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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... MORE

Service members from the U.S. and Australia stand together while wearing masks made for them, by Annette Frye on May 8, 2020 in Kuwait. Annette is mother of EOD technician Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, part of Task Force Hellhound in Kuwait.

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... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion take a American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or American Hospital Association CPR recertification course on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 2020. The class was given by Sgt. First Class Joseph Stringer. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo)

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... MORE

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... MORE

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Howard Geck, commanding general, 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, visited Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Mae'n, Iraqi Army National Western Track Repair Facility commander, at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2020. Geck also toured the General Dynamics Land Systems facility where they conduct maintenance operations on the M1A1 Main Battle Tank and the M88 Recovery Vehicle.

Accompanying Geck was Col. Gerald Newman, 108th Sustainment Brigade commander, Task Force Lincoln, Team Blackhawks, Illinois Army National Guard, who are executing the logistics advise, assist, and enable mission under the 1st Theater Sustainment Command supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve to continue building the sustainment capability of the Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Richard Wharton)

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... MORE

Elbert Dobbs, as seen in a photo during his service as a U.S. Army sergeant with the 42nd Infantry Division in World War II. Dobbs, now 99, participated in a Dachau concentration camp liberation commemoration teleconference April 29, 2020 with the commander of the modern-day 42nd Infantry Division, sharing his memories of liberation. The event was held in lieu of a ceremony in Dachau, Germany due to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy photo.

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... MORE

Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Stick, the commander of the Multi-Functional Aviation Task Force stands with Captain Scott Hattaway, the Captain of the USS Puller on April 15-16, 2020 in the Persian Gulf. Stick representing the U.S. Army Aviation and Hattaway representing the U.S. Navy worked together to conduct a joint at sea training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Andrew Winchell)

You Call, We Haul
April 28, 2020 — IRAQ – “ ‘You Call, We Haul.’ That was our call sign at Fort Hood,” said Spc. Kenyon Santomango, lead planner of the Air Mission Requests (AMR) cell for an undisclosed location in Iraq while deployed with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade... MORE

New treatment plant to save costs, help environment
April 25, 2020 — A new wastewater treatment plant that opened in April at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, is expected to bring long-term and wide-ranging benefits to the surrounding area... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Chad M. Vance, construction management operations OIC for the 206th Engineer Battalion, shows a new wastewater treatment plant that recently started operation at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 11, 2020. The facility, which cost about $4 million to build, is expected to save money, increase security and help the area’s environment. Coalition Forces remain united and determined in its mission to degrade and defeat Daesh and continues to work with allies and partners to implement stabilization efforts. (U.S. Army by Sgt. 1st Class Gary A. Witte)

Area Support Group-Jordan hosts emergency Basic Leader Course for Soldiers during COVID-19
April 23, 2020 — Four Soldiers serving overseas in Jordan are enrolled in the emergency Basic Leader Course (eBLC), and on their way to joining the U.S. Army’s Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Corps... MORE

Spc. Chala Strosnider, a 68S Preventative Medicine Specialist with the 480th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), reviews course materials with her instructors and classmates during the emergency Basic Leader Course (eBLC) in Jordan. Due to the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, junior enlisted Soldiers are continuing their professional military education through distance learning while travel restrictions are in place.

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

115TH Field Artillery Brigade and 4-133rd Field Artillery Regiment Participate in Bilateral Exercises with UAE
April 1, 2020 — In support of the Task Force Spartan mission, Soldiers from the 115th Field Artillery Brigade and 4-133rd Field Artillery Regiment (FAR) participated in multiple bilateral exercises with their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates Land Forces... MORE

U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and UAE Armed Forces conduct a bilateral live fire exercise utilizing American and Emirate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers at Al Hamra Combat Training Center, United Arab Emirates, March 16 to the 24th, 2020. Iron Union 13 is an FTX culminating into a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFX) with one U.S. Company/Troop, integrated fires and one UAELF Reconnaissance company in UAE. Participating UAE and U.S. forces are tasked organized into a single combined battalion level task force for operations. The combined battalion level task force establishes an integrated command post staffed with officers from both nations.

History Never Takes a Day Off
March 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT — Military history will not be forgotten thanks to Master Sgt. Jody Wilson, who documents modern history as it happens in support of Task Force Spartan. Wilson is the 42nd Infantry Division's command historian, during her tour with TF Spartan in 2020... MORE

Six Tips for Protecting Your Teammates from COVID-19 Spread; ست نصائح لحماية زملائك في الفريق من انتشار فيروس كورونا-19 Şeş tiştên ji bo parastina xwe jı berfireh kirina Vîrûsa Korona-19
March 27, 2020 — For the SOJTF-OIR Coalition and our Iraq and Syria partners, the COVID-19 pandemic adds an additional obstacle to the overall mission of maintaining the enduring defeat of Daesh. Multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 have appeared across countries in the Middle East as the virus continues to spread in communities across the globe... MORE

Army Leaders Detail Efforts Against Coronavirus
March 26, 2020 — Army leaders at a Pentagon news briefing discussed how the service is deploying field hospitals to New York and Seattle, and what the Army is doing to ensure its missions continue... MORE

Washington-based 301st MEB assumes authority of Area Support Group-Jordan
March 19, 2020 — The 301st MEB, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, mobilized to the Kingdom of Jordan earlier this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield. They replaced the 655th Regional Support Group of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, as the Base Operating Support-Integrator (BOS-I) for U.S. forces in Jordan... MORE

From left, Col. Theresa Rusin and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. John DeMarco of the 655th Regional Support Group, and Col. Derek Ulehla and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. James Marsh of the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. On Sunday, the 655th RSG of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, transferred authority of Area Support Group-Jordan to the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. The 301st MEB joined the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Washington National Guard, which has been in Jordan since November.

The Defeat of Daesh: One Year Later
March 18, 2020 — At the height of their power, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, now referred to as Daesh, operated in 18 different countries and had an annual budget of $1 billion with an estimated 30,000 members. They conducted ground attacks on both government forces and any other force that opposed them. Their goal: to establish a so-called caliphate in the region. On August 7th, 2014, the U.S.-led coalition launched airstrikes against Daesh. On March 23rd, 2019, the Pentagon announced the physical defeat of the Daesh caliphate in Syria. Over 110,000 square miles were liberated. Approximately 7.7 million people were freed from Daesh oppression. In Baghuz, Syria, where the final battle took place, a yellow flag was flown atop a building by U.S.-backed Syrian forces as they celebrated their victory over Daesh... MORE

Peshmerga soldiers, part of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s security forces supporting the Iraqi security forces, patrol near the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve forward line of troops in Erbil Province, Iraq, May 29, 2016. The Peshmerga have been coordinating with the Iraqi security forces and Coalition partners to assist in the regional removal of Da’esh. CJTF – OIR aims to enable and equip indigenous forces to confront ISIL head on while leveraging U.S. and Coalition nation airpower to halt the terrorist’s momentum. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio Rangel/RELEASED)

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