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командване на въоръжените сили на САЩ" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Central_Command" title="U.S. Central Command – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="U.S. Central Command" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="United States Central Command" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a 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הברית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markas_Tengah_Amerika_Syarikat" title="Markas Tengah Amerika Syarikat – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Markas Tengah Amerika Syarikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E8%BB%8D" title="アメリカ中央軍 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アメリカ中央軍" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Central_Command" title="U.S. Central Command – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="U.S. Central Command" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comando_Central_dos_Estados_Unidos" title="Comando Central dos Estados Unidos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Comando Central dos Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90" title="Центральное командование Вооружённых сил США – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Центральное командование Вооружённых сил США" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komanda_Qendrore_e_Shteteve_t%C3%AB_Bashkuara" title="Komanda Qendrore e Shteteve të Bashkuara – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Komanda Qendrore e Shteteve të Bashkuara" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralno_poveljstvo_Zdru%C5%BEenih_dr%C5%BEav_Amerike" title="Centralno poveljstvo Združenih držav Amerike – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Centralno poveljstvo Združenih držav Amerike" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" 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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">United States Central Command (CENTCOM)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/220px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/330px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/440px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="590" 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style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Persistent Excellence<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">War in Afghanistan</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.centcom.mil/">www.centcom.mil</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" 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data-file-height="650" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Executive departments</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="578" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="247" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Staff</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg/40px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg/60px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg.png 1.5x, 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2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Military departments</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/60px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/60px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/80px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/60px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/40px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/60px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/80px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/40px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/60px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/80px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="577" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Command structure</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Unified combatant commands</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="792" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="590" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Central Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USEUCOM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/40px-USEUCOM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/60px-USEUCOM.svg.png 1.5x, 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Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1025" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="491" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/40px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/60px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/80px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/40px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/60px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/80px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/40px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/60px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/80px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Combat support agencies</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Contract_Management_Agency" title="Defense Contract Management Agency">Defense Contract Management Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/40px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/60px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/80px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png 2x" data-file-width="2192" data-file-height="2192" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Health_Agency" title="Defense Health Agency">Defense Health Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DISA_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/40px-DISA_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/60px-DISA_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/80px-DISA_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency">Defense Information Systems Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="127" data-file-height="127" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency" title="Defense Intelligence Agency">Defense Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="129" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Logistics_Agency" title="Defense Logistics Agency">Defense Logistics Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/40px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/60px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/80px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Threat_Reduction_Agency" title="Defense Threat Reduction Agency">Defense Threat Reduction Agency</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/40px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/60px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/80px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a></span></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="718" data-file-height="718" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Combat Response Agencies</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="590" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Central Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USEUCOM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/40px-USEUCOM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/60px-USEUCOM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/80px-USEUCOM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/40px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/60px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/80px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1025" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="491" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/40px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/60px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/80px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/40px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/60px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/80px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" 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It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the <a href="/wiki/Rapid_Deployment_Joint_Task_Force" title="Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force">Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force</a> (RDJTF). </p><p>Its <a href="/wiki/Area_of_responsibility" title="Area of responsibility">Area of Responsibility</a> (AOR) includes the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>), <a href="/wiki/Central_Asia" title="Central Asia">Central Asia</a> and parts of <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>. The command has been the main American presence in many military operations, including the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>'s Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> from 2003 to 2011. As of 2015<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, CENTCOM forces were deployed primarily in Afghanistan under the auspices of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Freedom%27s_Sentinel" title="Operation Freedom's Sentinel">Operation Freedom's Sentinel</a>, which was itself part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission (from 2015 to 2021), and in Iraq and Syria as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a> since 2014 in supporting and advise-and-assist roles. </p><p>As of 1 April 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, CENTCOM's commander is <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Kurilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Kurilla">Michael E. Kurilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kurilla_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kurilla-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of the last three <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">United States Secretaries of Defense</a> -- incumbent <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">James Mattis</a>, both of whom required congressional waivers to be confirmed -- were recent CENTCOM commanders.