US military gets new combatant commanders for Centcom, Eucom
Meanwhile, the Senate Armed Services Committee still hasn’t scheduled confirmation hearings for several other key positions at the Defense Department.
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(June 26, 2025) An E/A-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo) Tech -
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tech Trump picks new combatant commanders
The commander-in-chief this week nominated officers to lead U.S. European Command, Central Command, Africa Command and Special Operations Command.
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220722-A-YK067-1035 MANAMA, Bahrain (July 22, 2022) Unmanned surface vessels sit as static displays, in Manama, Bahrain, July 22, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terry Vongsouthi) Emerging Tech Central Command gets new chief technology officer
Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom’s innovation efforts.
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Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dozoretz) Space Anduril receives nearly $100M deal to modernize Space Surveillance Network
Under the five-year ID/IQ contract, Anduril will integrate its Lattice software into the SSN.
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A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet wears a Task Force 99 patch at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 22, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Zima) Tech Air Force preparing to buy new long-endurance drones for Task Force 99 in Middle East
The unit performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities and experiments with cutting-edge technologies.
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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) AI US military deploys new JADC2 capability to Middle East
“It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it’s going out and it’s pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at it different ways,” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.
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(LinkedIn profile photo) AI US Central Command recruits Michael Foster as chief data officer
The hiring of Foster reflects the combatant command’s desire to bring in tech experts, including from the private sector.
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Soldiers and MITRE personnel conduct the initial testing of the CARPE Dronvm smartphone app during the launch of the testing drone. U.S. Army Central tested CARPE Dronvm at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and Poinsett Weapons Range, S.C., on July 18, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amber Cobena) Emerging Tech US military tests new smartphone app that could help shoot down drones
CARPE Dronvm was put through its paces at McEntire Joint National Guard Base and Poinsett Range in South Carolina this week.
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A Task Force 99 sign hangs on the door to the team’s work center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, October 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Johnson) Weapons Task Force 99 drone was ‘very effective’ in secretive spy missions, senior DOD official says
An unmanned aerial system from U.S. Air Forces Central’s newly formed Task Force 99 was deployed to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions against a U.S. adversary in the Middle East, according to a senior Department of Defense official.
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AI How US Central Command’s task forces are shaping the future of operational AI
The Navy’s Task Force 59, the Air Force’s Task Force 99 and the Army’s Task Force 39 are exploring cutting-edge technologies that could give the U.S. military an edge in future fights — in any region of the world.