CENTCOM is one of seven regional combatant commands the US deploys around the globe to deter enemies and nurture friends.
FROM LEFT, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Commander of the US Central Command Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi in Tel Aviv, last year. (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI/DEFENSE MINISTRY)ByABRAHAM RABINOVICH
