(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). ItsAOR includes the Middle East, including Egypt in Africa, and Central Asia/parts of South Asia. The command has been the main American presence in many military operations, including the Persian Gulf War’s Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War from 2003 to 2011. As of 2015, CENTCOM forces are deployed primarily in Afghanistan under the auspices of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, which is itself part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission (from 2015 to the present), and in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve since 2014 in supporting and advise-and-assist roles. This is the color version of their “JOINT FIRES” patch and shows the Grim Reaper tasking assets to their AOR. This patch does come with velcro attached.
