Bright Star Command Post Exercise Pursues Strategic Partnership
September 15, 2018
Soldiers from both the United States and Egyptian armed forces review battle plans during the command post exercise September 10, 2018. The command post exercise was designed to strengthen strategic relationships between multinational armed forces to solve potential real life threats.
CJTF-OIR transitions commanders for defeat-ISIS mission
September 13, 2018
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul LaCamera, commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps and Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, speaks to attendees during a transfer of authority ceremony in Baghdad, Sept. 13, 2018. The U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, to areas in Southwest Asia, transferred its command authority to the XVIII Airborne Corps, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. CJTF-OIR is a 79-member global coalition, which works by, with, and through partner forces to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and sets conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.
Exercise Bright Star 2018 Opening Ceremony
September 11, 2018
The national flags of Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States wave in front of the Mohamed Naguib Military Base auditorium after the Exercise Bright Star 2018 opening ceremony, Sept. 8.
U.S. Soldiers mark two months working with Kuwaiti children
September 11, 2018
Maj. Amanda Harrah, 28th Infantry Division/Task Force Spartan deputy civil affairs officer, connects smiles with a young girl in the hospital. For the past two months, TFS soldiers have been volunteering with the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals.
In Kuwait, a father and son reflect on their service
September 10, 2018
U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Paille, middle, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, attached to Task Force 22, leads his father, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andre Paille, a project manager with the 214th Engineering Installation Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, attached to U.S. Air Force Central, left, and his former college classmate, U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Booth, commander of the 220th Public Affairs Detachment, attached to U.S. Army Central, on a tour of the airfield where he works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 1, 2018. One of the greatest assets available to the Army are Soldiers and their families who continue a rich tradition of military service.
Patriot missile maintainers keep air defense artillery systems mission-ready
September 6, 2018
Pvt. Jensen Clement (left) and Pvt. Kael Friday conduct equipment services July 6, 2018 during Patriot Maintenance Sustainment Program (PMSP) operations.
74th Engineer Dive Detachment Hosts the First Diver Fitness Challenge
September 4, 2018
A team of U.S. Army Soldiers carry a Zodiac rigid inflatable boat during one of the events of the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment's Diver Fitness Challenge at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Aug. 31, 2018. The events of the Diver Fitness Challenge are not exercises typically done by Soldiers in the U.S. Army, so they provide a unique opportunity for Soldiers to increase their capabilities by trying new challenges.
Camp As-Sayliyah Celebrates Women’s Equality with Sisters in Arms Event
August 30, 2018
Two Soldiers share a smile during a squat exercise at the Sisters in Arms circuit training event at Camp As-Sayliyah, Qatar, August 23, 2018. Each participant had a battle buddy to encourage him/her during the exercises.
Divers Conduct Bathymetric Surveys in the UAE
August 30, 2018
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Brown and U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Nygaard, 2nd class divers assigned to the 74th Dive Detachment, begin a roving survey during the high tide near Abu Dhabi, Aug. 4, 2018. The Soldiers surveyed over 90,000 meters of water per site.
USARCENT Mail Clerk will Make Your Day
August 29, 2018
U.S. Army Spc. James Day, a human resources specialist with the 151st Regional Support Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard, attached to U.S. Army Central, brings packages into the USARCENT mail room to be sorted into groups for each unit and section attached to USARCENT at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 20, 2018. Consistent mail delivery in a deployed environment is a critical capability for overseas units.