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Engineers build lifesaving skills
October 27, 2017 — Medical personnel attached to the 854th Engineer Battalion out of Saugerties, New York, conducted a Combat Lifesaver course culminating in immersion lanes training Oct. 27-28, 2017, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait... MORE

Two Soldiers carry another on a litter towards a helicopter.

Sisters in arms: providing mentorship between female service members
October 25, 2017 — Sisters in Arms is a mentoring program where women work together to overcome challenges and achieve goals.Service members and civilians stationed on Camp Arifjan participated in an event that focused on female professional development on Oct. 25 in support of the Sisters in Arms program... MORE

Task Force Wraith participates in Desert Wall
October 24, 2017 — Soldiers of the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade’s 1-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Task Force Wraith, assisted throughout the combined ground and air assault training, including the culminating exercise involving the Kuwaiti Land Forces and Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division... MORE

Helicopter takes off, stirring up a cloud of dust.

29th CAB welcomes new wave of future NCOs
October 19, 2017 — Over 90 Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade graduated from Camp Buehring’s Basic Leadership Course since the CAB’s arrival in the Middle East in April 2017... MORE

Infantrymen sling lead in Bradley live-fire
October 17, 2017 — Infantrymen crouched in the back of the 40-ton Bradley Fighting Vehicles with their weapons clutched tight as they barreled towards the mock village on Udari Range Complex here Oct. 17-18. The training, conducted by Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, was part of a company workup designed to help the unit prepare for qualifications when they return to the U.S... MORE

Hand-selected Soldiers share breakfast with Army Vice Chief
October 16, 2017 — The 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, visited Soldiers on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 16, 2017, during a battlefield circulation through Army Central Command’s Area of Responsibility. McConville ate a breakfast with selected Soldiers before receiving a briefing from senior leaders and touring storage facilities for strategic equipment while he was on Camp Arifjan. ... MORE

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army speaks with Soldiers at a breakfast

401st AFSB shows off ready vehicles for Army Vice Chief
October 16, 2017 — The 36th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, toured a warehouse that contains armored vehicles and tanks maintained by the 401st Army Field Support Brigade during a visit to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 16, 2017. ... MORE

Group of Soliders walking through a warehouse

Combat Aviation Brigade shares strategic vision for aviation assets in Iraq
October 14, 2017 — The 29th CAB Commander and brigade staff briefed the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve commanding general about the posture of Army aviation forces in Iraq... MORE

Group of Soldiers walking through the military complex.

UAS takes to the sky in Desert Observer
October 12, 2017 — The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade provided two unmanned aviation system liaisons and a MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial System for Desert Observer, a combined training event held between Kuwaiti Land Forces and U.S. forces in Kuwait, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 14... MORE

Solider stands in front of projection screen.

Kuwaiti forces, armored Soldiers conduct joint air assault
October 12, 2017 — U.S. Soldiers partnered with Kuwaiti forces, Oct. 5 near Camp Buehring to participate in an air assault that culminated in the troops clearing a mock village... MORE

Supporting soldiers at remote sites with medical evacuation and care
October 10, 2017 — The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade supports the fight against ISIS in the Middle East by providing aviation assets to accomplish a wide array of missions, none of which are more critical than its aeromedical evacuation capability... MORE

Pilots and crew chiefs stand outside a helicopter.

Nursing Professional Day
October 10, 2017 — Kuwait hosted a clinical education day for nurses and medics at Camp Arifjan, Oct. 10, 2017. The event was open to all military branches as well as local civilian medical professionals and drew a crowd of over 100 medical personnel... MORE

Soldiers seated in rows listening to seminar.

Train hard, finish the fight
October 6, 2017 — Soldiers from various Army Reserve and National Guard units participated in the Modern Army Combatives Program’s Tactical Combatives Course (Level II) at the Combatives and Cross Training Facility, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Sept. 25 – Oct. 6, 2017... MORE

Instructor provides guidance to a group of Soldiers practicing hand-to-hand combat.

USARCENT takes a ride through history
September 29, 2017 — A group of Soldiers from U.S. Army Central gathered on what remains of the Battle of Camden in Camden, S.C., Sept. 29 as part of the USARCENT Staff Ride to learn how their military ancestors came to win the independence of the United States despite repeated hardships and losses... MORE

A group of people stand in a circle listening to a tour guide.

Combat Aviation Brigade builds partnerships with Jordanian aviators
September 29, 2017 — Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) were hosted by their counterparts from the Royal Jordanian Air Force during a partnership exchange in Amman, Jordan from Sept. 8 to Sept. 15... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Silva, from the 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion, talks with a member of the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s Squadron 8 in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 13.

From Kuwait to Cairo: Cavalry Troopers strengthen partnership, interoperability during Exercise Bright Star
September 20, 2017 — Across a vast landscape speckled with shrubbery, two armies met on a battlefield intent on defeating a common adversary. ... MORE

M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crews assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division engage targets at the conclusion of the culminating joint live-fire exercise of Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 20. Bright Star is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Central Command and the Arab Republic of Egypt during which about 200 U.S. personnel participated in a command-post exercise, a field training exercise and a senior leader seminar to promote and enhance regional security and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick)

USARCENT commander honors National Guard at annual conference
September 14, 2017 — “I’m going to begin by telling you an absolute truth, which I believe with all my heart: the Army would long ago have failed as an institution without the contributions of the total Army, our National Guard and our Army Reserve,” said Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the U.S. Army Central Command commander, during his remarks at the National Guard Association of the United States’ annual conference, on Sept. 9... MORE

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett shakes hands with one of the fellow speakers on stage.

U.S., Kuwaiti forces conduct joint training
September 13, 2017 — U.S. and Kuwaiti military forces conducted partnered training called Desert Observer near Udairi Range in northern Kuwait on Sept. 13... MORE

Red Cross, Military Hospital create partnership program
September 7, 2017 — The United States Military Hospital-Kuwait and Camp Arifjan America Red Cross signed a partnership agreement, Aug. 31, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait... MORE

Two soldiers speaking to an out-of-frame audience.

Santa Fe Division Blazes the Trail
September 4, 2017 — Soldiers assigned to the 35th Infantry Division conducted a two-week long training exercise called Operation Blaze the Trail, in order to sustain deployment readiness on August 22, 2017... MORE

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