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of all seven American regional unified combatant commands, CENTCOM is among four that are headquartered outside their area of operations (the other three being <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">USAFRICOM</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">USSOUTHCOM</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">USSPACECOM</a>). CENTCOM's main headquarters is located at <a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill Air Force Base</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>. A forward headquarters was established in 2002 at <a href="/wiki/As_Sayliyah_Army_Base" title="As Sayliyah Army Base">Camp As Sayliyah</a> in <a href="/wiki/Doha,_Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="Doha, Qatar">Doha, Qatar</a>, which in 2009 transitioned to a forward headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base" title="Al Udeid Air Base">Al Udeid Air Base</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>. </p><p>In January 2021, <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> became the 21st country of the AOR, added to another 20 nations including <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The command was established on 1 January 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECordesman1998_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECordesman1998-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As its name implies, CENTCOM covers the "central" area of the globe located between the African, European and Indo-Pacific Commands. When the <a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" title="Iran hostage crisis">hostage crisis in Iran</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War" title="Soviet–Afghan War">Soviet invasion of Afghanistan</a> underlined the need to strengthen U.S. interests in the region, President <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> established the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) in March 1980. Steps were taken to transform the RDJTF into a permanent unified command over a two-year period. The first step was to make the RDJTF independent of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Readiness_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Readiness Command">U.S. Readiness Command</a>, followed by the activation of CENTCOM in January 1983. Overcoming skeptical perceptions that the command was still an RDJTF in all but name, designed to support a <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> strategy, took time. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a> clearly underlined the growing tensions in the region, and developments such as Iranian mining operations in the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> led to CENTCOM's first combat operations. On 17 May 1987, the <a href="/wiki/USS_Stark" title="USS Stark">USS <i>Stark</i> (FFG-31)</a>, conducting operations in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, <a href="/wiki/USS_Stark_incident" title="USS Stark incident">was struck by Exocet missiles fired by an Iraqi aircraft</a>, resulting in 37 casualties. Soon afterward, as part of what became known as the "<a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War#Attacks_on_shipping" title="Iran–Iraq War">Tanker War</a>", the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal government of the United States</a> reflagged and renamed 11 <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwaiti</a> oil tankers. In <a href="/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Will" title="Operation Earnest Will">Operation Earnest Will</a>, these tankers were escorted by USCENTCOM's <a href="/wiki/Middle_East_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle East Force">Middle East Force</a> through the Persian Gulf to Kuwait and back through the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" title="Strait of Hormuz">Strait of Hormuz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECordesman1998_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECordesman1998-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By late 1988, the regional strategy still largely focused on the potential threat of a massive <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> invasion of Iran. <a href="/wiki/Exercise_Internal_Look" title="Exercise Internal Look">Exercise Internal Look</a> has been one of CENTCOM's primary planning events. It had frequently been used to train CENTCOM to be ready to defend the <a href="/wiki/Zagros_Mountains" title="Zagros Mountains">Zagros Mountains</a> from a Soviet attack and was held annually.<sup id="cite_ref-SchwarzIDTH_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchwarzIDTH-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In autumn 1989, the main CENTCOM contingency plan, OPLAN 1002-88, assumed a Soviet attack through Iran to the Persian Gulf. The plan called for five-and-two-thirds US divisions to deploy, mostly light and heavy forces at something less than full strength (apportioned to it by the Joint Strategic Capability Plan [JSCAP]). The original plan called for these five-and-two-thirds divisions to march from the Persian Gulf to the <a href="/wiki/Zagros_Mountains" title="Zagros Mountains">Zagros Mountains</a> and prevent the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Ground_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Ground Forces">Soviet Ground Forces</a> (army) from seizing the <a href="/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Iran" title="Oil reserves in Iran">Iranian oil fields</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESwain19976_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESwain19976-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 1990, General <a href="/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Schwarzkopf">Norman Schwarzkopf</a> reoriented CENTCOM's planning to fend off a threat from Iraq, and Internal Look moved to a biennial schedule. There was a notable similarity between the 1990 Internal Look exercise scripts and the real-world movement of Iraqi forces which culminated in Iraq's <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Kuwait">invasion of Kuwait</a> during the final days of the exercise.<sup id="cite_ref-SchwarzIDTH_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchwarzIDTH-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George Bush</a> responded quickly. A timely deployment of forces and the formation of a coalition deterred Iraq from invading <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, and the command began to focus on the liberation of Kuwait. The buildup of forces continued, reinforced by <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_678" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 678">United Nations Security Council Resolution 678</a>, which called for Iraqi forces to leave Kuwait. On 17 January 1991, U.S. and coalition forces launched <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Operation Desert Storm</a> with a massive air interdiction campaign, which prepared the theater for a coalition ground assault. The primary coalition objective, the liberation of Kuwait, was achieved on 27 February, and the next morning a ceasefire was declared, just one hundred hours after the commencement of the ground campaign. </p><p>The end of formal hostilities did not bring the end of difficulties with Iraq. <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a>, implemented to provide humanitarian assistance to the Kurds and enforce a <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones_conflict" title="Iraqi no-fly zones conflict">"no-fly" zone in Iraq</a>, north of the 36th parallel, began in April 1991. In August 1992, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Southern_Watch" title="Operation Southern Watch">Operation Southern Watch</a> began in response to Saddam's noncompliance with <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_688" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 688">United Nations Security Council Resolution 688</a> condemning his brutal repression of Iraqi civilians in southeastern Iraq. Under the command and control of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, coalition forces in this operation enforced a no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel. In January 1997, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Northern_Watch" title="Operation Northern Watch">Operation Northern Watch</a> replaced Provide Comfort, with a focus on enforcing the northern no-fly zone. Throughout the decade, CENTCOM carried out a string of operations – <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vigilant_Warrior" title="Operation Vigilant Warrior">Vigilant Warrior</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vigilant_Sentinel" title="Operation Vigilant Sentinel">Vigilant Sentinel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Strike">Desert Strike</a>, Desert Thunder (I and II), and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Fox">Desert Fox</a> – to try to coerce Saddam into greater compliance with U.S. wishes. </p><p>The 1990s also brought significant challenges in <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> as well as from the growing threat of regional terrorism. To prevent widespread starvation as the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a> continued, CENTCOM began <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Relief" title="Operation Provide Relief">Operation Provide Relief</a> in 1992 to supply humanitarian assistance to Somalia and northeastern <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>. CENTCOM's <a href="/wiki/Operation_Restore_Hope" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Restore Hope">Operation Restore Hope</a> supported <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_794" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 794">United Nations Security Council Resolution 794</a> and a multinational Unified Task Force, which provided security until the U.N. created <a href="/wiki/UNOSOM_II" class="mw-redirect" title="UNOSOM II">UNOSOM II</a> in May 1993. In spite of some UNOSOM II success in the countryside, the situation in <a href="/wiki/Mogadishu" title="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</a> worsened, and the significant casualties of the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mogadishu_(1993)" title="Battle of Mogadishu (1993)">Battle of Mogadishu</a> ultimately led President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> to order the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Somalia. </p><p>Throughout the 1990s, following the Gulf War, terrorist attacks had a major impact on CENTCOM forces. Faced with attacks such as the <a href="/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing" title="Khobar Towers bombing">1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers</a>, which killed 19 American airmen, the command launched Operation Desert Focus, designed to relocate U.S. installations to more defensible locations (such as <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Air_Base" title="Prince Sultan Air Base">Prince Sultan Air Base</a>), reduce the U.S. forward "footprint" by eliminating nonessential billets, and return dependents to the United States. In 1998 terrorists <a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_embassy_bombings" title="1998 United States embassy bombings">attacked the U.S. embassies</a> in Kenya and <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>, killing 250 persons, including 12 Americans. The October 2000 <a href="/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing" title="USS Cole bombing">attack on the USS <i>Cole</i></a>, resulting in the deaths of 17 U.S. sailors, was linked to <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Al_Qaida" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Qaida">Al Qaida</a> organization. </p><p>From April to July 1999, CENTCOM conducted Exercise <a href="/wiki/Desert_Crossing_1999" title="Desert Crossing 1999">Desert Crossing 1999</a>, centered on the scenario of <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a> being ousted as Iraq's dictator. It was held in the offices of <a href="/wiki/Booz_Allen_Hamilton" title="Booz Allen Hamilton">Booz Allen Hamilton</a> in <a href="/wiki/McLean,_Virginia" title="McLean, Virginia">McLean, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGordonTrainor20126–7_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordonTrainor20126–7-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exercise concluded that unless measures were taken, "fragmentation and chaos" would ensue after Saddam Hussein's overthrow. