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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.

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Staff Sgt. Eric Smith, G3 training noncommissioned officer, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, instructs Soldiers from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, 3rd Medical Command, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, and the 304th Sustainment Brigade on the grader requirements for the Army Combat Fitness Test at the Area Support Group-Kuwait Field Oct. 6, 2020 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Smith and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command are responsible for ACFT familiarization and grader validation during the month of October ensuring readiness for the Army units currently serving at Camp Arifjan. (U.S. Army Photograph by Spc. Andrew E. Figueroa)

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Task Force Spartan Soldiers perform an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
May 23, 2019 — Task Force Spartan Soldiers from the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and 18th Field Artillery Brigade conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) from May 3, 2019 to May 10, 2019 in Jordan... MORE

Capt. Connor Thornton, along with Soldiers from 34th Red Bull Infantry Division set up a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter as their area of operation during an emergency deployment readiness exercise in Jordan on May 3- 10, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to show the readiness of the 34th Infantry Division and to prepare a command and control from a forward location. As the lead element for Task Force Spartan, the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division works to strengthen partnerships in the region by building upon and leveraging existing relationships.

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1st Lt. James Montgomery, a platoon leader and RSOP instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, stands on the deck as Soldiers participate in Ranger School Orientation Program training at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. The 1st Bn., 114th Inf. Reg. serves as the security forces element for Area Support Group-Qatar and conducts this program to help prepare its Soldiers for advanced schools.

Many Nationalities, One U.S. Army
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Staff Sgt. Zafar Iqbal, 184th Sustainment Command, runs in the Arifjan Marathon at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 14, 2019. (Courtesy photo)

A View from the Top: Best Cyber Warrior 2019
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Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon, U.S. Army Cyber Command senior enlisted leader, observes as Staff Sgt. Sir Addison, network management NCO-in-charge for the Regional Cyber Center-Southwest Asia (RCC-SWA), assembles and operates a radio as part of the U.S. Army Central 2019 Best Cyber Warrior Competition, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 14, 2019 . The three-day, joint, multinational competition, highlighted the readiness and teamwork of the forces defending the U.S. in the cyber domain.

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