April 25, 2022

USCENTCOM dawn service commemorates ANZAC Day

TAMPA, Fla. — Service members and families from U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) gathered pre-dawn at Macdill Air Force Base to commemorate ANZAC Day alongside of both command’s Australian, New Zealand, and Turkish representatives, April 25, 2022.

April 25, 2022

Ali Al Salem Air Base’s first line of defense: 386th ESFS entry controllers

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait — As a first line of defense, entry controllers from the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron screen the belongings of approximately 550 to 650 other country nationals on a daily basis.

April 21, 2022

Officials emphasize global efforts, need for non-military solution in long term defeat of Daesh at CJTF-OIR Ambassadors Day

BAGHDAD — Combined Joint Task Force – Operations Inherent Resolve officials hosted representatives from more than 25 Coalition countries at an Ambassadors Day event here, April 21, 2022. The event marked an opportunity for Coalition officials to provide updates on the current state of the OIR mission and fostered discussion related to broad efforts to tackle enduring security and stability challenges in the region.

April 18, 2022

USMARCENT completes first of Intrepid Maven exercise series with Kingdom of Jordan

CAMP TITIN, Jordan — U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment (2/24) and members of the 61st Quick Reaction Force Battalion and 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) successfully completed exercise Intrepid Maven (IM) 22-1 aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 22. The engagement was the first iteration of the Marine Corps Forces, Central Command led (USMARCENT) IM exercise series designed to increase interoperability, strengthen enduring partnerships, enhance U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) readiness, and deter malign actors in the region.

April 4, 2022

Former CENTCOM Chief of Staff Assumes Role of Commander

TAMPA, Fla. — From Egypt to Kazakhstan, the Centcom area of responsibility covers some 21 nations in both Asia and Africa, spans more than four million square miles, and is home to more than 560 million people. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said running Centcom and its mission is one of the most demanding jobs in the Defense Department. 

March 29, 2022

US B-52s bring region together through Middle East Presence Patrol

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Coalition and regional partner air forces joined a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and two F-22 Raptors on a presence patrol mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility March 29.

March 28, 2022

U.S. and Israeli Navy Begin Exercise Intrinsic Defender

EILAT, ISRAEL — U.S. 5th Fleet and the Israeli Navy kicked off a 10-day maritime exercise March 27 that will take place in and off the coast of Israel.

March 26, 2022

Romania Joins Major International Maritime Security Coalition in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced March 26 that Romania has joined a multinational maritime coalition established in 2019 to deter attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East

March 22, 2022

“That Others May Live”: Partner Nation integrates with U.S. Rescue forces for joint training

AQABA, JORDAN — 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group Airmen recently conducted Exercise Agile Rescue alongside the Royal Jordanian Navy in Aqaba, Jordan, Feb. 27 – March 3.The search and rescue exercise developed and refined rescue agile employment processes, testing the ability of multinational rescue forces to work in unison with USAF Rescue forces to beddown,

March 22, 2022

TF 51/5 Directorate of Logistics is recognized as Logistics Unit of the Year (Small Unit)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain — The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (MARCENT) G-4 and the Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) Logistics Directorate were selected as the Marine Corps Logistics Excellence Organization/Team of the Year (small unit). The award recognizes the outstanding achievements of the Corps’ top performing Marines, Civilians, contractors and operational logistics units in the Installations and Logistics community in a small unit. Throughout this year, MARCENT G4 and TF 51/5 Logistics Directorate distinguished themselves through the outstanding performance of logistics support in their contribution to Naval and Joint missions in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) theater of operations from October 2020 through September 2021.