Combatant commander (CCDR) is the title of a major military leader of United States armed forces, either of a large geographical region or of a particular military function, formerly known as a commander-in-chief. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces
The Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 added a new level of CCDR to the U. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 reworked the command structure of the United States military. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) S. military's chain of command. In a Military context the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a Military unit and between different Regional CCDRs were created in order to have a local supreme commander who could exercise unified command and control across service boundaries, ideally eliminating or diminishing interservice rivalries. Interservice rivalry is a Military term referring to rivalries that can arise between different branches of a country's Armed forces, such as between a nation's CCDRs reported directly to the United States Secretary of Defense, and through him to the President of the United States. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The best-known CCDR was probably Norman Schwarzkopf, CCDR of U. General H Norman Schwarzkopf (also known as '''"Stormin' Norman"''' and '''"The Bear"''') (b S. Central Command (CENTCOM) during Operation Desert Storm. The United States Central Command ( USCENTCOM) is a theater -level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U
On October 24, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that the title of "Commander-in-Chief" would thereafter be reserved for the President, consistent with the terms of Article II of the United States Constitution. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Armed forces CINCs in specified regions would thereafter be known as "combatant commanders," heading what are now know as Unified Combatant Commands. A Unified Combatant Command ( UCC) is a United States joint military command composed of forces from two or more services has a broad and continuing mission