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U.S. Soldiers endure challenge from Norwegian military
April 21, 2021 — “One of my Soldiers went down right after crossing the finish line with full-body cramps,” said Capt. John Lombardi. “I thought it was a pretty amazing testament to how strong the mind and body can be because his whole body was trying to quit at that point and he still willed himself across the finish line.”... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, currently deployed to the Middle East, tested their minds and bodies during a grueling 18.6-mile ruck march, aiming to earn the Norwegian Foot March badge. The march required Soldiers to wear a 25-pound bag in full uniform and boots within a specified time. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Michael Gross)

1st TSC validates expeditionary command post at Camp Arifjan exercise
April 20, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait--Soldiers of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's main command post at Fort Knox, Kentucky, deployed here throughout April for a validation exercise for its expeditionary command post. ... MORE

Alabama National Guard Spc. Anthony Hayes, 115th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, April 13, 2021 monitors the signal strength from the Tampa satellite dish that handled communications and data traffic during the Fort Knox, Kentucky, based 1st Theater Sustainment Command's expeditionary command post validation exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Hayes, whose battalion is deployed to Camp Buerhing, Kuwait, said he appreciated getting real-world, unscripted training working in the ECP validation exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neil W. McCabe)

U.S. Soldier Teaches Kuwaiti Students to Reach for the Stars with Space Presentation
April 17, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait– At the invite of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, Task Force Spartan Chief of Space and Special Programs, Maj. Edwin Vasquez, gave a virtual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics presentation on NASA’s Artemis Space Program to students at the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity April 3, 2021, in Kuwait... MORE

U.S. Army Soldier Maj. Edwin Vasquez, Task Force Spartan Chief of Space and Special Programs, gives a virtual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics presentation on NASA’s Artemis Space Program to students at the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity April 3, 2021, in Kuwait. The presentation hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait was a part of their Every Soldier is an Ambassador Program. ESA aims to strengthen the Kuwaiti public’s relationship with U.S. service members through service members’ contributions of their time, skills, and experiences to their host country. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Allegra Taylor, Deputy PAO, Task Force Spartan)

New leader takes command of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Theater Sustainment Command
April 16, 2021 — Capt. Keita C. Rodgers relinquished command of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, to Capt. Marco G. Lara in a ceremony at Waybur Theater, April 9, at Fort Knox, Kentucky... MORE

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Flight medics describe chaos after rocket attack
April 16, 2021 — After February’s rocket attack on Erbil Air Base that killed one civilian contractor, injured several members of the Coalition and later killed one civilian, medevac Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade responded immediately to evacuate the wounded... MORE

Aftermath of indirect fire attack at Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 15, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Brian Burns)

Warrant Officer Professional Development in Jordan
April 16, 2021 — Jordan- Chief Warrant Officer 5 Fred Hodges, Command Chief Warrant Officer for 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support at Fort Gillem Georgia, conducted a Warrant Officer Professional Development and educational meeting with the warrant officers at the Joint Training Center (JTC)... MORE

AFSBn-Qatar leadership discuss challenging, successful road to deactivation
April 15, 2021 — CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar – Army Field Support Battalion-Qatar has come a considerable way since first receiving orders to deactivate back in January 2020. As one of five battalions in the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, AFSBn-Qatar had a critical mission during the years of relative instability in the Middle East. Even though the mission has changed, with complete deactivation of the organization scheduled for May, the stakes remain the same... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Michael F. LaBrecque, commander, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, and Army Field Support Battalion-Qatar leadership, tour an empty pavilion previously used for maintenance and services, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Apr. 6. AFSBn-Qatar is currently in the process of complete deactivation as part of the U.S. Army Material Command’s “Middle East calibration.” (Photo by Capt. Luis Alani, 401st AFSB Public Affairs)

U.S. and Qatari Military Partner in Crisis Action Exercise
April 14, 2021 — DOHA, Qatar -- U.S. Central Command hosted Invincible Sentry 21 (IS 21), an exercise between Special Operations Forces and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) elements from both the U.S. and Qatar around Doha, Qatar, March 21-25, 2021... MORE

Qatari Special Forces escort a restrained gunman role-player, March 24, 2021, during U.S. Central Command’s crisis response exercise Invincible Sentry in Doha, Qatar. The annual bilateral exercise represents a unique opportunity to train with Qatari partners to practice critical crisis response capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex L. Smedegard)

Senior military leaders tour Army Prepositioned Stock at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
April 14, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait--The senior military advisor to U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L. Romanowski met April 3 here with leadership of the Counter-ISIS, Train and Equip Fund and the Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait to review the Army Prepositioned Stock program... MORE

Soldiers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Operational Command Post observe equipment which has been staged as part of the 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait’s and the Army’s Prepositioned Stock program at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on April 3, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Elizabeth Rogers)

Deployed Soldier dominates ACFT, but finishes humbled
April 13, 2021 — Spc. Angelo Brunetti is considered by many to be one of the fittest Soldiers in the Army... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Angelo Brunetti, a UH-60 helicopter repairer currently deployed with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, recently scored 599 on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, missing a perfect score of 600 by just one second on the sprint-drag-carry event.

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