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/September_11_terrorist_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11 terrorist attacks">September 11 terrorist attacks</a> on New York and Washington DC led President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> to declare a war against international terrorism. CENTCOM soon launched <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a> to expel the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which was harboring Al Qaida terrorists and hosting terrorist training camps. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Exercise_Internal_Look" title="Exercise Internal Look">Exercise Internal Look</a> has been employed for explicit war planning on at least two occasions: Internal Look '90, which dealt with a threat from Iraq, and Internal Look '03, which was used to plan what became Operation Iraqi Freedom - the 2003 <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="United States invasion of Iraq">United States invasion of Iraq</a>, which began on 19 March 2003. </p><p>Following the defeat of both the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (9 November 2001) and Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq (8 April 2003), CENTCOM has continued to provide security to the new freely-elected governments in those countries, conducting counterinsurgency operations and assisting host nation security forces to provide for their own defense. </p><p>Beginning in October 2002, CENTCOM conducted operations in the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a> to combat terrorism, establish a secure environment, and foster regional stability. These operations involved a series of <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations Forces">Special Operations Forces</a> raids, humanitarian assistance, consequence management, and a variety of civic action programs. </p><p>The command has also remained poised to provide disaster relief throughout the region; its most recent significant relief operations have been a response to the October 2005 earthquake in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, and the large-scale evacuation of American citizens from <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> in 2006. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg/220px-YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg/330px-YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg/440px-YPG_and_US_army_Hassaka_1-5-2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="766" data-file-height="428" /></a><figcaption>U.S. armored vehicle in <a href="/wiki/Al-Hasakah" title="Al-Hasakah">Al-Hasakah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, May 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>On 1 October 2008, the Department of Defense transferred responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a>, Kenya, and Somalia to the newly established Africa Command. <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, home to <a href="/wiki/Exercise_Bright_Star" title="Exercise Bright Star">Exercise Bright Star</a>, the Department of Defense's largest reoccurring military exercise, remained in the CENTCOM <a href="/wiki/Area_of_Responsibility" class="mw-redirect" title="Area of Responsibility">Area of Responsibility</a>. On 15 January 2021, responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> was transferred from Europe Command to CENTCOM.<sup id="cite_ref-ss20200115_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ss20200115-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, CENTCOM's Twitter feed was reported to have been hacked on 11 January by <a href="/wiki/ISIS" class="mw-redirect" title="ISIS">ISIS</a> sympathizers.<sup id="cite_ref-reu115_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reu115-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This situation lasted for less than one hour; no classified information was posted and "none of the information posted came from CENTCOM's server or social media sites";<sup id="cite_ref-abc_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, some of the slides came from the federally funded <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Laboratory" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Laboratory">Lincoln Laboratory</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-reu115_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reu115-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2015, <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_analysts" class="mw-redirect" title="Intelligence analysts">intelligence analysts</a> working for CENTCOM complained to the media, alleging that CENTCOM's senior leadership was altering or distorting intelligence reports on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. In February 2017, the Inspector General of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> completed its investigation and cleared the senior leadership of CENTCOM, concluding that "allegations of intelligence being intentionally altered, delayed or suppressed by top CENTCOM officials from mid-2014 to mid-2015 were largely unsubstantiated."<sup id="cite_ref-CNN20170201_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN20170201-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2018, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> urged the United States to remove its troops from <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syrian</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Manbij" title="Manbij">Manbij</a>, saying that otherwise they might come under attack from Turkish troops; however, former CENTCOM commander <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Votel" title="Joseph Votel">Joseph Votel</a> confirmed an American commitment to keeping troops in Manbij.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, the Iranian government designated the United States Central Command a terrorist organization after the <a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">Trump administration</a> branded Iran's <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" title="Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> with the same label.<sup id="cite_ref-Eqbali_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eqbali-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CENTCOM's main headquarters is located at <a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill Air Force Base</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>. CENTCOM headquarters staff directorates include personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans & policy, information systems, training & exercises, and resources, and other functions. The intelligence section is known as Joint Intelligence Center, Central Command, or JICCENT, which serves as a <a href="/wiki/Joint_Intelligence_Center" title="Joint Intelligence Center">Joint Intelligence Center</a> for the co-ordination of <a href="/wiki/Intelligence_(information_gathering)" class="mw-redirect" title="Intelligence (information gathering)">intelligence</a>. Under the intelligence directorate, there are several divisions including the <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan-Pakistan_Center_of_Excellence" title="Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence">Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Component_Commands">Component Commands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Component Commands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>CENTCOM directs five "service component commands" and one <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command#Sub-unified_commands" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">subordinate unified command</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Emblem</th> <th>Command</th> <th>Acronym</th> <th>Commander</th> <th>Established</th> <th>Headquarters</th> <th>Subordinate Commands </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg/75px-United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg/113px-United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg/150px-United_States_Army_Central_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="364" /></a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Central" title="United States Army Central">United States Army Central</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Land_Component_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Force Land Component Command">Joint Force Land Component Command</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>USARCENT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (United States)">Lt General</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Frank" title="Patrick Frank">Patrick Frank</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001918-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1918</span> (as Third United States Army)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td> <ul><li>Task Force Spartan</li> <li>Area Support Group - Jordan</li> <li>Area Support Group - Kuwait</li> <li>4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg/30px-1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg/45px-1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg/60px-1st_Sustainment_Command_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Theater_Sustainment_Command" title="1st Theater Sustainment Command">1st Theater Sustainment Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png/30px-US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png/45px-US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png/60px-US_Army_335th_Signal_Command_SSI.png 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="265" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/335th_Theater_Signal_Command_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="335th Theater Signal Command (United States)">335th Signal