Task Force Spartan Soldiers perform an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
May 23, 2019
Capt. Connor Thornton, along with Soldiers from 34th Red Bull Infantry Division set up a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter as their area of operation during an emergency deployment readiness exercise in Jordan on May 3- 10, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to show the readiness of the 34th Infantry Division and to prepare a command and control from a forward location. As the lead element for Task Force Spartan, the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division works to strengthen partnerships in the region by building upon and leveraging existing relationships.
Ranger Training Program Helping Prepare Soldiers for Rigors of School
May 22, 2019
1st Lt. James Montgomery, a platoon leader and RSOP instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, stands on the deck as Soldiers participate in Ranger School Orientation Program training at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. The 1st Bn., 114th Inf. Reg. serves as the security forces element for Area Support Group-Qatar and conducts this program to help prepare its Soldiers for advanced schools.
Many Nationalities, One U.S. Army
May 22, 2019
Staff Sgt. Zafar Iqbal, 184th Sustainment Command, runs in the Arifjan Marathon at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 14, 2019. (Courtesy photo)
A View from the Top: Best Cyber Warrior 2019
May 21, 2019
Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon, U.S. Army Cyber Command senior enlisted leader, observes as Staff Sgt. Sir Addison, network management NCO-in-charge for the Regional Cyber Center-Southwest Asia (RCC-SWA), assembles and operates a radio as part of the U.S. Army Central 2019 Best Cyber Warrior Competition, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 14, 2019 . The three-day, joint, multinational competition, highlighted the readiness and teamwork of the forces defending the U.S. in the cyber domain.
Army GLOs enable joint combat power, battlefield safety
May 13, 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Nathan Gunter, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Graham, both 497th Operations Support Squadron ground liaison officers, stand together for a photo May 13, 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In daily operations, U.S. Army ground liaison officers assist U.S. Air Force intelligence Airmen by translating Army operational and tactical terminology and graphics in operations orders to verbiage that Airmen can understand. Ultimately, the U.S. Army’s ground liaison mission creates a strategic enabler for senior leaders in multiple services. They serve as the air component’s touchpoint with the land component and help ensure a multi-domain perspective is applied when planning and executing air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)
U.S. Army physical therapist teaches running technique to Kuwait National Guard
May 13, 2019
U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Williams, a physical therapist with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, demonstrates heel-strike running while presenting a lecture on proper running technique at the Kuwait National Guard headquarters on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Williams was invited to share a running seminar that he regularly conducts with U.S. Soldiers with soldiers, new recruits, and trainers in the Kuwait National Guard.
SECFOR Soldiers ‘Crawl’ Through ACFT Familiarization
May 10, 2019
Staff Sgt. Piotr Janczelewski, operations noncommissioned officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, briefs Soldiers from the security forces at Area Support Group-Qatar on the Army Combat Fitness Test during a hands-on training May 4, 2019. The ACFT is currently in the field-testing stage before being implemented across all three components of the Army beginning in October 2020.
Service Members Offered Behavioral Health Services on Camp Arifjan
May 10, 2019
Army Spc. Kadeem Worley, left, assigned to the 502nd Human Resources Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, receives information on behavioral health from Capt. Tiffany Taylor, a behavioral health officer assigned to the 300th Special Troops Battalion, 300th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at the safety rodeo hosted by the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 300th STB on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 7, 2019. This event serves to educate Soldiers on how to minimize and prevent accidents or injuries and to increase safety awareness.
US, Kuwaiti Land Forces Conduct Joint Medical Training at Camp Buehring
May 10, 2019
Spc. Jay Choi, left, a medic with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, works with soldiers from the Kuwaiti Land Forces 11th Engineer Battalion to conduct medical training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on April 3, 2019. Choi said he enjoyed working with the KLF Soldiers on developing basic combat lifesaver skills and getting the opportunity to see how other forces are trained.
349th Combat Support Hospital Assumes Authority in Kuwait
May 9, 2019
Command Sgt. Maj. Kristopher Orlowski, 452d Combat Support Hospital, prepares to case the unit's colors during the transfer of authority ceremony for United States Military Hospital - Kuwait at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 6, 2019.
Kuwait Land Forces Director of Military Medical Health Authority Visits U.S. Military Hospital - Kuwait
May 8, 2019
Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Alameeri, head of Medical Health Authority, Kuwait Land Forces, walks into the surgical suite of United States Military Hospital-Kuwait, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 5, 2019.
Khabari Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Demonstrates Continued Partnership
May 6, 2019
U.S. Army Col. Guy Reedy, 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Operational Command Post chief of staff, Kuwait Col. Abdullah Hamed Al-Masamah, Khabari Crossing operations manager, and Jamal Al-Julawi, director general of customs administration cut the ribbon on a newly rennovated facility at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait, April 30, 2019.
Egyptian Ministry of Defense visits Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence
May 6, 2019
LTC Steven Kertes, Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Graduate Program Anesthesia Nursing, briefs BG Hala Ahmed of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on details of the program.
Building Medical Bonds in Bahrain
May 6, 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Tosha Nichols, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, watches as a tourniquet is applied during a medical subject matter expert exchange at the Crown Prince Center of Training and Medical Research in Bahrain, April 15, 2019.
35th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Southwest Asia deployment ends
May 5, 2019
U.S. Army Col. Harvey Cutchin (left), 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Rogelio James, Jr., 244th ECAB (right), unfurl their unit flag during a transfer of authority ceremony in an aircraft hangar in Taji, Iraq, May 1, 2019. The 244th ECAB supports Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. CJTF-OIR works with partner forces to defeat Daesh in designated areas and set conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.
“Patton’s Own” hosts National Day of Prayer Luncheon
May 4, 2019
Chaplain (Col.) Jeffrey D. Hawkins, commandant for the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, provides his remarks as guest speaker during the National Day of Prayer luncheon at U.S. Army Central headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 2, 2019.
Army Reserve marches into 111th birthday
May 2, 2019
Army Reserve celebrates 111th birthday
Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley Memorial Service
May 1, 2019
Identification tags for Spc. Ryan Riley hang from the Fallen Soldier Cross during a unit memorial service in Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, April 25, 2019. The Fallen Soldier Cross, also known as a Battle Cross, dates back to at least the American Civil War as a means of identifying the location of fallen Soldiers on the field. Today it is often a means of showing respect for the dead among the living members of the unit.
Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions
May 1, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers fill the USO theater at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in preparation for a transfer of authority ceremony Apr. 29, 2019. The 1st. Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, provided aviation support to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard and its subordinate units during their 2018-2019 deployment to the Middle East, supporting Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield.
Soldiers further U.S.-Kuwaiti partnership through artillery training
May 1, 2019
Kuwait Land Forces (KLF) Lt. Col. Ahmad Alsanea, middle, and other KLF soldiers observe a sand table rehearsal for a situational training exercise conducted by U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 29th Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at a Camp Buehring, Kuwait training area on April 23, 2019. Alsanea and his Soldiers trained with their U.S. counterparts as part of an enduring partnership that enables interoperability between regional allies.

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