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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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Maj. Gen. Hamilton assumes command of Task Force Spartan
November 19, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - The 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, assumed command of Task Force Spartan at a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 19, 2020. The event oversaw the command of the task force transfer from the leadership of Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari, commanding general of 42nd Infantry Division to Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton, commanding general of 36th Inf. Div... MORE

Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari relinquishes command of Task Force Spartan to Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton at the Transfer of Authority Ceremony, Nov. 19, 2020. Ferrari said, “We will never forget our new friends and allies for whom the main reason we are here, to support the people of our host nations.”

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers coined for lifting base moral during COVID-19
November 18, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Combating the coronavirus on U.S. Army bases involves a high level of planning and skillful coordination to keep Soldiers safe. A group of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to Area Support Group - Kuwait received the prestigious Commander's Coin of Excellence from Lt. Gen. Terry Ferrell, U.S. Army Central commanding general, November 18, 2020, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, for doing just that... MORE

Soldier's remains identified in Hopkins, S.C.
November 13, 2020 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, South Carolina -- On Oct. 30, local authorities, working closely with Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (Army CID) identified remains found in Hopkins, S.C., earlier this year as those of a U.S. Army Central Soldier who went missing in December 2015... MORE

COS savings benefit USACE mission partners
November 13, 2020 — Time and money. Those are often the two most important considerations in any construction project. How long is it going to take to build something and how much is it going to cost me. More and more often, those working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Center of Standardization for Nonpermanent Facilities (COS) are pleasantly surprised when they hear the answers... MORE

Members of the 310th Engineering Detachment work on construction a Joint Air Ground Station building in Qatar. The building is being built using troop labor from a design from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District's Center of Standardization for Nonpermanent Facilities (COS). The COS maintains a library of off the shelf designs that can be adapted for almost any purpose. Using COS designs can save significant time and money in the construction process.

The Best of Both Worlds: Newberry Army Officer and Former NCO Retires
November 13, 2020 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Most Soldiers spend their military career enlisted or commissioned. A small percentage of military professionals, with the exception of the warrant officer, have the opportunity to serve as both a non-commissioned and commissioned officer... MORE