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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

U.S. Military Hospital - Kuwait Conducts Mass Casualty Exercise
April 1, 2019 — “Exercise, Exercise, Exercise!” These are the words heard from Camp Arifjan’s public address system during a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise held on March 21, 2019, to evaluate the response time and effectiveness of the standard operating procedures for emergencies at U.S. Military Hospital — Kuwait... MORE

Spc. Alyson Rausch, 452d Combat Support Hospital, inspects mock casualty's injuries during the Golden Trident mass casualty training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 21, 2019.

In Qatar, MP unit’s legacy is improved procedures for successors
April 1, 2019 — The 984th Military Police Company at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, has built a standard operating procedure for Army Central’s area support group and installation here on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, Doha. They hope their legacy is improved security for U.S. service members on rotations here... MORE

Hands-on training in support of Operation Spartan Shield
March 29, 2019 — Capt. Heather Meier, 452nd Combat Support Hospital, U.S. Army Reserve, is a surgical nurse currently deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. She recently earned her master's degree at a physicians assistant graduate program, and then completed her clinical rotations in Kuwait... MORE

Hands-on medical training for Operation Spartan Shield

U.S., Kuwait, Qatar conduct trilateral exercise Desert Leopard II
March 28, 2019 — Members of the Kuwaiti Land Forces, the Qatar Emiri Land Forces, and U.S. Army personnel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s Task Force Spartan participated in Desert Leopard II, a five-day trilateral exercise designed to test and develop interoperability between the three nations March 2-6, 2019... MORE

Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait and Qatar, fly at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 3, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert Leopard II on March 2-6, 2019. Desert Leopard began as a bilateral exercise between two nations within the Gulf Cooperation Council, Kuwait and Qatar. In December, 2018, leaders of the Kuwait Land Forces invited members of U.S. Central Command’s Task Force Spartan to participate in the exercise, growing Desert Leopard II to include three nations.

Training, Tracers, and Transition – California Guardsmen train with Jordan Armed Forces
March 25, 2019 — Ten weeks of joint training with a California National Guard unit came to a close for a battalion of Jordanian soldiers as they marked their completion of the Jordan Operational Engagement Program with a graduation ceremony held at the Peace Operations Training Center near Amman, March 14, 2019... MORE