DoD Weighs Major COCOM Realignment by Dave Maxwell, IINSTP. "These would be some significant changes -
The Pentagon is considering a major overhaul of its geographical combatant commands, possibly realigning oversight within hot-button areas of the world and eliminating thousands of military and civilian positions, according to defense sources...
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Defense Department Weighing COCOM Realignment and Rebrand by James Joyner, Outside the Beltway.
... This would be a bold step, although the cost savings would be minor by Pentagon standards. Offhand, all of the proposals listed above seem odd. Southern Command, which oversees Latin America minus Mexico, is arguably our most functional COCOM, characterized by repeat assignments and language and cultural proficiency. AFRICOM is largely useless but the symbolism of shuttering what is already a Potemkin COCOM so soon after standing it up would be horrible. While AfPak is part of the Asian continent, nobody thinks of it as Asian...
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DoD Weighs Major COCOM Realignment by Marcus Weisgerber, Defense News.
... Members of the Joint Staff and other defense officials have been exploring options for COCOM realignment since last year, according to sources.
Regional experts agree the Pentagon could reorganize its combatant commands to better align the headquarters with long-term strategic goals...