List of former Unified Combatant Commands
Since the first Unified Command Plan was approved on 14 December 1946, several unified and specified combatant commands have been established and disestablished.[1] Some of the commands existed before they were officially established as unified or specified commands, or continued to exist after they were disestablished as such.
| Emblem | Command | Acronym | Type | Established | Disestablished | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Strategic Air Command | SAC | Specified | 1946-12-14 | 1992-05-31 | Duties assumed by USSTRATCOM |
 | Alaskan Command | ALCOM | Unified | 1947-01-01 | 1975-06-30 | Became a Subunified Command under USPACOM; subsequently a Subunified Command under USNORTHCOM |
| Far East Command | FECOM | Unified | 1947-01-01 | 1957-07-01 | Duties assumed by USPACOM | |
 | Caribbean Command | CARIBCOM | Unified | 1947-11-01 | 1963-06-06 | Replaced by USSOUTHCOM |
 | U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean | NELM | Specified | 1947-11-01 | 1963-12-01 | Became part of USEUCOM as its USN component and renamed U.S. Naval Forces Europe |
| Atlantic Command | LANTCOM | Unified | 1947-12-01 | 1999-09-31 | Replaced by USJFCOM | |
| Northeast Command | USNEC | Unified | 1950-10-01 | 1956-09-01 | ||
 | US Air Forces, Europe | USAFE | Specified | 1951-01-22 | 1956-07-01 | Became part of USEUCOM as its USAF component command; still remains a USAF major command (MAJCOM) |
 | Continental Air Defense Command | CONAD | Unified | 1954-09-01 | 1975-06-30 | Replaced by ADCOM |
 | Strike Command | USSTRICCOM | Unified | 1962-01-01 | 1971-12-31 | Reorganized as USREDCOM |
 | Aerospace Defense Command | ADCOM | Specified | 1975-07-01 | 1979-10-01 | Duties assumed by Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC); duties subsequently assumed by Air Combat Command |
| Readiness Command | USREDCOM | Unified | 1972-01-01 | 1987-04-15 | Replaced by USSOCOM | |
 | Military Airlift Command | MAC | Specified | 1977-02-01 | 1987-07-01 | Duties as a specified command assumed by USTRANSCOM; later replaced as a USAF major command (MAJCOM) by Air Mobility Command in 1992 |
 | US Space Command | USSPACECOM | Unified | 1985-09-23 | 2002-10-01 | Duties assumed by USSTRATCOM |
 | United States Joint Forces Command | USJFCOM | Unified | 1999-10-01 | 2011-09-03 | Duties assumed by the Joint Staff and various other Combatant Commands |
References
- ↑ JCS (1977), p. 38
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