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===Unified combatant commands===
{{main|Unified combatant command}}
[[File:GCCMAP 2019.png|thumb|upright=1.35|Unified combatant commands areas of responsibility]]
Unified combatant commands are joint military commands consisting of forces from multiple military departments, with their chain of command flowing from the president, to the secretary of defense, to the commanders of the combatant commands. Each service organizes, trains, and equips forces that are then presented to the unified combatant commands through service component commands. Special Operations Command and Cyber Command also present theater special operations commands or joint force headquarters – cyber to other combatant commanders. Army components are typically dual-hatted as the [[Joint Force Land Component Commander|joint force land component]], Navy components are typically dual-hatted as the [[Joint Force Maritime Component Commander|joint force maritime component]], and Air Force components are typically dual-hatted as the [[Joint Force Air Component Commander|joint force air component]], with the theater special operations command dual-hatted as the joint force special operations component, and Space Force component typically dual-hatted as the joint force space component.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp1_ch1.pdf |title=Joint Publication 1: Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States |publisher=Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military |date=25 March 2013 |access-date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028213359/https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp1_ch1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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!colspan=2|Name
!Mission
!Headquarters
!Subunified commands
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|[[File:Seal of the United States Africa Command.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Africa Command|U.S. Africa Command]] (USAFRICOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in Africa.
|[[Kelley Barracks]], Germany
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|-
|[[File:Seal of United States Central Command.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] (USCENTCOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia.
|[[MacDill Air Force Base]], Florida
|
|-
|[[File:Seal of the United States Cyber Command.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Cyber Command|U.S. Cyber Command]] (USCYBERCOM)
|Conduct U.S. military cyber operations.
|[[Fort Meade]], Maryland
|[[File:Cyber National Mission Force Emblem.png|35px]] [[Cyber National Mission Force]]
|-
|[[File:USEUCOM.svg|75px]]
|[[United States European Command|U.S. European Command]] (USEUCOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in Europe.
|[[Patch Barracks]], Germany
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|-
|[[File:US Indo-Pacific Command Seal.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Indo-Pacific Command|U.S. Indo-Pacific Command]] (USINDOPACOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific.
|[[Camp H. M. Smith]], Hawaii
|{{Plainlist|
*[[File:Seal of the USFJ.svg|35px]] [[United States Forces Japan|U.S. Forces Japan]]
*[[File:USFK Logo.svg|35px]] [[United States Forces Korea|U.S. Forces Korea]]
}}
|-
|[[File:Seal of the United States Northern Command.png|75px]]
|[[United States Northern Command|U.S. Northern Command]] (USNORTHCOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in North America and homeland defense operations.
|[[Peterson Space Force Base]], Colorado
|[[File:Alaskan Command.jpg|35px]] [[Alaskan Command]]
|-
|[[File:Seal of the United States Southern Command.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Southern Command|U.S. Southern Command]] (USSOUTHCOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
|Doral, Florida
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|-
|[[File:United States Space Command emblem 2019.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Space Command|U.S. Space Command]] (USSPACECOM)
|Conducts U.S. military operations in outer space.
|[[Peterson Space Force Base]], Colorado
|
|-
|[[File:United States Special Operations Command Insignia.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Special Operations Command|U.S. Special Operations Command]] (USSOCOM)
|Develops and employs special operations forces. 
|[[MacDill Air Force Base]], Florida
|{{Plainlist|
*[[File:Seal of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).svg|35px]] [[Joint Special Operations Command]]
*[[File:USAE SOCAFRICA CSIB.jpeg|35px]] [[Special Operations Command Africa]]
*[[File:Special Operations Command, Central (U.S. Army Element) CSIB.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command Central]]
*[[File:High Res SOCEUR Patch copy.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command Europe]]
*[[File:Special Operations Command, Korea (U.S. Army Element) CSIB.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command Korea]]
*[[File:USAE Special Operations Command North SSI 2014-04-25.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command North]]
*[[File:Special Operations Command, Pacific (U.S. Army Element) CSIB.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command Pacific]]
*[[File:Special Operations Command, South (U.S. Army Element) CSIB.png|35px]] [[Special Operations Command South]]
}}
|-
|[[File:US Strategic Command Emblem.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Strategic Command|U.S. Strategic Command]] (USSTRATCOM)
|Conduct strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, nuclear command, control, and communications, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, and global strike.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stratcom.mil/About/|title=About|website=U.S. Strategic Command |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004041841/https://www.stratcom.mil/about/ |archive-date= Oct 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|[[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska
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|-
|[[File:US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg|75px]]
|[[United States Transportation Command|U.S. Transportation Command]] (USTRANSCOM)
|Conduct globally integrated mobility operations.
|[[Scott Air Force Base]], Illinois
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|}