Army Service Component Command

Definition/Scope: Army Service Component Command’s (ASCC) are those commands that support either FORSCOM, TRADOC, or the Army Matreial Command. The ASCC’s are: United States Army Central (USARCENT) Fort McPherson, GA, United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Heidelberg, Germany, United States Army North (USARNORTH) Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States Army South (USARSO) Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) Fort Shafter, HI, United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Fort Bragg, N.C., Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Alexandria, VA, United States Army Space and Missile and Defense Command/Army Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) Arlington, VA, and Eighth Army (EUSA) Yong Son, Korea. OLD VERSION A command consisting of the Service component commander and all those Service forces, such as individuals, units, detachments, organizations, and installations under the command, including the support forces that have been assigned to a combatant command, or further assigned to a subordinate unified command or joint task force. The commands are as follows: U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), U.S. Army North (USARNORTH), U.S. Army South (USARSO), U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR), U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), Eighth Army(EUSA), U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)

Used For:

Service component commands

Acronym:

ASCC

Broader Terms:

AMC
Army Commands
Department of Defense
FORSCOM
TRADOC

Narrower Terms:

Eighth US Army
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
US Africa Command, Combatant Command, AOR/GEO/Unified
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Strategic Command
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command
US Army, Africa, Combatant Command, GEO
US Army, Central, Combatant Command, GEO
US Army, Europe, Combatant Command, GEO
US Army, North, Combatant Command, GEO
US Army, Pacific, Combatant Command, Geo
US Army, South, Combatant Command, GEO
US Pacific Command, Combatant Command, AOR/Unified
US Special Operations Command, Combatant Command, Functional

Related Terms:

administrative control
Army Commands
Direct Reporting Units (Army)
US Army Acquisition Support Center
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Criminal Investigation Command
US Army Installation Management Command
US Army Intelligence and Security Command
US Army Medical Command
US Army Military District of Washington
US Army Reserve Command
US Army Test and Evaluation Command
US Military Academy