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Task Force Spartan Soldier creates fitness program in spite of COVID-19
April 14, 2020 — Sgt. 1st Class Johnny Han, from the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division, works for Task Force Spartan as an Equal Opportunity Advisor and Master Fitness Trainer. The public gyms are closed at Camp Arifjan due to COVID-19 restrictions, so Han decided to take matters of fitness into his own hands... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Johnny Han, an Equal Opportunity representative with the 42nd Infantry Division, conducts physical training on Camp Arifjon, Kuwait, March 26, 2020. Han led a group of Soldiers with Task Force Spartan to stay in shape during ongoing coronavirus safety regulations on U.S. bases. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)

Coalition delivers truckloads of supplies to combat COVID-19 in northeastern Syria
April 13, 2020 — SOUTHWEST ASIA –Amidst the growing threat of COVID-19, Coalition forces handed over hygiene and medical supplies to detention facilities across northeastern Syria during the week of April 13, 2020... MORE

A pallet of basic hygiene and medical supplies is offloaded at Ash Shaddaddi, Syria for detention facilities across northeast Syria the week of April 13, 2020. These supplies are part of a handoff from the Coalition to further support the region’s readiness to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A Soldier's Journey
April 8, 2020 — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Browne was 7 years old when the rebels killed his father. His was a large family and they lived in a rural area of Liberia, Africa. There was his mother, Patricia Wahblo, six sisters and more than a dozen nieces and nephews. His father, Col. Hehezekiah Browne supported the family through his job as a colonel in the Liberian Army and head of the presidential secret service... MORE

Task Force Spartan works to protect Soldiers from COVID-19
April 5, 2020 — ARIFJAN, Kuwait – As COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus, steadily advances, Task Force Spartan is working hard to prepare and protect its subordinate units and their Soldiers deployed throughout the Middle East... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan Shield wash their hands at the entrance of a dining facility April 8, 2020, in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. The CDC also recommends disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, avoiding close contact with those who are sick, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, cloth, or the inside of your elbow and observing social distancing guidance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, Task Force Spartan Public Affairs)

U.S. Navy Surface Forces and Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Integration Operations in Arabian Gulf
April 1, 2020 — U.S. Navy Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber, throughout the month of March... MORE

115TH Field Artillery Brigade and 4-133rd Field Artillery Regiment Participate in Bilateral Exercises with UAE
April 1, 2020 — In support of the Task Force Spartan mission, Soldiers from the 115th Field Artillery Brigade and 4-133rd Field Artillery Regiment (FAR) participated in multiple bilateral exercises with their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates Land Forces... MORE

U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and UAE Armed Forces conduct a bilateral live fire exercise utilizing American and Emirate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers at Al Hamra Combat Training Center, United Arab Emirates, March 16 to the 24th, 2020. Iron Union 13 is an FTX culminating into a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFX) with one U.S. Company/Troop, integrated fires and one UAELF Reconnaissance company in UAE. Participating UAE and U.S. forces are tasked organized into a single combined battalion level task force for operations. The combined battalion level task force establishes an integrated command post staffed with officers from both nations.

History Never Takes a Day Off
March 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT — Military history will not be forgotten thanks to Master Sgt. Jody Wilson, who documents modern history as it happens in support of Task Force Spartan. Wilson is the 42nd Infantry Division's command historian, during her tour with TF Spartan in 2020... MORE

Six Tips for Protecting Your Teammates from COVID-19 Spread; ست نصائح لحماية زملائك في الفريق من انتشار فيروس كورونا-19 Şeş tiştên ji bo parastina xwe jı berfireh kirina Vîrûsa Korona-19
March 27, 2020 — For the SOJTF-OIR Coalition and our Iraq and Syria partners, the COVID-19 pandemic adds an additional obstacle to the overall mission of maintaining the enduring defeat of Daesh. Multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 have appeared across countries in the Middle East as the virus continues to spread in communities across the globe... MORE

Army Leaders Detail Efforts Against Coronavirus
March 26, 2020 — Army leaders at a Pentagon news briefing discussed how the service is deploying field hospitals to New York and Seattle, and what the Army is doing to ensure its missions continue... MORE

Washington-based 301st MEB assumes authority of Area Support Group-Jordan
March 19, 2020 — The 301st MEB, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, mobilized to the Kingdom of Jordan earlier this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield. They replaced the 655th Regional Support Group of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, as the Base Operating Support-Integrator (BOS-I) for U.S. forces in Jordan... MORE

From left, Col. Theresa Rusin and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. John DeMarco of the 655th Regional Support Group, and Col. Derek Ulehla and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. James Marsh of the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. On Sunday, the 655th RSG of Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, transferred authority of Area Support Group-Jordan to the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. The 301st MEB joined the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Washington National Guard, which has been in Jordan since November.

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