U.S. Unified Combatant Commands
Geographic Areas of Responsibility
The United States currently has 10 Unified Combatant Commands (UCCs) that provide command and control of the U.S. military forces. A UCC is a U.S. joint military command that is composed of two or more services and has a broad and continuing mission. UCCs are organized on either a functional or geographical basis, and each is commanded by a combatant commander who is a four-star general or admiral. Functional commands include: U.S. Joint Forces Command, U.S. Special Forces Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Transportation Command. Geographic commands are described below. U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) USNORTHCOM was established on October…
