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Observance celebrates Hispanic dance, food, culture
October 13, 2017 — Soldiers stationed on Camp Arifjan participated in an observance of Hispanic Heritage Month where service members celebrated the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans both past and present... MORE

Group of men and women on stage performing a line dance.

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

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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

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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

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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