The '''United States Central Command''' or '''CENTCOM''' is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]. It was established in 1983, taking over the 1980 [[Rapid Deployment Force]] responsibilities. Its area of responsibility includes countries in the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]], and [[Central Asia]], basically ares that rim the [[Indian Ocean]]. | The '''United States Central Command''' or '''CENTCOM''' is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]. It was established in 1983, taking over the 1980 [[Rapid Deployment Force]] responsibilities. Its area of responsibility includes countries in the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]], and [[Central Asia]], basically ares that rim the [[Indian Ocean]]. |