Administrative Branch
chain of command used to recruit, organize, train, and equip forces and runs from the President through the SecDef to the Secretaries of the Military Department
Combatant Commands
a command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and composed of significant assigned components of two or more Military Departments that is established and so designated by the President, through the SecDef with advice and assistance of
Subordinate Unified Commands
Established by combatant commands to conduct operations on continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands
Joint Task Force
established when the mission has a specific limited objective; established on a geographical area or functional basis
Combat Support Agencies
agencies from the DoD that provide combat support or combat service support to joint forces
List the six geographic combatant commands
US Africa Command
US Central Command
US European Command
US Northern Command
US Pacific Command
US Southern Command
List the four functional combatant commands
US Joint Forces Command
US Special Operations Command
US Transportation Command
US Strategic Command
Geographic Combatant Commands
assigned a geographic Area of Responsibility within which their missions are accomplished with assigned forces
USAFRICOM
enables DoD to work with other elements of the US government and others to achieve a more stable environment where political and economic growth can take place
USCENTCOM
promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and nonstate aggression, and supports development.
USEUCOM
Covers almost one-fifth of the planet, including all of Europe, large portions of Asia, parts of the Middle East and the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
USNORTHCOM
conducts homeland defense, civil support, and security cooperation to defend and secure the US and its interests
USPACOM
AOR encompasses about half the earth's surface stretching from the waters off the west coast of the US to the western border of India, and from Antarctica to the North Pole
USSOUTHCOM
responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation for Central and South America; defends Panama Canal
US Joint Forces Command
responsible for providing mission-ready joint-capable forces and supporting the development and integration of JIIM capabilities to meet the present and future operational needs of the joint force
US Special Operations Command
charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Coprs of the United States
US Transportation Command
tasked with the coordination of people and trsportation assets to allow the US to project and sustain forces, whenever, wherever, and for as long as they are needed
US Strategic Command
charged with space and information operations, missle defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, global strick and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction
Air Comabt Command
organizes, trains, equips and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe;
Air Education and Trainin Command
sustains the combat capability of the operational Air Force with highly-trained and motivated Airmen, recalls individual ready reservists, and manages mobility and contingency tasking support for combatant commanders
Air Force Global Strike Command
develops and provides combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations-safe,secure, effective-to support the President of the US and combatant commanders
Air Force Material Command
delivers war-winning technology, acquistion support, sustainment and expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter
Air Force Reserve Command
provides the AF about 20% of its capability with only 4% of the total AF budget, spanning wide variety of missions. aerial spray missions, chases hurricanes
Air Force Space Command
responsible for organizing, training, and equipping mission-ready space and cyberspace forces and capabilties for North American Aerospace Defense Command and other combatant commands world-wide
Air Mobility Command
provides airlift and aerial refueling for all of America's armed forces
Pacific Air Force
organizes, trains, equips, and maintains resources prepared to conduct a broad spectrum of air operations in DoD's largest AOR
US Air Forces In Europe
provides forces for global operations, ensures strategic access, assures allies, deters aggression and builds partnerships
Air Force Special Operations Command
responsible to US Special Operations Command for the reqadiness of Air Force special operations forces to conduct the war on terrorism and to disrupt, defeat and destroy terrorist networks