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"King Cobra' Exercise Helps Empower Junior Leaders
March 14, 2019
Army Pfc. Mark Monroe, a Hot Crew member with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, uses a socket wrench to loosen a bolt duringa Patrior missile reload drill March 7, 2019. The Soldiers continually train and conduct battle drills to ensure they are able to perform their duty in providing air defense support across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Teamwork Breeds Success for Air Defenders
March 14, 2019
Soldiers from Battery C, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment work together to prepare a Patriot missile launcher for reloading March 7, 2019. The Soldiers continually train and conduct battle drills to ensure they are able to perform their duty in providing air defense support across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Army Engineers visit Desert Storm sites in Kuwait
March 13, 2019
Task Force Castle Leaders assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade partnered with the U.S. Army Engineer School to conduct a Desert Storm staff ride throughout historical sites in Kuwait, January 29-31, 2019. Designed to further the professional development of leaders while in a deployed environment, the staff ride gave a group of more than sixty Soldiers the chance to visit battle sites, museums, and an airfield with partially destroyed hangars. Soldiers learned about and discuss various aspects of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The staff ride was designed to familiarize TF Castle leaders with the dynamics of large-scale combat operations with an emphasis on engineer support.
U.S. Army Seeks Greater Cooperation with Regional NGOs
March 9, 2019
From left: Capt. Pil Jeon, Iman Haidar, Capt. Jermareo McDaniel, Yousef Al Merag, Staff Sgt. John Lee and Lt. Col. Charles Moore gather for a group photo after their meeting at the Kuwait Red Crescent Society headquarters and operations center in Kuwait City, on Feb. 18, 2019. The meeting between U.S. Army Civil Affairs personnel and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society is an effort to build interoperability and coordination between civilian and military organizations.
U.S. Army Central Welcomes New Commander
March 8, 2019
Lt. Gen. Terry Ferrell, commanding general of U.S. Army Central, provides his incoming speech to the attendees of USARCENT’s change of command ceremony at Lucky Park, outside of the command’s headquarters, Shaw Air Force Base S.C., Mar. 8, 2019. Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett relinquished command and control of USARCENT to Ferrell.
Sports Diplomacy Opens Doors in Qatar
March 7, 2019
Sgt. Monique Best, center, and other members of Area Support Group-Qatar participated in Qatar's National Sports Day Feb. 12, 2019 in Doha. ASG-QA had three teams that played tug-of-war, volleyball, and soccer. Best, a human resources sergeant with ASG-QA, said that she thought the opportunity would open doors.
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.