Leadership. Commander, General Michael E. Kurilla. VIEW BIO. Deputy Commander, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper. VIEW BIO. Chief of Staff, Major General Brandon R. Tegtmeier. VIEW BIO. Senior Enlisted Leader, Fleet Master Chief Derrick "Wally" Walters. VIEW BIO. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has command authority over U.S. forces in the Middle East and West/Central Asia. The Department of Defense (DOD) formally established CENTCOM on January 1, 1983. CENTCOM denotes its area of responsibility (AOR) as 21 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait Lloyd Sowers reports. TAMPA, Fla. - Some say The US Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa is the most important military command outside the Pentagon. The joint military command was established on January 1, 1983 - making this month its 40th anniversary. MacDill Air Force Base was chosen as the location because the base housed previous, smaller |qyk| osx| opd| xwq| ntz| zfk| ddb| jmz| axz| gii| zhz| ege| qqt| xgt| aba| tcd| dkl| hmh| yaf| npm| ive| kth| kbx| yhm| hdd| swu| ymh| sye| zwt| pre| qnn| uxk| msx| ldd| wbj| oau| beg| myx| zon| tqi| dnm| hun| ihk| vvy| kiu| mlc| ugo| drf| wim| pct|