U.S. Soldiers Share Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Techniques and Tactics with Kuwaiti Partners
March 7, 2019
Staff Sgt. Dustin Bowshier of the 637th chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear Company is the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge and explains the self-contained breathing apparatus that is worn with the suits for different levels of contamination during the display on the CBRN dismounted reconnaissance equipment on Feb. 14, 2019 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Soldiers from the unit provide a display of layout and equipment with CBRN dismounted reconnaissance equipment to Kuwait Weapons of Mass Destruction Defense Command. The 637th Chemical Company is deployed to Kuwait as the CBRN defense response force for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Deployment Is Contract Specialist’s Path to Gatekeeping
March 6, 2019
Charlene Wilson, lead contract specialist for the 408th Regional Contracting Center-Qatar’s quality management team at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar poses for a photo Mar. 6, 2019. Wilso was recently named a "Hero of the Week" for her work in US Army Central because of her work in the RCC.
Joint Effort Helps Destroy Unserviceable Ammunition
March 1, 2019
More than 6,800 pounds of unserviceable ammunition explodes in the Udairi Range, Kuwait, Feb. 27, 2019. The controlled detonation was organized by the 705th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Task Force Hellhound, Task Force Spartan.
Joint training strengthens Air Force, Army collaboration
February 27, 2019
U.S. Army Pvt. Mason Hage (left), 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) regiment, 11th ADA Brigade patriot fire control enhanced operator and maintainer, helps U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rikki Sechrist (right), 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) emergency management Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) specialist, adjust Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during a joint decontamination exercise Feb. 22, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force and Army participants from the 379th ECES and the 1-43rd ADA, shared CBRNE best practices, and tested their response proficiency during the training. The event was the conclusion of a four phase training curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
Deployed father and daughter reunite
February 26, 2019
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Lemens, left, a helicopter maintenance test pilot assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, and his daughter U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jordan Lemens, right, a route clearance platoon leader assigned to 2nd platoon, B Co., 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, pose together for a family photo at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2019. Father and daughter, both simultaneously deployed to Iraq, were able to spend a few hours together despite working in different geographic areas. The 935th ASB and 326th BEB support Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, working by, with, and through partner forces to defeat ISIS.
USARCENT Deputy Commander Visits Defense Exposition
February 26, 2019
Major Gen. David C. Hill, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), tests a drone navigation system Feb. 18, 2019, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Hill attended IDEX as a USARCENT representative to meet with key leaders in an effort to strengthen relations with partner nations.
Army leadership instructor takes pride in teaching
February 26, 2019
Staff Sgt. Jason Enriquez, small group leader, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Basic Leader Course, gives guidence during a BLC assignment at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 17, 2019. Enriquez says he does the most he can for his students, because his students' needs are more important than his own.
U.S. Army Soldiers experience Kuwait Liberation Day history
February 25, 2019
Soldiers with the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Red Bull Infantry Division visit the Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum in Kuwait City Feb. 20, 2019, surveying the damage inflicted on a house by heavy weaponry, including an Iraqi tank, during a battle in the Gulf War that occurred Feb. 24, 1991, between members of the Al Messilah Group (Kuwait forces) and Saddam Hussein’s forces. The Soldiers partnered with their Kuwaiti hosts to learn about the history of the invasion of Kuwait and the national and international response that liberated the nation. The Soldiers, currently deployed to the region as Task Force Spartan, also visited a nearby military base where Kuwaiti soldiers walked through the broader picture of the conflict on an immense sand-table of the country.
Changes to Army leadership course on display in Kuwait
February 23, 2019
Command Sgt. Maj. Dan Churchman, commandant, Basic Leader Course, Camp Buehring, Kuwait, presents a Commandants Coin to Spc. Shannon Gates, far left, Company A, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, who is from Magee, Mississippi, for earning BLCs distinguished honor graduate, Feb. 19, 2019. Distinguished honor graduate is awarded to the student who holds the highest overall grade point average throughout the course.
