Feature Stories

‘You never know who’s looking at you, when’
December 2, 2021
SFC Gowan

Why I serve: ‘The most rewarding part of the job has been the job of an NCO’
November 30, 2021
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
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
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
The NCO Strategy was revamped.

Task Force Phoenix Hosts Intense Equal Opportunity Leader Course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait
November 30, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Keith Frazier places students in the front leaning rest during an Equal Opportunity Leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The students were participating in the StarPower game in which they experience what it is like to be discriminated against. (Maj. Jason Sweeney)

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., (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
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
Change of Responsibility CSM

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