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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

Desert Medics in Qatar Transfer Responsibility
March 13, 2018 — The Desert Medics of 3rd Medical Command Operational Command Post Forward, Detachment 20 transferred authority of medical operations in the United States Army Central area of responsibility to the 1st Medical Brigade in a ceremony Saturday... MORE

3rd Medical Command Operational Command Post Forward, Detachment 20 Commander, Col. Linda Kramer and Command Sgt. Maj. Harvey Diaz prepare to case the unit colors during the transfer of authority ceremony.

Military K-9s train in Black Hawks
March 13, 2018 — Marine military working dog handlers and their K-9 counterparts conducted medical evacuation training in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13, 2018. The purpose of the training was to get both the dogs and their handlers familiarized with the procedures of loading and unloading on to a helicopter under potential emergency circumstances... MORE

Sergeant Alexander Lucas, a military dog handler with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, and his military working dog, Patriot, prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of medical evacuation training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13, 2018.

Active & Reserve DLDs train for upcoming exercise
March 9, 2018 — The 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment and its reserve counterpart the 206th DLD out of Columbia, S.C., trained together for the first time at the Mission Training Center on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 2, 2018... MORE

The 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment and its reserve counterpart the 206th DLD out of Columbia, S.C., worked together for the first time at the Mission Training Center on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 2, 2018. The mission training center provides the Soldiers with all the tools and operating systems in order to conduct realistic and beneficial training.

National Guard engineers get valuable training with Active Duty unit
March 8, 2018 — It is not often that National Guard and active duty soldiers get to train together. Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, were given an opportunity to train with the 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company of Fort Hood, Texas, on armored breaching and effective demolition last month... MORE

Combat Engineers with the 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard pack C4 into 155mm rounds. The explosives were used in a training event with the 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company of Fort Hood, Texas.

Theater Gateway Now Open at Camp Buehring
March 8, 2018 — 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) and the 38th Sustainment Brigade opened Camp Buehring’s Theater Gateway Feb. 21, 2018. Camp Buehring’s gateway was stood up predominantly to streamline the Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) deployment into Afghanistan, as well as numerous other units deploying and redeploying throughout the Central Command Area of Responsibility... MORE