It is located at Reitan in Bodø Municipality, where during the Cold War NATO's Allied Command North Norway was based.

The current organization was created on 1 August 2009, replacing a former joint commando center in Stavanger Municipality, which merged with the Northern Norway Command.

It is led by chief-of-command, Lieutenant general, Yngve Odlo.

The Norwegian Armed Forces states that a total number of 500 people are somehow connected to the Commando Central.

[1] The Commando Central cooperates with Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon (Flo) and Cyberforsvaret (CYFOR)[2] so that the Operational Headquarters may work as planned.