The Tampa Tribune reports that the Pentagon fears US Central Command operations could break down because of “overburdened and unreliable” infrastructure at CENTCOM’s headquarters at MacDill AFB, Fla. However, the Tribune notes CENTCOM officials are less sanguine about the dire prediction, which the newspaper found in DOD’s 2007 military construction budget documentation. Renovations and expansion for CENTCOM (covered earlier this year) are in the works, but, like most major construction, will take a few years.
The U.S. conducted a series of airstrikes against Islamic State camps in Syria on Oct. 28, as the Pentagon continues its efforts to thwart the militant group from making a comeback.