Which combatant command covers North America?

Which combatant command covers North America?

• A. U.S. Central Command
• B. U.S. Northern Command
• C. U.S. European Command
• D. U.S. Southern Command

Answer: (B)

Geographic responsibilities determine which Combatant Command oversees a region. United States Northern Command is the command charged with homeland defense and security for North America, so it is the one that covers that area and coordinates responses to threats within the continent. The other commands focus on different regions—Central Command on the Middle East and parts of Africa, European Command on Europe, and Southern Command on Latin America and the Caribbean—so they do not encompass North America.

Geographic responsibilities determine which Combatant Command oversees a region. United States Northern Command is the command charged with homeland defense and security for North America, so it is the one that covers that area and coordinates responses to threats within the continent. The other commands focus on different regions—Central Command on the Middle East and parts of Africa, European Command on Europe, and Southern Command on Latin America and the Caribbean—so they do not encompass North America.