Thursday, August 16, 2018


How the US Department of Defense coordinates operations around the world

چگونه وزارت دفاع آمریکا عملیات(نظامی-م) را در سراسر جهان هماهنگ می کند

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-operations-worldwide-2016-1


us department of defense areas of responsibility Department of Defense

The US military has a truly global reach, with a presence on every continent. 
ارتش آمریكا دارای یك موقعیت واقعی جهانی است و  در هر قاره حضور دارد.
To carry out the herculean task of promoting US interests around the world, 
the Department of Defense divides the globe into six areas of responsibility and
three non-geographic commands. 
 وزارت دفاع امریکا برای انجام وظیفه عظیم ارتقای منافع آمریکا در سراسر دنیا، 
جهان را به شش حوزه مسئولیت و سه فرماندهی غیر جغرافیایی تقسیم کرده است. 
Through these nine commands, 
the military monitors the entire planet every minute of every day, every day of the year.
از طریق این 9 دستورالعمل، ارتش هر دقیقه از هر روز، هر روز سال، کل سیاره را کنترل می کند.

US African Command (AFRICOM)


US African Command (AFRICOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
Responsible for "all US Department of Defense operations, exercises, and security cooperation on the African continent, its island nations, and surrounding waters."
Excludes Egypt.
"US Africa Command has approximately 2,000 assigned personnel, including military, US federal civilian employees, and US contractor employees."

US Central Command (CENTCOM)


US Central Command (CENTCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida.

Responsible for 20 countries in the "center" of the globe — Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.

"With national and international partners, US Central Command promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and nonstate aggression, and supports the development and, when necessary, reconstruction in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability, and prosperity."

US European Command (EUCOM)


US European Command (EUCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
Responsible for conducting "military operations, international military engagement, and interagency partnering to enhance transatlantic security and defend the US forward."
Includes the entire European continent and Russia.
"EUCOM is at the nucleus for NATO and other initiatives that develop stronger partnerships within the European theater."

US Northern Command (NORTHCOM)


US Northern Command (NORTHCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Responsible for "air, land, and sea approaches and encompasses the continental US, Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the surrounding water out to approximately 500 nautical miles." Also, the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida, portions of the Caribbean region to include the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the US.

"The commander of NORTHCOM also commands the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a bi-national command responsible for aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for Canada, Alaska and the continental United States."

US Pacific Command (USPACOM)


US Pacific Command (USPACOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in the Nimitz-MacArthur Building on Camp H.M. Smith outside of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Responsible for 36 nations and "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."

"Approximately 360,000 US military and civilian personnel are assigned to the USPACOM area of responsibility. US Pacific Fleet consists of approximately 200 ships (to include five aircraft carrier strike groups), nearly 1,100 aircraft, and 140,000 Sailors and civilians dedicated to protecting our mutual security interests. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific includes two Marine Expeditionary Forces and about 86,000 personnel and 640 aircraft assigned. US Pacific Air Forces comprise approximately 46,000 airmen and civilians and more than 420 aircraft. US Army Pacific has approximately 106,000 personnel from one corps and two divisions, plus over 300 aircraft and five watercraft assigned throughout the AOR from Japan and Korea to Alaska and Hawaii. Of note, component command personnel numbers include more than 1,200 Special Operations personnel. Department of Defense civilian employees in the Pacific Command AOR number about 38,000."

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)


US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Doral, Florida.

Responsible for "providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation" Central America, South America, the Caribbean (except US commonwealths, territories, and possessions).

Comprises more than 1,200 servicemembers and civilians from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and other federal agencies.

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM)


US Special Operations Command (SOCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Has 10 responsibilities and authorities: Develop special operations strategy, doctrine and tactics, prepare and submit budget proposals for SOF; Exercise authority, direction and control over special operations expenditures; Train assigned forces; Conduct specialized courses of instruction; Validate requirements; Establish requirement priorities; Ensure interoperability of equipment and forces; Formulate and submit intelligence support requirements; Monitor Special Operations officers' promotions, assignments, retention, training and professional military education; Ensure Special Operations Forces' combat readiness; Monitor Special Operations Forces' preparedness to carry out assigned missions; Develop and acquire special operations-peculiar equipment, material, supplies and services.

"USSOCOM is not dependent on the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Air Force for its budget or to develop and buy new equipment, supplies or services for the command. USSOCOM has its own budgetary authorities and responsibilities through a specific Major Force Program in DOD's budget. Additionally, USSOCOM has its own acquisition authorities so it can develop and buy special operations-peculiar equipment, supplies or services."

US Strategic Command (STRATCOM)


US Strategic Command (STRATCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, Nebraska.

Responsible for conducting "global operations in coordination with other Combatant Commands, Services, and appropriate US Government agencies to deter and detect strategic attacks against the US, its allies, and partners and is prepared to defend the Nation as directed."

"STRATCOM combines the synergy of the US legacy nuclear command and control mission with responsibility for space operations; global strike; global missile defense; and global command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and combating weapons of mass destruction."

United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)


United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)Department of Defense
Headquartered in Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

Responsible for providing "support to the eight other US combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations."

"With its people, trucks, trains, rail-cars, aircraft, ships, information systems and infrastructure, as well as through our commercial partners providing 1,203 aircraft and 379 vessels in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement, respectively, USTRANSCOM provides the US with the most responsive strategic mobility capability the world has ever seen."

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