### Question
How is the term specified combatant command defined?


### Answer
The term **specified combatant command** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 161* as the following:

> a military command which has broad, continuing missions and which is normally composed of forces from a single military department

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 161*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 6-COMBATANT COMMANDS**

