L’organisation des commandements américains a débuté en décembre 1946. Les évolutions récentes des aires géographiques de responsabilité traduisent les changements des enjeux géopolitiques voulus par la Maison-Blanche. Pour l’auteur, fusionner CENTCOM au sein d’un commandement de l’international pourrait affaiblir les capacités de riposte américaine et il n’est pas sûr que le Congrès approuve.
Don’t Subordinate Central Command Into A Single International Command
Don’t Subordinate Central Command Into A Single International Command
The organisation of US Commands began in December 1946. Recent alterations to the geographical areas of responsibility (AOR) result from the changes to geopolitical stakes as sought by the White House. The author believes that merging CENTCOM into an international command risks weakening US response capabilities; moreover, he is not certain that Congress would approve the move.
Ever since World War II, the United States has stationed its forces throughout the world to protect both its interests and its citizens. In December 1946, President Truman approved what was then termed the Outline Command Plan, which established seven commands: the Far East, Pacific, Alaskan, Northeast, European and Caribbean commands, and the US Atlantic Fleet Command. The Outline Command Plan has evolved into the Unified Command Plan (UCP), which organizes America’s worldwide forces to protect American citizens and interests. Today 5.5 million Americans live abroad to work, study, conduct research or retire.
Currently, there are eleven combatant commands, of which six are geographic commands: Northern (NORTHCOM), Southern (SOUTHCOM), European (EUCOM), African (AFRICOM), Central (CENTCOM) and Indo-Pacific (INDOPACOM). The remaining five commands—Space, Cyber, Special Operations, Transportation and Strategic Forces—are functional commands. These commands deal with specific types of operations worldwide.
Africa and the Evolution of Geographic Areas of Responsibility
The UCP has changed several times this century. Until 2007, all of Africa apart from Egypt was in the European Command’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). Egypt was treated separately because as an Arab state it more appropriately was grouped with the other Arab states in Central Command.
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Plan de l'article
Origins of the US Global Command Structure
Africa and the Evolution of Geographic Areas of Responsibility
Recent Adjustments to the Unified Command Plan
The Case for an American Command
The Risks of Absorbing Central Command
Congressional Resistance and the Case for Preserving CENTCOM
CENTCOM, EUCOM, NORAD, Unified Command Plan, AOR