Command</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png/75px-United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png/113px-United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png/150px-United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command_patch_2014.png 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="853" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png/75px-United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png/113px-United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png/150px-United_States_Fifth_Fleet_insignia_2006.png 2x" data-file-width="955" data-file-height="951" /></a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Central Command">United States Naval Forces Central Command</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">United States Fifth Fleet</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Maritime_Component_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Force Maritime Component Command">Joint Force Maritime Component Command</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>NAVCENT / FIFTHFLT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (United States)">Vice Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cooper_II" title="Charles Cooper II">Charles Cooper II</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001983-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1983</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Bahrain" title="Naval Support Activity Bahrain">Naval Support Activity Bahrain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></td> <td> <ul><li>Task Force 50</li> <li>Task Force 51</li> <li>Task Force 52</li> <li>Task Force 53</li> <li>Task Force 54</li> <li>Task Force 55</li> <li>Task Force 56</li> <li>Task Force 57</li> <li>Task Force 59</li> <li>Task Force Shore Battlespace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_150" title="Combined Task Force 150">Combined Task Force 150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_151" title="Combined Task Force 151">Combined Task Force 151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_152" title="Combined Task Force 152">Combined Task Force 152</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg/30px-U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg/45px-U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg/60px-U.S._Coast_Guard_PATFORSWA_Crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Patrol_Forces_Southwest_Asia" title="Patrol Forces Southwest Asia">USCG Patrol Forces Southwest Asia</a>*</li></ul> <p><small>*<a href="/wiki/USCG" class="mw-redirect" title="USCG">USCG</a> Command that augments NAVCENT in the CENTCOM AOR</small> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(Cold_War).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/75px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/113px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/150px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="971" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png/75px-United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png/113px-United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png/150px-United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="901" /></a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a> / <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Central">United States Air Forces Central</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Air_Component_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Force Air Component Command">Joint Force Air Component Command</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>9 AF / USAFCENT</td> <td>Lt General <a href="/wiki/Derek_France" title="Derek France">Derek France</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001941-08-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 August 1941</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a></td> <td> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:609th_Air_Operations_Center.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/609th_Air_Operations_Center.png/30px-609th_Air_Operations_Center.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/609th_Air_Operations_Center.png/45px-609th_Air_Operations_Center.png 1.5x, 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data-file-height="590" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/332nd_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="332nd Air Expeditionary Wing">332nd Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png/30px-378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png/45px-378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png/60px-378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2085" data-file-height="2090" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/378th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="378th Air Expeditionary Wing">378th Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png/30px-379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png/45px-379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png/60px-379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1594" data-file-height="1574" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="379th Air Expeditionary Wing">379th Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/30px-380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/45px-380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/60px-380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="987" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="380th Air Expeditionary Wing">380th Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/30px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/45px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/60px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="987" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="386th Air Expeditionary Wing">386th Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:432d_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/432d_Wing.png/30px-432d_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/432d_Wing.png/45px-432d_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/432d_Wing.png/60px-432d_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="2065" data-file-height="2036" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/432nd_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="432nd Air Expeditionary Wing">432nd Air Expeditionary Wing</a>*</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg/30px-1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="30" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg/45px-1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg/60px-1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group_Emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="1976" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Expeditionary_Civil_Engineer_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group">1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png/30px-USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png/45px-USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png/60px-USAFCENT_Band_Shield.png 2x" data-file-width="2313" data-file-height="2295" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Band" title="United States Air Force Band">USAFCENT Band</a></li></ul> <p><small>*Assigned to <a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a> as the 432nd Wing, but acts as 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing when operating in the CENTCOM AOR</small> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marcent_Logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Marcent_Logo.jpg/75px-Marcent_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Marcent_Logo.jpg/113px-Marcent_Logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Marcent_Logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Forces_Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Corps Forces Central Command">Marine Corps Forces Central Command</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>MARFORCENT</td> <td>Maj General <a href="/wiki/Christopher_McPhillips" title="Christopher McPhillips">Christopher McPhillips</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2005</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macdill_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Macdill Air Force Base">Macdill Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5th_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade">5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png/75px-United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png/113px-United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png/150px-United_States_Space_Forces_Central_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1576" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Space Forces Central">United States Space Forces Central</a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Space_Component_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Force Space Component Command">Joint Force Space Component Command</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td> <td>USSPACEFORCENT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Putnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christopher Putnam (page does not exist)">Christopher Putnam</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-12-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 December 2022</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macdill_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Macdill Air Force Base">Macdill Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subordinate_unified_commands">Subordinate unified commands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Subordinate unified commands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Emblem</th> <th>Command</th> <th>Acronym</th> <th>Commander</th> <th>Established</th> <th>Headquarters</th> <th>Subordinate Commands </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg/75px-Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg/113px-Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg/150px-Special_Operations_Command_Central_emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="113" data-file-height="162" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Central" title="Special Operations Command Central">Special Operations Command Central</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>SOCCENT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_C._Leahy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin C. Leahy (page does not exist)">Kevin C. Leahy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="999999999999-99-99-0000"></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macdill_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Macdill Air Force Base">Macdill Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg/149px-CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg/223px-CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg/298px-CENTCOM_Commander_Gen._James_Mattis_with_Ninth_Air_Force_Commander_Lt._Gen._David_Goldfein.