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1st TSC Soldier Named Volunteer of the Year at Fort Knox
April 15, 2019 — For Sgt. 1st Class Kerrilee Case, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, volunteering is second nature. Her service led to her winning the Fort Knox Military Volunteer of the Year Award, which she received at a recognition ceremony on April 10, 2019... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Kerrilee Case, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, poses for a photograph with Maj. Gen. John R. Evans, commanding general, and Command Sgt. Major. Mario Terenas, senior enlisted advisor, both with the U.S. Army Cadet Command, April 10, 2019 at Fort Knox, Ky., during the post’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Recognition Ceremony. Evans and Terenas presented Case with an award for being named the Military Volunteer of the Year.

CJTF-OIR continues ISF training through multi-national efforts
April 12, 2019 — Following the elimination of Daesh’s self-proclaimed territorial caliphate on March 23, 2019, in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, the Coalition’s emphasis on supporting the Iraqi Security Forces increased through military professional development training needed to defeat Daesh networks in Iraq. Currently, the Coalition is training ISF soldiers at five main locations in Iraq; Al Asad, which training efforts are led by Denmark, Besmaya which is led by Spain, Dublin and the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center which is led by Italy, and Taji which is led by Australia. Since January 2015, the Coalition has trained approximately 190,272 members of the ISF. ... MORE

Cooperation Through Mail
April 11, 2019 — Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division and Kuwait Criminal Investigation Division visited the Joint Military Mail Terminal (JMMT) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in March 2019. The visit afforded the agents the opportunity to learn and review the main inspection process... MORE

1st Lt. Stephanie Palamas, 502th Human Resource Company, 300th Sustainment Brigade, discusses operations at the Joint Military Mail Terminal with the Kuwait Criminal Investigation Division at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 7, 2019.

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Participates in Capstone “Pacemaker III” Exercise
April 8, 2019 — Approximately 25 Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division participated in the planning and execution of a capstone joint training event that involved Kuwait and U.S. forces and local Kuwaiti medical emergency personnel on April 2, 2019... MORE

Kuwaiti medical professionals and Kuwait Land Forces soldiers, along with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, work together to treat a simulated casualty during a combined training exercise at the Udairi Training Range on April 2, 2019. The exercise, which simulated a mass casualty incident, helped U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train in partner nation communication systems, decontamination procedures, medical evacuations by Kuwaiti and U.S. helicopter and ambulance, and treatment of injuries from minor to critical.

Retired Combat Medic Teaches Soldiers Resiliency Through Yoga
April 8, 2019 — Paula LeBov, U.S. Army veteran and retired combat medic, used her expertise as a yoga instructor to help Soldiers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, build resiliency during a physical readiness training session on April 3, 2019... MORE

Paula LeBov, American Red Cross employee and Camp Arifjan Resiliency Program manager, demonstrates a yoga pose during a yoga class for Soldiers April 3, 2019 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

My Journey with the Special Recruiter Assistance Program
April 5, 2019 — U.S. Army Sgt. Von Marie Donato's military career came full circle when she was invited to participate in the United States Recruiting Command's Special Recruiter Assistance Program (SRAP) and return to her hometown recruiting office in Orlando, Florida... MORE

(Pictured Center) Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Castillo, a U.S. Army recruiter with the Kissimmee Recruiting Office, Tampa Recruiting Battalion, 2nd Recruiting Brigade, United States Recruiting Command, and (pictured left of Castillo) Sgt. Von Marie Donato, a Special Recruiter Assistance Program participant and a public affairs specialist assigned to U.S. Army Central, pose for a group photo along with other SRAP participants at the Tom Joyner Family Reunion Convention Show in Orlando, FL at the Gaylord Palms Resort Aug. 31, 2017.

Army Civilians Train on Equal Employment Opportunity at USARCENT
April 5, 2019 — Readiness depends on Soldiers and U.S. Army Civilians applying the organization’s ethics and values every day in everything they do, on and off duty. U.S. Army Central provided the opportunity for its federally employed civilians to participate in an Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Course March 25-29 at the command headquarters... MORE

Ivy Merrick, U.S. Army Central Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program Manager, briefs the class during the Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor Course at USARCENT headquarters on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 27, 2019.

Army Reserve Soldier continues family's legacy of service
April 4, 2019 — U.S. Army Spc. Cory Lien Jr. is the fourth generation of his family to serve in the Army. Their continued family history of military service dates back to World War II and is something the three surviving generations are proud to discuss... MORE

Dogs, Handlers Welcome New Turf Obedience Course
April 2, 2019 — Working in the heat of a Middle Eastern summer is tough in even the most pristine conditions. Leaders and experts at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, decided to make training better for the furry member of their military working dog teams... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Sanchez, a military working dog handler with the Area Support Group-Qatar Provost Marshal’s Office, works on obeying commands with Lars, a German shepherd MWD on the new soft turf field obstacle course at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, March 29, 2019. The new facility allows Sanchez and his fellow dog handlers the opportunity to train their animals on a course that is more safe and better suited to properly training MWD teams.

U.S. Military Hospital - Kuwait Conducts Mass Casualty Exercise
April 1, 2019 — “Exercise, Exercise, Exercise!” These are the words heard from Camp Arifjan’s public address system during a mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise held on March 21, 2019, to evaluate the response time and effectiveness of the standard operating procedures for emergencies at U.S. Military Hospital — Kuwait... MORE

Spc. Alyson Rausch, 452d Combat Support Hospital, inspects mock casualty's injuries during the Golden Trident mass casualty training exercise at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 21, 2019.

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