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25th Infantry Division and Iraqi Army conduct security operations at Al Asad Airbase
February 22, 2020 — AL ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq – Installation security is of the utmost importance in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, enabling Iraqi and coalition forces to maneuver freely and bring the fight to wherever the enemy hides. Soldiers with the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are regularly conducting patrols and security operations around the perimeter of Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq with their Iraqi Army counterparts. The patrols serve as a deterrence and reinforce the security partnership between the two nations... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, take a photo with Iraqi troops guarding the perimeter of Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq, Feb. 15, 2020. U.S. troops regularly share food and other supplies, as well as tactics and procedures with Iraqi troops to reinforce the security partnership between the two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Harding)

1st TSC-OCP Soldier Receives USDA’s Highest Honor
February 21, 2020 — Army Reserve Soldiers have the unique responsibility of maintaining both civilian and Army careers. One Soldier who is deployed to the Middle East has gone above and beyond in both regards... MORE

Brig. Gen. Howard Geck, right, commander, poses with Capt. Jordan Goldie, deputy comptroller, 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and his United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Honor Award at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 21, 2020.

Bryan, Ohio reporter, Guardsman delivers the news in southwest Asia
February 20, 2020 — A Bryan, Ohio resident serving with Task Force Spartan as the deputy information officer possesses many talents, including working as a reporter for Bryan Publishing Company. Indiana National Guard Maj. Lynn Thompson graduated from West Unity, Ohio’s Hilltop High School in 1987. Enlisting in the Army launched him on an adventure around the world as he developed unique professional and personal relationships... MORE

Indiana National Guard Maj. Lynn Thompson

Soldier from Fort Knox Reforms Maintenance Standards in Qatar
February 19, 2020 — One Fort Knox Soldier’s servant leadership and passion for excellence has raised the maintenance standards in Qatar exponentially. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Watson, maintenance management noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), Area Support Group – Qatar (ASG-QA), took over his position and has completely reformed the maintenance program and drastically improved maintenance readiness at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Watson, maintenance management noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), Area Support Group – Qatar (ASG-QA), works with another ASG-QA Soldier to conduct a maintenance inspection at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Feb. 18, 2020. (Courtesy photo)

Expediting Avionics in the Middle East - 1107th TASMG
February 15, 2020 — One maintenance group located in the Middle East takes on repairs that others cannot, and their impact on sustainment operations is paramount. The Soldiers of the 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG) are required to take on high level repairs that are necessary to maintaining sustainment operations in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR)... MORE

Staff Sgt. Patrick McDonald, avionic mechanic, 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, works to repair an anti-collision light for a UH-60 helicopter at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 11, 2020.

Army Reserve Soldiers in CBRN company train to save lives
February 14, 2020 — As the sun rises over the CENTCOM area of operations, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive an exercise mission brief from Christian Miles, a Fire Department assistant chief of training... MORE

77th Sustainment Brigade: Lighting path for future sustainment operations in CENTCOM AOR
February 13, 2020 — With a noteworthy lineage dating back to World War I, a deployed Army Reserve unit provided praiseworthy Sustainment operations on their recent deployment to the Middle East. The 77th Sustainment Brigade (SB) arrived in the Middle East in June, 2019 and is now preparing to head back to Fort Dix, New Jersey. However, their mission accomplishments in the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) have made a lasting impact on current operations... MORE

The Mighty Sea-Masters of the Middle East: 492nd Theater Harbormaster Operations Detachment
February 13, 2020 — The 492nd Theater Harbormaster Operations Detachment (THOD) ended their mission during a ceremony at a Naval Base in the Middle East, Feb. 13, 2019... MORE

Spc. Cameron Insinga, watercraft operator, 492nd Theater Harbormaster Operations Detachment (THOD), rings the bell eight times to signify mission complete during the 492nd THOD's end of mission ceremony at Kuwait Naval Base, Feb. 13, 2020.

New 335th Signal Command senior leader pins second star
February 10, 2020 — Maj. Gen. John H. Phillips was promoted to his current rank during a ceremony here Feb. 9, just before assuming command of the 335th Signal Command (Theater), headquartered in East Point, Georgia. Retired Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wayne Brock III hosted the ceremony. Brock's final assignment was as commanding general of the 311th Signal Command (Theater), from 2014-2016. He also commanded the 335th Signal Command (Theater), from 2012 -2014... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. John Phillips smiles as his sons Ryan and Stone pin the two-star insignia to the shoulders of his Army Green Service Uniform during his promotion ceremony held in Alexander Hall, Fort Gordon, Ga. Feb. 9, 2020.

U.S, Kuwait artillery light up the night sky
February 10, 2020 — UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait –The rockets’ red glare, the rockets streaming in air lit up the night sky over a sea of sand in Kuwait. The U.S. forces supporting Task Force Spartan and Kuwait Land Forces worked shoulder to shoulder to test their capabilities firing their respective truck-based, artillery rocket launchers... MORE

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 115th Field Artillery Brigade fire rocket-propelled rounds from a truck during an exercise with Kuwait Land Forces at their Udairi Range, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. The 115th Soldiers from the Wyoming-based brigade deployed to support Task Force Spartan, an exercise to strengthen defense relationships, builds partner capacity, and jointly deter regional aggression.

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