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1803" data-file-height="2685" /></a><figcaption>Commander of United States Central Command General <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">James Mattis</a> passes the <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">United States Air Forces Central Command or Ninth Air Force</a> guidon to then recently appointed Ninth Air Force Commander Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/David_L._Goldfein" title="David L. Goldfein">David L. Goldfein</a> at <a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> on August 3, 2011.</figcaption></figure> <p>Two major subordinate multi-service commands reporting to Central Command were responsible for Afghanistan: <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_180" title="Combined Joint Task Force 180">Combined Joint Task Force 180</a> and Combined Forces Command Afghanistan (CFC-A). CFC-A was disestablished in February 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From that point onward, the <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a> (ISAF) directed most U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A U.S. general (<a href="/wiki/Dan_K._McNeill" title="Dan K. McNeill">Dan K. McNeill</a>) assumed command of ISAF that same month.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAuerswaldSaideman201496_onwards_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAuerswaldSaideman201496_onwards-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Temporary task forces include the Central Command Forward – Jordan (CF-J), which was announced in April 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-DoD_CFJ_visit_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoD_CFJ_visit-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CF-J's stated purpose was to work with the Jordanian armed forces to improve the latter's capabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-DoD_CFJ_visit_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoD_CFJ_visit-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was speculation, however, that another reason for its establishment was to serve as a base from which raids into Syria could be launched to seize Syrian WMD if necessary, and as a launch pad for looming American military action in Syria.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_CFJ_open_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_CFJ_open-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BF_Obama_bomb_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BF_Obama_bomb-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 October 2008 <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_-_Horn_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa">Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa</a> at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a> in Djibouti was transferred to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a> (USAFRICOM).<sup id="cite_ref-africom-stands-up_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-africom-stands-up-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_%E2%80%93_Iraq" title="United States Forces – Iraq">United States Forces – Iraq</a> or USF-I, was a major subordinate multi-service command during the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War_order_of_battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraq War order of battle">Iraq War order of battle</a> until it was disestablished in 2011.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_(48087577878).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg/330px-Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg/440px-Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_the_CENTCOM_WebOPS_Building_%2848087577878%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7739" data-file-height="5159" /></a><figcaption>An Army officer briefs Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pompeo" title="Mike Pompeo">Mike Pompeo</a> (left, foreground) on counter-ISIL social media activities at MacDill AFB, June 2018.</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg/220px-Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg/330px-Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg/440px-Refueling_the_fight_against_terrorism_170103-F-XF291-0016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3032" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">KC-135 Stratotankers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base" title="Al Udeid Air Base">Al Udeid Air Base</a> in Qatar</figcaption></figure> <p>Elements of other <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">Unified Combatant Commands</a>, especially <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">United States Special Operations Command</a> (USSOCOM), operate in the CENTCOM area. It appears that SOCCENT does <i>not</i> direct the secretive <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_88_(anti-terrorist_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 88 (anti-terrorist unit)">Task Force 88</a>, the ad-hoc grouping of <a href="/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command" title="Joint Special Operations Command">Joint Special Operations Command</a> 'black' units such as <a href="/wiki/Delta_Force" title="Delta Force">Delta Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/75th_Ranger_Regiment" title="75th Ranger Regiment">Army Rangers</a>, which is tasked to pursue the most sensitive high-value targets such as Al Qaeda and the Taliban leadership since 11 September 2001. Rather, TF 77, which started out as <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_11" title="Task Force 11">Task Force 11</a> and has gone through a number of name/number changes, reports directly to <a href="/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command" title="Joint Special Operations Command">Joint Special Operations Command</a>, part of USSOCOM.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As of 2015<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, CENTCOM forces are deployed primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan in combat roles and have support roles at bases in <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Central_Asia" title="Central Asia">central Asia</a>. CENTCOM forces have also been deployed in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="War_planning">War planning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: War planning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following war plan numbers have been made public:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArkin200546_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEArkin200546-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>OPLAN 1002-88, addressing Soviet-related armed conflict in the CENTCOM AOR<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>OPLAN 1002 (Defense of the Arabian Peninsula).<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CENTCOM OPORDER 01-97, Force Protection</li> <li>SOCEUR SUPPLAN 1001-90, 9 May 1989</li> <li>CENTCOM CONPLAN 1010, July 2003</li> <li>CENTCOM CONPLAN 1015-98, possible support to <a href="/wiki/OPLAN_5027" class="mw-redirect" title="OPLAN 5027">OPLAN 5027</a> for Korea, 15 March 1991</li> <li>CENTCOM 1017, 1999</li> <li>CONPLAN 1020</li> <li>OPLAN 1021, prior to 1990, referred to "the ..Soviet threat."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESwain19974_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESwain19974-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> OPLAN 1021-88 had a nuclear weapons annex, Annex C, that called for the deployment of some nuclear-capable forces. In September 1990, copying deployment lists from the Cold War planning in haste over to Desert Shield deployments after the <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_invasion_of_Kuwait" title="Iraqi invasion of Kuwait">Iraqi invasion of Kuwait</a> appears to have inadvertently begun the deployment of a <a href="/wiki/MGM-52_Lance" title="MGM-52 Lance">MGM-52 Lance</a> short-range ballistic missile unit, 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/12th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="12th Field Artillery Regiment">12th Field Artillery Regiment</a>. "The unit's equipment was literally on railcars and ready to move to ports in Texas before the missilemen were ordered to stand down."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CONPLAN 1067, for possible Biological Warfare response</li> <li>CENTCOM CONPLAN 1100-95, 31 March 1992</li></ul> <p>Others listed by Arkin's supplements include CENTCOM CONPLAN 1211-07 "Foreign Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response Operations." It was issued in November 2007, and required using the Request for Forces method via then-<a href="/wiki/U.S._Joint_Forces_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Joint Forces Command">U.S. Joint Forces Command</a> to supply any required forces.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographic_scope">Geographic scope</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geographic scope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GCCMAP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GCCMAP.png/250px-GCCMAP.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GCCMAP.png/375px-GCCMAP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GCCMAP.png/500px-GCCMAP.png 2x" data-file-width="10667" data-file-height="5475" /></a><figcaption>Current as of 1<span class="nowrap"> </span>June 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>With the 1983 establishment of CENTCOM Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti came within the <a href="/wiki/Area_of_responsibility" title="Area of responsibility">area of responsibility</a> (AOR). Thus CENTCOM directed the 'Natural Bond' exercises with Sudan, the 'Eastern Wind' exercises with Somalia, and the 'Jade Tiger' exercises with Oman, Somalia, and Sudan. Exercise Jade Tiger involved the <a href="/wiki/31st_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" title="31st Marine Expeditionary Unit">31st Marine Expeditionary Unit</a> with Oman from 29 November 1982 to 8 December 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArkin2005404_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEArkin2005404-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 February 2007, plans were announced for the creation of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a> which transferred responsibility for U.S. military operations across Africa to the new USAFRICOM, except for Egypt. On 1<span class="nowrap"> </span>October 2008, the Africa Command became operational and <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force-Horn_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa">Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa</a>, the primary CENTCOM force on the continent, started reporting to AFRICOM at <a href="/wiki/Stuttgart" title="Stuttgart">Stuttgart</a> instead of CENTCOM in Tampa. </p><p>The Department of Defense uses a variable number of base locations depending on its level of operations. With ongoing warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> used 35 bases, while in 2006 it used 14, including four in Iraq. