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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Unified Combatant Commands | |||
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission=To provide operational command and control of military forces, enabling coordination across different branches of the military for strategic, operational, and tactical missions globally or within designated areas of responsibility. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation=Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Combatant Commander (for each command) | |||
|Services=Military operations; Strategic planning; Force allocation; Command and control; Joint and combined military exercises | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|United States Department of Defense command}} | {{Short description|United States Department of Defense command}} | ||
{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}} | {{United States Armed Forces sidebar}} | ||
A '''unified combatant command''', also referred to as a '''combatant command''' ('''CCMD'''), is a joint [[command (military formation)|military command]] of the [[United States Department of Defense]] that is composed of units from two or more [[service branch]]es of the [[United States Armed Forces]], and conducts broad and continuing missions.<ref>''Joint Pub 1'', p. GL-11.</ref> There are currently 11 unified combatant commands, and each is established as the highest echelon of military commands, in order to provide effective [[command and control]] of all [[U.S. military]] forces, regardless of branch of service, during peace or during war time.<ref>Story, p. 2</ref> Unified combatant commands are organized either on a geographical basis (known as an "[[area of responsibility]]", AOR) or on a functional basis, e.g., [[special operations]], [[force projection]], [[military supply-chain management|transport]], and [[United States Cyber Command|cybersecurity]]. Currently, seven combatant commands are designated as geographical, and four are designated as functional. Unified combatant commands are "joint" commands and have specific badges denoting their affiliation. | A '''unified combatant command''', also referred to as a '''combatant command''' ('''CCMD'''), is a joint [[command (military formation)|military command]] of the [[United States Department of Defense]] that is composed of units from two or more [[service branch]]es of the [[United States Armed Forces]], and conducts broad and continuing missions.<ref>''Joint Pub 1'', p. GL-11.</ref> There are currently 11 unified combatant commands, and each is established as the highest echelon of military commands, in order to provide effective [[command and control]] of all [[U.S. military]] forces, regardless of branch of service, during peace or during war time.<ref>Story, p. 2</ref> Unified combatant commands are organized either on a geographical basis (known as an "[[area of responsibility]]", AOR) or on a functional basis, e.g., [[special operations]], [[force projection]], [[military supply-chain management|transport]], and [[United States Cyber Command|cybersecurity]]. Currently, seven combatant commands are designated as geographical, and four are designated as functional. Unified combatant commands are "joint" commands and have specific badges denoting their affiliation. | ||