Commander, US Central Command (CENTCOM)
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Visited the USS Abraham Lincoln on August 15 amid crew reports of food shortages and mental health strain after nine months at sea
Tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz hit their worst stretch since the war began in February, and oil flows crashed after a September recovery. Iran's navy deployed new surveillance units east of the strait, and an Iranian official said Tehran switched to different offensive tactics about 10 days ago, partly to influence the November US midterms.
Updated Yesterday
Oversees US military operations in the Middle East
US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Sept. 9 after weeks of shipping attacks. Iran answered the same day, attacking 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and firing about 20 missiles at the US base in Jordan.
Updated Oct 9
Testified in May that US forces struck about 13,500 targets; overseeing the naval blockade and renewed strikes
The US-Israeli campaign against Iran, launched February 28, is in its eighth month. President Trump said October 1 the war was "essentially almost over" and that Iran will not get nuclear weapons. Washington and Tehran are trading written proposals through intermediaries: Iran presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran said October 4 it was reviewing the US reply.
Updated Oct 6
Commanding military operations against Iran
The last time the United States sank Iranian warships was April 18, 1988. Thirty-eight years later, American forces destroyed nine Iranian naval vessels in a single day and demolished the country's naval headquarters at Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman. The strikes came after Iran attempted to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the 21-mile passage that carries roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply.
Updated Sep 9
Commanding CENTCOM through active strikes on Iranian radar sites as ceasefire frays
On June 8, a US Navy F/A-18 from USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the Palau-flagged tanker Marivex in the Gulf of Oman, the seventh vessel put out of action since April 13. The next day, a US Army Apache went down near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's IRGC Navy claimed a speedboat shot it down; CENTCOM's investigation remains open.
Updated Jun 9
Leading Operation Epic Fury
Since February 28, the US-Iran war has expanded to include critical water infrastructure. On March 8, Iran struck a Bahrain desalination plant.
Updated May 30
Leading counter-ISIS operations in Syria and Iraq
A lone ISIS gunman killed two Iowa National Guardsmen and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025—the first American combat deaths since Bashar al-Assad fled the country a year earlier. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded with Operation Hawkeye Strike.
Updated May 16
Coordinating operations with Syrian government
On December 13, 2025, a Syrian security officer allegedly affiliated with ISIS opened fire on US troops near Palmyra, killing two Iowa National Guard members (Staff Sgts. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard) and interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat. The US responded six days later with Operation Hawkeye Strike: 100 precision munitions against 70 ISIS targets in central Syria via fighter jets, attack helicopters, and artillery, plus Jordanian F-16s, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called 'a declaration of vengeance.'
Operational lead; argues strikes are required to prevent ISIS external plotting.
In the first post-strike readout of
Updated May 15
Overseeing the operational scaffolding for stabilization coordination
A Gaza force is being designed like it's real, but the December 16 Doha conference exposed disagreements over mandate and composition—U.S. Central Command convened 40+ countries to plan command structure, basing, and rules of engagement, yet failed to achieve consensus. Italy is the only country to formally commit troops; 15 nations declined and Turkey was excluded at Israel's insistence.
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