBERCOM was elevated on 4 May 2018.
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to the combatant commanders of the combatant commands. The
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was willing to be subordinate to the other, for reasons of
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The challenging world of command and support relationships
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located outside their geographic area of responsibility.
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Military Globalization: Geography, Strategy, Weaponry
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(June 21, 1999). 2687:United States Department of Defense 2653:United States Department of Defense 2619:United States Department of Defense 2587:. December 20, 1977. Archived from 2554:United States Department of Defense 1956:Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP 1699:from any of the military services. 513:United States Department of Defense 5029:Naval History and Heritage Command 4044:Chief of the National Guard Bureau 3658:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps 3318:Defense Information Systems Agency 3111:Defense Contract Management Agency 3057:Office of the Secretary of Defense 2714:United States Joint Forces Command 2710:"Joint Warfighting Center History" 2570:"Prospects for Military Education" 2513:Title 10 of the United States Code 1594:announced that in accordance with 1435:. A truly unified command for the 573:for operational purposes (per the 393:Defense Information Systems Agency 373:Defense Contract Management Agency 97:Office of the Secretary of Defense 25: 3322:White House Communications Agency 3200:Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 3140:Defense Microelectronics Activity 2789:United States Department of State 2428:(Press release). 18 December 2018 2422:. Office of the Press Secretary. 2321:. Office of the Press Secretary. 6024: 6023: 5982: 5981: 5589:Uniform Code of Military Justice 4406:United States military seniority 3919:National Military Command Center 3749:Under Secretary of the Air Force 3441: 3420:Washington Headquarters Services 3415:Pentagon Force Protection Agency 3398:(Office of Military Commissions) 3273:Defense Travel Management Office 3258:Defense Human Resources Activity 2655:. March 20, 2009. Archived from 1314: 1281: 1255: 1222: 1196: 1163: 1137: 1104: 1067: 1034: 1008: 975: 949: 916: 890: 857: 831: 794: 768: 735: 709: 672: 555:alignment with national policy. 449: 439: 428: 417: 407: 397: 387: 377: 367: 344: 334: 324: 314: 304: 289: 279: 269: 259: 249: 239: 213: 203: 193: 183: 173: 163: 142: 132: 122: 101: 91: 70: 60: 44: 5571:Military Occupational Specialty 5019:Army Center of Military History 4624:Military Auxiliary Radio System 4494:Department of Homeland Security 4401:Active duty three-star officers 4073:Office of the Inspector General 3934:Joint Personnel Recovery Agency 3787:Chief of Staff of the Air Force 3532:Vice Chief of Staff of the Army 3121:Defense Threat Reduction Agency 3103:for Acquisition and Sustainment 3081:Deputy's Advisory Working Group 2327:(Press release). 18 August 2017 1968:Sen. Jeanne Shaheen noted that 1645:United States Strategic Command 1526:Continental Air Defense Command 423:Defense Threat Reduction Agency 76:Department of Homeland Security 5594:Judge Advocate General's Corps 4525:Commandant of the Marine Corps 4396:Active duty four-star officers 4353:Secretary of Homeland Security 4338:President of the United States 3686:Vice Chief of Naval Operations 3648:Commandant of the Marine Corps 3333:National Reconnaissance Office 3131:Defense Acquisition University 2762:Congressional Research Service 1580:and other combatant commands. 