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> maintains one major base and one smaller installation, with extensive deployments afloat and ashore by U.S. Navy, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a> ships, aviation units and ground units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:From_left,_Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel,_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_U.S._Army_Gen._Martin_E._Dempsey,_Marine_Corps_Gen._James_N._Mattis_and_Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III_stand_for_the_playing_130322-M-LU710-054.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/From_left%2C_Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel%2C_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_U.S._Army_Gen._Martin_E._Dempsey%2C_Marine_Corps_Gen._James_N._Mattis_and_Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III_stand_for_the_playing_130322-M-LU710-054.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/From_left%2C_Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel%2C_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_U.S._Army_Gen._Martin_E._Dempsey%2C_Marine_Corps_Gen._James_N._Mattis_and_Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III_stand_for_the_playing_130322-M-LU710-054.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/From_left%2C_Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel%2C_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_U.S._Army_Gen._Martin_E._Dempsey%2C_Marine_Corps_Gen._James_N._Mattis_and_Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III_stand_for_the_playing_130322-M-LU710-054.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a><figcaption>Outgoing commander <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">James Mattis</a> (second, from right) with incoming commander <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> (first, from right) during the USCENTCOM change of command ceremony at <a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill Air Force Base</a>, 22 March 2013.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_(51976806000).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg/220px-2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg/330px-2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg/440px-2022_USCENTCOM_Change_of_Command_220401-D-BN624-0180_%2851976806000%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7377" data-file-height="4918" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Secretary of Defense <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> (extreme left), incoming combatant commander <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kurilla" title="Michael Kurilla">Michael Kurilla</a> (center), outgoing commander <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_F._McKenzie_Jr." title="Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.">Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.</a> (right) and <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_A._Milley" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark A. Milley">Mark A. Milley</a> (extreme right) at the USCENTCOM change of command ceremony on 1 April 2022.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="2">Commander </th> <th colspan="3">Term </th> <th rowspan="2">Service branch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Term length </th></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Robert_Kingston,_official_military_photo,_1984.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Robert Kingston"><img alt="Robert Kingston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG/100px-General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG/150px-General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG/200px-General_Robert_Kingston%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1984.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kingston, Robert</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kingston" title="Robert Kingston">Robert Kingston</a></b><br /><small>(1928–2007)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1983</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 November 1985</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003106100000000000♠"></span>2 years, 330 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_George_Crist,_official_military_photo,_1985.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="George B. Crist"><img alt="George B. Crist" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG/100px-General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG/150px-General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG/200px-General_George_Crist%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1985.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2404" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Crist, George B.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_B._Crist" title="George B. Crist">George B. Crist</a></b><br /><small>(1931–2024)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 November 1985</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 November 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109200000000000♠"></span>2 years, 362 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Norman Schwarzkopf Jr."><img alt="Norman Schwarzkopf Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg/100px-NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg/150px-NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg/200px-NormanSchwarzkopf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2356" data-file-height="2976" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Schwarzkopf, H. Norman Jr.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf_Jr." title="Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.">Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(1934–2012)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 November 1988</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002989000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 259 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Joseph P. Hoar"><img alt="Joseph P. Hoar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg/100px-Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg/150px-Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg/200px-Joseph_Hoar_official_military_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1597" data-file-height="1942" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hoar, Joseph P.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Hoar" title="Joseph P. Hoar">Joseph P. Hoar</a></b><br /><small>(1934–2022)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 August 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 August 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109200000000000♠"></span>2 years, 361 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BinfordPeay.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="J. H. Binford Peay III"><img alt="J. H. Binford Peay III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BinfordPeay.JPEG/100px-BinfordPeay.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BinfordPeay.JPEG/150px-BinfordPeay.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BinfordPeay.JPEG/200px-BinfordPeay.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="2382" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Peay, J. H. Binford III</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/J._H._Binford_Peay_III" title="J. H. Binford Peay III">J. H. Binford Peay III</a></b><br /><small>(born 1940)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 August 1994</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 August 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003110400000000000♠"></span>3 years, 8 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anthony_Zinni.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Anthony Zinni"><img alt="Anthony Zinni" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Anthony_Zinni.jpg/100px-Anthony_Zinni.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Anthony_Zinni.jpg/150px-Anthony_Zinni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Anthony_Zinni.jpg/200px-Anthony_Zinni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1137" data-file-height="1482" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Zinni, Anthony</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Zinni" title="Anthony Zinni">Anthony Zinni</a></b><br /><small>(born 1943)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 August 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 July 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003105800000000000♠"></span>2 years, 328 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tommy Franks"><img alt="Tommy Franks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg/100px-Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg/150px-Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg/200px-Gen._Tommy_Franks_CENTCOM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2625" data-file-height="3300" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Franks, Tommy</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Franks" title="Tommy Franks">Tommy Franks</a></b><br /><small>(born 1945)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 July 2000</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 1 day</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John Abizaid"><img alt="John Abizaid" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg/100px-Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg/150px-Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg/200px-Gen._John_P._Abizaid_CENTCOM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="883" data-file-height="1108" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Abizaid, John</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Abizaid" title="John Abizaid">John Abizaid</a></b><br /><small>(born 1951)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 July 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 March 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003134800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 252 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="William J. Fallon"><img alt="William J. Fallon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/100px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/150px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/200px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Fallon, William J.