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.
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- United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) SOCOM is the unified command for the worldwide use of Special Operations elements of the Army, Navy, Air Forces and Marine Corps.
- United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) STRATCOM deters military attack on the United States and its allies, and should deterrence fail, employs forces to achieve national objectives.
- United States Pacific Command (PACOM) Promotes peace, deters aggression, responds to crises and, if necessary, will fight and win to advance security and stability throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
- United States Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Oversees military operations in the North Atlantic geographic area and supports the other commanders-in-chief in their geographic regions around the world.
- United States European Command (EUCOM) Responsible for unified combatant activities in all of Europe and parts of the Middle East.
- United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) Plans, organizes, and executes homeland defense and civil support missions.
- United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) 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.
- United States African Command (AFRICOM) 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.
- United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Responsible for U.S. security interests in 20 nations, stretching through the Arabian Gulf region into Central Asia.
- United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) 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.