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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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Kuwait military Brig. Gen. Khaled Al-Shualah is presented with a division coin from Brig. Gen. Thomas Spencer the 42nd Infantry Division Deputy Commander for Support on September 10, 2020 in Kuwait. The Two country have been working together to strengthen their partnership. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andrew Winchell)

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Spc. Michael Lane, an M1 armor crewmen with 1st Battalion, 145th Armor Regiment, greets his dad 1st. Sgt. Richard Lane for the first time since his Call to Duty ceremony in 2019. Spc. Lane will be heading home soon while his father begins his final overseas assignment with 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment.

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