Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication. CENTCOM's main headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida. A forward headquarters was established in 2002 at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, which in 2009. 20 hours ago · US Central Command released video Saturday of American missiles obliterating various targets in Iran.

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The U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is responsible for defending and promoting U.S. interests in 20 nations in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the strategic waterways that surround them. Jun 17, 2025 · U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) oversees military operations in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia, with a focus on security, stability, and partnerships. AFRICOM assumed responsibility for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan, all of which had been in CENTCOM's AOR. Jan 28, 2026 · American forces killed an Islamic State group leader in a raid in Syria's Aleppo province on Friday, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Read More » Feb 11, 2026 · ABACA via REUTERS CONNECT Map, February 11, 2026 Interactive Map: U.S. Forces Posture in the Middle East (CENTCOM) To the map Creator: Stephane Cohen | Advisory Team:.

Feb 11, 2026 · ABACA via REUTERS CONNECT Map, February 11, 2026 Interactive Map: U.S. Forces Posture in the Middle East (CENTCOM) To the map Creator: Stephane Cohen | Advisory Team:.