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Utah Guard's Aviation Battalion Deploys During Pandemic
May 13, 2020 — In this time of crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 300 Utah National Guard Soldiers of the 1st Attack/Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard departed the Army Aviation Support Facility May 7, 2020, as they deployed to U.S. Central Command in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel.The 1-211th ARB... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the Utah National Guard's 1st Battalion, 211th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Aviation Regiment, depart the Army Aviation Support Facility, West Jordan, Utah, May 7, 2020.

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