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Unified Combatant Command (UCC)

The zoning of the world into the six commands and their "Area of Responsibility".

Areas of Responsibility

A Unified Combatant Command (UCC) is a United States joint military command composed of forces from two or more services, has a broad and continuing mission, and is organized either on a geographical basis (known as "Area Of Responsibility", AOR) or on a functional basis. Each combatant command is headed by a four star general or admiral selected by the Secretary of Defense and President and confirmed by Congress.

Commands with regional responsibilities:

	US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of responsibility: Middle East, East Africa and Central Asia Headquarter: MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa (Florida), USA Commanding Officer: Lieutenant General Martin E. Dempsey, United States Army (temporary until General David Petraeus takes over)		US European Command (EUCOM) Area of responsibility: Europe and a part of the Middle East Headquarter: Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany Commanding Officer: General Bantz J. Craddock, United States Army
	US Pacific Command (PACOM) Area of responsibility: Pacific and Indian Ocean (incl. Hawaii and the troops in Alaska) Headquarter: US-Marine-Corps-Base Camp H. M. Smith, Oahu (Hawaii), USA Commanding Officer: Admiral Timothy J. Keating, United States Navy		US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) Area of responsibility: Northamerica Headquarter: Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Commanding Officer: General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., United States Air Force
	US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Area of responsibility: Latinamerica Headquarter: Miami, Florida, USA Commanding Officer: Admiral James G. Stavridis, United States Navy		US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Area of responsibility: African continent (excluding Egypt) Headquarter: Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany Commanding Officer: General William E. Ward, United States Army

Commands with funtional responsibilities:

	US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Area of responsibility: joint concept development and experimentation, joint training, joint interoperability and integration, and the primary conventional force provider Headquarter: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Commanding Officer: General James N. Mattis, United States Marine Corps		US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Area of responsibility: Provide fully capable Special Operations Forces to defend the United States and its interests. PLAN and synchronize operations against terrorist networks. Headquarter: MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, USA Commanding Officer: Admiral Eric T. Olson, United States Navy
	US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) Area of responsibility: Control of the US nuclear weapons, space operations and global missile defense Headquarter: Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, USA Commanding Officer: General Kevin P. Chilton, United States Air Force		US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) Area of responsibility: To provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war Headquarter: Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, USA Commanding Officer: General Duncan J. McNabb, United States Air Force

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