eastern defense commandとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Eastern Defense Command (EDC) was established on 17 March 1941 as the command formation of the U.S. Army responsible for coordinating the defense of the Atlantic Coast region of the United States. EDC replaced the existing Northeast Defense Command. A second major responsibility of EDC was the training of soldiers prior to their deployment overseas. The first Commanding General of EDC was Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, who continued on in command of the First U.S. Army. EDC headquarters was co-located with the existing First Army headquarters and a soon to be established Second Corps Area at Fort Jay, Governors Island in New York Harbor. EDC's operational region covered the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida (minus the western half of the Panhandle) as well as the District of Columbia.