US plans to combine all of its forces abroad under US international command
The United States is preparing a plan to significantly restructure its global military command system, downgrading several major headquarters
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – The United States is preparing a plan to significantly restructure its global military command system, downgrading several major headquarters and reshaping the balance of power among its top generals, according to a report by the Washington Post.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has requested the preparation of a plan that would reduce the prominence of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. European Command (EUCOM), and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) by placing them under the authority of a newly proposed organization known as “U.S. International Command,” according to five people familiar with the matter.
The proposed changes would complement broader efforts by the Trump administration to shift military resources away from the Middle East and Europe, placing a stronger emphasis on expanding operations in the Western Hemisphere.
Under the plan, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and US Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which oversee military operations throughout the Americas, would be realigned under a new headquarters known as “U.S. Americas Command,” or AMERICOM.
Pentagon officials also discussed the possibility of creating a U.S. Arctic Command that would report to AMERICOM, though that proposal appears to have been abandoned.
If implemented, the reorganization would reduce the number of U.S. combatant commands from 11 to eight and cut the number of four-star generals and admirals who report directly to Secretary Hegseth.
The remaining combatant commands would include U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Transportation Command.
The Defense Department has so far shared few details with Congress, a lack of transparency that has unsettled members of the Republican-led Senate and House Armed Services Committees.
Lawmakers have taken the unusual step of requiring the Pentagon to submit a detailed blueprint outlining the realignment’s projected costs and its potential impact on US alliances. The requirement, included in Congress’s annual defense policy bill, would withhold funding to implement the changes until at least 60 days after the Pentagon provides the requested materials.
According to the Washington Post, senior military officials also considered nearly two dozen alternative proposals.
One option would have reduced the total number of combatant commands to six by downgrading Special Operations Command, Space Command, and Cyber Command and placing them under a new “US Global Command.”
Another proposal involved creating a “Joint Task Force War” based at the Pentagon, responsible for planning and strategy during peacetime and controlling forces worldwide during conflict. That idea reportedly failed to perform well during internal exercises and is considered unlikely to move forward.
Military officials also examined reorganizing commands by operational domain — land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace — but the concept attracted little support beyond the Space Force.
Any final changes would require approval from both Defense Secretary Hegseth and President Trump under the Pentagon’s Unified Command Plan, which governs the structure and roles of the military’s top headquarters.
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