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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

Task Force Sinai Welcomes New Brigade Commander
August 17, 2021 — SINAI PENINSULA, EGYPT -- On August 15, Task Force Sinai officially welcomed Col. Matthew Archambault as it’s new brigade commander and commemorated the service of the outgoing commander, Col. Scott Sentell during a change of command ceremony held at the Multinational Force and Observers Headquarters Auditorium at South Camp, South Sinai, Egypt... MORE

SINAI PENINSULA, Egypt – Col. Matthew Archambault (center), the incoming commander of Task Force Sinai, receives the brigade colors from Maj. Gen. Douglas Crissman (left), the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Central, as the outgoing commander Col. Scott Sentell (right), the outgoing commander watches on, during a change of command ceremony held at the Multinational Force and Observers Headquarters Auditorium at South Camp, Sinai, Egypt August 15, 2021. During his 25-year career, Archambault has led units in both Iraq and Afghanistan and has taught at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

U.S. Army Soldier beat the odds
August 13, 2021 — A Southern Sudan-born Iowa National Guardsman serving with the Knoxville based 3654th Support Maintenance Company here, remembers his struggle to reach America as he works to earn his commission as a U.S. Army clinical social worker... MORE

Maj. Gen. Michel M. Russell Sr., the commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Perry III, the senior enlisted advisor of the 1st TSC, get to know Spc. Fourtytwo Yet, an Iowa National Guard supply specialist, assigned to 3654th Support Maintenance Company during a battlefield circulation July 26, 2021. Yet was awarded a unit coin by the general for the excellence and proficiency he displayed during the commander’s walk through. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Marquis Hopkins)

If you see something, say something – help stop terrorism or an insider threat
August 9, 2021 — August is designated Antiterrorism Awareness Month to encourage everyone working in the Department of Defense and their families to heighten their awareness of threats and encourage vigilance to stop terrorist attacks... MORE

Mother and daughter share bond through service
August 9, 2021 — It was during the surge in Iraq when a mother in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote a letter to her deployed daughter. In it, she asked her not to call until she finished reading the entire letter where she explained why, at age 42, she was following her lifelong dream to join the Army. Sgt. 1st Class Carol E. Newland, sexual assault response coordinator, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, said that she always wanted to give back to her country... MORE

3rd SFAB Supports CENTCOM Objectives
August 9, 2021 — The 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade plays a key, recently re-energized, role in that focus. The U.S. Army’s SFABs comprise roughly 800 Soldiers who conduct worldwide security force assistance operations at the operational and tactical level to help develop the capacity and capability of foreign security forces... MORE