| United States Marine Corps Forces Central Command | |
|---|---|
 MARCENT insignia. | |
| Country |  United States |
| Type | Marine Combined arms |
| Role | Amphibious and expeditionary warfare |
| Part of | United States Central Command |
| Garrison/HQ | MacDill AFB |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major General Christopher A. McPhillips |
| Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major Jay D. Williamson |
The United States Marine Corps Forces Central Command is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. The Marine Corps Force Central Command is responsible for all Marine Corps Forces in the United States Central Command, except for those assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Special Operations Command, Central Command.
The Command's responsibility includes 20 countries and over 500 million people in regions including Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and part of the Indian Ocean. The terrain ranges from mountain ranges with elevations of more than 24,000 feet and desert areas below sea level and temperatures ranging from below freezing to 130 °F (54 °C). The region contains the major maritime trade routes which link the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Western Hemisphere.
The Command regularly deploys marines aboard U.S. Navy amphibious ships to the region, organised as Marine Air Ground Task Forces. There have been Marines stationed at the Central Command since September 1982, but Marine Central Command only came into existence in 1990, in preparation for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Southwest Asia.
The Command has partaken, through Marine Corps Forces Pacific, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Pakistan, operations in the Central Asian States as well as the Horn of Africa, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.