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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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U.S. Soldiers take part in Kuwaiti Special Olympics 50th anniversary celebration
July 31, 2018 — Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division/Task Force Spartan, had the opportunity to attend a Special Olympics 50th anniversary event at the Kuwait Towers July 19, 2018... MORE

More than a dozen Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division/Task Force Spartan, attended an event at Kuwait Towers to mark the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics. The Kuwaiti event was part of a worldwide celebration July 19, 2018.

U.S., Emirati Army soldiers join forces for Iron Union 7
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Soldiers spend the day with kids at Kuwait hospitals
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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)

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