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Spartan Chaplains Maintain Morale and Faith in spite of COVID-19
June 10, 2020 — The chaplains of Task Force Spartan are working overtime to maintain morale amid social distancing and other restrictions Soldiers face in a COVID-19 environment. "COVID started when we got here, we've been dealing with it every day the past few months," said Lt. Col. Douglas Brock, the 42nd Infantry Division chaplain...

Allies Visit Task Force Spartan Mobile Command Post
June 8, 2020 — Recently, a special guest visited Task Force Spartan continuing a long successful history of cooperation and partnership between the U.S. and Kuwait Land Forces. During his visit, Col. Raed al-Sakran, Chief of Plans for the Kuwait Land Forces, toured the task force's mobile command post (MCP) and was briefed about its capabilities...

A Career of Service
June 6, 2020 — MIDDLE EAST – “I was going to do 20 years and split,” said Sgt. 1st Class Boyd Brinker, platoon sergeant for Charlie Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB). “Obviously 20 years has come and gone, and I still feel useful. I guess when I get to the point when I don’t feel useful, I’ll stop then.”...

30th ABCT Soldiers Practice Squad Tactics
May 30, 2020 — In the heat of the night shots ring out, as the distinctive snap and crack of ricochet rounds can be heard. The firefight training scenario between two rivals, was carried out by Soldiers of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT)...

Map Making in the Middle East
May 30, 2020 — MIDDLE EAST -- “For a long time growing up I’ve just wanted to be part of something greater,” said Staff Sgt. Nhia Xiong, the geospatial non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), currently deployed to the Middle East. “I have always been drawn towards being part of a team that was doing something to impact other’s lives.”...

42nd ID Soldiers Reunite in Kuwait
May 30, 2020 — In 2005, Pvt. Kenneth Geib, and Spc. Timothy Olsen were in Tikrit turning wrenches in Iraq for Staff Sgt. Edgar Ponce in the maintenance section of the 42nd Infantry Division. Fifteen years later, Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Geib, Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Olsen, and Master Sgt. Edgar Ponce are together again in the 42nd Infantry Division on deployment...

Modern Day “Rosie the Riveter”
May 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - As COVID-19 has reshaped routines across the United States, American citizens have coped with stay-at-home orders in unique ways. For Miyuki Kamada, a Silicon Valley-based technology manager, creating cloth facial-coverings for Soldiers deployed to the Middle East was her way of serving her country...

First DoD medical personnel licensed to practice in Kuwait
May 28, 2020 — SABAH AL SALEM, Kuwait – Two U.S. Army officers were licensed and credentialed to practice medicine in Kuwait following an award ceremony held at the Kuwait Armed Forces Hospital (KAFH) in Sabah Al Salem on May 19, for the first time in U.S. Department of Defense history...

Combined Forces Leader Development Course leads to new approaches
May 27, 2020 — Learning new styles of leadership can be a tough process in the best circumstances, but studying them in a combat zone presents its own challenges...

Task Force Spartan Soldiers Shore Up Roadways
May 26, 2020 — Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team have worked tirelessly to repair a washed-out roadway over the past month that is vital for continued operations near the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait. “Over time, water has eroded the sand and gravel on the side of the roadway,” said 2nd Lt. Ryan Long, a Platoon Leader with the 30th ABCT. “We have had to replace the sand that was washed out with gravel to build it back up.”...

U.S. Army and Jordan Armed Forces continue partnership mission despite COVID-19 challenges
May 25, 2020 — The United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have continued to cement their military partnership through the Jordan Operational Engagement Program (JOEP) in past months...

42nd ID General Will Never Forget
May 25, 2020 — On this Memorial Day from almost 7,000 miles away from their home the Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division remember the fallen Soldiers...

Spartan Soldiers Defense Against Invasive Species
May 20, 2020 — Task Force Spartan Soldiers work with service members from the 304th Sustainment Brigade, the Rhode Island Army National Guard's 115th Military Police Company are vital defenders against potentially dangerous materials coming back from the Middle East...

Utah Guard's Aviation Battalion Deploys During Pandemic
May 13, 2020 — In this time of crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 300 Utah National Guard Soldiers...

Mother Sends Masks to EOD Soldiers
May 13, 2020 — Support for the military isn’t in short supply these days, but one service member's mom went the extra mile to help U.S. service members and their partner nations and allies...

Soldier Recertifies 31 Combat Medics
May 12, 2020 — The flight paramedics of Camp Buehring are always ready to save lives, thanks to Sgt. First Class Joseph Stringer...

USARCENT Highlights Military Appreciation Month, Spouse Appreciation Day
May 8, 2020 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – The month of May is officially designated as Nationally Military Appreciation Month. During this month, we honor not only our men and women in uniform, but the brave individuals who stand by their sides, our military spouses...

1st TSC Soldiers Complete Mission: Advise, Assist, and Enable Iraqi Security Force Logistics
May 1, 2020 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq — The 108th Sustainment Brigade’s forward element, Task Force Lincoln, Team Blackhawks, completed the logistics advise, assist, and enable mission under the 1st Theater Sustainment Command supporting Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve enhancing the Sustainment capability of the Iraqi Army...

Deployed National Guard Soldiers commemorate Dachau Liberation with WWII Veterans
April 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT -- The COVID-19 pandemic global lockdown stopped 42nd Infantry Division veterans who liberated the Nazi’s Dachau concentration camp in World War II from being back in Germany for the 75th anniversary of that event...

U.S. Army rotary-wing conduct deck landings in Arabian Gulf
April 28, 2020 — The repetitive whoosh of helicopter blades is heard as two AH-64E Apache attack helicopters land on board the deck of the Navy Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3). U.S. forces from both the Army and Navy are together for a special mission, combined flight operations at sea...

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