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April 26, 2022

Pakistan Navy Interdicts Boat Smuggling Hashish in Gulf Of Oman

MANAMA, Bahrain — A Pakistan Navy guided-missile frigate seized illicit narcotics from a fishing vessel while conducting patrols in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, April 23.

TAMPA, Fla. – Airmen from the MacDill Air Force Base Honor Guard stand at parade rest around a memorial during an ANZAC Day dawn service at MacDill Air Force Base, April 25, 2022. Though repelled by Ottoman forces, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day commemorates the World War I campaign when Australian and New Zealand forces stood together in effort to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula. ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand to honor those who served and died in military operations. (U.S. Central Command Public Affairs photo by Tom Gagnier)

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.

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 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.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Brennan, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF – OIR) commander, gives opening remarks during the Ambassadors Day event at Union III forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, April 21, 2022. During the CJTF-OIR-hosted event, representatives from more than 25 Coalition countries discussed the CJTF-OIR mission and broad efforts to tackle enduring regional security and stability challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bree-Ann Ramos-Clifton)

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.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines shakes hands with a Jordanian Marine from the 77th Royal Jordanian Marine Battalion after the final exercise (FINEX) of Intrepid Maven (IM) 22-1 aboard Camp Titin, Jordan, March 18. IM is a bilateral engagement series between U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) that provides an opportunity to exchange military tactics and expertise. IM 22-1 is the first of multiple engagements scheduled between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JAF to increase interoperability, strengthen our enduring partnership, deter malign actors in the region, and ensure optimal readiness to respond to a variety crisis and contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Stanfield)

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.