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The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). It is currently designated as a terrorist organization by Iran. [7]
During his early career Kurilla participated in the United States invasion of Panama [9] and the Gulf War, as well as operations in Haiti, Kosovo, and Bosnia. [8] From 2004 to 2014, he was stationed in the geographic area of responsibility of the U.S. Central Command, [8] deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. [9]
United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is the United States Navy element of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Its area of responsibility includes the Red Sea , Gulf of Oman , Persian Gulf , and Arabian Sea .
Area of responsibility (AOR) is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan (UCP), that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander bears a certain responsibility.
Deputy Commander, United States Central Command: No. Commander Term Service branch Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length 1: General Robert Kingston ...
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The Command regularly deploys marines aboard U.S. Navy amphibious ships to the region, organised as Marine Air Ground Task Forces. There have been Marines stationed at the Central Command since September 1982, but Marine Central Command only came into existence in 1990, in preparation for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Southwest Asia.
The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. Its area of responsibility encompasses approximately 2.5 million square miles, and includes the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. It shares a commander and headquarters with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain.