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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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Drea, Edward et al (2013). "History of the Unified Command Plan, 1946-2012," Joint History Office, (Washington: Joint Chiefs of Staff) , p 83,
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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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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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(June 21, 1999). 2589:United States Department of Defense 2555:United States Department of Defense 2521:United States Department of Defense 2489:. December 20, 1977. Archived from 2456:United States Department of Defense 1858:Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP 1601:from any of the military services. 513:United States Department of Defense 4931:Naval History and Heritage Command 3946:Chief of the National Guard Bureau 3560:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps 3220:Defense Information Systems Agency 3013:Defense Contract Management Agency 2959:Office of the Secretary of Defense 2616:United States Joint Forces Command 2612:"Joint Warfighting Center History" 2472:"Prospects for Military Education" 2415:Title 10 of the United States Code 1496:announced that in accordance with 1337:. 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: 3224:White House Communications Agency 3102:Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 3042:Defense Microelectronics Activity 2691:United States Department of State 2330:(Press release). 18 December 2018 2324:. Office of the Press Secretary. 2223:. Office of the Press Secretary. 5926: 5925: 5884: 5883: 5491:Uniform Code of Military Justice 4308:United States military seniority 3821:National Military Command Center 3651:Under Secretary of the Air Force 3343: 3322:Washington Headquarters Services 3317:Pentagon Force Protection Agency 3300:(Office of Military Commissions) 3175:Defense Travel Management Office 3160:Defense Human Resources Activity 2557:. March 20, 2009. Archived from 1220: 1191: 1169: 1140: 1118: 1089: 1067: 1038: 1005: 976: 954: 925: 903: 874: 852: 823: 801: 772: 750: 721: 699: 670: 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: 5473:Military Occupational Specialty 4921:Army Center of Military History 4526:Military Auxiliary Radio System 4396:Department of Homeland Security 4303:Active duty three-star officers 3975:Office of the Inspector General 3836:Joint Personnel Recovery Agency 3689:Chief of Staff of the Air Force 3434:Vice Chief of Staff of the Army 3023:Defense Threat Reduction Agency 3005:for Acquisition and Sustainment 2983:Deputy's Advisory Working Group 2229:(Press release). 18 August 2017 1870:Sen. Jeanne Shaheen noted that 1547:United States Strategic Command 1428:Continental Air Defense Command 423:Defense Threat Reduction Agency 76:Department of Homeland Security 5496:Judge Advocate General's Corps 4427:Commandant of the Marine Corps 4298:Active duty four-star officers 4255:Secretary of Homeland Security 4240:President of the United States 3588:Vice Chief of Naval Operations 3550:Commandant of the Marine Corps 3235:National Reconnaissance Office 3033:Defense Acquisition University 2664:Congressional Research Service 1482:and other combatant commands. 579:president of the United States 1: 4926:Marine Corps History Division 4447:Commandant of the Coast Guard 4313:National Security Act of 1947 4282:Committees on Armed Services 4089:Functional combatant commands 4043:Geographic combatant commands 3298:Defense Legal Services Agency 3267:American Forces Press Service 3125:Defense Contract Audit Agency 3028:Office of Economic Adjustment 2769:(Report). SRA. Archived from 1030:Functional combatant commands 662:Geographic combatant commands 585:to the combatant commanders. 4531:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary 3424:The Administrative Assistant 3053:for Research and Engineering 2432:United States Africa Command 1833:Dr. Christopher R. Paparone 1517:United States Africa Command 5115:Enlisted recruit training: 4383:Department of the Air Force 4250:Deputy Secretary of Defense 3831:National Defense University 3811:Director of the Joint Staff 3633:Department of the Air Force 3527:General Counsel of the Navy 3502:Under Secretary of the Navy 3419:General Counsel of the Army 3389:Under Secretary of the Army 3326:White House Military Office 3210:Defense Intelligence Agency 3142:for Personnel and Readiness 2975:Deputy Secretary of Defense 2944:Deputy Secretary of Defense 2523:. July 1985. Archived from 2352:Holder & Murray, p. 86. 