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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

Son Carries on Father's Legacy, Commands Same Unit While Deployed
November 30, 2021 — Many fathers can only dream that their children will follow in their footsteps. But for Col. Robert J. Kincaid Jr., he turned this dream into a reality for his dad. Kincaid Jr., the current commander of the 111th Theater Engineer Brigade, is in the exact same spot that his father was 18 years ago – commanding the 111th while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operations. ... MORE

Many fathers can only dream that their children will follow in their footsteps. But for Col. Robert J. Kincaid Jr., (right) he turned this dream into a reality for his dad. Kincaid Jr., the current commander of the 111th Theater Engineer Brigade, is in the exact same spot that his father was 18 years ago – commanding the 111th while deployed to the Central Command Area of Operations. Col. (Ret.) Robert J. Kincaid Sr. (left) was the commander of the then 111th Engineer Group during a deployment to the Middle East in 2003.

Army Implements New Suicide Prevention Initiative
November 30, 2021 — The Army is implementing a public health approach to suicide based on Centers for Disease Control suicide prevention efforts. The new, comprehensive and integrated policies, which focus on prevention, rather than intervention, are outlined in the forthcoming Army Suicide Prevention Program regulation scheduled to be published in the first quarter of 2022... MORE

Sgt. Rebecca Landry and Spc. Asia Jones, 529th Support Battalion Soldiers, helped spread a powerful message in June to help reduce suicides within the Army.

U.S. Army Central held a Change of Responsibility Ceremony to welcome incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, Nov. 10, at Lucky Park, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
November 15, 2021 — U.S. Army Central held a Change of Responsibility Ceremony to welcome incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, Nov. 10, at Lucky Park, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The transfer of colors served as a symbol of the relinquishment of roles and responsibilities to the units new command sergeant major, and provided and opportunity for the USARCENT team to thank outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Hester and his family as they departed for U.S. Army Futures Command. ... MORE

USARCENT joins Kuwaiti and Saudi partners for Gulf Gunnery
November 15, 2021 — USARCENT joins Kuwaiti and Saudi partners for Gulf Gunnery... MORE

Patton's Own Celebrates 103rd Birthday
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Not your average sessions: How a Soldier, social worker assisted Afghans
November 4, 2021 — Capt. Tiffany Hendershot knew she had to help. As a licensed clinical social worker, she understood how trauma can affect a person’s well-being, and at that exact moment, no one needed her help more than the thousands of Afghans on dozens of flights set to land in Kuwait... MORE

An Afghan child blows bubbles with Capt. Tiffany Hendershot's help during Operation Allies Refuge in Kuwait. As an Army behavioral therapist, Hendershot said she wanted to help the children because she knows how childhood trauma, such as what they experienced, can lead to behavioral issues later on. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. James Mason)

Amidst Afghan evacuation, an American Soldier shares her immigration story
November 4, 2021 — Of the thousands of servicemembers who have welcomed and helped Afghan evacuees, Staff Sgt. Laura Mardukhayeva can probably relate to them more than most... MORE

Staff Sgt. Laura Mardukhayeva, a supply sergeant deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield, was born in Russia and came to the United States when she was a child.

Ruck march builds resiliency, empowers through information
November 4, 2021 — As the sun rose over the desert hills on October 29, members of Area Support Group-Jordan and service members and civilians assigned to the Joint Training Center packed their rucksacks with 25 pounds of water bottles. Over the course of three miles, they lightened their load as they gained information about resources offered at JTC. ... MORE

Soldiers and civilians from Area Support Group-Jordan participate in a "Lighten Your Load" ruck march October 29.

Israel Defense Forces Visits U.S. Army Central
October 29, 2021 — Israeli Army Brig. Gen. Aviram Sela, Israel Defense Forces Ground Forces Chief of Staff, visits U.S. Army Central Headquarters... MORE

Named after Gen. Colin Powell, a Soldier mourns his passing
October 28, 2021 — The young medic who bears a general’s name was just wrapping up his day when news broke that the man for whom he was named had died. His first thought was that life was too short... MORE

Spc. Collinpowell Ebai, a Virginia Army National Guard medic Soldier currently deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield with the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division, demonstrates the proper casualty evaluation techniques during a training event.

Born in Cameroon, Ebai was named after Gen. Colin Powell, who died Oct. 18. (Courtesy photo)

Soldiers achieve ACFT successes through training, building mental toughness
October 28, 2021 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — Two financial management technicians deployed here with the Kaiserslautern, Germany, based 266th Finance Support Center have overcome their fears about the Army Combat Fitness Test through dedicated training in their personal time... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Christiana U. Charles, a financial management technician deployed with the Kaiserslautern, Germany, based 266th Finance Support Center, completes a plank at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 23, 2021. The close to 13-year Army veteran said she had a lot of apprehension about the plank, an alternate exercise for the leg tuck in the Army Combat Fitness Test, but faced her fears by training in her barracks room several days a week. Charles can now hold the plank for two minutes, fifteen seconds.

1st TSC Soldier crowned Ms. Kentucky 2022
October 27, 2021 — A Soldier serving in the 1st Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky was recently crowned United States of America Ms. Kentucky 2022 at a pageant held Oct. 24 in Tifton, Georgia. Master Sgt. Diana D. Layne, executive assistant for the command sergeant major of the 1st TSC, officially received her crown at the USOA Georgia pageant, because Kentucky did not hold an in-person pageant due to COVID-19 pandemic conditions... MORE

Why I serve: ‘It helped me unlock my potential’
October 22, 2021 — Spc. Yacob I. Warsame does not fold in the face of adversity... MORE

Spc. Yacob I. Warsame, a signal support systems specialist assigned to 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stands with Roger Disbrow, the morale, welfare, and recreation director, after placing second in the Army Ten-Miler Shadow Run at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 10, 2021. The Denver, Colo., native, currently deployed in support of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Operational Command Post, said the Army has helped him unlock his potential.

‘Spears Ready’ Soldiers boost morale, one parcel at a time
October 5, 2021 — While Spc. Joby L. Forney is a chemical, biologicial, radiological and nuclear specialist by trade, he spends the majority of each duty day ensuring that Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, receive their mail from home... MORE

Spc. Matthew A. Hernandez, a Soldier assigned to 678th Human Resources Company, scans a package held by Cpl. Brett D. Ellis, a human resources specialist assigned to the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, at the post office on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 2, 2021. Ellis, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, is one of many Soldiers deployed to Kuwait staffing the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Operational Command Post.

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