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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.

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Our Vision

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.

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Drilling with the Dentists
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Army family strong: Father and son reunite in theater
September 14, 2020 — Members of the Lane family are no strangers to the Army family lifestyle. Three generations have worn the uniform in conflicts from the Vietnam War to the current War on Terror. While many families have multiple members serving simultaneously, they very seldom cross paths on assignments. That was not the case for 1st Sgt. Richard Lane and his son Spc. Michael Lane, who reunited in theater after a year apart... MORE

Spc. Michael Lane, an M1 armor crewmen with 1st Battalion, 145th Armor Regiment, greets his dad 1st. Sgt. Richard Lane for the first time since his Call to Duty ceremony in 2019. Spc. Lane will be heading home soon while his father begins his final overseas assignment with 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment.

Loading Up
September 11, 2020 — The Army uses a myriad of heavy equipment and machinery. This ranges from trailers to tanks. One may wonder how this massive equipment finds its way to the battlefield. Soldiers from the 1184th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion (DDSB), based in Mobile, Ala., are responsible for the movement of over 400 pieces of equipment from several different units on this past shipment at the Port of Shuiaba, Kuwait... MORE

The Alliance St. Louis is loaded with over 400 pieces of heavy equipment at the Port of Shuiaba, Kuwait, September 11, 2020. The 1184th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, from Mobile, AL plays a vital role by relocating equipment because units rely on the equipment to carry out their missions. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo By Sgt. Vontrae Hampton)

Soldier honors his Sisters memory on 9/11
September 10, 2020 — 19 years later, the pain remains for Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez, who reflects vividly on the final memories he has of his sister three days before she was killed in the September 11 attacks. Rodriguez is currently deployed on his third deployment to the Middle East with the New York based 42nd Infantry Division... MORE

Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez during his deployment to Iraq in 2003-2004. His older sister Lisa passed away in the World Trade Center on 9/11. On that day a horrific sequence of destruction, terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center causing the twin 110-story towers to collapse, Lisa worked on the 89th floor of the South Tower. Courtesy Photo

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