Overview
- U.S. Central Command established the Civil-Military Coordination Center on Oct. 17 in southern Israel as the principal hub for Gaza assistance, formally announced on Oct. 21.
- Roughly 200 U.S. service members with logistics, planning, security, transportation, and engineering expertise stood up the center under U.S. Army Central commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank.
- The CMCC features an operations floor to track real-time developments and monitor the ceasefire, with offices configured to support collaborative planning.
- CENTCOM says representatives from partner nations, NGOs, international institutions, and the private sector will begin integrating into the center over the next two weeks, according to Adm. Brad Cooper.
- Fox News reports the center is a few miles northeast of Gaza and notes operational and political constraints, including tunnel stabilization needs in Gaza City and unreturned hostage remains that are delaying next steps.