Which geographic combatant command is responsible for the North American region?

Which geographic combatant command is responsible for the North American region?

• A. USNORTHCOM
• B. USSOUTHCOM
• C. USEUCOM
• D. INDOPACOM

Answer: (A)

Geographic combatant commands are assigned specific regions, and the one charged with North America is United States Northern Command. Its mission centers on homeland defense and civil support within the North American area, coordinating military relief and security efforts to protect the continent. The other commands handle their own regions: Southern Command covers Central and South America and the Caribbean; European Command covers Europe; and Indo-Pacific Command covers the Indo-Pacific region. So for North America, the responsible command is United States Northern Command.

Geographic combatant commands are assigned specific regions, and the one charged with North America is United States Northern Command. Its mission centers on homeland defense and civil support within the North American area, coordinating military relief and security efforts to protect the continent. The other commands handle their own regions: Southern Command covers Central and South America and the Caribbean; European Command covers Europe; and Indo-Pacific Command covers the Indo-Pacific region. So for North America, the responsible command is United States Northern Command.