Section 4C--Military Command Structure

Question 1

What type of commands are North American Aerospace Defense Command, Combined Forces Command Korea, and Allied Command Operations?

Answer 1

Multinational commands

Question 2

By whose authority can a force be transferred once assigned to a unified combatant command?

Answer 2

Secretary of Defense or under special procedures with approval of the U.S. President

Question 3

Currently, how many combatant commands are there?

Answer 3

11

Question 4

Which combatant commands operate world-wide across geographic boundaries and provide unique capabilities to geographic combatant commands and the services?

Answer 4

Functional combatant commands

Question 5

U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Space Command are examples of which unified combatant commands?

Answer 5

Functional

note: Six (6) geographical and five (5) functional

Question 6

Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado? it operates in the area of responsibility encompassing the CONUS, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, Portions of the Caribbean, and surrounding waters.

Answer 6

United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

Question 7

Which unified combatant headquarters is located at MacDill AFB, Florida? it is responsible for planning and conducting special operations.

Answer 7

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Question 8

Which unified combatant headquarters is located at Fort Meade, Maryland? it 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.

Answer 8

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)

Question 9

Who, in accordance with direction of the Secretary of Defense, selects and assigns Air Force Forces to Air Force Service Component Commands, commanded by a commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR)?

Answer 9

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF)