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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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Recent News

Task Force Spartan Soldier creates fitness program in spite of COVID-19
April 14, 2020 — Sgt. 1st Class Johnny Han, from the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division, works for Task Force Spartan as an Equal Opportunity Advisor and Master Fitness Trainer. The public gyms are closed at Camp Arifjan due to COVID-19 restrictions, so Han decided to take matters of fitness into his own hands... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Johnny Han, an Equal Opportunity representative with the 42nd Infantry Division, conducts physical training on Camp Arifjon, Kuwait, March 26, 2020. Han led a group of Soldiers with Task Force Spartan to stay in shape during ongoing coronavirus safety regulations on U.S. bases. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)

Coalition delivers truckloads of supplies to combat COVID-19 in northeastern Syria
April 13, 2020 — SOUTHWEST ASIA –Amidst the growing threat of COVID-19, Coalition forces handed over hygiene and medical supplies to detention facilities across northeastern Syria during the week of April 13, 2020... MORE

A pallet of basic hygiene and medical supplies is offloaded at Ash Shaddaddi, Syria for detention facilities across northeast Syria the week of April 13, 2020. These supplies are part of a handoff from the Coalition to further support the region’s readiness to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A Soldier's Journey
April 8, 2020 — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Browne was 7 years old when the rebels killed his father. His was a large family and they lived in a rural area of Liberia, Africa. There was his mother, Patricia Wahblo, six sisters and more than a dozen nieces and nephews. His father, Col. Hehezekiah Browne supported the family through his job as a colonel in the Liberian Army and head of the presidential secret service... MORE

Task Force Spartan works to protect Soldiers from COVID-19
April 5, 2020 — ARIFJAN, Kuwait – As COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus, steadily advances, Task Force Spartan is working hard to prepare and protect its subordinate units and their Soldiers deployed throughout the Middle East... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan Shield wash their hands at the entrance of a dining facility April 8, 2020, in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. The CDC also recommends disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, avoiding close contact with those who are sick, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, cloth, or the inside of your elbow and observing social distancing guidance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, Task Force Spartan Public Affairs)

U.S. Navy Surface Forces and Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Integration Operations in Arabian Gulf
April 1, 2020 — U.S. Navy Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber, throughout the month of March... MORE