579:president of the United States 1: 5024:Marine Corps History Division 4545:Commandant of the Coast Guard 4411:National Security Act of 1947 4380:Committees on Armed Services 4187:Functional combatant commands 4141:Geographic combatant commands 3396:Defense Legal Services Agency 3365:American Forces Press Service 3223:Defense Contract Audit Agency 3126:Office of Economic Adjustment 2867:(Report). SRA. Archived from 1096:Functional combatant commands 664:Geographic combatant commands 585:to the combatant commanders. 4629:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary 3522:The Administrative Assistant 3151:for Research and Engineering 2530:United States Africa Command 1931:Dr. Christopher R. Paparone 1615:United States Africa Command 5213:Enlisted recruit training: 4481:Department of the Air Force 4348:Deputy Secretary of Defense 3929:National Defense University 3909:Director of the Joint Staff 3731:Department of the Air Force 3625:General Counsel of the Navy 3600:Under Secretary of the Navy 3517:General Counsel of the Army 3487:Under Secretary of the Army 3424:White House Military Office 3308:Defense Intelligence Agency 3240:for Personnel and Readiness 3073:Deputy Secretary of Defense 3042:Deputy Secretary of Defense 2621:. July 1985. Archived from 2450:Holder & Murray, p. 86. 1810:. It was disestablished in 1641:United States Space Command 1626:United States Cyber Command 403:Defense Intelligence Agency 148:Department of the Air Force 6096: 4513:Service branches and heads 4277:United States Armed Forces 4199:Special Operations Command 4130:Unified combatant commands 4004:Special Operations Command 3740:Secretary of the Air Force 3696:Director of Naval Reactors 3537:Sergeant Major of the Army 3527:Chief of Staff of the Army 3298:Under Secretary of Defense 3238:Under Secretary of Defense 3149:Under Secretary of Defense 3101:Under Secretary of Defense 1760:United States Marine Corps 1725:United States Forces Japan 1721:United States Forces Korea 1686:Secretary of the Air Force 1608:United States Constitution 1565:were assigned to CENTCOM. 1522:National Command Authority 1520:A 1958 "reorganization in 1491:Chief of Staff of the Army 1352: 1172:Special Operations Command 615:List of combatant commands 521:United States Armed Forces 330:Special Operations Command 234:Unified combatant commands 179:United States Marine Corps 5977: 4834: 4654:Unified combatant command 4540:Chief of Space Operations 4530:Chief of Naval Operations 4283: 4079: 4066: 4039: 4026: 3959: 3946: 3883: 3870: 3853:United States Space Force 3848:Chief of Space Operations 3717:field organizations: see 3681:Chief of Naval Operations 3669:field organizations: see 3644:Headquarters Marine Corps 3568:field organizations: see 3542:Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 3463: 3450: 3439: 3248:Defense Commissary Agency 3136:Defense Acquisition Board 3067: 3050: 3014: 2950:United States Army Africa 2507:General and cited sources 1872:Report IF10542, version 8 1770:United States Space Force 1755:United States Coast Guard 1499:Chief of Naval Operations 1406:Chiefs of Staff Committee 1092: 1058:Peterson Space Force Base 940:Peterson Space Force Base 660: 647: 644: 639: 632: 629: 497:unified combatant command 219:United States Coast Guard 209:United States Space Force 5579:Air Force Specialty Code 5293:Awards & decorations 3840:Field Operating Agencies 3706:Chief of Naval Personnel 3116:Defense Logistics Agency 3086:Office of Net Assessment 1402:Combined Chiefs of Staff 499:, also referred to as a 455:Central Security Service 445:National Security Agency 413:Defense Logistics Agency 3640:Naval Inspector General 3557:Provost Marshal General 3164:Defense Innovation Unit 2220:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 2192:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 2073:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 