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Parent topics
- National Command Authority [r]: The combination of the U.S. President and Secretary of Defense, or their successors, who have the sole authority to authorize the use of nuclear weapons, or issue orders to Unified Combatant Commands [e]
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization [r]: Intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949, with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. [e]
- Theater of operations (military) [r]: A geographically defined area in which a single military commander has authority over all military services [e]
- Supreme Allied Commander Europe [r]: A U.S. four-star officer, who also leads United States European Command, and is the senior military officer of NATO; currently Admiral James Stavridis [e]
Subtopics
- Seventh United States Army [r]: Headquarters for the U.S. Army elements of United States European Command; the largest formation in the United States Army. Also designated USAREUR. Major U.S. Army formation in the WWII Battle of Sicily (Operation HUSKY) [e]
- V Corps [r]: A major tactical and operational command headquarters of the United States Army, normally forward-deployed in Heidelberg, Germany as part of United States European Command [e]
- 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment [r]: Formerly the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the longest-serving Cavalry unit in the U.S. Army, a medium Stryker Brigade Combat Team assigned to United States European Command [e]
- 173rd Airborne Brigade [r]: An Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team, independent of the 82nd Airborne Division, primarily assigned to United States European Command but also having been assigned to United States Central Command for assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan; one of the first U.S. Army combat units used in Joint warfare in South Vietnam 1964-1968 [e]
- United States Sixth Fleet [r]: The major forward-deployed U.S. Navy command of the United States European Command; operates in the Mediterranean Sea [e]
- 10th Special Forces Group [r]: United States Army Special Forces group with an area of responsibility matching United States European Command [e]
Other related topics
- Alfred M. Gray, Jr. [r]: 29th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and a strong backer of the doctrinal changes of "maneuver warfare", as well as warrior ethos and shared values [e]
- Anthony Zinni [r]: A retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general, whose assignments included heading United States Central Command and serving as a special envoy for the Israel-Palestinian process. He is strongly critical of the George W. Bush Administration and resigned, in protest, from his diplomatic role. [e]
- James Jones [r]: Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Obama Administration, he is a retired United States Marine Corps general, whose last active duty assignment was NATO military and United States European Command senior officer; previously Commandant of the Marine Corps [e]
