U.S. Central Command

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U.S. military command unified combatant command

U.S. Central Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating U.S. military operations in the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. military command → unified combatant command →
abbreviation	CENTCOM →
areaOfResponsibility	Afghanistan → Bahrain → Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union → Egypt → Iran → Iraq → Jordan → Kuwait → Lebanon → Oman → Pakistan → Qatar → Saudi Arabia → Syria → United Arab Emirates → Yemen →
conflictInvolved	Global War on Terrorism → Gulf War → Iraq War → Operation Inherent Resolve → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
dateFormed	January 1, 1983 →
headquartersLocation	Florida → MacDill Air Force Base → Tampa →
inception	1983 →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Coast Guard → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy → United States Space Force →
operatesIn	Central Asia → Middle East → South Asia →
parentOrganization	Office of the Secretary of Defense →
partOf	U.S. Armed Forces → United States Department of Defense →
predecessor	Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force →
responsibleFor	U.S. military operations in Central Asia → U.S. military operations in South Asia → U.S. military operations in the Middle East →
role	coordinating joint and combined operations with partner nations → planning and conducting U.S. military operations in its area of responsibility →
typeOfJurisdiction	geographic combatant command →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2001 fall of Kabul ("U.S. military leadership under U.S. Central Command") → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ("United States Central Command") → Operation Desert Fox → Operation Freedom’s Sentinel ("United States Central Command") → Operation Inherent Resolve ("United States Central Command") →	commandedBy
Armed Forces of Oman ("United States Central Command") → Bahrain Defence Force ("United States Central Command") →	hasTrainingPartner
United States Army Intelligence and Security Command ("United States Central Command") → United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ("United States Central Command") →	supports
II Marine Expeditionary Force → U.S. Fifth Fleet ("United States Central Command") →	supportsCommand
U.S. Central Command ("CENTCOM") →	abbreviation
Operation Desert Fox ("United States Central Command") →	conductedBy
United States European Command ("United States Central Command") →	coordinatesWith
United States Armed Forces ("United States Central Command") →	hasSubOrganization
MacDill Air Force Base ("United States Central Command") →	hosts
Unified Combatant Commands →	includes
Carter Doctrine ("later U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)") →	influenced
Operation Desert Storm ("US Central Command") →	involvedUnit
Operation Enduring Freedom ("United States Central Command") →	leadBy
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ("Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command") →	positionHeld
U.S. Africa Command ("United States Central Command") →	predecessor
Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ("United States Central Command") →	relatedTo
Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ("United States Central Command") →	replacedBy
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("United States Central Command area of responsibility") →	theater