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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., Emirati Army soldiers join forces for Iron Union 7
July 30, 2018 — Soldiers with Task Force Spartan and the United Arab Emirates Land Force Component joined together to improve coordination and communication during exercise Iron Union 7 on July 9, 2018... MORE

Soldiers with 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team (Mississippi Army National Guard), Task Force Spartan and the United Arab Emirates Land Force Component discusses courses of action during the Iron Union 7 exercise July 9, 2018. The exercise brought together U.S. and Emirati soldiers to improve coordination and communication.

Soldiers spend the day with kids at Kuwait hospitals
July 25, 2018 — U.S. Soldiers in Kuwait, some from the Indiana National Guard, had an opportunity to visit and spend time playing with children coping with critical illnesses in two Kuwait hospitals on July 10. Through the 'Every Soldier an Ambassador' program, participating Soldiers will share in a six-week rotation of play therapy with hospitalized children... MORE

Spc. Maigen DiCristofaro with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 38th Sustainment Brigade, Indiana National Guard, joined Ahmad to create a colorful artwork on a CD at NBK children’s hospitals on July 10, 2018. Soldiers volunteered their day with the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) play therapy day through Task Force Spartan’s participation in the Every Soldier an Ambassador program.

USARCENT’s Digital Liaison Detachment holds Change of Command
July 24, 2018 — Col. Oscar W. Doward Jr. relinquished his role as commanding officer to Col. Douglas W. Mills during the change-of-command ceremony for the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment at U.S. Army Central headquarters July 19... MORE

Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central, speaks to the audience during an award ceremony to honor Col. Oscar W. Doward Jr., outgoing commander of the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment, before a change-of-command ceremony July 19, 2018, at USARCENT headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Von Marie Donato)

A Day in the Life of EOD
July 20, 2018 — Three years ago, Zachary Meyer sat in an Army recruiting office in Illinois. Growing up an Army brat, finding his way into the recruiting office was natural. But he wasn’t really interested in joining until he saw the Explosive Ordnance Disposal recruiting video... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Cotner, Spc. U.S. Army Zachary Meyer and U.S. Army Spc. Jonathon Peterson, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists with 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, get an update on the whereabouts of a found UXO from Area Support Group-Kuwait security force, April 25, 2018 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Divers Conduct Operation Salvage Rodeo
July 20, 2018 — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment implemented salvage and recovery operations on multiple projects utilized for training purposes and scenarios May 11, 2018, at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait. The training included lift bag operations, affected diver scenarios, and underwater hydraulic tool operations. The evolution ended with building patches and dewatering a sunken fuel tanker... MORE