During the winter of 2005-2006 al-Qaeda maintained their command center in the Bajaur town of Shin Kot.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Pakistani Tribal Region

In a briefing given shortly after the incident, Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, maintained that the warships were traveling 15 miles from Iranian land territory at the time, and therefore outside the outer limits of the 12-mile Iranian territorial waters.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Sirens in the Strait

The catalog is maintained by the United States Strategic Command, which falls under the domain of the U.S. Department of Defense.

MSN: Space Junk Hazards Force International Response