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1st TSC financial management analyst finds work purposeful and rewarding
January 21, 2022 — She left her first love – New York City – for her Soldier in the rolling hills of Kentucky, and took a career leap by joining the 1st Theater Sustainment Command. That move has brought her a true sense of purpose in her work... MORE

Why I serve: ‘It’s the best of both worlds’
January 21, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Omar Gonzalez Mena is passionate about helping people. The petroleum supply specialist, deployed here with the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, has spent much of his adult life teaching; first as an educator on his native island of Puerto Rico, and today as a noncommissioned officer in the Army... MORE

29th ID Soldiers who served in Kosovo serve together again in Kuwait
January 19, 2022 — It was just over 15 years ago that 12 Soldiers who are presently deployed with the 29th Infantry Division as Task Force Spartan were part of a brigade-sized element that assumed the duties of Task Force Falcon, Kosovo Force 8, Multinational Task Force-East based at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo... MORE

It was just over 15 years ago that 12 Soldiers who are presently deployed with the 29th Infantry Division as Task Force Spartan were part of a brigade-sized element that assumed the duties of Task Force Falcon, Kosovo Force 8, Multinational Task Force-East based at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.

USARCENT 2021 Recap (Continued)
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USARCENT 2021 Recap
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Why I serve: ‘I want to give every moment'
December 29, 2021 — Capt. Dawn D. Sellers knows she can’t save the world, but prays she can at least reach a couple of Soldiers during her time here. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner has been deployed here since May working at the 3rd Medical Command’s Gaining Resilience in Theater, or GRIT, Clinic here practicing battlefield acupuncture and providing supportive therapy and psychoeducation—therapeutic intervention that provides Soldiers with tools to help them heal... MORE

Why I serve: ‘It taught me how to be a leader and how to do the right thing'
December 29, 2021 — Master Sgt. Ruben Soto has given 26 years of his life to the Army and his country, and he’s not done giving. The transportation senior sergeant, or 88Z, placed second on the order of merit list in his field out of 106 active duty master sergeants during the most recent annual selection board, which means he has a good chance of promoting to the rank of sergeant major in the years to come. ... MORE

First Team STB Chaplain shares tips for maintaining resiliency during the holiday season
December 20, 2021 — FORT KNOX, Ky. – While the holiday season often brings joy and excitement for many, it can also be a stressful and sad time for some. It’s important for people to find ways to stay resilient during the holidays and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Special Troops Battalion chaplain offered a few tips he’s drawn from his own experiences over the years... MORE

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1st TSC Soldiers return from Middle East
December 20, 2021 — Members of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Strategic Operations and Plans Blue Team returned to Fort Knox, Kentucky Dec. 15, after completing a six-month deployment to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, where they helped plan and facilitate the rapid and historic exit of U.S. Forces from Afghanistan in July 2021... MORE

Soldiers return to family after deployment

Valor remembered: three U.S. Soldiers to receive military’s top honor
December 16, 2021 — The President of the United States will present Medals of Honor to two Soldiers who gave their lives for their comrades and another who fearlessly defended a forward-operating base during actions in Iraq and Afghanistan... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz and Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee will receive the Medal of Honor on Dec. 16, 2021 in a White House ceremony.

People First Task Force Building More Cohesive Teams
December 16, 2021 — One year ago, the Army created the People First Task Force to help address harmful behaviors and build cohesion across the Army... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Julie A.M Guerra, deputy chief of staff, G-2, listens to junior enlisted Soldiers brief at the U.S. Army People First Task Force Solarium at West Point, NY, March 19, 2021. The Solarium was held to help junior service members to communicate with the Army’s senior leaders about finding solutions to important issues occurring in the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Rundell)

1st TSC Career Counselors Retain The Force
December 6, 2021 — The Army wants to keep well-trained, disciplined Soldiers to lead its next generation of recruits, and today’s specialists are the drill sergeants and noncommissioned officers of tomorrow. Career counselors serving in the 1st Theater Sustainment Command are here to facilitate the process and help Soldiers explore all available programs and options for reenlistment... MORE

From wiring houses to air defender to teacher, now readiness and training specialist uses skills to benefit 1st TSC
December 6, 2021 — He had a knack for electronics back in junior high. People even asked the young man to fix lights in their house, and during his last two years of high school, he was wiring entire homes with his vocational electronics school classmates... MORE

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3rd Medical Command Soldiers reflect on Hanukkah
December 6, 2021 — Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Medical Command, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, celebrated the second day of Hanukkah here, Nov. 29, 2021, by saying a prayer, lighting candles on hanukkiahs, singing traditional Yiddish songs, and spending time in fellowship with members of the community... MORE

‘You never know who’s looking at you, when’
December 2, 2021 — If you’ve eaten at the Zone 2 dining facility here, chances are you’ve received a fist bump from Sgt. 1st Class Patrick W. Gowan. The culinary specialist, a Reserve Soldier attached to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, deployed here in March with the Los Angeles, California, based 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command... MORE

Why I serve: ‘The most rewarding part of the job has been the job of an NCO’
November 30, 2021 — “I always said I want to marry somebody in the military — because both of my parents were in the military and I liked the lifestyle of just always having that family feeling — and my dad was like, ‘you don’t have to marry somebody in the military, you can be in the military,’” the Merritt, North Carolina native said. “I was like ‘oh, I didn’t know that was possible,’ you know, as a little five year old, and so it was kind of always just a plan of mine.” ... MORE

Sgt. Catherine E. Spruill, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the Fort Bragg, N.C., based 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, poses with her parents, Woody and Sarah, in August before deploying to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. “My parents, I love them to death, they’re such wonderful people,” she said. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. Catherine E. Spruill)

Nebraska National Guard NCO Volunteers to Deploy When Her Soldier Asked
November 30, 2021 — The University of Nebraska students – part of the Nebraska National Guard’s Kearney-based 734th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion – are now at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, as part of Task Force Liberty, to assist thousands of at-risk Afghans reach safe haven... MORE

Sgt. Mariah Robinson, left, and Spc. Morgan Miller, pose for a picture with an American flag after a nighttime ruck march in commemoration of Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2021, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar.

Robinson and Miller are University of Nebraska students and members of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 734th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, currently deployed to assist with the Afghan Evacuations Mission Support Element.

Grateful: Now-Settled Afghan Evacuee, Former Interpreter, Gives Thanks to Soldiers
November 30, 2021 — The man, Muhammed, a former interpreter who worked alongside U.S. forces for 16 years, was one of the thousands evacuated from Afghanistan by the Department of State, with assistance from the United States military. In the six-minute video, the former Kabul resident recounted his family’s journey from Kabul to Qatar, to Philadelphia and New Jersey, and eventually to Texas, where the family now resides... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Edgington, the Task Force Liberty Civil Affairs Noncommissioned-Officer-in-Charge, shares a moment with one of Muhammed's daughters during the family's stay at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, before they flew to America. Now settled, the family sent Edgington a video recently, in which Muhammed thanked Task Force Liberty Soldiers and civilians for the work they put in to assist his, along with thousands of other families, reach safety. (Courtesy photo)

The NCO Strategy Continues to Develop as the Army Moves Forward
November 30, 2021 — In 2015, the Army determined it needed to create a specific strategy to set the standards of right and wrong within the noncommissioned officers corps. With this need, the NCO Corps created the NCO Strategy. Six years after the first NCO Strategy was released, the NCO Corps revised the document to make it a better aligned, enduring, and adaptable strategy that will guide the Army into the future... MORE

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