1745:United States Air Force 362:Combat support agencies 199:United States Air Force 5599:Military Health System 4469:Department of the Navy 4457:Department of the Army 4209:Transportation Command 4014:Transportation Command 3835:Direct Reporting Units 3817:Judge Advocate General 3630:Judge Advocate General 3582:Department of the Navy 3552:Judge Advocate General 3469:Department of the Army 3361:Defense Media Activity 3177:Missile Defense Agency 2966:"Unified Command Plan" 2885:"ADM Keating's Letter" 2089:Joint History Office, 1970:Missile Defense Agency 1392: 1376: 1290:Transportation Command 1187:MacDill Air Force Base 759:MacDill Air Force Base 624: 533:area of responsibility 350:Transportation Command 138:Department of the Navy 128:Department of the Army 5057:Air Force Art Program 4644:Coast Guard Auxiliary 4442:Department of Defense 4416:Goldwater–Nichols Act 4363:Joint Chiefs of Staff 4033:National Guard Bureau 3877:Joint Chiefs of Staff 3828:field organizations: 3591:Secretary of the Navy 3478:Secretary of the Army 3283:Defense Health Agency 2970:Department of Defense 2954:Department of Defense 2718:Department of Defense 2683:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2649:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2615:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2574:Joint Force Quarterly 2470:Department of Defense 1682:Secretary of the Navy 1678:Secretary of the Army 1602:(USC), the title of " 1537:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1484:U.S. Atlantic Command 1410:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1382: 1369:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1362: 1246:Offutt Air Force Base 845:Christopher G. Cavoli 622: 575:Goldwater–Nichols Act 383:Defense Health Agency 107:Joint Chiefs of Staff 66:Department of Defense 53:Executive departments 5848:Aircraft designation 5497:Creeds & Codes: 4616:Civilian auxiliaries 4434:Military departments 4343:Secretary of Defense 4230:Joint Forces Command 4168:Indo-Pacific Command 3984:Indo-Pacific Command 3457:Military Departments 3377:The Pentagon Channel 3033:Secretary of Defense 2960:on January 17, 2010. 1703:Sub-unified commands 1669:Secretary of Defense 1651:Combatant commanders 1574:Joint Forces Command 1570:Joint Forces Command 1550:Secretary of Defense 1515:Unified Command Plan 1452:interservice rivalry 1433:Dwight D. Eisenhower 1328:Jacqueline Van Ovost 1305:Scott Air Force Base 1128:Fort George G. Meade 904:Samuel J. Paparo Jr. 866:Indo-Pacific Command 583:secretary of defense 275:Indo-Pacific Command 115:Military departments 5734:Crew-served weapons 5623:Chiefs of Chaplains 4844:Current deployments 4054:Army National Guard 3855:field organizations 2795:on October 21, 2012 2771:on October 10, 2011 2740:. Naval Advancement 2738:"Specified Command" 2724:on December 8, 2006 2662:on October 27, 2011 2290:on 15 November 2020 1480:U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1430:General of the Army 1367:and members of the 1022:Laura J. Richardson 525:command and control 5729:Individual weapons 4969:Hispanic Americans 4949:Buddhist Americans 4732:United States Code 4702:Special Operations 4555:Reserve components 4049:Air National Guard 3953:Combatant Commands 3802:Chief of Chaplains 3715:United States Navy 3701:Chief of Chaplains 3547:Chief of Chaplains 2925:on August 13, 2013 2851:on August 23, 2013 2466:United States Army 2353:(23 August 2017). 1990:. August 27, 2019. 