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401st Army Field Support Brigade provides post-HKIA retrograde support
September 24, 2021 — The 401st Army Field Support Brigade is working to ensure units deployed to the last days of the U.S. mission at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport redeploy home with their equipment. ... MORE

Humvees belonging to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lined up Sept. 1, 2021, in a lot at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to be accounted for by Army Field Battalion-Southwest Asia, 401st Army Field Support Brigade before rolling out to the camp's wash rack and final disposition and shipment back to Fort Bragg. Delta Company provided support to evacuation operations at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of Operation Allies Refuge.

Army announces implementation of mandatory vaccines for Soldiers
September 15, 2021 — The Army outlined its plan today to fully comply with the Secretary of Defense’s order requiring all Service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19... MORE

Spc. Tyler Boyer, a Hayden, Colorado native and medical specialist assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, administers the COVID-19 vaccine at Fort Carson, Colorado Aug 3, 2021. The 4th Inf. Div. remains committed to keeping the Fort Carson community safe and healthy by offering mobile vaccinations centers.

1st TSC creates suicide awareness council
September 14, 2021 — September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and Soldiers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command took the fight to prevent suicides to the next level by creating a suicide prevention council. Exemplifying the campaign theme of “connect to protect - support is within reach,” the unit kicked off the month with its first suicide prevention council meeting on Sept. 1... MORE

Soldiers Work with Local Organizations to Support Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts in Qatar
September 14, 2021 — U.S. Army Soldiers, civilian contractors, several government agencies, and non-government organizations provided humanitarian relief to Afghan evacuees during the Aug. 31 drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan... MORE

Zack Bazzi, the regional director in the Middle East and Central Asia for the non-profit organization, Spirit of America, helps stack boxes of donated goods at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, September 5, 2021. Soldiers continue to support Department of Defense and Department of State teammates in Afghanistan evacuation efforts with care and compassion at various U.S. Central Command locations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Hackbarth, U.S. Army Central Public Affairs)

USARCENT/Egypt Strengthens Partnership in Bright Star 21
September 8, 2021 — MORE

General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., Commander, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), receives a brief given by U.S., and Coalition forces participating in the Field Training exercise (FTX) during Bright Star 21 (BS21) at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sept. 11, 2021. BS21 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt with support from USCENTCOM. The exercise contains three key events: a Command-Post Exercise (CPX), FTX, and a Senior Leader Seminar. The purpose of BS21 is to promote and enhance regional security and cooperation, promote interoperability in irregular warfare against 21st Century hybrid threat scenarios, and to enhance interoperability throughout the full range of military operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amber Cobena)

Soldiers Deliver Baby during Afghanistan Evacuation Support in Kuwait
September 2, 2021 — U.S. Army Central Soldiers have embraced and adapted quickly in a variety of situations throughout Afghanistan evacuation efforts to ensure they provided the best care and support possible to Afghan evacuees. As prepared and agile as they have been, one opportunity to help caught them by surprise. ... MORE

A team of U.S. Army Central medical Soldiers quickly adapted to assist an Afghan evacuee mother with the birth of her healthy baby at a safe haven location's medical facility in Kuwait in August. The team included an OB-GYN, staff physician, nurse anesthetist, practical nursing specialist and health care specialists who were supporting Afghanistan evacuation efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Juan Carlos Izquierdo)

Last American Soldier leaves Afghanistan
August 31, 2021 — Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan; his departure closes the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and vulnerable Afghans. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Alex... MORE

Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan; his departure closes the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and vulnerable Afghans. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Alex Burnett)

USARCENT Soldiers Support Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
August 23, 2021 — MORE

A U.S. Army Central Soldier welcomes Afghan evacuee girls with hugs during the arrival processes at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 25, 2021. USARCENT Soldiers hit it off quickly with the children at the facility, finding ways to bring smiles and laughs through the process. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marc Loi)

‘Brickyard’ NCOs reflect on Kuwait deployment under COVID-19 mitigations
August 19, 2021 — The Army Reserve’s Indianapolis-based 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) noncommissioned officers were the backbone of the unit’s mobilization and deployment here during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... MORE

Brickyard Soldiers gathered at Knox to complete training tasks necessary to deploy and support logistical operations within the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Chad Nixon)

82nd CAB Soldiers provide phased maintenance support in Kuwait
August 17, 2021 — Aviation maintainers from the 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade enabled the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade to increase its operational readiness here since their arrival in June. ... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade stand on the flight line at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. The 19 Soldiers deployed to Kuwait to provide direct support to the 1100th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group and help alleviate a shortage of aviation contractors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Photo)

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