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Task Force Spartan Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, showcased their ability to rapidly deploy High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers anywhere in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility within hours during AMDEX 21-1. Air and Missile Defense Exercise 21-1, which started Oct. 12, develops and exercises tactics, techniques, and procedures against simulated air, cyber, force protection and missile threats.

United States Army Central - America's land domain experts in the Middle East and Central- and South Asia - postured through enduring forward presence and robust and capable partnerships to protect US national interests in the central region - and capable of rapid transition to command joint and coalition forces to defeat emerging threats.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from an airfield for a local area orientation flight in the 28th ECAB's area of operations after arriving in the Middle East. These flights ensure 28th ECAB aircrews are properly acclimated and can conduct missions safely during the deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jose Brown)

Our Mission

As Theater Army and Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), USARCENT enables the Joint Force in named operations and partners with regional land forces to build enduring coalitions that CONSOLIDATE gains against Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs), COUNTER Iranian malign influence, and COMPETE against Russia and China; while simultaneously RESETTING the Theater for future operations and READY to prevail in crisis response and contingency operations in support of USCENTCOM.

Recent News

Army Ground Liaison Officer connects ground intent to air action
February 21, 2019 — Communication between the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard is similar to trying to understand a different language because each service uses different lingo and acronyms in their daily operations... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hartranft, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron ground liaison officer, stands in front of the 9th EBS T-Wall at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2019. The GLO translates the ground units’ intent into action in the air, also known as green to blue. His job is to translate green to blue and blue to green between ground commanders and the combined forces air component commander; integrating and synchronizing air and ground operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Travis Beihl)

National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019 — Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019... MORE

Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019.

Service Members Graduate USARCENT's Air Assault School
February 18, 2019 — More than 190 Service Members serving in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility earned the right to wear the Air Assault Badge on Feb. 15, 2019, after completing the U.S. Army Air Assault course... MORE

Air assault students practice rappelling out of a Black Hawk helicopter on day nine of Air Assault School’s Class 301-19, Feb. 14, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The hands-on training in U.S. Army Central's area of operations with a Black Hawk helicopter gave Soldiers the opportunity to develop additional skills, which included moving equipment and rappelling, that benefited their unit while forward deployed.

National Guard Medic Advises Soldiers at Air Assault School
February 15, 2019 — Proper nutrition and a balanced diet are vital ingredients for Soldiers completing a strenuous course like the Air Assault school, stresses U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Monroe, a combat medic with the Mississippi Army National Guard... MORE

Army Maj. Jeff Mincks, a physician assistant assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, out of Kansas City, Missouri, applies medical care to a student during day seven of Air Assault School’s Class 301-19 on Feb. 12, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Sergeant Michael Pretorius, a combat medic, Kansas Army National Guard, stands ready to provide more bandages.

U.S., Oman strengthen military partnership, capabilities
February 14, 2019 — Military interoperability was evident at all levels in the final event of exercise Inferno Creek 19, culminating three weeks of side-by-side training and many months of planning between the U.S. Army and the Royal Army of Oman... MORE