Uscentcom Mision

KC–135 leads formation of F–15, F–16s, and British GR4 Tornados supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Air Force (Suzanne M. Jenkins)

Integration of Coalition Forces
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he United States and its coalition partners commenced combat operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility in October 2001 with the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom. Today, well intothe seventh year of operations, over 180,000 U.S. and 39,000 coalition troops from 68 nations remain engaged in security and stability operations as participants in Operation Iraqi Freedom, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Training Mission–Iraq (NTM–I) in Iraq,

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USCENTCOM Mission
Operation Enduring Freedom, the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) inAfghanistan, and the Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa (CJTF–HOA) in Djibouti. This multinational contingent is the primary instrument USCENTCOM uses to carry out its stated mission of working with national and international partners to promote development and cooperation among nations, respond to crises, and deter or defeat

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state and transnational aggressionin order to establish regional security and stability. American multinational military operations go as far back as the Revolutionary War. It can be argued that the American coalition with France during the revolution may have been the deciding factor for victory when France prevented Lord Cornwallis from escaping by sea while American land forces surrounded his army at Yorktown, Virginia, in1781.
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COUTURE Since that event, the United States has fought within a multinational context in nearly every major conflict in which it has been involved. Alliances and coalitions, and their advantages and disadvantages, are part of U.S. operations now and will be in the future. Since 2001, USCENTCOM has relied heavily...