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A Unified Combatant Command is composed of forces from two or more services, has a broad and continuing mission and is normally organized on a geographical basis. The number of unified combatant commands is not fixed by law or regulation and may vary from time to time.
http://www.africom.mil/
Administrative headquarters responsible to the Secretary of Defense for U.S. military relations with 53 African countries, focusing on war prevention rather than war-fighting.
http://www.centcom.mil/
Responsible for U.S. security interests in 20 nations, stretching through the Arabian Gulf region into Central Asia.
http://www.eucom.mil/
Responsible for unified combatant activities in all of Europe and parts of the Middle East.
http://www.jfcom.mil/
Oversees military operations in the North Atlantic geographic area and supports the other commanders-in-chief in their geographic regions around the world.
http://www.northcom.mil/
Plans, organizes, and executes homeland defense and civil support missions.
http://www.pacom.mil/
Promotes peace, deters aggression, responds to crises and, if necessary, will fight and win to advance security and stability throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.southcom.mil/
Responsible for all U.S. military activities in South America and Central America. Encompasses nineteen countries, represents about one-sixth of the world's land mass and covers about seven million square miles, stretching 6,000 miles from Mexico's southern border to Cape Horn.
http://www.socom.mil/
SOCOM is the unified command for the worldwide use of Special Operations elements of the Army, Navy, Air Forces and Marine Corps.
https://www.stratcom.mil/
STRATCOM deters military attack on the United States and its allies, and should deterrence fail, employs forces to achieve national objectives.
http://www.ustranscom.mil/
TRANSCOM ensures timely, customer-focused global mobility in peace and war with efficient, effective and integrated transportation from origin to destination. Scott Air Force Base, IL.
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