The
Unified Command Plan addresses the combatant commands' areas of responsibility and missions and provides other guidance.
Contents Background Overview Command Structures and Components Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) Expanded USSOCOM Responsibilities Proposed Changes to the
Unified Command Plan (UCP) Army Special Operations Command Air Force Special Operations Command Naval Special Warfare Command Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Organizational and Budgetary Issues 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Report SOF-Related Directives FY2015 USSOCOM Budget Request Potential Issues for Congress U.S.
The study, part of a routine review of the
Unified Command Plan review, is due this month.
We have fashioned a new
Unified Command Plan, and taken critical steps to attract and retain talent in our armed forces--including targeted pay raises and quality of life improvements for the troops and for their families.
In 2002, the secretary led the reorganization of a new defense strategy, the
Unified Command Plan, establishing the missions and geographic responsibilities among the combatant commanders thus creating U.S.
Truman established the first
Unified Command Plan (UCP), creating our
established a
Unified Command Plan. Take a peak at its website and there doesn't appear to be a border between Canada and the United States on its map.
In the near future, the President is expected to sign the
Unified Command Plan, creating a new combatant command--U.S.
Known as the
Unified Command Plan, the system is a legacy of the 1947 National Security Act.
(4) Andrew Feickert, The
Unified Command Plan and Combatant Commands: Background and Issues for Congress, R42077 (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, January 3, 2013), 47.
(1) Recently, these discussions have become intertwined with arguments about the organizational relationships as well as the Title 10 (traditional military) and Title 50 (intelligence and covert) authorities that exist under the
Unified Command Plan. Because of this expanding controversy, there is a growing chorus calling for a split between the National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command.