Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Central Command.[2][3][4][5]. Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, DC. "There is a literal 'ISIS army' in detention in Iraq and Syria," Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla, head of U.S. Central Command, said last year in a detailed CENTCOM report laying out American-led. Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Central Command. WASHINGTONPresident Biden has nominated a top Army general to be the next commander of U.S. military operations that include the Middle East as the Biden administrations attempt to shift toward China has been complicated by the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Irans regional and nuclear ambitions. He is the highest-ranking officer in Fort Lewis' second Stryker brigade to be seriously wounded in Iraq. LK|pOvdASh D.,UEu"b" |s\ {0}(f'k#zw U@eF0V18 L=`8J4m#'.D{ZG`InK}G+q>$S#'J]=ey 3q2?bXBYobiRKAi"QOAr%3ZP~716k$y%q6gv"Mb$V>,&(%J)G]pP[U\%qn0HEg Storied Iraq soldier recuperating | The Seattle Times Germany has formally signed on to buy 35 F-35s, which will begin delivering in 2026. Army Special Ops Command welcomes first female command sergeant major. The commander of the 35th Signal Brigade at Fort Gordon, Georgia, was fired Monday, according to an Army spokesman. LEADERSHIP - centcom.mil But General Kurilla will also have to keep track of Iran, where stumbling efforts to revive the nuclear accord negotiated by President Barack Obama and abandoned by his successor, President Donald J. Trump, have led to increased tensions. Washington requested the extradition of Sergey Cherkasov, amid talk of potential prisoner swaps following Russias detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter. And while the Senate Armed Services Committee record specifies only that Kurilla will be assigned to a position of importance and responsibility, reports from the Wall Street Journal and The Associated Press indicate he will take over as commander of CENTCOM if confirmed. With a reduced troop presence, officials have said they plan to rely on over the horizon capabilities to monitor terror threats. Centcom, he said, must participate in ensuring that global trade can continue in the region, and must also ensure that threats there don't develop the capability to harm the U.S. homeland. White House nominates top Army general to lead Central Command