Which of the following lists correctly identifies the Geographic Combatant Commanders?

• A. USSPACECOM, USNORTHCOM, USSOUTHCOM, ASFRICOM, USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM, USCENTCOM
• B. USSPACECOM, USNORTHCOM, USSOUTHCOM, AFRICOM, USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM, USCENTCOM
• C. USSPACECOM, USNORTHCOM, USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM
• D. USNORTHCOM, USCENTCOM, USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM

Answer: (A)

Geographic Combatant Commands are the unified commands that have responsibility for a specific geographic region. The six regions commonly recognized are Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East/Central region, North America, and South America. Those commands are AFRICOM, USEUCOM, USINDOPACOM (Indo-Pacific), USCENTCOM, USNORTHCOM, and USSOUTHCOM. Among the options, the one that lists all six of these geographic commands is the best match because it covers every geographic region you’re expected to know. The other choices miss one or more of these regional commands, making them incomplete. Note that space-related command is a separate functional command and doesn’t change which commands are geographic.