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1st TSC completes port operations in Saudi Arabia for Logistics Exercise 21
May 3, 2021 — Soldiers deployed to support the 1st Theater Sustainment Command conducted port operations at Saudi’s King Fahd Industrial Port at Yanbu, April 19-26, 2021 as part of Logistics Exercise 21 (LOGEX)... MORE

Capt. Shayna Taylor, officer in charge of the port support element, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, ground guides the driver of an M2/A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to the proper staging area as part of the logistics exercise, LOGEX 21, at the industrial port at Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia April 20, 2021. LOGEX 21 demonstrates the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s readiness and ability to provide responsive support to U.S. and partner nation forces from anywhere in the U.S. Central Command theater, exercising the Trans-Arabian Network. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Elizabeth Rogers)

Military Working Dog Receives Emergency Care in the Sinai
May 3, 2021 — When Larry, a veteran military working dog began showing signs of severe illness, his handler Spc. Jordan Kawakami, of 89th Military Police Brigade of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri who is currently assigned to Task Force Sinai at North Camp, Sinai, Egypt knew something wasn’t right... MORE

SOUTH CAMP, Sinai, Egypt - Maj. Melissa North, the Force veterinarian assigned to Medical Company, Task Force Sinai poses with Larry, a military working dog assigned to Task Force Sinai at South Camp Clinic, Sinai, Egypt April 20, 2021, following surgery performed on the German Shepard a few days earlier. Medical personnel is confident the eight-year-old German Shepard will make a full recovery. (Courtesy photo by Maj. Melissa North)

USARCENT celebrates Army Reserve 113th birthday
April 29, 2021 — U.S. Army Central's Army Reserve Engagement Cell (AREC) hosted a mass re-enlistment here in celebration of the Army Reserve's 113th birthday April 23 that featured personal virtual remarks from Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command... MORE

Army National Hiring Days kicks off May 10 with extra $2k bonus
April 28, 2021 — U.S. Army Recruiting Command is hosting hundreds of virtual career fairs across the country as part of the of the military service’s second Army National Hiring Days event May 10-June 14... MORE

Soldiers use coffee, live music to prevent sexual assault
April 28, 2021 — During the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s deployment to the Middle East, the sexual harassment and assault response and prevention team found a unique way to serve their Soldiers while providing knowledge about their program... MORE

During the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s deployment to the Middle East, the sexual harassment and assault response and prevention team ran a makeshift coffee shop to provide knowledge about their program and a welcoming environment to seek help. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Doug Knepp)

U.S. Army Soldier dies in Middle East
April 27, 2021 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE NO. 20210427-001 April 27, 2021... MORE

Regional Solutions Needed to Address Middle East Security, General Says
April 27, 2021 — The two most urgent threats in the Middle East in the coming years will most likely be the proliferation of cheap and capable unmanned aerial vehicles used by extremist groups, as well as humanitarian crises, the U.S. Central Command commander said... MORE

1st TSC Soldiers successfully precision-airdrop GPS-guided pallets in Kuwait test
April 27, 2021 — Soldiers deployed to support 1st Theater Sustainment Command's logistical support of U.S. Central Command airdropped four pallets April 22 within 75 meters of the target here in a critical test of sustainment capabilities... MORE

Riggers of the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, based 151st Quartermaster Company, deployed the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of 1st Theater Sustainment Command, work to recover one of four Joint Precision Air Delivery System, or JPADS, units used to air drop four bundles at the Camp Buehring, Kuwait, drop zone. The black device rigged between the parafoil and the payload is the Modular Autonomous Guidance Unit, or MAGU, which uses the lines of the chute to steer it to its programmed target.

Deployed club lifts 70k pounds to boost morale, do good
April 27, 2021 — When Sgt. Stephen Bruckno arrived in the Middle East, he noticed the 1000-pound club at Camp Buehring’s Scorpion Gym was suspended due to COVID-19 precautions. Knowing the positive impact events like that have on Soldiers, he hatched an idea to organize a virtual 1000-pound club himself... MORE

While deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield, U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Bruckno organized a virtual 1000-pound lifting club to help boost the morale of Soldiers as many activities were canceled or altered due to COVID-19 precautions.

West Virginia Guardsmen Cross Paths While Deployed
April 26, 2021 — Camp Buehring, KU – For many Soldiers, going on an overseas deployment means leaving behind their friends and families for extended periods of time – but not always. For two West Virginia Army National Guardsmen, their paths happened to cross while deployed. They also happen to be father and son... MORE

Spc. Tyler Goldsberry (left), 2nd General Support Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment and chief warrant officer Craig Goldsberry (right), 111th Engineer Brigade, son and father respectively, pose for a photo in Kuwait, April 2021. The two are currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield; and although assigned to different units, their deployment timelines overlap by nearly two months allowing for a long-awaited reunion between this father and son duo.

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