</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_J._Fallon" title="William J. Fallon">William J. Fallon</a></b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 March 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 March 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002378000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 12 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin Dempsey"><img alt="Martin Dempsey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg/100px-General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg/150px-General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg/200px-General_Martin_E._Dempsey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Dempsey, Martin</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Martin_Dempsey" title="Martin Dempsey">Martin Dempsey</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">28 March 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">31 October 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002217000000000000♠"></span>217 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="David Petraeus"><img alt="David Petraeus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg/100px-GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg/150px-GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg/200px-GEN_David_H_Petraeus_-_Uniform_Class_A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Petraeus, David</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/David_Petraeus" title="David Petraeus">David Petraeus</a></b><br /><small>(born 1952)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 October 2008</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002607000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 242 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="John R. Allen"><img alt="John R. Allen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg/100px-LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg/150px-LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg/200px-LtGen_John_R._Allen_USMC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Allen, John R.</span>Lieutenant General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_R._Allen" title="John R. Allen">John R. Allen</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">30 June 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">11 August 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7001420000000000000♠"></span>42 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jim Mattis"><img alt="Jim Mattis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg/100px-Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg/150px-Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg/200px-Mattis_Centcom_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Mattis, Jim</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mattis" title="Jim Mattis">Jim Mattis</a></b><br /><small>(born 1950)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 August 2010</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 March 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002954000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 223 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Austin_2013_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lloyd Austin"><img alt="Lloyd Austin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Austin_2013_2.jpg/100px-Austin_2013_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Austin_2013_2.jpg/150px-Austin_2013_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Austin_2013_2.jpg/200px-Austin_2013_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Austin, Lloyd</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 March 2013</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003110400000000000♠"></span>3 years, 8 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Joseph_L._Votel_(USCENTCOM).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Joseph Votel"><img alt="Joseph Votel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/100px-General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/150px-General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/200px-General_Joseph_L._Votel_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2398" data-file-height="2999" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Votel, Joseph</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Votel" title="Joseph Votel">Joseph Votel</a></b><br /><small>(born 1958)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 2016</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 March 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109300000000000♠"></span>2 years, 363 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie,_Jr_(USCENTCOM).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr."><img alt="Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/100px-General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/150px-General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg/200px-General_Kenneth_F._McKenzie%2C_Jr_%28USCENTCOM%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">McKenzie, Kenneth F. Jr.</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_F._McKenzie_Jr." title="Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.">Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.</a></b><br /><small>(born 1957)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 March 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 April 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003110000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 4 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/75px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/113px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/150px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_E._Kurilla_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Michael Kurilla"><img alt="Michael Kurilla" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg/100px-Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg/150px-Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg/200px-Michael_E._Kurilla_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2292" data-file-height="2865" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kurilla, Michael</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kurilla" title="Michael Kurilla">Michael Kurilla</a></b><br /><small>(born 1966)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 April 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002968000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 237 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/75px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/113px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/150px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_Defense">Secretary of Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Secretary of Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two of the former U.S. Central Command Commanders would later serve as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">United States Secretary of Defense</a>: General <a href="/wiki/James_Mattis" class="mw-redirect" title="James Mattis">James Mattis</a> and General <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a>. Mattis served as the 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense. Austin became the 28th U.S. Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021; he is the current incumbent.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unit_decorations">Unit decorations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Central_Command&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Unit decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit awards depicted below are for Headquarters, U.S. Central Command at MacDill AFB. Award for unit decorations do not apply to any subordinate organization such as the service component commands or any other activities unless the orders specifically address them. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award streamer</th> <th>Award</th> <th>Dates</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award" title="Joint Meritorious Unit Award">Joint Meritorious Unit Award</a></td> <td>2 August 1990 – 21 April 1991</td> <td>Department of the Army General Order (DAGO) 1991-22 & 1992-34<sup id="cite_ref-DAGO_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DAGO-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>1 August 1992 – 4 May 1993</td> <td>DAGO 1994-12 & 1996-01 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>8 October 1994 – 16 March 1995</td> <td>DAGO 2001–25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>1 September 1996 – 6 January 1997</td> <td>Joint Staff Permanent Order (JSPO) J-ISO-0012-97 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>1 October 1997 – 15 July 1998</td> <td>JSPO J-1SO-0241-98 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>16 July 1998 – 1 November 1999</td> <td>JSPO J-1SO-0330-99 / DAGO 2001–25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>2 November 1999 – 15 March 2001</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>11 September 2001 – 1 May 2003</td> <td>DAGO 2005–09 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>2 May 2003 – 31 December 2005</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>1 January 2006 – 1 March 2008</td> <td>JSPO J-1SO-0061-08 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/200px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/300px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Streamer_JMUA.PNG/400px-Streamer_JMUA.