In Qatar, MP unit’s legacy is improved procedures for successors
April 1, 2019
In Qatar, MP Unit’s Legacy Is Improved Procedures For Successors
Hands-on training in support of Operation Spartan Shield
March 29, 2019
Hands-on medical training for Operation Spartan Shield
U.S., Kuwait, Qatar conduct trilateral exercise Desert Leopard II
March 28, 2019
Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait and Qatar, fly at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 3, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert Leopard II on March 2-6, 2019. Desert Leopard began as a bilateral exercise between two nations within the Gulf Cooperation Council, Kuwait and Qatar. In December, 2018, leaders of the Kuwait Land Forces invited members of U.S. Central Command’s Task Force Spartan to participate in the exercise, growing Desert Leopard II to include three nations.
Training, Tracers, and Transition – California Guardsmen train with Jordan Armed Forces
March 25, 2019
Jordan Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Khalid Mohammed Al-Masaeid, Northern Region commander, speaks during the JAF’s 10th Border Guard Force Battalion graduation from the Joint Operational Engagement Program, March 14, 2019, at the Peace Operations Training Center near Amman, Jordan. The 10th BGF will head to the outer limits of Jordan and defend their borders using the training and experience they gained from the JOEP.
Human Resources Specialist Impacts Thousands of Soldiers in Theater
March 25, 2019
Army Spc. Aaron Beireis, a human resources specialist, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), stands at attention on March 25, 2019, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Beireis amended nearly 8,000 TCS orders during his current mobilization which has had a positive impact on Soldiers across USARCENT’s area of operations. Beireis exemplifies USARCENT’s enduring priorities: specifically managing transition of rotational forces.
Coalition, partner forces liberate last territory held by Daesh
March 23, 2019
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Assumes ABCT Authority in Kuwait
March 23, 2019
Col. Michael J. Simmering, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel C. Rapp, right, unfurl the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on March 23, 2019. As commander of the 3ABCT, Simmering assumed authority for the ongoing brigade combat team mission within Task Force Spartan, in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
"Red Devil" rock band supports Soldiers in Kuwait
March 19, 2019
Army Sgt. Christian Bueng, a musician with the Red Devil Rock Band, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Band, Minnesota National Guard, performs cover songs on March 16, 2019, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. U.S. Army Central hosts these types of events to demonstrate its enduring commitment to Soldiers’ health, welfare and morale.
Army versus Air Force basketball championship
March 18, 2019
A U.S. Airman assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment flight attempts a lay-up during an intramural basketball championship game at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 14, 2019.
National Guard Unit Transfers Security Authority at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar
March 18, 2019
Lt. Col. Kevin Welsh (second from left), the battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Horan (fourth from the left), the battalion command sergeant major, formally unfurl the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment's flag signifying their unit's assumption of authority for security at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar.