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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

Task Force Spartan Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Brian Lang, HIMARS crew chief
July 20, 2018 — Staff Sgt. Brian Lang is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew chief for Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan. “I’ve been in for little over six years now,” said Lang. “I started off as a driver in a ’270’ – a 270 is a track unit vehicle that will carry two of the rocket pods instead of one.”... MORE

Staff Sgt. Brian Lang, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew chief for Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, coordinates with one his Soldiers to raise the pod to load the simulated rounds for the HIMARS on June 29, 2018. Lang, a six-year field artilleryman, is also the ammunition section chief for Bravo Battery.

335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) welcomes new commander
July 19, 2018 — Brig. Gen. Nikki L. Griffin Olive assumed command of the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) from Brig. Gen. John H. Phillips at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 19. Griffin Olive has served over 28 years as an Army Signal Corps officer, and her immediate prior assignment was Deputy Commander for Sustainment of the 335th Signal Command (Theater), East Point, Georgia... MORE

Brig. Gen. Nikki L. Griffin Olive receives command flag from Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett after assuming command of the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 19.

From Family Readiness to the Front Line
July 17, 2018 — Like many military spouses, Theresa Scott is no stranger to seeing her husband deploy. She knows what it is like to stay behind, rear a family, pay all the bills and maintain a “normal life” while he travels overseas. Unlike most spouses, however, Scott recently had a chance to experience life on the other end of the spectrum... MORE

Theresa Scott, family readiness support assistant, 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), stands in front of the 1st TSC Theater Gateway T-Wall, June 18. Scott traveled to Camp Arifjan to experience life as a Soldier on deployment.

USARCENT hosts 2018 senior strategy session
July 16, 2018 — U.S. Army Central hosted leaders from eight partner nations for the 2018 Senior Strategy Session – Arabian Peninsula / Levant from July 9-12 in Arlington, Va... MORE

Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commanding general, U.S. Central Command, spoke to participants about the regional priorities addressed in the U.S. National Security Strategy, to include the impacts of Iranian malign influence, at the 2018 Senior Strategy Session – Arabian Peninsula / Levant in Arlington, Va, July 9, 2018. The conference promoted the successes of ongoing coalition action against emerging threats and improved shared understanding of regional land force counterparts to invest in the right capabilities to achieve better interoperability and greater effectiveness in pursuing mutual national interests. Over the four-day conference, speakers and participants will engage in discussions centering on the complexities and lessons learned from Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) efforts during ongoing theater campaigns that have global implications. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Von Marie Donato)

155th Armored Brigade Combat Team Assumes Operational Authority
July 16, 2018 — The 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, hosted a ceremony in which they transferred authority of their area of operation to the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 15, 2018... MORE