1712:. It was disestablished in 1543:United States Space Command 1528:United States Cyber Command 403:Defense Intelligence Agency 148:Department of the Air Force 5998: 4415:Service branches and heads 4179:United States Armed Forces 4101:Special Operations Command 4032:Unified combatant commands 3906:Special Operations Command 3642:Secretary of the Air Force 3598:Director of Naval Reactors 3439:Sergeant Major of the Army 3429:Chief of Staff of the Army 3200:Under Secretary of Defense 3140:Under Secretary of Defense 3051:Under Secretary of Defense 3003:Under Secretary of Defense 1662:United States Marine Corps 1627:United States Forces Japan 1623:United States Forces Korea 1588:Secretary of the Air Force 1510:United States Constitution 1467:were assigned to CENTCOM. 1462:Then-Secretary of Defense 1424:National Command Authority 1422:A 1958 "reorganization in 1393:Chief of Staff of the Army 1254: 1098: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 5879: 4736: 4556:Unified combatant command 4442:Chief of Space Operations 4432:Chief of Naval Operations 4185: 3981: 3968: 3941: 3928: 3861: 3848: 3785: 3772: 3755:United States Space Force 3750:Chief of Space Operations 3619:field organizations: see 3583:Chief of Naval Operations 3571:field organizations: see 3546:Headquarters Marine Corps 3470:field organizations: see 3444:Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 3365: 3352: 3341: 3150:Defense Commissary Agency 3038:Defense Acquisition Board 2969: 2952: 2916: 2852:United States Army Africa 2409:General and cited sources 1774:Report IF10542, version 8 1672:United States Space Force 1657:United States Coast Guard 1401:Chief of Naval Operations 1308:Chiefs of Staff Committee 1026: 998:Peterson Space Force Base 896:Peterson Space Force Base 658: 645: 642: 637: 632: 629: 497:unified combatant command 219:United States Coast Guard 209:United States Space Force 5481:Air Force Specialty Code 5195:Awards & decorations 3742:Field Operating Agencies 3608:Chief of Naval Personnel 3018:Defense Logistics Agency 2988:Office of Net Assessment 1304:Combined Chiefs of Staff 499:, also referred to as a 455:Central Security Service 445:National Security Agency 413:Defense Logistics Agency 3542:Naval Inspector General 3459:Provost Marshal General 3066:Defense Innovation Unit 2122:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 2094:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 1975:Ostrovsky, Max (2018). 1647:United States Air Force 362:Combat support agencies 199:United States Air Force 5501:Military Health System 4371:Department of the Navy 4359:Department of the Army 4111:Transportation Command 3916:Transportation Command 3737:Direct Reporting Units 3719:Judge Advocate General 3532:Judge Advocate General 3484:Department of the Navy 3454:Judge Advocate General 3371:Department of the Army 3263:Defense Media Activity 3079:Missile Defense Agency 2868:"Unified Command Plan" 2787:"ADM Keating's Letter" 1991:Joint History Office, 1872:Missile Defense Agency 1294: 1278: 1200:Transportation Command 1111:MacDill Air Force Base 743:MacDill Air Force Base 624: 533:area of responsibility 350:Transportation Command 138:Department of the Navy 128:Department of the Army 4959:Air Force Art Program 4546:Coast Guard Auxiliary 4344:Department of Defense 4318:Goldwater–Nichols Act 4265:Joint Chiefs of Staff 3935:National Guard Bureau 3779:Joint Chiefs of Staff 3730:field organizations: 3493:Secretary of the Navy 3380:Secretary of the Army 3185:Defense Health Agency 2872:Department of Defense 2856:Department of Defense 2620:Department of Defense 2585:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2551:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2517:Joint Chiefs of Staff 2476:Joint Force Quarterly 2372:Department of Defense 1584:Secretary of the Navy 1580:Secretary of the Army 1504:(USC), the title of " 1439:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1386:U.S. Atlantic Command 1312:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1284: 1271:Joint Chiefs of Staff 1264: 1162:Offutt Air Force Base 813:Christopher G. Cavoli 622: 575:Goldwater–Nichols Act 383:Defense Health Agency 107:Joint Chiefs of Staff 66:Department of Defense 53:Executive departments 5750:Aircraft designation 5399:Creeds & Codes: 4518:Civilian auxiliaries 4336:Military departments 4245:Secretary of Defense 4132:Joint Forces Command 4070:Indo-Pacific Command 3886:Indo-Pacific Command 3359:Military Departments 3279:The Pentagon Channel 2935:Secretary of Defense 2862:on January 17, 2010. 