CentCom slashing staff

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Source: St. Petersburg Times

TAMPA — U.S. Central Command is slashing the staff of its Tampa headquarters by a third — about 1,100 personnel — even as it coordinates two wars in the Middle East, CentCom confirmed on Wednesday.

The move comes as a surprise to some Tampa Bay leaders who had received no notice of the decision by Adm. William Fallon, the CentCom chief who abruptly announced his resignation on Tuesday.

It is probably one of the largest staff reductions in the command's 25-year history and is a striking cut seldom seen in crucial military commands at a time of war.

A CentCom spokesman said the cuts have been under way for months and could be completed by May. They are part of a staff reassessment ordered by Fallon last June, three months after he took the CentCom helm.



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