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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.
Why I Serve: Purple Heart recipient dedicated to military service
April 30, 2019
The Will to Serve
Holocaust Remembrance at USARCENT
April 29, 2019
Dr. Lilly Stern Filler, chair of the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust and the ceremony guest speaker, addresses the audience during the Days of Remembrance observance ceremony at USARCENT headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 24, 2019. Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.
Heavy Equipment Transporter System Subject Matter Exchange II
April 25, 2019
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Josheph Davis assists Warrant Officer Sultan Salim Alaamari, Royal Army of Oman, with correcting a deficiency during the Heavy Equipment Transporter System Subject Matter Exchange II held at Sultan bin Safy Camp Shafa Oman, April 6-11, 2019.
The Value of Military and Civilian Medical Partnerships in Kuwait
April 24, 2019
Cpt. Andrew Hehr and Maj. Anthony Delmonico, 452d Combat Support Hospital, serve as host nation liaisons with the United States Military Hospital - Kuwait, at Camp Arifjan.
Standards Save Lives
April 22, 2019
Sgt. Hilda Cepeda, 184th Sustainment Command, fills out a medical card during a Combat Life Saver course held by the 300th Sustainment Brigade at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 19, 2019.
American, Coalition Forces Awarded GAFB at Camp Arifjan
April 19, 2019
Army Staff Sgt. Danielle Reynolds, 637th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company, shoots a Beretta M9 at targets during the range qualification event of the German Armed Forces Badge (GAFB) for Military Proficiency on April 9, 2019, at Udairi Range, Kuwait. During this event, participants stand and shoot a total of five rounds with a Beretta M9 at three silhouettes. Participants, who must hit each target at a minimum, shoot in order at targets one, two, three, one, two and earn bronze with three hits, silver for four hits and gold for five hits. U.S. Army Central hosts events such as the GAFB to enhance service member’s personal abilities to stay combat ready which improves overall capabilities.
NCO Exchange between U.S. Army and Jordan Armed Forces
April 18, 2019
A Jordanian Soldier is presented with a 1st Theater Sustainment Command patch following the the United States Army and Jordan Armed Forces noncommissioned officer subject matter expert exchange in Amman, Jordan, April 6-10, 2019. Topics included the enlisted force structure, promotions, professional military education, performance feedback, evaluation processes, and career development for both armies. The U.S. and Jordan remain committed to a strong bilateral relationship built on common interests and mutual respect.
U.S. Soldiers Support Kuwait Ministry of Defense Equestrian Program
April 17, 2019
Sgt. Kelsey Wheatley, a radiology specialist from the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, looks at the x-ray image she just scanned of a horse’s leg at the Kuwait Ministry of Defense’s Equestrian Center in Kuwait City on April 9, 2019. The 64th BSB and the KMOD have an ongoing partnership in which 64th BSB is able to provide portable x-ray equipment that enables the KMOD to thoroughly assess its horses.
Camp As Sayliyah Hosts Self Defense Class During Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month
April 16, 2019
Colonel James Cummings, theater veterinarian, Task Force 8th Medical, demonstrates how to break the grasp of an attacker portrayed by Staff Sgt. Steven Cassidy, Task Force 8th Medical, April 11, 2019. Cummings instructed a class of more than 25 Soldiers on personal protective measures as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar.
Military Working Dogs Train for CBRN Exposure in Kuwait
April 16, 2019
Air Force Staff Sgt. Porschia Easom, military working dog handler, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, plays with her military working dog, Beki, a Belgian Malinois that does bite work and finds explosives, in preparation to conduct chemical, biological, chemical, or nuclear (CBRN) decontamination training in Kuwait April 11, 2019. Members of the 637th Chemical Company, the 719th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support, and the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron came together to conduct a live exercise to train to save the lives of military working dogs and their handlers in the event they were exposed to a CBRN substance. Live training events help prepare service members for real world events which may require them to recall the skills they learned in training to stay in the fight and survive.
1st TSC Soldier Named Volunteer of the Year at Fort Knox
April 15, 2019
Sgt. 1st Class Kerrilee Case, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, poses for a photograph with Maj. Gen. John R. Evans, commanding general, and Command Sgt. Major. Mario Terenas, senior enlisted advisor, both with the U.S. Army Cadet Command, April 10, 2019 at Fort Knox, Ky., during the post’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Recognition Ceremony. Evans and Terenas presented Case with an award for being named the Military Volunteer of the Year.
CJTF-OIR continues ISF training through multi-national efforts
April 12, 2019
Cooperation Through Mail
April 11, 2019
1st Lt. Stephanie Palamas, 502th Human Resource Company, 300th Sustainment Brigade, discusses operations at the Joint Military Mail Terminal with the Kuwait Criminal Investigation Division at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 7, 2019.
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Participates in Capstone “Pacemaker III” Exercise
April 8, 2019
Kuwaiti medical professionals and Kuwait Land Forces soldiers, along with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, work together to treat a simulated casualty during a combined training exercise at the Udairi Training Range on April 2, 2019. The exercise, which simulated a mass casualty incident, helped U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train in partner nation communication systems, decontamination procedures, medical evacuations by Kuwaiti and U.S. helicopter and ambulance, and treatment of injuries from minor to critical.