Col. Johannes Castro, the commander of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, greets his daughter, Capt. Melissa Castro, an air battle manager assigned to 609th Air Operations Center, at Patton Hall, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on July 20, 2023. The Castros serve jointly together at Shaw Air Force Base. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amber Cobena)
Fleet Master Chief Derrick Walters, Central Command, senior enlisted leader and Command Sgt. Maj. J Garza, U.S. Army Central, senior enlisted advisor, meet with class 73 and 74 of the international student program at the NCO Center of Excellence at Fort Bliss, TX. USARCENT is dedicated to building partnerships and partner capacity through educational exchanges.
U.S. Army Central stands with Israel Defense Force leaders and the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership (USA-IRL) at USA-IRL on Ft. Jackson, S.C., June 27, 2023. USARCENT developed a partnership with IDF religious leaders focusing on religious support and supplies. USARCENT facilitated discussions about future Israeli participation in the USA-IRL. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amber Cobena)
(right)Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, U.S. Army Central commanding general, and (left)Command Sgt. Maj. J Garza, USARCENT senior enlisted leader, present (center) Mr. Michael Clauss, USARCENT's historian, with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 31, 2023. USARCENT recognized twenty two service members and Department of the Army civilians at its Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony for excellent volunteer service in their local communities and in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dwayne Bryant)
Maj. Gen. Joe Berger, U.S. Army deputy judge advocate general, presents Lt. Col. Mohammed Hussein Agele, Iraqi Armed Forces, with his diploma during his graduation ceremony from the 71st Judge Advocate Graduate Course at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, in Charlottesville, V.A., June 1, 2023. Agele received an education on various subjects including human rights. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Egypt Johnson)

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Red Sands IEC 23.2
U.S. Army Central
Dec. 9, 2023 | 2:00
Red Sands Live Effects 23.2 is a counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) exercise conducted by the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Central. This bilateral exercise at the Shamal-2 Range in northeastern Saudi Arabia is the second iteration of the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center (IEC) concept, a forum to test and field counter-UAS systems and implement best practices to optimize interoperability between partners and systems. The first iteration of this concept was conducted in March 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Cote).
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