Joint Org
Combatant Commands
MAJCOMS
Roles of Services
Sister Services
100
The National Security Act of 1947 created this council that coordinates foreign policy and defense policy, and to reconcile diplomatic and military commitments and requirements.
What is the National Security Council (NSC)?
100
This geographic combatant command is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for US military relations with NATO and 51 countries on two continents. They conduct military ops, international military partnering, and interagency partnering to enhance transatlantic security and defend the United States.
What is the US European Command (USEUCOM)?
100
This MAJCOM organizes, trains, equips and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe.
What is the Air Combat Command (ACC)?
100
This Service is a unique Military Service residing within the Department of Homeland Security while simultaneously providing directs support to the Department of Defense.
What is the Coast Guard?
100
There core values are Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
What is Navy/Marines?
200
It's responsible for the military component of the NSS.
What is Department of Defense (DoD)?
200
This command is headquartered at Peterson AFB, Colorado and is responsible for conducting homeland defense, civil support and security cooperation to defend and secure the US and its interests. They also include air, land and sea approaches and encompasses the continental US, Alaska, Canada and Mexico.
What is US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)?
200
This MAJCOM provides the Air Force 20% of its capability with only 4% of the AF budget. They also fly hurricane missions for the National Weather Service.
What is the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)?
200
This Service is composed of naval, land, air, space, and cyberspace forces, both combat and support, not otherwise assigned, to include those organic forces and capabilities necessary to operate, and support the Navy and Marines, the other Military Services and joint forces.
What is the Department of the Navy?
200
It's what you do when you are driving on an Army Installation and you here retreat.
What is stop your car, get out, come to the position of attention, render a hand salute until last note of music?
300
He/she is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the DoD.
What is Secretary of Defense (SecDef)?
300
This functional comabatant command is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois. They are responsible for the coordination of people and transportation assets to allow US to project and sustain forces, whenever, wherever anf for as long as they are needed.
What is US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)?
300
This MAJCOM is the newest command and is responsible for developing and providing combat-ready forces for the nuclear detterence and global strike operations. They are also responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the AF's 3 ICBM missile wings.
What is the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)?
300
This Service includes land combat, and service forces, and such aviation water transport, and space and cyberspace forces as may be organic therein, and shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained combat incident to operations on land, and to support the other Military Services and joint forces.
What is the Department of the Army?
300
There core values are Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage.
What is the Army?
400
This person is the principal military advisor to the President, the NSC, and the SecDef.
What is the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)?
400
This functional commands headquarters is at MacDill AFB, FL and is responsible for conducting covert and cladenstine missions, such as war on drugs operations.
What is US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)?
400
This MAJCOM develops America's Airman today, for tomorrow.
What is the Air Education and Training Command (AETC)?
400
This Service is the Nations principal land force and promotes national values and interests by conducting military engagement and security cooperation.
What is the Department of the Army?
400
There core values are Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty.
What is the Coast Guard?
500
They are the two distinct chains of command that the President and SecDef, along with the CJCS exercise authority and control of the Armed Forces. Bonus: What does each do?
What is the Operational and Administrative branch? Operational: employ forces Administrative: recruits, organizes, trains and equip forces
500
This geographic combatant command encompasses about half of the earth's surface, stretching from the waters off the west coast of US to the western border of India and from Antartica to the North Pole.
What is the US Pacific Command (USPACOM)?
500
This MAJCOM provides airlift and aerial refueling for all of America's armed forces and plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support.
What is the Air Mobility Command (AMC)?
500
The ______ and ________ comprise the Nation's principal maritime force.
What is the Navy and Marine Corps?
500
It's the side you walk on when you are walking with someone is senior in rank.
What is the left?
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