Geographic and Functional.
Functional combatant commands are military organizations that focus on specific functional areas, such as transportation or cyber operations, rather than geographic regions. They are responsible for providing command and control of specific military capabilities and resources to support global operations as directed by the unified combatant commands. Examples include U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Geographic and Functional.
A joint force constituted and designated by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) may refer to a unified combatant command, such as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) or U.S. European Command (EUCOM). These commands are responsible for conducting military operations in specific geographic regions and consist of personnel from multiple branches of the military working together.
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Geographic and Functional.
Functional combatant commands are military organizations that focus on specific functional areas, such as transportation or cyber operations, rather than geographic regions. They are responsible for providing command and control of specific military capabilities and resources to support global operations as directed by the unified combatant commands. Examples include U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
military departments
Combatant commands is about survival. National objectives means nothing without survival.
Functional Combatant Commands
Establishes the unified commands Assigns them geographic responsibility Assigns primary tasks to be carried out by the command Defines the command relationships within the theater and between the theater and other US commands Provides guidance on the exercise of combatant command authority
Establishes the unified commands Assigns them geographic responsibility Assigns primary tasks to be carried out by the command Defines the command relationships within the theater and between the theater and other US commands Provides guidance on the exercise of combatant command authority
U.S. European Command
Secretary of defense and the president
STRATCOM
Who is responsible for organizing training and equipping forces for assignment to unified combatant command
Geographic combatant commanders