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As -------, the U.S. President has final command authority; however, as head of the executive branch, the President is subject to the checks and balances system of the legislative and judicial branches Commander in Chief A provision of the -------- permits the U.S. President to authorize communications through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, placing the Chairman in the communications chain of command. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 The mission of the Department of Defense is to ------------- provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our country. Headquartered at the ----, the Department of Defense includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Joint Staff; and the Departments of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), and Air Force. Pentagon The ---- serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. SecDef The ------------ assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and advises the Secretary of Defense on policies, as requested. Armed Forces Policy Council The ---- assists members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out assigned responsibilities of strategic direction, unified operation of combatant commands, and integration of all branches of the military into an efficient force. Joint Staff The Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff established the general and specific functions (roles and missions) of each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces in the ------ Key West Agreement of 1948. The ----serves as the land-based branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. U.S. Army The mission of the ---- is, "To fight and win our Nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders." Army The mission of the --- is to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas. U.S. Navy The ---- is responsible for the preparation necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned, and for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war Air Force The specific functions of the ---- are to organize, train, and equip air forces for: (1) air operations including joint operations; (2) gaining and maintaining general air supremacy; (3) establishing local air superiority where and as required; (4) the strategic force of the United States and strategic air reconnaissance; (5) airlift and support for airborne operations; (6) air support to land forces and naval forces, including support of occupation forces; (7) air transport for the U.S. Armed Forces, except as provided by the Navy; and (8) to develop weapons, tactics, technique, organization and equipment of Air Force combat and service elements, coordinating with the Army and Navy on all aspects of joint concern, including those which pertain to amphibious and airborne operations. Air Force The Department of the ---- shall organize, train, equip, and provide air, space, and cyberspace forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained combat operations, military engagement, and security cooperation in defense of the Nation, and to support the other Military Services and joint forces. Air Force The ----, within the Department of the Air Force, shall develop concepts, doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures and organize, train, equip, and provide forces to perform the following specific functions: (1) Provide freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space. (2) Provide prompt and sustained space operations. (3) Protect the interests of the United States in space. (4) Deter aggression in, from, and to space. (5) Conduct space operations. Space Force There are currently 10 combatant commands, as shown in Figure 4.2. They are organized -----or ----. geographically or functionally ----unified combatant commands include: U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command. Geographic ---- unified combatant commands include: U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Cyber Command, and U.S. Transportation Command. Functional United States Africa Command (---------) headquarters is located at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. USAFRICOM ------- is responsible for military relations with African nations, the African Union, and African regional security organizations. USAFRICOM United States Central Command (--------) headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida USCENTCOM ----- is responsible for operations in 20 countries that fall in the "central" area of the globe, to include countries in the Middle East, parts of Northern Africa, and Central Asia. USCENTCOM United States European Command (------) headquarters is located at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. USEUCOM ---- works closely with countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other partner nations to address the security and defense needs of nations in Europe, parts of the Middle East, and Eurasia USEUCOM United States Northern Command (--------) headquarters is located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. USNORTHCOM ---------- operates in the area of responsibility encompassing the Continental United States, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, portions of the Caribbean, and surrounding waters. USNORTHCOM is primarily responsible for civil support and homeland security. USNORTHCOM United States Indo-Pacific Command (-------) headquarters is located at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. USINDOPACOM ---------and its partners work to promote the development of the region while cooperating to enhance security, deter aggression, respond with force when necessary, provide humanitarian assistance associated with illicit trafficking, and conduct multinational military exercises designed to strengthen partnerships while developing collective capabilities. USINDOPACOM United States Southern Command (------) headquarters is located at Miami, Florida. USSOUTHCOM ------works to increase the security of the United States by engaging its partners to enhance the peacekeeping abilities of the region, promote human rights, deter illegal activities associated with illicit trafficking, and conduct multinational military exercises designed to strengthen partnerships while developing collective capabilities. USSOUTHCOM United States Special Operations Command (-------) headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. USSOCOM ---------- is responsible for planning and conducting special operations USSOCOM United States Strategic Command (--------) headquarters is located at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. USSTRATCOM ------- conducts global operations in partnership with other combatant commands, services, and U.S. Government agencies, to deter and detect strategic attacks against the United States. USSTRATCOM United States Cyber Command (--------) headquarters is located at Fort Meade, Maryland. USCYBERCOM ---------- is responsible for achieving and maintaining cyberspace superiority in alignment with the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy as a critical component of advancing national interests. USCYBERCOM