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Joint Meritorious Unit Award</td> <td>2 March 2008 – 1 July 2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_JMUA.PNG" 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id="Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense(including_defense_agencies_and_DoD_field_activities)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a><br /><span class="nobold">(including defense agencies and DoD field activities)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy%27s_Advisory_Working_Group" title="Deputy's Advisory Working Group">Deputy's Advisory Working Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Net_Assessment" title="Office of Net Assessment">Office of Net Assessment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Access_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Access Program">Special Access Program Oversight Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Acquisition_and_Sustainment" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Acquisition and Sustainment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Contract_Management_Agency" title="Defense Contract Management Agency">Defense Contract Management Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Logistics_Agency" title="Defense Logistics Agency">Defense Logistics Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Threat_Reduction_Agency" title="Defense Threat Reduction Agency">Defense Threat Reduction Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Economic_Adjustment" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Economic Adjustment">Office of Economic Adjustment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_University" title="Defense Acquisition University">Defense Acquisition University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_Board" title="Defense Acquisition Board">Defense Acquisition Board</a></li> <li>Defense Microelectronics Activity</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Research_and_Engineering" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Research and Engineering</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DARPA" title="DARPA">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Innovation_Unit" title="Defense Innovation Unit">Defense Innovation Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Technical_Information_Center" title="Defense Technical Information Center">Defense Technical Information Center</a></li> <li>Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_Defense_Agency" title="Missile Defense Agency">Missile Defense Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Policy" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Policy">Under Secretary of Defense for Policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Security_Cooperation_Agency" title="Defense Security Cooperation Agency">Defense Security Cooperation Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_POW/MIA_Accounting_Agency" title="Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency">Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Policy_Board_Advisory_Committee" title="Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee">Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_(Comptroller)" title="Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)">Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Contract_Audit_Agency" title="Defense Contract Audit Agency">Defense Contract Audit Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Finance_and_Accounting_Service" title="Defense Finance and Accounting Service">Defense Finance and Accounting Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Personnel_and_Readiness" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Personnel and Readiness</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Activity_for_Non-Traditional_Education_Support" title="Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support">Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Equal_Opportunity_Management_Institute" title="Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute">Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Travel_System" title="Defense Travel System">Defense Travel Management Office</a></li> <li>Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Health_Agency" title="Defense Health Agency">Defense Health Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences" title="Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences">Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Intelligence</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency" title="Defense Intelligence Agency">Defense Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Security_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense Security Service">Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency">Defense Information Systems Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/White_House_Communications_Agency" title="White House Communications Agency">White House Communications Agency</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office" title="National Reconnaissance Office">National Reconnaissance Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency/Central Security Service</a> (<a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency" title="Director of the National Security Agency">Director/Chief</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Public_Affairs" title="Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs">Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Media_Activity" title="Defense Media Activity">Defense Media Activity</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Press_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Press Service">American Forces Press Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Radio_and_Television_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Radio and Television Service">American Forces Radio and Television Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Pentagon Channel">The Pentagon Channel</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">General Counsel of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">Defense Legal Services Agency</a> (Office of Military Commissions)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Management_Officer_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense">Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pentagon_Force_Protection_Agency" title="Pentagon Force Protection Agency">Pentagon Force Protection Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Headquarters_Services" title="Washington Headquarters Services">Washington Headquarters Services</a> (<a href="/wiki/White_House_Military_Office" title="White House Military Office">White House Military Office</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Army">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary for Civil Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Installations,_Energy_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Administrative_Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army">The Administrative Assistant</a> <br /> The Army Staff: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_G-8_of_the_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 of the United States Army">Deputy Chief of Staff G-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Judge Advocate General of the United States Army">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Provost_Marshal_General" title="United States Army Provost Marshal General">Provost Marshal General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Surgeon General of the United States Army">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Structure of the United States Army">Structure of the United States Army</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Navy">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Installations_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisitions)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Inspector_General" title="Naval Inspector General">Naval Inspector General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a>: <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">Organization of the United States Marine Corps</a></i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief of Naval Operations">Office of the Chief of Naval Operations</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reactors" title="Naval Reactors">Director of Naval Reactors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Surgeon General of the United States Navy">Surgeon General</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Air Force">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Logistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Manpower_%26_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force">General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations" title="Air Force Office of Special Investigations">Air Force Office of Special Investigations</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Air_Staff_(United_States)" title="Air Staff (United States)">The Air Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Safety_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force">Chief of Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Scientist_of_the_U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force">Chief Scientist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Surgeon General of the United States Air Force">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> field organizations: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_Commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force">Major Commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Reporting_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Reporting Unit">Direct Reporting Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Space_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Staff">Space Staff</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a> field organizations</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left:100px;"><div id="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Requirements_Oversight_Council" title="Joint Requirements Oversight Council">Joint Requirements Oversight Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Joint_Staff" title="Director of the Joint Staff">Director of the Joint Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff">Joint Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Military_Command_Center" title="National Military Command Center">National Military Command Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternate_National_Military_Command_Center" class="mw-redirect" 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title="United States Army">Army</a></dd> <dd>MC = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></dd> <dd>N = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></dd> <dd>AF = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></dd> <dd>SF = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a></dd> <dd>CG = <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li> <li>Committees on Armed Services <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Reserves: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">Installations</a></li> <li>Units: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Category:Units and formations of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Military logistics of the United States">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_of_the_military_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Mass media of the military of the United States">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">By ancestry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_US_military" class="mw-redirect" title="International military decoration authorized by the US military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li> <li>MC: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li> <li>Ships: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Weapons: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="United States and weapons of mass destruction">WMDs</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear weapons of the United States">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_biological_weapons_program" title="United States biological weapons program">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._chemical_weapons_topics" title="List of U.S. chemical weapons 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