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| '''Combatant commander''' is the current (]) title of a major military leader of ] armed forces, either of a large geographical region or of a particular military function, formerly known as a ]. | |||
| The Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of ] added a new level of commander-in-chief (CINC) to the U.S. military's ]. Regional CINCs were created in order to have a local supreme commander who could exercise unified command and control across service boundaries, ideally eliminating or diminishing ]. CINCs reported directly to the ], and through him to the ]. The best-known CINC was probably ], CINC of U.S. Central Command (]) during ]. | |||
| On ], ], Secretary of Defense ] announced that the title of "Commander-in-Chief" would thereafter be reserved for the President, consistent with the terms of Article II of the ]. Armed forces CINCs in specified regions would thereafter be known as "combatant commanders," heading what are now know as ]s. | |||
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