Feature Stories

The NCO Strategy Continues to Develop as the Army Moves Forward
November 30, 2021
The NCO Strategy was revamped.

Task Force Phoenix Hosts Intense Equal Opportunity Leader Course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait
November 30, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Keith Frazier places students in the front leaning rest during an Equal Opportunity Leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The students were participating in the StarPower game in which they experience what it is like to be discriminated against. (Maj. Jason Sweeney)

Son Carries on Father's Legacy, Commands Same Unit While Deployed
November 30, 2021
Many fathers can only dream that their children will follow in their footsteps. But for Col. Robert J. Kincaid Jr., (right) he turned this dream into a reality for his dad. Kincaid Jr., the current commander of the 111th Theater Engineer Brigade, is in the exact same spot that his father was 18 years ago – commanding the 111th while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operations. Col. (Ret.) Robert J. Kincaid Sr. (left) was the commander of the then 111th Engineer Group during a deployment to the Middle East in 2003.

Army Implements New Suicide Prevention Initiative
November 30, 2021
Sgt. Rebecca Landry and Spc. Asia Jones, 529th Support Battalion Soldiers, helped spread a powerful message in June to help reduce suicides within the Army.

U.S. Army Central held a Change of Responsibility Ceremony to welcome incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, Nov. 10, at Lucky Park, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
November 15, 2021
Change of Responsibility CSM

USARCENT joins Kuwaiti and Saudi partners for Gulf Gunnery
November 15, 2021
USARCENT joins Kuwaiti and Saudi partners for Gulf Gunnery


Not your average sessions: How a Soldier, social worker assisted Afghans
November 4, 2021
An Afghan child blows bubbles with Capt. Tiffany Hendershot's help during Operation Allies Refuge in Kuwait. As an Army behavioral therapist, Hendershot said she wanted to help the children because she knows how childhood trauma, such as what they experienced, can lead to behavioral issues later on. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. James Mason)

Amidst Afghan evacuation, an American Soldier shares her immigration story
November 4, 2021
Staff Sgt. Laura Mardukhayeva, a supply sergeant deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield, was born in Russia and came to the United States when she was a child.

Ruck march builds resiliency, empowers through information
November 4, 2021
Soldiers and civilians from Area Support Group-Jordan participate in a "Lighten Your Load" ruck march October 29.