combatant command


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combatant command

A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Combatant commands typically have geographic or functional responsibilities. See also specified command; unified command.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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US Department of Defense (DOD) has announced it has established the US Space Command as the 11th unified combatant command, the department said.
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Staff Sergeant JG Miller (BM/PC 2002) was invited to compose the US Cyber Command March, which was premiered by The United States Army Field Band at the National Security Agency on May 4th, 2018 in recognition of the elevation of the US Cyber Command to become the Department of Defense's newest Unified Combatant Command. The presiding official was Deputy Secretary of Defense The Honorable Patrick Shanahan.
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For example, we can see in some areas how the pendulum between service equities and jointness may have swung too far, as in not involving the service chiefs enough in acquisition decision-making and accountability; or where subsequent world events suggest nudging the pendulum further, as in taking more steps to strengthen the capability of the Chairman and the Joint Chiefs to support force management, planning, and execution across the combatant commands, particularly in the face of threats that cut across regional and functional combatant command areas of responsibility, as many increasingly do.
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