Central Command
CENTCOM · United States Central Command oversees military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia.
Area of Responsibility: Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Egypt
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LIVE- Sep 9 CENTCOM Strikes Five IRGC Oil Carriers, Cites Missile Attacks on a U.S. Warship
- Sep 6 CENTCOM Strikes Three Iranian Tankers and Reports Missile Fire on U.S. Warships
- Sep 4 NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 4 at 4:47AM EDT until September 4 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
- Sep 3 NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 3 at 3:53AM EDT until September 3 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Central Command Mission Overview
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners across the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests. The area of responsibility spans 21 nations and includes critical maritime chokepoints, most notably the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb, that carry a large share of global oil and gas shipping. Headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, the command oversees planning and coordination for joint and coalition forces.
CENTCOM is a geographic combatant command situated between the European, Africa, and Indo-Pacific commands. The command's 2026 priorities are to defend the homeland, deter conflict with Iran and its proxies, and compete with China across the region. Operations in 2026 include Project Freedom, launched in May to support freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and mine-clearance activity in the same waterway. Counter-terrorism operations and partner-nation security cooperation remain ongoing lines of effort.
- Joint operations and regional contingency planning.
- Coalition coordination and security cooperation.
- Operational readiness across the central region.
United States Central Command oversees military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia.
Headquarters
MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida
Area of Responsibility
Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Egypt
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CENTCOM Strikes Five IRGC Oil Carriers, Cites Missile Attacks on a U.S. Warship
On September 8, U.S. Central Command said its forces struck five crude oil carriers it identified as belonging to the IRGC after the Guard twice fired ballistic missiles at a U.S.
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CENTCOM Strikes Three Iranian Tankers and Reports Missile Fire on U.S. Warships
CENTCOM Strikes Three Iranian Tankers and Reports Missile Fire on U.S. Warships: CENTCOM said it struck M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T Kylo on Sept. 5 after reporting IRGC missile
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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 4 at 4:47AM EDT until September 4 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
At 447 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding from recent thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall in the warned area...
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NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 3 at 3:53AM EDT until September 3 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
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CENTCOM Completes Strikes on IRGC Targets and Missions Warn of Flight Disruptions
MIDDLE EAST - U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that its forces successfully completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets on September 1.
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DVIDS (CENTCOM / DoD): CENTCOM Completes Strikes on IRGC Targets in Iran
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets Sept. 1.U.S...
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US Begins New Strikes On IRGC Targets In Iran
CENTCOM on September 1, 2026: “Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran."
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Three Projectiles Hit Tanker East of Khasab, Oman
STRAIT OF HORMUZ - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, the Royal Navy-sponsored office that records incidents for commercial shipping, said on August 31 that a t
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Tanker Incident With Military Forces Off Muscat
INDIAN OCEAN - On August 31 the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) published Advisory 123-26 after a ship’s Captain reported an incident involving a tanker and mi
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CENTCOM Refutes IRGC Claim, Says It Took Limited Precise Action Against IRGC Mine-laying Forces
MIDDLE EAST - U.S. Central Command has refuted the claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that strikes by the United States were an “act of aggression”, stating
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IRGC: U.S. Forces Struck Larak Island, Revolutionary Guard Says It Will Punish Attacker
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a United States attack struck Larak Island in Hormozgan Province on Sunday night and caused deaths and injuries among fighters and c
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Oil Tanker Struck and Disabled Off Oman's Musandam Coast
GULF OF OMAN - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center issued Warning 120-26 after the master of an oil tanker reported the ship struck by an unknown projecti
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