We have our first Innovation Oasis Champion!
We've selected the Innovation Oasis Champion.
Tune in tomorrow morning at 8 AM EST.
The first ever CENTCOM Innovation Oasis was a huge success!
Here are your innovators.
Tune in tomorrow morning to find out who will leave Tampa as the champion!
The five finalists have been selected. Our Shark Tank-style innovation competition is this Friday. We'll be announcing a winner Saturday on social media. #centcominnovationoasis
With just over a week to go for submissions, now's the time to send us your good idea.
All ideas need to be submitted to [email protected]. You must submit your idea prior to noon on September 16th.
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https://www.centcom.mil/VISITORS-AND-PERSONNEL/INNOVATION-OASIS/
Video showing support ship Shahid Baziar, from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unlawfully towing a U.S. Saildrone Explorer unmanned vessel in international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 30.
Happy 4th of July! #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay
Watch U.S. Air Forces Central in action: From precision airstrikes to cargo supply drops to aerial refueling, all in a day and nights work for the #AFCENT mission. 378th Air Expeditionary Wing
The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is the air component of United States Central Command, a regional unified command. The 9th AF (AFCENT) delivers dominant coalition air power to secure and stabilize the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AFCENT is responsible for air operations, unilaterally or in concert with coalition partners, and developing contingency plans in support of national objectives for USCENTCOM's 20-nation area of responsibility in Southwest Asia. Additionally, it manages an extensive supply and equipment prepositioning program at several Area of Responsibility sites.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from U.S. Central Command!
Happy 385th birthday to the National Guard
The National Guard is essential to our #CENTCOM mission. To our #NationalGuard #Soldiers, #Airmen, and their families, Happy 385th Birthday. #CENTCOMCDR #Alwaysreadyalwaysthere U.S. Army Central U.S. Air Forces Central
U.S. Army #Soldiers at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, played an officers versus enlisted game of flag football as a pre-Thanksgiving celebration Nov. 24, 2021. U.S. Army Central who won? Enlisted!
Variants of the F-15 have patrolled the skies for more than 30 years, but its job is not finished. The F-15E #StrikeEagle and F-15EX Eagle II are assets playing a role in the future fighter force. U.S. Air Forces Central Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve - عملية العزم الصلب
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) - Official transits the #GulfofOman, Nov. 9. Essex and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure #maritimestability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
Veterans Day 2021
To all of you who have earned the title #Veteran and to your families, thank you. #CENTCOMCDR #VeteransDay U.S. Army Central U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet U.S. Air Force Central U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command
Happy 246th birthday to the #Marines #CENTCOMCDR U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command Special Purpose MAGTF - Crisis Response - Central Command
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
To the #Sailors assigned to the the U.S. 5th Fleet, their families, and to Sailors standing watch around the world, Happy 246th Birthday. - Gen. Frank McKenzie, #CENTCOMCDR U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet Combined Maritime Forces #246NavyBirthday
We want to thank all the participants and #PartnerNations including the #Egyptian Armed Forces that made #BrightStar21 a success! U.S. Army Central U.S. Air Forces Central U.S. Embassy Cairo U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet
Happy 74th Birthday United States Air Force and United States Air Forces Central from #CENTCOMCDR Gen Frank McKenzie.
Happy 74th Birthday to the United States Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central from CENTCOM commander Gen Frank McKenzie.
U.S. Central Command Statement on the Investigation into the Attack on the Motor Tanker Mercer Street, August 6th, 2021
**Please note, statements made within the enclosed briefing slides "Iranian UAV Attack Against MOTOR TANKER MERCER STREET" are attributable to U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Urban, the CENTCOM spokesman.
August 6, 2021
Release Number 20210806-02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. Central Command Statement on the Investigation into the Attack on the Motor Tanker Mercer Street
TAMPA, Fla. – Following the July 30, explosive unmanned aerial vehicle attack on the Motor Tanker (M/T) Mercer Street while transiting international waters off the coast of Oman, an expert explosive investigative team from the USS Ronald Reagan embarked the M/T to examine the evidence and interview the surviving crew members.
The team found:
1) The M/T Mercer Street was targeted by two unsuccessful explosive UAV attacks on the evening of July 29. The crew reported the attacks via distress calls on the evening of July 29. Based on crew interviews, the investigative team found credible the reports of the attacks, which impacted the sea near the M/T Mercer Street. Investigators found small remnants of at least one of the UAVs on Mercer Street that the crew had retrieved from the water, corroborating the reports.
2) The investigative team determined that the extensive damage to the Mercer Street, documented in the attached slides, was the result of a third UAV attack on July 30. This UAV was loaded with a military-grade explosive, and caused the death of two crewmembers; the master of the ship, a Romanian citizen, and a United Kingdom national who was part of the security detail.
3) The explosive detonation following the UAV impact created an approximately 6-foot diameter hole in the topside of the pilot house and badly damaged the interior. Explosive chemical tests were indicative of a Nitrate-based explosive and identified as RDX, indicating the UAV had been rigged to c
Happy 231st birthday to the men and women who serve beside us in the U.S. Coast Guard #CENTCOMCDR U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet
On the occasion of Eid al Adha, #CENTCOM wishes Muslims worldwide #EidMubarak.