Central Command (USCENTCOM) is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands assigned operational control of U.S. combat forces. As a Unified command, CENTCOM operates as its own combined-arms military, ...

This combatant command was approved by the U.S. Congress in 2018; in December 2018, President Donald Trump directed its establishment as the 11th functional Unified Combatant Command. The ...

The elevation of the command raises the stature of the commander to a peer level with other unified combatant command commanders, allowing the CYBERCOM commander to report directly to the ...