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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

Crew member: Middle East medevac mission is 'best in the military'
January 2, 2019 — As one of two aeromedical evacuation companies supporting the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, C Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, has a particularly critical mission --- providing all aeromedical evacuation aid in Kuwait, supporting all U.S. Department of Defense branches... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, and the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, pull a patient from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during an aeromedical evacuation rehearsal at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2018.

Miss. Guard Soldiers provide marksmanship tips in Iraq
December 28, 2018 — For soldiers worldwide, rifle marksmanship is one of the most basic skills all soldiers must possess. Mississippi Guard members of Task Force India Bravo instructed Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the Supply and Transportation Regiment on basic marksmanship in a weeklong primary marksmanship instruction class... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Garner, left, security forces platoon sergeant assigned to Task Force India Bravo, teaches an Iraqi army primary marksmanship instruction course at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec.19, 2018.

Shared Experience Leads to a Common Understanding
December 27, 2018 — Soldiers from the 157th Military Engagement Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard, and the 300th Sustainment Brigade, spent a few days sharing their experiences with soldiers assigned as instructors in the Jordan Armed Forces... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mauricio Vasquez, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the intelligence section of the 300th Sustainment Brigade, demonstrates U.S. Army standards on Physical Readiness Training to Jordan Armed Forces soldiers using skills learned from the Foundation Instructor Facilitator Course, Dec. 17, 2018, at the Jordanian noncommissioned officer academy near the Joint Training Center, Jordan. Soldiers from both armies are instructors with decades of shared experience as teachers within their forces.

U.S. Army Leaders Conduct Professional Development in Historic Camden
December 18, 2018 — Staff members of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment and the 609th Air Operations Center traveled to the Camden Historic District, S.C., Nov. 7, to conduct a staff ride designed to further the professional development of their leaders... MORE

Staff members of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment and 609th Air Operations Center learn about the significance of the Battle of Camden during the Revolutionary War in Camden, South Carolina, November 7, 2018. Attendees visited Camden Battlefield and Camden Historical district as part of a staff ride designed to further professional leader development.

Army, Air Force performs HIMARS exercise in C-17
December 17, 2018 — U.S. Army and Air Force units performed an exercise loading 90 thousand pounds of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 13, 2018... MORE