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Dive Detachment Soldiers Earn Dive Supervisor Certification
January 29, 2019 — Five U.S. Army staff sergeants assigned to the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment earned their dive supervisor qualification after completing dive supervisor training and qualification near Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 22, 2019... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment signal that they are prepared to perform their individual roles during dive supervisor training and qualification near Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Jan. 22, 2019. The Soldiers operate as a team to ensure the divers accomplish their mission as safely as possible.

Airmen and Soldiers build bombs together at combat shadow event
January 25, 2019 — Nine Soldiers got hands-on experience building bombs alongside Airmen as part of the combat shadow program at Bagram Airfield Jan. 23... MORE

Airmen and soldiers built bombs together during a combat shadow event Jan. 23, 2019 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Troops urged caution with sharing personal info online
January 25, 2019 — In recent months several National Guard members have been victims of doxing – the practice of an outside entity making public personal or private information about an individual or organization by placing it in public areas of the Internet... MORE

2018 US-Kuwaiti Basketball Tournament
January 3, 2019 — The 2018 US-Kuwaiti Basketball Tournament hosted by Area Support Group - Kuwait, wrapped up its final game with the Kuwait Army's 94th Mechanized Infantry Brigade winning the tournament at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2018... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Cadarius Brantley, a signal support systems specialist with the 75th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, attempts a 2-point free throw at the 2018 Kuwaiti-US basketball tournament hosted by Area Support Group - Kuwait at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 29, 2018. Participating in these kind of events demonstrates our enduring commitment to our host nation partnership and develops good Soldier morale.

Miss. Guard Unit Assumes Responsibility for Middle East Army Sustainment Operations
January 3, 2019 — Soldiers of the 184th Sustainment Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, assumed responsibility of daily sustainment operations throughout the Middle East on Dec. 29, 2018, commemorated by a transfer of authority ceremony, Jan. 2, 2019... MORE

Maj. Gen. Flem B. "Donnie" Walker, Jr., 1st Theater Sustainment Command, speaks during the transfer of authority ceremony between the 143d Sustainment Command and the 184th Sustainment Command Jan. 2, 2019, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Crew member: Middle East medevac mission is 'best in the military'
January 2, 2019 — As one of two aeromedical evacuation companies supporting the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, C Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, has a particularly critical mission --- providing all aeromedical evacuation aid in Kuwait, supporting all U.S. Department of Defense branches... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Minnesota Army National Guard, and the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, pull a patient from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during an aeromedical evacuation rehearsal at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2018.

Miss. Guard Soldiers provide marksmanship tips in Iraq
December 28, 2018 — For soldiers worldwide, rifle marksmanship is one of the most basic skills all soldiers must possess. Mississippi Guard members of Task Force India Bravo instructed Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the Supply and Transportation Regiment on basic marksmanship in a weeklong primary marksmanship instruction class... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Garner, left, security forces platoon sergeant assigned to Task Force India Bravo, teaches an Iraqi army primary marksmanship instruction course at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec.19, 2018.

Shared Experience Leads to a Common Understanding
December 27, 2018 — Soldiers from the 157th Military Engagement Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard, and the 300th Sustainment Brigade, spent a few days sharing their experiences with soldiers assigned as instructors in the Jordan Armed Forces... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mauricio Vasquez, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the intelligence section of the 300th Sustainment Brigade, demonstrates U.S. Army standards on Physical Readiness Training to Jordan Armed Forces soldiers using skills learned from the Foundation Instructor Facilitator Course, Dec. 17, 2018, at the Jordanian noncommissioned officer academy near the Joint Training Center, Jordan. Soldiers from both armies are instructors with decades of shared experience as teachers within their forces.

U.S. Army Leaders Conduct Professional Development in Historic Camden
December 18, 2018 — Staff members of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment and the 609th Air Operations Center traveled to the Camden Historic District, S.C., Nov. 7, to conduct a staff ride designed to further the professional development of their leaders... MORE

Staff members of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment and 609th Air Operations Center learn about the significance of the Battle of Camden during the Revolutionary War in Camden, South Carolina, November 7, 2018. Attendees visited Camden Battlefield and Camden Historical district as part of a staff ride designed to further professional leader development.

Army, Air Force performs HIMARS exercise in C-17
December 17, 2018 — U.S. Army and Air Force units performed an exercise loading 90 thousand pounds of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 13, 2018... MORE

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