Joint Air Defense Exercise sharpens skills, strengthens partnerships
February 22, 2019
Qatari Mirage 2000s, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber and F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation during Joint Air Defense Exercise 19-01, Feb. 19, 2019. JADEX provides an opportunity to strengthen military-to-military relationships with the Qatari air force while conducting combined air operations with partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Cupit)
Army Ground Liaison Officer connects ground intent to air action
February 21, 2019
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hartranft, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron ground liaison officer, stands in front of the 9th EBS T-Wall at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2019. The GLO translates the ground units’ intent into action in the air, also known as green to blue. His job is to translate green to blue and blue to green between ground commanders and the combined forces air component commander; integrating and synchronizing air and ground operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Travis Beihl)
National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019
Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019.
Service Members Graduate USARCENT's Air Assault School
February 18, 2019
Air assault students practice rappelling out of a Black Hawk helicopter on day nine of Air Assault School’s Class 301-19, Feb. 14, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The hands-on training in U.S. Army Central's area of operations with a Black Hawk helicopter gave Soldiers the opportunity to develop additional skills, which included moving equipment and rappelling, that benefited their unit while forward deployed.
National Guard Medic Advises Soldiers at Air Assault School
February 15, 2019
Army Maj. Jeff Mincks, a physician assistant assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, out of Kansas City, Missouri, applies medical care to a student during day seven of Air Assault School’s Class 301-19 on Feb. 12, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Sergeant Michael Pretorius, a combat medic, Kansas Army National Guard, stands ready to provide more bandages.
U.S., Oman strengthen military partnership, capabilities
February 14, 2019
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team take a short halt to check their synchronization with the simulated battle at the culminating event for Inferno Creek 19 in Rabkoot, Oman, Feb. 5, 2019. Inferno Creek is a bilateral training exercise designed to build interoperability between the U.S. Army and the Royal Army of Oman. During the exercise, both militaries are developing shared understanding of each other’s tactics, techniques and procedures to build proficiency and work together to support long-term regional stability.
USARCENT Hosts Operation Spartan Shield Community of Excellence Forum
February 13, 2019
Col. Scott Gilman, the U.S. Army Central Training and Exercises division chief, briefs senior leaders from USARCENT, the U.S. Army Reserves and the U.S. Army National Guard during the Operation Spartan Shield Community of Excellence Forum at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 6, 2019. The inaugural forum allowed the attendees to discuss OSS, State Partnership Programs, current operations and future improvements.
2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment Conducts CPX
February 12, 2019
Capt. Mark Richardson, Logistics Officer, 2503rd DLD, U.S. Army Central, ground guides a vehicle during a Command Post Exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 8, 2019. The DLD conducted a tactical convoy from Shaw AFB to McCrady Training Center. They joined members of the 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, S.C. National Guard, and members of the 206th DLD, Army Reserves. The training provided an opportunity for these three different Army components to work with the total Army concept, establish connectivity and test their Mission Command Systems.
Joint training with Jordan a ‘win-win,’ says Gen. Lengyel
February 11, 2019
Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hnaity, commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force, during a visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Feb. 7, 2019.
Soldiers Participate in 6-Mile Ruck March at Army Air Assault School
February 8, 2019
United States Army Pfc. Alberto Garcia, assigned to 20th Engineer Brigade, takes a knee in front of his ruck sack items displayed for air assault instructors to inspect during day two of Air Assault School’s Class 301-19 on Feb. 7, 2019, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Developing a prepared and capable leader is one of the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts.
USARCENT Financial Management and Comptroller Forum 2018
February 6, 2019
U.S. Army Col. Rick Hoerner, commandant of the Financial Management School and Chief of the Finance Corps, answers questions during a panel discussion of senior finance and comptroller leaders during the U.S. Army Central Financial Management and Comptroller Forum at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 4, 2018. He discussed financial management force optimization, training doctrine, and enhancement of training opportunities.

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