Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of U.S. Central Command, also issued a statement calling the strikes a "response" to "continued provocations by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their affiliated groups in Iraq and Syria."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-launches-3rd-strikes-iran-backed-groups-amid/story?id=104834330

In response to a query, a spokesman for the Marine Corps directed Marine Corps Times to query U.S. Central Command.

Source: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/08/16/how-marines-could-prevent-iranian-harassment-of-commercial-ships/

“Moving the two carriers into the region sends a very strong signal,” Gen. Frank McKenzie, the retired commander of the U.S. Central Command, said on “Face the Nation.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/us/politics/us-israel.html

"The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense," sinking three of the four boats and killing the people on board while the fourth boat fled the area, the U.S. Central Command said.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/us-forces-take-down-ballistic-missiles-kill-gunmen-in-red-sea-attack

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that there were no American ships in the vicinity of the attack, but that the USS Mason responded to the tanker Strinda‘s distress call and rendered assistance.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/yemen/houthi-cruise-missile-hits-ship-in-bab-el-mandeb-strait/2023/12/12/