Charles Cooper II

U.S. Navy admiral (born 1967)

Charles Bradford Cooper II is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led forces during the 2026 Iran war.

Also known as...

Charles Bradford Cooper II, Charles B. Cooper II, and Brad Cooper

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CENTCOM chief addresses USS Lincoln crisis

USS Lincoln crew fatigue acknowledged as Trump calls reports fake.

Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) and House Speaker Mike Johnson on the USS Lincoln 📹 C-SPAN — Aug 18, 19:39 PM · 1min
USS Lincoln crisis: How it compares to past aircraft carrier deployments Al Jazeera — Aug 17, 10:57 AM
US Commander brushes off complaints about USS Abraham Lincoln as 'old news' after reports of decrepit conditions Daily Mail — Aug 17, 06:05 AM
Trump faces pressure after reports of sailors' deteriorating health aboard USS Abraham Lincoln 📹 Global News — Aug 16, 01:05 AM · 2min
Trump rejects military family concerns as conditions worsen on USS Abraham Lincoln 📹 The Independent — Aug 15, 04:30 AM · 20sec
Lawmakers seek answers about crew living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln NPR — Aug 14, 10:47 AM
U.S., Iran pause attacks for 2nd straight day CBC — Jul 26, 21:16 PM
Trump Pauses Iran Strikes as Officials Weigh Dwindling Air Defense Stocks Wall Street Journal — Jul 26, 19:30 PM
The US Pause in Iran War Escalation Probably Won’t Last Mother Jones — Jul 26, 17:29 PM
Vance, Caine raised concerns about escalating war in Iran, sources say as US pauses strikes Scripps News — Jul 26, 17:16 PM
U.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too NPR — Jul 26, 17:16 PM
US pauses Iran strikes amid stockpile concerns Khmer Times — Jul 26, 17:04 PM
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp? The Philadelphia Inquirer — Jul 26, 17:00 PM
Red Sea rupture: Will the Houthis bring Trump and Iran back to the table? Haaretz — Jul 26, 17:00 PM
Tanker hits mine in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran intercepts six vessels NY Post — Jul 26, 16:54 PM
U.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day, and Tehran pauses too The Philadelphia Inquirer — Jul 26, 16:48 PM
Top U.S. military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing Axios — Jul 26, 16:47 PM
Bab al Mandab: The Red Sea chokepoint caught in Yemen's war 📹 Al Jazeera — Jul 26, 16:27 PM · 1min
A Truce in Yemen Unravels, Threatening to Widen Mideast War Wall Street Journal — Jul 26, 16:27 PM
Iran to halt attacks as long as US maintains latest pause, Iranian source says The Jerusalem Post — Jul 26, 16:27 PM