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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

Four Rainbow Division Soldiers and 9/11
September 9, 2020 — 19 years have passed since the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, and four Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard reminisce about their experiences from ground zero. The four Soldiers not only share their tragic experience from 9/11 but also deployed together to Iraq in 2004 and then again to the Middle East in 2020- both deployments under the 42nd Infantry Division... MORE

Soldiers, firefighters and policemen stand in front of ground zero in New York praying on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists crashed four commercial airliners into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. A total of 2,996 people died, including the 19 terrorists.

U.S. Army JAGs Meet with Jordanian Military Judges
September 9, 2020 — U.S. Army Attorneys and Paralegals positioned in Jordan met with military judges from the Jordanian Armed Forces for a subject matter expert exchange. These exchanges came in the way of presentations where U.S. and Jordanian forces spoke on different topics, from understanding U.S. law to how Jordanians combat terror through legislation. ... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Andrew Caliendo and Jordanian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Muwafaq Al-Masaid stand with military attorneys from the U.S. and Jordan in the Central Command Area of Responsibility Sept. 3, 2020. U.S. and Jordanian military members met for a legal subject matter expert exchange where both sides presented on legal issues facing both sides.

Army Aviation Airfield Management - An Element of their Own
September 6, 2020 — Ensuring the Camp Taji airfield remained operational during the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Camp Taji, Iraq, and up until the day of the transfer ceremony to the Government of Iraq on Aug. 23, 2020, fell to the small yet effective Airfield Management Element (AME) with the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Taggart is an Air Traffic and Airspace Management Technician Warrant Officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. While deployed to the Middle East, he led a team of Soldiers for the Airfield Management Element and played a key role in the transfer of Camp Taji, Iraq to the Government of Iraq on August 23, 2020. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sydney Mariette)

Bright Side of Quarantine
September 3, 2020 — In a picturesque compound in the desert of Jordan sits a quarantine site run by Area Support Group-Jordan. This compound is temporary home to service members and contractors coming into the country from another location... MORE

The moon rises on a quarantine site where cohorts are separated for two weeks and screened for symptoms daily. This quarantine site quarantines service members coming from other areas in the region.

Joint Efforts Lead to Gym Soft Reopening
September 3, 2020 — Soldiers from the Base Support Battalion, Camp Buehring, collaborated with leadership across the Area Support Group - Kuwait footprint to kick off the soft reopening of the Morale, Wellness, and Recreation's (MWR) main fitness center September 3, 2020, on Camp Buehring, Kuwait. ... MORE