Unified Combatant Command (Aquitayne)

Areas of responsibility.

A Unified Combatant Command (UCC) is an Aquitaynian Armed Services and Ministry of Defense command that is composed of forces from at least two Military Departments and has a broad and continuing mission. These commands are established to provide effective command and control for Aquitaynian forces across Astyria, regardless of branch of service, in peace and war. They are organized either on a geographical basis (known as Area of Responsibility "AOR") or on a functional basis, such as special operations, power projection, or transport. UCCs are "joint" commands with specific badges denoting their affiliation.

The Unified Command Plan (UCP) is updated annually in conjunction with the MoD Fiscal Year and can modify areas of responsibility or combatant command alignments or assignments. As of September 2015, there are 8 Unified Combatant Commands. Six have regional responsibilities, and two have functional responsibilities. Each time the Unified Command Plan is updated, the organization of the combatant commands is reviewed for military efficiency and effectiveness, as well as alignment with national policy.

Each unified command is led by a Combatant Commander (CCDR) who is a four star general or Admiral. CCDRs exercise combatant command (COCOM), a specific type of nontransferable command authority over assigned forces, regardless of branch of service, that is vested only in the CCDRs by Royal Decree. The Chain of Command for operational purposes goes from the King of Aquitayne to the Prime Minister of Aquitayne, to the Minister of Defense, to the Combatant Commanders.

Current Commands

Seal	Name	Acronym	Headquarters	Area of Responsibility	Other Role of CCDR
	Aquitayne Eastern Command	EASTCOM	Camp Oakwell, Aswick	Continent Aswick is located on and Riysa.
	Aquitayne Hesperedisia Command	HESCOM	Air Station Reaves, Tasmalian	Blackhelm Confederacy through the Scottopian Isles mainland, into the Mare Ferum, excluding Symphonia.
	Aquitayne Insula Fera Command	IFCOM	Cape Town, Cape Town	Insula Fera, including Kyashi and Symphonia.
	Aquitayne Lorecia Command	LORCOM	Fort Tremblay, Acril	Lorecian homeland defense and coordinating homeland defense with ministerial and state civil authorities.
	Aquitayne Teudallum Command	TEUCOM	TBD, Hamdan, Riysa	The southern Teudallum area, up to northern Nikolia, excluding northern ViZion.
	Aquitayne Western Command	WESTCOM	Fort Lear, Ceria	Western Astyria, including the Rombergian Arctic Isles.
	Aquitaynian Special Operations Command	SOCOM	Air Station Jennings, Faer	Provides special operations for the Army, Royal Marines, Navy, and Air Force.
	Aquitaynian Strategic Command	STRATCOM	Missile Launch Facility Handel, Grados	Covers the strategic deterrent force and coordinates the use of space assets.
	Aquitaynian Transportation Command	TRANSCOM	Air Station Zarkoff, Eurul	Covers global mobility of all military assets for all regional commands.