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Seal of the United States Central Command. This is a list of all commanders, ... Name Took office Left office Term length 1: General Robert Kingston (1928–2007) ...
The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF).
The command was established on 1 January 1983 along with the rest of U.S. Central Command, and command of NAVCENT was initially given to a flag officer selectee based at Pearl Harbor and tasked with coordinating administrative and logistical support for U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf.
Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Major General Kevin C. Leahy [44] [45] U.S. Army: Germany Deputy Commander, Security Assistance Group – Ukraine (SAG-U), Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR) U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Major General Duane R. Miller [46] U.S. Army ...
Fifth Fleet/NAVCENT is a component command of, and reports to, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Established during World War II in 1944, the Fifth Fleet conducted extensive operations that led to the defeat of Japanese forces in the Central Pacific , including battles for the Mariana Islands campaign , Iwo Jima , and Okinawa .
The Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) is a sub-unified command of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). [2] It is responsible for planning special operations throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR), planning and conducting peacetime joint/combined special operations training exercises, and orchestrating command and control of peacetime and wartime special operations as ...
Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (USCINCCENT), 2000–2002. Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2002–2003. 3 1967 : 33 (1945– ) Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004. [127] 173 Paul J. Kern: 30 Oct 2001 Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (CG AMC), 2001–2004. 3 1967 : 34
Command Chief Master Sergeant, Ninth Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Central Command/USAFCENT) (9 AF) Command Chief Master Sergeant Joshua J. Wiener [175] U.S. Air Force: Sixteenth Air Force Air Forces Cyber: Command Chief Master Sergeant, Sixteenth Air Force (16 AF) and Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Forces Cyber (AFCYBER) Command Chief Master ...