[20220330]IF11428_美国中央司令部.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 30, 2022United States Central CommandUnited States Central Command (CENTCOM) has command authority over U.S. forces in the Middle East and West/Central Asia. CENTCOM was formally established by the Department of Defense (DOD) on January 1, 1983. Its area of responsibility (AOR) comprises Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, West Bank & Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Yemen, Israel, Iran, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. CENTCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, FL. Component Commands As with other Combatant Commands, CENTCOM is a headquarters; no military units are permanently assigned to it. CENTCOM operates through component commandsone for each of the U.S. armed services (with the exception of Space Force), along with a joint special operations component. Each component command may or may not have military forces assigned to it in theater. CENTCOM and National Strategic Priorities The Trump and Biden Administrations both described the need to effectively contendeconomically, diplomatically, and milita