United States Central Command

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United States Central Command
- CENTCOM -

Official CENTCOM Seal.png


United States Central Command emblem
Lineup January 1, 1983
Country United States
Armed forces United States Armed Forces
Armed forces Cross-armed forces command ( Unified Combatant Command )
Subordinate troops


(each service component commands )

Strength Staff : 900
Insinuation United States Department of Defense
MacDill Air Force Base Tampa , Florida
motto (without)
Commander
Commander General Kenneth F. McKenzie , USMC
deputy commander Lieutenant General Thomas W. Bergeson , USAF
Chief of Staff Major General Michael “Erik” Kurilla , Army

The United States Central Command ( CENTCOM ; German Central Command of the United States ) is one of eleven Unified Combatant Commands of the US armed forces . It is currently commanded by General Kenneth F. McKenzie (USMC) ; Deputy Commander is Lieutenant General Thomas W. Bergeson (USAF).

The CENTCOM was set up in 1983 and placed under the operational control of the US Secretary of Defense .

Mission and responsibility

Area of ​​responsibility of the CENTCOM (yellow)
Area of ​​responsibility of the CENTCOM prior to the establishment of the US Africa Command .

CENTCOM is the responsible regional command for the Middle East , East Africa and Central Asia . The command was responsible for deploying and coordinating the US military and US-led coalition forces during numerous operations, including Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom .

The subordinate troops are currently deployed primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan and have bases in Kuwait , Bahrain , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , Oman , Pakistan , Djibouti (Camp Le Monier) and several countries in Central Asia. In addition, troops were active in Jordan , Israel and Saudi Arabia in the past , but without having any significant bases in these countries.

organization

headquarters

Like SOUTHCOM , the CENTCOM, as a regional command, has its headquarters not in its area of ​​operations, but at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa , Florida . However, there is also an advanced command base at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar .

Subordinate commands and units

Rod

The Commando Group is led by Chief of Staff Major General Michael X. Garrett (Army). Command Sergeant Major Christopher K. Greca (Army) serves as the Senior Enlisted Leader .

German liaison command

The Bundeswehr maintains a liaison command at the headquarters of the United States Central Command in Tampa . This is currently (as of February 2017) led by Brigadier General Fiepko Koolman.

Commander

No. Surname image Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
14th General Kenneth F. McKenzie ( USMC ) General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr (USCENTCOM) .jpg March 28, 2019 ---
13 General Joseph L. Votel ( Army ) General Joseph L. Votel (USCENTCOM) .jpg March 30, 2016 March 28, 2019
12 General Lloyd J. Austin III. (Army) Austin 2013 2.jpg 22th of March 2013 March 30, 2016
11 General James N. Mattis (USMC) James N. Mattis.jpg August 11, 2010 22th of March 2013
interim Lieutenant General John R. Allen (USMC) LtGen John R. Allen USMC.jpg June 30, 2010 August 11, 2010
10 General David Petraeus (Army) David H. Petraeus 2007.jpg October 31, 2008 June 30, 2010
interim Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey (Army) Martin E. Dempsey LTG.jpg March 28, 2008 October 31, 2008
9 Admiral William J. Fallon ( USN ) ADM Fallon Portrait.jpg March 16, 2007 March 28, 2008
8th General John Abizaid (Army) John Abizaid.jpg July 7, 2003 March 16, 2007
7th General Tommy Franks (Army) TommyFranks.jpg July 6, 2000 July 7, 2003
6th General Anthony C. Zinni (USMC) Anthony Zinni, official military photo portrait.jpg August 13, 1997 July 6, 2000
5 General JH Binford Peay III. (Army) General Binford Peay, official military photo, 1991.jpg 5th August 1994 August 13, 1997
4th General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC) Joseph Hoar official military photo.jpg August 9, 1991 5th August 1994
3 General Norman Schwarzkopf junior (Army) NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg November 23, 1988 August 9, 1991
2 General George B. Crist (USMC) General George Crist, official military photo, 1985.JPEG November 27, 1985 November 23, 1988
1 General Robert C. Kingston (Army) General Robert Kingston, official military photo, 1984.JPEG January 1, 1983 November 27, 1985

Others

After the USA classified the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization in April 2019 , Iran classified the CENTCOM in the same way.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. www.globalsecurity.org CENTCOM. Accessed July 2, 2010
  2. USCENTAF at centaf.af.mil ( Memento of the original dated February 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed June 25, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.centaf.af.mil
  3. Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Last accessed on August 26, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.centcom.mil
  4. ^ Artillery school: Commander Hupka before parting - successor is no longer a general - Nahe newspaper - Rhein newspaper . ( rhein-zeitung.de [accessed on February 8, 2017]).
  5. Trump increases pressure: Iran's Revolutionary Guard is said to be a terrorist group. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .