George B. Crist
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George Brainard Crist was an American general who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Central Command from 1985 until his retirement in 1988. He was the first four-star general of th
Official portrait, 1985
The United States Central Command is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of t
George B. Crist
…George Brainard Crist (January 23, 1931 – July 26, 2024) was an American general who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Central Command from 1985 until his retirement in 1988. He was the first four-star general of the United States Marine Corps who was not either the commandant or the…
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U.S. armored vehicle in Al-Hasakah, Syria, May 2017
Commander of United States Central Command General James Mattis passes the United States Air Forces Central Command or Ninth Air Force guidon to then recently appointed Ninth Air Force Commander Lieutenant General David L. Goldfein at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 3 August 2011.
An Army officer briefs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left, foreground) on counter-ISIL social media activities at MacDill AFB, June 2018.