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| CENTCOM's homepage [PHOTO: news.BDTV.in] |
California: US Central Command officials released a statement detailing what they called “cybervandalism” affecting two of the command’s social media sites.
CENTCOM's Twitter and YouTube sites were compromised for approximately 30 minutes, though sites were temporarily taken offline and FBI have been asked to investigate the issue.
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| Weapons training U.S. Marine Corps [PHOTO: Cpl. Carson A. Gramley/US Department of Defence] |
CENTCOM was established January 1, 1983. As its name implies, it covers the "central" area of the globe located between the European and Pacific Commands.
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| Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Training, Japan [PHOTO: Osakabe Yasuo/US Department of Defence] |
Here are five things you need to know about CENTCOM:
#Central Command is responsible for the area between the European and Pacific combatant commands.
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| Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules Training, Japan [PHOTO: Osakabe Yasuo/US Department of Defence] |
#It covers the central area of the globe and consists of 20 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
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| U.S. airmen watch as C-130 Hercules aircraft take off at a drop zone on Yokota Air Base training, Japan [PHOTO: Osakabe Yasuo/US Department of Defence] |
#Central Command was established January 1, 1983 under the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
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| U.S. Air Force pararescuemen descend from a C-130 Hercules during training over Yokota Air Base training, Japan [PHOTO: Osakabe Yasuo/US Department of Defence] |
#Central Command is based at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida.
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| Airmen training in New Jersy [PHOTO: Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht] |