1605:Sub-unified commands 1571:Secretary of Defense 1553:Combatant commanders 1476:Joint Forces Command 1472:Joint Forces Command 1452:Secretary of Defense 1417:Unified Command Plan 1354:interservice rivalry 1335:Dwight D. Eisenhower 1232:Jacqueline Van Ovost 1213:Scott Air Force Base 1060:Fort George G. Meade 864:Samuel J. Paparo Jr. 832:Indo-Pacific Command 583:secretary of defense 275:Indo-Pacific Command 115:Military departments 5636:Crew-served weapons 5525:Chiefs of Chaplains 4746:Current deployments 3956:Army National Guard 3757:field organizations 2697:on October 21, 2012 2673:on October 10, 2011 2642:. Naval Advancement 2640:"Specified Command" 2626:on December 8, 2006 2564:on October 27, 2011 2192:on 15 November 2020 1382:U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1332:General of the Army 1269:and members of the 966:Laura J. Richardson 525:command and control 18:Combatant Commander 5631:Individual weapons 4871:Hispanic Americans 4851:Buddhist Americans 4634:United States Code 4604:Special Operations 4457:Reserve components 3951:Air National Guard 3855:Combatant Commands 3704:Chief of Chaplains 3617:United States Navy 3603:Chief of Chaplains 3449:Chief of Chaplains 2827:on August 13, 2013 2753:on August 23, 2013 2368:United States Army 2255:(23 August 2017). 1892:. August 27, 2019. 1667:United States Navy 1652:United States Army 1506:Commander-in-Chief 1494:Donald H. Rumsfeld 1405:Key West Agreement 1295: 1279: 1017:Stephen N. Whiting 915:Gregory M. Guillot 762:Michael E. Kurilla 711:Michael E. Langley 640:a unified command 625: 537:special operations 189:United States Navy 169:United States Army 5969: 5968: 5875: 5874: 5561: 5560: 5024: 5012: 5000: 4986:Service academies 4967: 4966: 4841:African Americans 4622: 4621: 4145: 4144: 4106:Strategic Command 3998: 3997: 3994: 3993: 3964: 3963: 3924: 3923: 3911:Strategic Command 3844: 3843: 3768: 3767: 3764: 3763: 3569:U.S. Marine Corps 3339: 3338: 3335: 3334: 3275:Stars and Stripes 2725:on August 8, 2013 2598:on March 10, 2010 2438:on April 21, 2010 2340:National Archives 2308:National Archives 2239:National Archives 2042:Naval Advancement 2022:JCS (1977), p. 6. 2013:JCS (1977), p. 5. 2004:JCS (1977), p. 3. 1864:Theresa Hitchens 1432:Dwight Eisenhower 1378:Northeast Command 1350:Chester W. Nimitz 1343:Douglas MacArthur 1241: 1240: 1181:Anthony J. Cotton 1149:Strategic Command 633:Combatant command 589:Command authority 501:combatant command 493: 492: 340:Strategic Command 227:Command structure 156:Military services 16:(Redirected from 5989: 5929: 5928: 5887: 5886: 5776:Nuclear football 5621: 5515:Veterans Affairs 5334:Warrant officers 5110:The Basic School 5018: 5006: 4994: 4976: 4954:Army Art Program 4861:Muslim Americans 4856:Jewish Americans 4734: 4541:Civil Air Patrol 4333: 4172: 4165: 4158: 4149: 4127:Atlantic Command 4075:Southern Command 4065:Northern Command 4060:European Command 4025: 4018: 4011: 4002: 3970: 3930: 3891:Southern Command 3881:Northern Command 3876:European Command 3850: 3774: 3427:The Army Staff: 3367: 3354: 3347: 3346: 3202:for Intelligence 2971: 2964: 2954: 2903: 2896: 2889: 2880: 2875: 2863: 2858:. Archived from 2836: 2834: 2832: 2823:. Archived from 2808: 2806: 2804: 2791: 2782: 2780: 2778: 2762: 2760: 2758: 2749:. 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Haugh 1071: 1056: 1042: 1009: 994: 980: 958: 943: 934:Southern Command 929: 907: 892: 883:Northern Command 878: 856: 845:Camp H. M. Smith 841: 827: 805: 790: 781:European Command 776: 754: 739: 725: 703: 688: 674: 638:Establishment as 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: 5997: 5996: 5992: 5991: 5990: 5988: 5987: 5986: 5972: 5971: 5970: 5965: 5871: 5759: 5755:Helicopter arms 5721: 5650: 5619: 5557: 5440:Service numbers 5403:Code of Conduct 5373: 5285: 5150: 5146:Other education 5087:Warrant officer 5033:Merchant Marine 4963: 4940: 4914:History centers 4909: 4846:Asian Americans 4829: 4806: 4765: 4726: 4720: 4618: 4550: 4536:Merchant Marine 4512: 4451: 4410: 4322: 4228: 4181: 4176: 4146: 4141: 4115: 4084: 4055:Central Command 4038: 4029: 3999: 3990: 3977: 3960: 3937: 3920: 3871:Central Command 3857: 3840: 3794: 3781: 3760: 3744: 3726: 3724:Surgeon General 3714:Chief Scientist 3709:Chief of Safety 3683: 3647:The Secretariat 3645: 3627: 3615: 3613:Surgeon General 3577: 3567: 3544: 3498:The Secretariat 3496: 3478: 3466: 3464:Surgeon General 3426: 3385:The Secretariat 3383: 3361: 3348: 3344: 3331: 3303: 3284: 3249: 3201: 3194: 3141: 3134: 3111: 3083: 3052: 3045: 3004: 2997: 2965: 2962: 2961: 2948: 2912: 2907: 2866: 2846: 2843: 2830: 2828: 2811: 2802: 2800: 2789: 2785: 2776: 2774: 2773:on May 13, 2014 2765: 2756: 2754: 2737: 2728: 2726: 2709: 2700: 2698: 2685: 2676: 2674: 2670: 2659: 2654: 2645: 2643: 2638: 2629: 2627: 2610: 2601: 2599: 2595: 2580: 2576: 2567: 2565: 2561: 2546: 2542: 2533: 2531: 2530:on May 28, 2010 2527: 2512: 2508: 2499: 2497: 2496:on May 28, 2010 2493: 2486: 2482: 2478:. 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