"On behalf of U.S. Central Command, we extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of a fallen American Soldier in service to our country. Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard’s dedication to selfless service on behalf of our nation w ...More

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), passes the guidon to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), during a change of command ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 30, 2018. As the Combined Force Air Component Co ...More

U.S. Marines with India Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command conduct a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise August 19, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Teagan Fredericks)

Guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) leads a formation of ships during a trilateral exercise with Iraq and Kuwait. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Lucas Askew/Released)

An A-10C Thunderbolt II, from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, takes off in front of the Kandahar International Airport, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)

A sailor deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Group 52.3, left, and Egyptian Naval Force (ENF) Sailors conduct a familiarization dive during Eagle Response 18. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command, welcomes His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the U.S., to MacDill Air Force Base, July 31, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt. Dana Flamer)

2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, Alpha Battery, 2nd Platoon fires artillery in Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, July 23 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Elliot Hughes)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, U.S. Central Command deputy director of operations, left, and Hillsborough County Veterans Council member Walt Raysick, right, address attendees during a Field of Honor ceremony July 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Glenna Lambert)

Lieutenant General Carl E. Mundy, III, the new commander of United States Marine Corps Forces, Central Command addresses service members and attendees during the MARCENT change of command ceremony. (Photo by Tom Gagnier)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives in-flight fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James)