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Task Force Spartan Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, showcased their ability to rapidly deploy High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers anywhere in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility within hours during AMDEX 21-1. Air and Missile Defense Exercise 21-1, which started Oct. 12, develops and exercises tactics, techniques, and procedures against simulated air, cyber, force protection and missile threats.

United States Army Central - America's land domain experts in the Middle East and Central- and South Asia - postured through enduring forward presence and robust and capable partnerships to protect US national interests in the central region - and capable of rapid transition to command joint and coalition forces to defeat emerging threats.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from an airfield for a local area orientation flight in the 28th ECAB's area of operations after arriving in the Middle East. These flights ensure 28th ECAB aircrews are properly acclimated and can conduct missions safely during the deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jose Brown)

Our Mission

As Theater Army and Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), USARCENT enables the Joint Force in named operations and partners with regional land forces to build enduring coalitions that CONSOLIDATE gains against Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs), COUNTER Iranian malign influence, and COMPETE against Russia and China; while simultaneously RESETTING the Theater for future operations and READY to prevail in crisis response and contingency operations in support of USCENTCOM.

Recent News

Army GLOs enable joint combat power, battlefield safety
May 13, 2019 — In daily operations, U.S. Air Force intelligence Airmen utilize the expertise of U.S. Army ground liaison officers to translate Army operational and tactical terminology and graphics in operations orders to verbiage that Airmen can understand... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Nathan Gunter, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Graham, both 497th Operations Support Squadron ground liaison officers, stand together for a photo May 13, 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In daily operations, U.S. Army ground liaison officers assist U.S. Air Force intelligence Airmen by translating Army operational and tactical terminology and graphics in operations orders to verbiage that Airmen can understand. Ultimately, the U.S. Army’s ground liaison mission creates a strategic enabler for senior leaders in multiple services. They serve as the air component’s touchpoint with the land component and help ensure a multi-domain perspective is applied when planning and executing air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)

U.S. Army physical therapist teaches running technique to Kuwait National Guard
May 13, 2019 — U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Williams, physical therapist for the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (3ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, delivered a lecture on proper running technique to a group of soldiers, new recruits, and physical trainers from the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) at the guard’s headquarters on Tuesday, April 30, 2019... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Williams, a physical therapist with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, demonstrates heel-strike running while presenting a lecture on proper running technique at the Kuwait National Guard headquarters on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Williams was invited to share a running seminar that he regularly conducts with U.S. Soldiers with soldiers, new recruits, and trainers in the Kuwait National Guard.

SECFOR Soldiers ‘Crawl’ Through ACFT Familiarization
May 10, 2019 — New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers currently deployed to Area Support Group-Qatar to serve as the security forces element for installations in the region learned the specifics of the Army Combat Fitness Test May 4, 2019... MORE

Staff Sgt. Piotr Janczelewski, operations noncommissioned officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, briefs Soldiers from the security forces at Area Support Group-Qatar on the Army Combat Fitness Test during a hands-on training May 4, 2019. The ACFT is currently in the field-testing stage before being implemented across all three components of the Army beginning in October 2020.

Service Members Offered Behavioral Health Services on Camp Arifjan
May 10, 2019 — Service members seeking help on Camp Arifjan are in good hands through a number of services offered by the 300th Special Troops Battalion, 300th Sustainment Brigade’s behavioral health team... MORE

Army Spc. Kadeem Worley, left, assigned to the 502nd Human Resources Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, receives information on behavioral health from Capt. Tiffany Taylor, a behavioral health officer assigned to the 300th Special Troops Battalion, 300th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at the safety rodeo hosted by the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 300th STB on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 7, 2019. This event serves to educate Soldiers on how to minimize and prevent accidents or injuries and to increase safety awareness.

US, Kuwaiti Land Forces Conduct Joint Medical Training at Camp Buehring
May 10, 2019 — U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3ABCT), Task Force Spartan, and Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF) Soldiers from the 11th Engineer Battalion conducted joint medical training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in order to strengthen ongoing unit partnership and develop basic combat lifesaving skills among Soldiers... MORE