Task Force 99 Archives

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)

Central Command gets new chief technology officer

Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom's innovation efforts.

Feb 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

Aug 20, 2024 By Jon Harper

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)

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.

Jul 20, 2023 By Jon Harper

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)

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…

Jul 14, 2023 By Jon Harper

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…

May 10, 2023 By Jon Harper

US Central Command’s new Task Force 99 begins drone operations in Middle East

The organization was stood up in October as Centcom looks for new ways to deploy robotic platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions.

Feb 13, 2023 By Jon Harper