United States European Command

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United States European Command
Emblem of the United States European Command
Founded	1 August 1952 (1952-08-01)
Country	United States
Type	Unified combatant command
Role	Geographic combatant command
Part of	Department of Defense
Headquarters	Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
Nickname(s)	EUCOM
Website	Official website
Commanders
Commander	GEN Christopher G. Cavoli, USA
Deputy Commander	Vacant
Command Senior Enlisted Leader	CSM Robert V. Abernethy, USA
Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
NATO Map Symbol[1][2]

United States Armed Forces
Executive departments
Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security
Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff
Military departments
Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force
Military services
United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Space Force United States Coast Guard
Command structure
Unified combatant commands Africa Command Central Command European Command Indo-Pacific Command Northern Command Southern Command Cyber Command Space Command Special Operations Command Strategic Command Transportation Command
Combat support agencies Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Health Agency Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Security Agency Central Security Service
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The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers 21,000,000 square miles (54,000,000 km²) and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, The Caucasus, Russia and Greenland. The Commander of the United States EUCOM simultaneously serves as the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) within NATO, a military alliance. During the Gulf War and Operation Northern Watch, EUCOM controlled the forces flying from Incirlik Air Base.