Feature Stories

Army watercraft engineer reflects on his Native American heritage
November 1, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class James R. Redner, an Army watercraft engineer assigned to the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, stands near the docks at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, on Oct. 12, 21. The 17-year veteran has served all over the world, but never wants to forget about his cultural heritage with the Nuumu (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) people in Bishop, Calif.

Israel Defense Forces Visits U.S. Army Central
October 29, 2021
Israel Defense Forces Visit USARCENT

Named after Gen. Colin Powell, a Soldier mourns his passing
October 28, 2021
Spc. Collinpowell Ebai, a Virginia Army National Guard medic Soldier currently deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield with the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division, demonstrates the proper casualty evaluation techniques during a training event. 



Born in Cameroon, Ebai was named after Gen. Colin Powell, who died Oct. 18. (Courtesy photo)

Soldiers achieve ACFT successes through training, building mental toughness
October 28, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Christiana U. Charles, a financial management technician deployed with the Kaiserslautern, Germany, based 266th Finance Support Center, completes a plank at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 23, 2021. The close to 13-year Army veteran said she had a lot of apprehension about the plank, an alternate exercise for the leg tuck in the Army Combat Fitness Test, but faced her fears by training in her barracks room several days a week. Charles can now hold the plank for two minutes, fifteen seconds.

1st TSC Soldier crowned Ms. Kentucky 2022
October 27, 2021
Soldier crowned USOA Ms. Kentucky 2022

Why I serve: ‘It helped me unlock my potential’
October 22, 2021
Spc. Yacob I. Warsame, a signal support systems specialist assigned to 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stands with Roger Disbrow, the morale, welfare, and recreation director, after placing second in the Army Ten-Miler Shadow Run at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 10, 2021. The Denver, Colo., native, currently deployed in support of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Operational Command Post, said the Army has helped him unlock his potential.

‘Spears Ready’ Soldiers boost morale, one parcel at a time
October 5, 2021
Spc. Matthew A. Hernandez, a Soldier assigned to 678th Human Resources Company, scans a package held by Cpl. Brett D. Ellis, a human resources specialist assigned to the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at the post office on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 2, 2021. Ellis, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, is one of many Soldiers deployed to Kuwait staffing the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Operational Command Post.

401st Army Field Support Brigade provides post-HKIA retrograde support
September 24, 2021
Humvees belonging to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lined up Sept. 1, 2021, in a lot at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to be accounted for by Army Field Battalion-Southwest Asia, 401st Army Field Support Brigade before rolling out to the camp's wash rack and final disposition and shipment back to Fort Bragg. Delta Company provided support to evacuation operations at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of Operation Allies Refuge.

Army announces implementation of mandatory vaccines for Soldiers
September 15, 2021
Spc. Tyler Boyer, a Hayden, Colorado native and medical specialist assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, administers the COVID-19 vaccine at Fort Carson, Colorado Aug 3, 2021. The 4th Inf. Div. remains committed to keeping the Fort Carson community safe and healthy by offering mobile vaccinations centers.

1st TSC creates suicide awareness council
September 14, 2021
suicide prevention