Which Combatant Commands are headquartered outside the United States?

Which Combatant Commands are headquartered outside the United States?

• A. CENTCOM (US Central Command) and SOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
• B. PACOM (US Pacific Command) and STRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
• C. EURCOM (Germany) and AFRICOM (Germany)
• D. EUCOM (Germany) and AFRICOM (Germany)

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is where United States Combatant Commands are headquartered. Two of them are based outside the United States: Africa Command and European Command. Both are located in Germany (Stuttgart). The European Command is sometimes shown as EURCOM in older materials and EUCOM in current usage, but they refer to the same command. So pairing AFRICOM with a European Command based in Germany correctly identifies two overseas headquarters. The other commands are based in the U.S. or its territories, so they don’t fit the criterion.

The main idea here is where United States Combatant Commands are headquartered. Two of them are based outside the United States: Africa Command and European Command. Both are located in Germany (Stuttgart). The European Command is sometimes shown as EURCOM in older materials and EUCOM in current usage, but they refer to the same command. So pairing AFRICOM with a European Command based in Germany correctly identifies two overseas headquarters. The other commands are based in the U.S. or its territories, so they don’t fit the criterion.