A room full of troops in fatigues from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines awaited the president, who was scheduled to join them for lunch, along with senior members of his White House staff.
Trump, who is also commander in chief of the US military, stopped at the base on the way back to Washington after his first weekend away from the White House. Trump spent the weekend at his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, with first lady Melania Trump, who had not appeared in public since shortly after her husband took office.
Trump also planned to meet with Florida Governor Rick Scott before the flight to Washington.
CENTCOM oversaw a recent raid by US special operations forces on an al-Qaida compound in Yemen, the first military operation authorised by Trump. A Navy SEAL, Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, 36, of Peoria, Illinois, was killed, making him the first known US combat casualty under Trump.
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During his weekly address last Friday, Trump paid tribute to Owens as a "brave and selfless patriot".
"We will never forget him. We will never ever forget those who serve. Believe me," Trump said. Trump also talked in the address about his responsibility to keep the American people safe and mentioned the executive order he signed late last month suspending the US refugee programme as well as travel to the US by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries.
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