United States Central Command
United States Central Command |
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United States Central Command emblem |
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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
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
- US Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT)
- US Air Forces Central (USCENTAF)
- US Marine Forces Central Command (MARCENT)
- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)
- US Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)
- Coalition Joint Task Force [Saudi Arabia]
- Combined Joint Task Forces 76 [Afghanistan] (CJTF 76 [Afghanistan])
- Combined Joint Task Forces Phoenix (CJTF Phoenix [Afghanistan])
- Combined Joint Task Forces Horn of Africa (CJTF [Horn of Africa]) at Camp Le Monier ( Djibouti )
- Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I)
- Multinational Corps Iraq [Iraq]
- US Military Training Mission
- Office of the Program Manager SANG
- Office of Military Cooperation - Egypt (Office of Military Cooperation Egypt )
- Office of Military Cooperation - Kuwait (Office of Military Cooperation Kuwait )
- Office of Military Cooperation - Oman (Office for Military Cooperation Oman )
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 |
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14th | General Kenneth F. McKenzie ( USMC ) | March 28, 2019 | --- | |
13 | General Joseph L. Votel ( Army ) | March 30, 2016 | March 28, 2019 | |
12 | General Lloyd J. Austin III. (Army) | 22th of March 2013 | March 30, 2016 | |
11 | General James N. Mattis (USMC) | August 11, 2010 | 22th of March 2013 | |
interim | Lieutenant General John R. Allen (USMC) | June 30, 2010 | August 11, 2010 | |
10 | General David Petraeus (Army) | October 31, 2008 | June 30, 2010 | |
interim | Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey (Army) | March 28, 2008 | October 31, 2008 | |
9 | Admiral William J. Fallon ( USN ) | March 16, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | |
8th | General John Abizaid (Army) | July 7, 2003 | March 16, 2007 | |
7th | General Tommy Franks (Army) | July 6, 2000 | July 7, 2003 | |
6th | General Anthony C. Zinni (USMC) | August 13, 1997 | July 6, 2000 | |
5 | General JH Binford Peay III. (Army) | 5th August 1994 | August 13, 1997 | |
4th | General Joseph P. Hoar (USMC) | August 9, 1991 | 5th August 1994 | |
3 | General Norman Schwarzkopf junior (Army) | November 23, 1988 | August 9, 1991 | |
2 | General George B. Crist (USMC) | November 27, 1985 | November 23, 1988 | |
1 | General Robert C. Kingston (Army) | 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
- Official website of the Central Command
- US Military Engagement With Transcaucasia and Central Asia ( Strategic Studies Institute , US Army, 2004 - PDF , p. 48; 109 kB)
- Documents on the CENTCOM and its operations of the (Federation of American Scientists)
- Official presentation by the Federal Government of Germany's commitment to centcom.mil ( Memento from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.globalsecurity.org CENTCOM. Accessed July 2, 2010
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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.
- ^ Artillery school: Commander Hupka before parting - successor is no longer a general - Nahe newspaper - Rhein newspaper . ( rhein-zeitung.de [accessed on February 8, 2017]).
- ↑ Trump increases pressure: Iran's Revolutionary Guard is said to be a terrorist group. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .