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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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Weapons training unique for U.S. Army Central mariners
October 12, 2016 — Most Soldiers practice marksmanship at a weapons range. For the U.S. Army’s 411th Transportation Detachment from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, the crew aboard the MG Charles P. Gross (Logistics Support Vessel-5), a range day means cruising out to international waters... MORE

A Soldier from the Fort Eustis, Va.-based 411th Transportation Detachment shoots from the MG Charles P. Gross (Logistics Support Vessel-5) into the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Kuwait, Oct. 3, 2016. The ship’s crew regularly practices firing at large inflatable targets to ensure its mission moving cargo for U.S. Army Central throughout its 20-nation area of operations is not slowed by the threat of hostile waters. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Launching into Readiness
October 6, 2016 — A roar echoes across the desert as a speeding bright light rips through the sky leaving a white smoke trail as it disappears into the rising sun. Seconds later it reports from the distant horizon with a thunderous boom... MORE

A multiple launch rocket system crewmember with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment helps pack up the forward command post after completing during a decisive action training environment exercise on Oct. 4, 2016 near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)

USARCENT meets with Under Secretary of the Army
September 30, 2016 — The Honorable Patrick Murphy, under secretary of the Army, visited with Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, U.S. Army Central commanding general, and the senior staff of U.S. Army Central Sept. 30 at Patton Hall located on Shaw Air Force Base... MORE

The Honorable Patrick Murphy, under secretary of the Army, listens to the staff of U.S. Army Central as they explain the role of Army Service Component Commands and Title 10 responsibilities during a visit to Patton Hall located on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 30, 2016. The visit was to provide the under secretary of the Army with an overview of the roles and functions of USARCENT in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Protecting the Environment
September 23, 2016 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- Environmental issues are an increasingly important concern for U.S. forces at home and abroad. If left unaddressed, these issues may cause negative impacts to the environment potentially creating life, health and safety risks... MORE

A Soldier inspects a soil sample at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq. U.S. forces are readily deployable to anywhere on the planet and have the capability to set up operations under very harsh conditions to meet the required objectives. A set of environmental guidelines is followed to minimize initial impact and alternatives that are more protective of human health and the environment are constantly implemented as operations transition from initial deployment into sustainment.

Army Secretary meets Soldiers in Kuwait
September 19, 2016 — Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spent time September 19 meeting with deployed U.S. Army Central Soldiers serving at Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan during his first official tour of Army operations in Kuwait. The top U.S. Army civilian greeted aviators, engineers, trainers, logisticians and infantry Soldiers during his day-long tour... MORE