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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. Soldiers to visit critically ill children in Kuwait
July 11, 2018 — 28th Infantry Division Soldiers deployed with Task Force Spartan will volunteer through the "Every Soldier is an Ambassador" program to spend time with critially ill children at hospitals in Kuwait... MORE

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division pause for a photo with Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) Deputy Director Banafsheh Azizi (right) and Volunteer Coordinator Basma Ismailand (left) after a volunteer orientation on June 25.

Air defenders always improving
July 11, 2018 — The Delta Battery “Direwolves”, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Top Notch 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, hit the ground running after arriving in the CENTCOM Area of Operations in late December 2017... MORE

Pfc. Manu Sogelau, of San Francisco, Calif., a power generation specialist assigned to Delta Battery, 5th Battalion 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, conducts maintenance on a 30Kw tactical generator.

Task Force Spartan HIMARS battery excels in 24-hour exercise
July 11, 2018 — Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, worked through long hours and the heat of the Middle East to complete exercise Golden Sparrow on June 29, 2018... MORE

Cpl. Nicholas Read, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, signals to the other Soldiers in his crew with a red chem light as they reload their HIMARS during the Golden Sparrow exercise on June 29, 2018.

Sisters in Arms
July 10, 2018 — U.S. Army Central relaunched the Sisters in Arms program, a professional development forum which promotes leadership, education, training, and mentorship for not only female Soldiers, but all of the USARCENT community... MORE

Brig. Gen. Leela Gray, USARCENT AREC Director, waits to be introduced as the guest speaker for the Sisters in Arms general session in the Yellow Ribbon room of Patton Hall. Sisters in Arms has committees for outreach, mentoring, education and treasury for Soldiers who want to be involved.

Sergeant Audie Murphy Award Presentation Ceremony
July 10, 2018 — The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club recognizes NCOs who have contributed significantly to the development of a professional NCO Corps and a combat ready Army. Two new members were accepted into the ranks of the SAMC, during a ceremony at Camp Arifjan on July 7, 2018... MORE