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{{Short description|Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the European region}}
{{Short description|Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the European region}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                    = United States European Command
| image                        = USEUCOM.svg
| image_size                    = 250px
| caption                      = Emblem of the United States European Command
| start_date                    = {{Start date|1952|08|01|df=yes}}
| country                      = {{flag|United States}}
| allegiance                    =
| branch                        =
| type                          = [[Unified combatant command]]
| role                          = Geographic combatant command
| size                          =
| command_structure            = [[File:US Department of Defense seal.svg|25px]] [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| garrison                      = [[Patch Barracks]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| nickname                      = EUCOM
| patron                        =
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| website                      = {{official website}}
| commander1                    = [[General (United States)|GEN]] [[Christopher G. Cavoli]], [[United States Army|USA]]
| commander1_label              = Commander
| commander2                    = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|LtGen]] [[Robert C. Fulford (general)|Robert C. Fulford]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]''
| commander2_label              = Deputy Commander
| commander3                    = [[Command sergeant major|CSM]] [[Robert V. Abernethy]], [[United States Army|USA]]
| commander3_label              = Command Senior Enlisted Leader
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol        = [[File:USEUCOM SSI.gif|100px]]
| identification_symbol_label  = [[Shoulder Sleeve Insignia]]
| identification_symbol_2      = [[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Region or Front.svg|100px]]<br/>[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Solid Light 1.5x1 Frame)- AA - European Command (FM 1-02, 2004 September 21).svg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[NATO Joint Military Symbology|NATO Map Symbol]]<ref>{{cite book |title=FM 1-02 Operational Terms and Graphics |date=21 September 2004 |publisher=US Army |pages=5–36 |url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4882557/FID2884/mcrp/mcrp512a.pdf |ref=Table 5-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=ADP 1-02 Terms and Military Symbols |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=US Army |pages=4–8 |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN20083_ADP%201-02%20C1%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf |ref=Table 4-2}}</ref>
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[[File:Unified Combatant Commands map.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|The EUCOM Area of responsibility is shown in orange.]]
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The '''United States European Command''' ('''EUCOM''') is one of the eleven [[Unified Combatant Command|unified combatant commands]] of the [[United States military]], headquartered in [[Stuttgart]], Germany. Its area of focus covers {{convert|21000000|sqmi|km2}} and 51 countries and territories, including [[Europe]], [[Caucasus|The Caucasus]], [[Russia]] and [[Greenland]]. The Commander of the United States EUCOM simultaneously serves as the [[Supreme Allied Commander, Europe]] (SACEUR) within [[NATO]], a military alliance. During the [[Gulf War]] and [[Operation Northern Watch]], EUCOM controlled the forces flying from [[Incirlik Air Base]].
The '''United States European Command''' ('''EUCOM''') is one of the eleven [[Unified Combatant Command|unified combatant commands]] of the [[United States military]], headquartered in [[Stuttgart]], Germany. Its area of focus covers {{convert|21000000|sqmi|km2}} and 51 countries and territories, including [[Europe]], [[Caucasus|The Caucasus]], [[Russia]] and [[Greenland]]. The Commander of the United States EUCOM simultaneously serves as the [[Supreme Allied Commander, Europe]] (SACEUR) within [[NATO]], a military alliance. During the [[Gulf War]] and [[Operation Northern Watch]], EUCOM controlled the forces flying from [[Incirlik Air Base]].