1765:United States Navy 1750:United States Army 1604:Commander-in-Chief 1592:Donald H. Rumsfeld 1503:Key West Agreement 1393: 1377: 1081:Stephen N. Whiting 963:Gregory M. Guillot 782:Michael E. Kurilla 723:Michael E. Langley 642:a unified command 625: 537:special operations 189:United States Navy 169:United States Army 6067: 6066: 5973: 5972: 5659: 5658: 5122: 5110: 5098: 5084:Service academies 5065: 5064: 4939:African Americans 4720: 4719: 4243: 4242: 4204:Strategic Command 4096: 4095: 4092: 4091: 4062: 4061: 4022: 4021: 4009:Strategic Command 3942: 3941: 3866: 3865: 3862: 3861: 3667:U.S. Marine Corps 3437: 3436: 3433: 3432: 3373:Stars and Stripes 2823:on August 8, 2013 2696:on March 10, 2010 2536:on April 21, 2010 2438:National Archives 2406:National Archives 2337:National Archives 2140:Naval Advancement 2120:JCS (1977), p. 6. 2111:JCS (1977), p. 5. 2102:JCS (1977), p. 3. 1962:Theresa Hitchens 1530:Dwight Eisenhower 1476:Northeast Command 1448:Chester W. Nimitz 1441:Douglas MacArthur 1339: 1338: 1269:Anthony J. Cotton 1231:Strategic Command 633:Combatant command 589:Command authority 501:combatant command 493: 492: 340:Strategic Command 227:Command structure 156:Military services 18:Combatant Command 16:(Redirected from 6087: 6027: 6026: 5985: 5984: 5874:Nuclear football 5719: 5613:Veterans Affairs 5432:Warrant officers 5208:The Basic School 5116: 5104: 5092: 5074: 5052:Army Art Program 4959:Muslim Americans 4954:Jewish Americans 4832: 4639:Civil Air Patrol 4431: 4270: 4263: 4256: 4247: 4225:Atlantic Command 4173:Southern Command 4163:Northern Command 4158:European Command 4123: 4116: 4109: 4100: 4068: 4028: 3989:Southern Command 3979:Northern Command 3974:European Command 3948: 3872: 3525:The Army Staff: 3465: 3452: 3445: 3444: 3300:for Intelligence 3069: 3062: 3052: 3001: 2994: 2987: 2978: 2973: 2961: 2956:. Archived from 2934: 2932: 2930: 2921:. Archived from 2906: 2904: 2902: 2889: 2880: 2878: 2876: 2860: 2858: 2856: 2847:. 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Haugh 1148: 1141: 1124: 1119: 1108: 1088: 1078: 1071: 1054: 1049: 1038: 1029: 1019: 1012: 995: 990: 984:Southern Command 979: 970: 960: 953: 936: 931: 925:Northern Command 920: 911: 901: 894: 881:Camp H. M. Smith 877: 872: 861: 852: 842: 835: 814: 809: 803:European Command 798: 789: 779: 772: 755: 750: 739: 730: 720: 713: 692: 687: 676: 640:Establishment as 637: 627: 577:) goes from the 571:chain of command 541:force projection 517:service branches 509:military command 485: 478: 471: 453: 443: 436: 432: 421: 411: 401: 391: 381: 371: 348: 338: 328: 318: 308: 295:Southern Command 293: 285:Northern Command 283: 273: 265:European Command 263: 253: 243: 217: 207: 197: 187: 177: 167: 146: 136: 126: 105: 95: 74: 64: 48: 32: 21: 6095: 6094: 6090: 6089: 6088: 6086: 6085: 6084: 6070: 6069: 6068: 6063: 5969: 5857: 5853:Helicopter arms 5819: 5748: 5717: 5655: 5538:Service numbers 5501:Code of Conduct 5471: 5383: 5248: 5244:Other education 5185:Warrant officer 5131:Merchant Marine 5061: 5038: 5012:History centers 5007: 4944:Asian Americans 4927: 4904: 4863: 4824: 4818: 4716: 4648: 4634:Merchant Marine 4610: 4549: 4508: 4420: 4326: 4279: 4274: 4244: 4239: 4213: 4182: 4153:Central Command 4136: 4127: 4097: 4088: 4075: 4058: 4035: 4018: 3969:Central Command 3955: 3938: 3892: 3879: 3858: 3842: 3824: 3822:Surgeon General 3812:Chief Scientist 3807:Chief of Safety 3781: 3745:The Secretariat 3743: 3725: 3713: 3711:Surgeon General 3675: 3665: 3642: 3596:The Secretariat 3594: 3576: 3564: 3562:Surgeon General 3524: 3483:The Secretariat 3481: 3459: 3446: 3442: 3429: 3401: 3382: 3347: 3299: 3292: 3239: 3232: 3209: 3181: 3150: 3143: 3102: 3095: 3063: 3060: 3059: 3046: 3010: 3005: 2964: 2944: 2941: 2928: 2926: 2909: 2900: 2898: 2887: 2883: 2874: 2872: 2871:on May 13, 2014 2863: 2854: 2852: 2835: 2826: 2824: 2807: 2798: 2796: 2783: 2774: 2772: 2768: 2757: 2752: 2743: 2741: 2736: 2727: 2725: 2708: 2699: 2697: 2693: 2678: 2674: 2665: 2663: 2659: 2644: 2640: 2631: 2629: 2628:on May 28, 2010 2625: 2610: 2606: 2597: 2595: 2594:on May 28, 2010 2591: 2584: 2580: 2576:. 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