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 CENTCOM  (Unified Combatant Command)   | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the United States Central Command. | |
| Predecessor | Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Headquarters | MacDill Air Force BaseTampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Leader | Commander of United States Central Command |
| Type | military |
| Subgroups | • JICCENT • USARCENT • USAFCENT • USMARCENT • USNAVCENT • USSOCCENT • Combined Joint Task Force 180 • Central Command Forward - Jordan |
| Interests | Middle East, Central Asia |
| Other name | CENTCOM |
| Subpage | •CENTCOM/Commander •CENTCOM/Deputy Commander •CENTCOM/Media outreach |
The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF).
Contents
"Area of Responsibility"
Media outreach
- Full article: CENTCOM/Media outreach
- Full article: CENTCOM/Media outreach
State Department Liaison
Jay Freres was a State Department liaison for U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa from 2002 to 2007.[1]
Events carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Hawija bombing | Iraq Hawija Kirkuk province | A bombing of an IED plant that was ordered under suspicious circumstances went awry. Dutch Cabinet denied involvement, then denied any knowledge of the casualties until Dutch FOIA requests showed otherwise. |
| CENTCOM/Media outreach |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Votel | “After the coup attempt, many close allies of the US military in the Turkish military were put in prison. We undoubtedly have relations with many Turkish leaders, especially military leaders. I am worried about how these relations will be affected.” | Joseph Votel | July 2016 |
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Votel | Naval ranks | March 2016 | March 2019 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:How did the US rename a terror group to work with it | Article | 24 January 2018 | Murat Yetkin | So Mr Tillerson, contrary to what CENTCOM and Brett McGurk keep telling you, the Syrian Democratic Forces are not a “truly multi-ethnic” group of freedom fighters uniting against ISIL barbarism. The handful of Arab tribes in the SDF are there for cosmetic purposes only, as part an effort to cover up cooperation between US forces and a group that your administration official designates a “terrorist group.” |
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