The U.S. CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) spans more than 4 million square miles and is populated by more than 560 million people from 25 ethnic groups, speaking 20 languages with hundreds of dialects and confessing multiple religions which transect national borders.

USCENTCOM executes a military campaign plan across the Central Region area of responsibility (AOR) through the application of operations, activities, and investments (OAIs) in support of steady state, crisis, and contingency operations.

CENTCOM’s AOR (AREA-OF-RESPONSIBILITY) covers 21 nations in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the strategic waterways that surround them. Prior to the 2008 UCP, CENTCOM had seven African nations in its AOR.

USCENTCOM AoR map Map of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Download Image: Small | Medium | Full Size (0.49 MB)

The USCENTCOM AOR remains the Sunni VEO epicenter, with a large number of the most dangerous terrorist groups operating in theater—each with vastly different operational priorities and capabilities.

USCENTCOM AoR map Map of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Download Image: Small | Medium | Full Size (0.49 MB)

CENTCOM Conducts Second Bomber Task Force Mission in Two Days For the second time within 48 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted another Bomber Task Force Mission in the Middle East, Feb. 20, demonstrating force …

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Coalition at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, Florida, is one of the largest military coalitions in U.S. history. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the coalition began to form with a common purpose – to fight terrorism.

We benefit from deep diplomatic ties and military-to-military relationships throughout the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR), with many of the United States’ most steadfast partners resident in the region or astride it. We also have critical economic interests to protect.

Dec 3, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. – This morning, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed several weapon systems in the vicinity of Military Support Site Euphrates that included three truck mounted Multiple Rocket Launchers, a T-64 tank, an armored,