The General Defense Command (防衛総司令部, Bōei Soshireibu) was a headquarters organization and general army of the Imperial Japanese Army, established to control...

Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated...

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD /ˈnɔːræd/), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization...

combatant command, also referred to as a combatant command (CCMD), is a joint military command of the United States Department of Defense that is composed...

not in the chain of command. The secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of defense, and the attorney general are generally regarded...

The Republic of Korea Armed Forces's Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC; Korean: 국군방첩사령부; Hanja: 國軍防諜司令部) was founded as the Army Counter Intelligence...

United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military...

the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the...

Israeli General Staff or General Headquarters (Hebrew: המטה הכללי של צה"ל), abbreviated Matkal (מטכ"ל), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces...

United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered at Offutt...

The United States Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC; Chinese: 美軍協防台灣司令部) was a sub-unified command of the United States Armed Forces operating in Taiwan from...

States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is one of eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with...

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is one of the eleven unified commands of the United States Department of Defense. In both times of peace...

languages 5 of 7 collective defense treaties In the Pacific Region, instead of NORAD, the United States Indo-Pacific Command must make the decision that...

United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established...

Unified combatant commands, U.S. elements of multinational commands (such as NATO and NORAD), as well as non-combat agencies such as the Defense Intelligence...

Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, tasked with air defense for the Continental...

geographic command of the U.S. Army. It remained as the senior Army headquarters in the region until activation of the Caribbean Defense Command (CDC) on...

Western Defense Command (WDC) was established on 17 March 1941 as the command formation of the United States Army responsible for coordinating the defense of...

The Alaska Defense Command (ADC) was a military formation of the United States Army. It was established on 4 February 1941, responsible for coordinating...

United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense and is the only unified combatant command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM...

The Pyongyang Defence Command (Korean: 평양방위사령부), also known as the Pyongyang Defense Corps is a military area and corps of the Korean People's Army based...

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It unifies the...

Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is the Army Service Component Command (ASCC) for United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command. It was...

The Kinmen Defense Command (Chinese: 金門防衛指揮部, abbreviated as: Kinmen Defense Command, team name "Taiwu Force") is one of the defense commands under the...

The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense, composed of forces from the...

Central Defense Command (CDC) was a command formation of the United States Army during World War II. The CDC was established on 17 March 1941, responsible...

Eastern Defense Command was first established as the Northeast Defense Command on 17 March 1941 as one of four U.S. Army continental defense commands to plan...

operational command authority over the armed forces; however, the chairman assists the president and the secretary of defense in exercising their command functions...

over as the commanding general of U.S. Army Futures Command in 2022. Despite receiving recommendations from several top defense officials, his candidacy...