Flight deck crewmembers aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) launch F-18s during night time flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts a combat air patrol over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Aviation Sailors load ordnances on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) operate in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs patrol the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines practice close quarters combat and tactical combat casualty drills at an urban terrain village training facility in the Central Command area of responsibility.

USCENTCOM Commander Conducts Middle East Trip to Visit U.S. Service Members and Strengthen Regional Partnerships. Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla conducted a multi-nation trip through the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean from June 30 to

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve Soldiers train with and fire 120mm ground deployable mortar systems in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk performs search-and-rescue drills in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Nearly 250 military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (U.N. neutral participant), Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and the United States, along with observers from Armenia, United Kingdom, and Georgia, conducted Regional Cooperation 25 exercise

“Today, it was a great honor to visit and congratulate the B-2 pilots, crews, and maintainers at Whiteman Air Force Base who executed Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER. After today's visit, I'm even more convinced of just how historic this mission was - from the years of analysis of the

U.S. and Qatari Forces Successfully Defend Against Iranian Ballistic Missile Attack on Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base. Today, U.S. forces, alongside our Qatari partners, successfully defended against an Iranian ballistic missile attack targeting Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base near Doha,

On June 10, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria killing Rakhim Boev, a Syria-based ISIS.official who was involved in planning external operations threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and civilians. This airstrike is part

A U.S. Army attack helicopter, the AH-64 Apache, designed primarily for close air support, anti-armor operations, and armed reconnaissance conducts patrols in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Today, the United States is sanctioning over 35 individuals and entities with ties to a network involved in money laundering on behalf of the Iranian regime. The United States will continue to deny Iran access to financial networks and the global banking system as long as Iran