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
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.
Al Udeid Air Base
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Al Udeid Air Base is one of two military bases to the southwest of Doha, Qatar, in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is the largest US military base in the Middle East, hosting approximately 10,000 mi
A Qatar Emiri Air Force AW139 and a US Air Force B-1B Lancer on the flight-line at Al Udeid Air Base, 2016.
An aerial view of "Log Town" at Al Udeid Air Base in 2004
Donald Trump visiting Al Udeid Air Base Qatar in May 2025, 1 month before the Twelve-Day War
Combined Air and Space Operations Center (CAOC) provided command and control of air power throughout Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and 17 other nations.