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COMMAND STRUCTURE


What are the Unified Commands?

U.S. Northern Command (Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.)

U.S. Pacific Command
(Honolulu, Hawaii)

U.S. Southern Command
(Miami, Fla.)

U.S. Central Command
(MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.)

U.S. European Command (Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany)

U.S. Joint Forces Command (Norfolk, Va.)

U.S. Special Operations Command
(MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.)

U.S. Transportation Command (Scott Air Force Base, Ill.)

U.S. Strategic Command
(Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.)
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THE WORLD WITH COMMANDERS' AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Map-the World With Commander' Area of Responsibility
U.S. Northern Command | U.S. Pacific Command | U.S. Southern Command

U.S. Central Command  U.S. European Command
UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN
The Unified Command Plan establishes the missions and geographic responsibilities among the combatant commanders. Among revisions to the plan that took place on Oct. 1, 2002:
  • U.S. Northern Command – new combatant command assigned to defend the United States and support military assistance to civil authorities.


  • U.S. Joint Forces Command – focus became transforming U.S. military forces; geographic responsibilities shift to Northern and European commands.

  • U.S. Space Command and Strategic Command merged into an expanded STRATCOM, headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
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