Feature Stories

Egyptian Ministry of Defense visits Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence
May 6, 2019
LTC Steven Kertes, Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Graduate Program Anesthesia Nursing, briefs BG Hala Ahmed of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on details of the program.

Building Medical Bonds in Bahrain
May 6, 2019
U.S. Army Maj. Tosha Nichols, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, watches as a tourniquet is applied during a medical subject matter expert exchange at the Crown Prince Center of Training and Medical Research in Bahrain, April 15, 2019.

35th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Southwest Asia deployment ends
May 5, 2019
Members from the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, and the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, salute the colors during a transfer of authority ceremony in an aircraft hangar in Taji, Iraq, May 1, 2019.  The 35th CAB and 244th ECAB support Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield.  CJTF-OIR works with partner forces to defeat Daesh in designated areas and set conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.

“Patton’s Own” hosts National Day of Prayer Luncheon
May 4, 2019
Chaplain (Capt.) Scott D. Speight, the deputy operations chaplain for U.S. Army Central, welcomes the audience during the National Day of Prayer luncheon at USARCENT headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 2, 2019.

Army Reserve marches into 111th birthday
May 2, 2019
Army Reserve celebrates 111th birthday

Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley Memorial Service
May 1, 2019
Identification tags for Spc. Ryan Riley hang from the Fallen Soldier Cross during a unit memorial service in Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, April 25, 2019. The Fallen Soldier Cross, also known as a Battle Cross, dates back to at least the American Civil War as a means of identifying the location of fallen Soldiers on the field. Today it is often a means of showing respect for the dead among the living members of the unit.

Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions
May 1, 2019
U.S. Army Soldiers fill the USO theater at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in preparation for a transfer of authority ceremony Apr. 29, 2019. The 1st. Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, provided aviation support to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard and its subordinate units during their 2018-2019 deployment to the Middle East, supporting Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield.

Soldiers further U.S.-Kuwaiti partnership through artillery training
May 1, 2019
Kuwait Land Forces (KLF) Lt. Col. Ahmad Alsanea, middle, and other KLF soldiers observe a sand table rehearsal for a situational training exercise conducted by U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 29th Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at a Camp Buehring, Kuwait training area on April 23, 2019. Alsanea and his Soldiers trained with their U.S. counterparts as part of an enduring partnership that enables interoperability between regional allies.

Why I Serve: Purple Heart recipient dedicated to military service
April 30, 2019
The Will to Serve

Holocaust Remembrance at USARCENT
April 29, 2019
Lt. Col. Lee Roberts, the ceremony narrator and internal review chief, U.S. Army Central, provides the opening remarks during the Days of Remembrance observance ceremony at USARCENT headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., April 24, 2019. Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.