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Divers Conduct Underwater Welding Training at Kuwait Naval Base
May 7, 2018 — Part of the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment's mission is to provide a vast network of support for all logistics vessels in theatre, to include surface and underwater cutting and welding; a skill that is emphasized for these specialized Soldiers. During a recent training event, they hosted the Kuwait School of America for a tour of the dive site and the opportunity to experience the divers training underwater in real time... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Pierce Castro cutting a project on surface at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, March 27, 2018.

Jordan Armed Forces Imams and U.S. military chaplains exercise their faith during Eager Lion 2018
May 3, 2018 — Senior religious affairs leaders of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) and U.S. military met with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s Grand Mufti at the Jordanian Center for Countering Extremism (JCCE) as part of Eager Lion 2018, an annual two-week bilateral military exercise... MORE

Senior religious affairs leaders of the Jordan Armed Forces and U.S. military begin their staff integration week of Eager Lion 18 at Prince Hassan College April 9-10. Events like these help to build trust between service members and citizens of different nations.

PA National Guard soldier lectures on cyber threats at Gulf Shield One
May 3, 2018 — Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Mosco, tactical communications chief, signal company, 28th Infantry Division, Pa. Army National Guard, delivered a lecture at exercise Gulf Shield One which involved 23 Task Force Spartan (TFS) partner nations. Drawing upon his military background, civilian education, and experience as a college professor, Mosco provided attendees with a basic overview of cyber security operations and the steps that a person can take to secure his or her personal system... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Mosco, tactical communications chief, signal company, 28th Infantry Division, Pa. Army National Guard, delivers a cyber-security lecture with the aid of an Arabic interpreter at exercise Gulf Shield One, March 28.

Tajik, U.S. soldiers build relationships through information exchanges
April 24, 2018 — Soldiers with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan and the U.S. Army worked together in a 24-hour operation to share tactics, techniques and procedures, April 24, 2018. This exercise was part of a three-week, military-to-military engagement between the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces and the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, involving border security and mountain warfare techniques... MORE

Tajik soldiers return from reacting to an ambush at a traffic control point at a mountain training camp outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 24, 2018, during an exercise to exchange tactics between Tajik and U.S. forces. This information exchange was part of a larger military-to-military engagement taking place with the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces and the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, involving border security tactics and techniques.

Religious support and coordination lead to success on two fronts
April 23, 2018 — When U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Pinkie Fischer first met with Imams from the Jordan Armed Forces she didn’t know that their religious affairs exercise would affect the lives of local orphans just two weeks later. The idea came out while discussing ways to combat religious extremism at the Jordanian Center for Countering Extremism on April 11... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. John Salazar, an information operations officer with U.S. Army Central teaches a resident of the Amman SOS Children’s Village how to do a fist bump April 23. Salazar was part of a donation visit to the village that was arranged by Jordan Armed Forces Imams in coordination with U.S. Chaplains as part of ongoing coordination between the two partner nation militaries. Events like these help to build trust between service members and citizens of different nations.

Tajik and U.S. Soldiers build mountaineering skills
April 18, 2018 — Soldiers with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan and the U.S. Army worked together to share mountain warfare tactics and techniques, April 18, 2018. This information exchange was part of a larger military-to-military engagement between the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces and the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, involving border security tactics and techniques... MORE

Soldiers with the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces practice rappelling in pairs at a mountain training camp outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 17, 2018. This mountain warfare information exchange was part of a larger military-to-military engagement taking place with the Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces and the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, involving border security tactics and techniques.

Jordanian and U.S. forces announce the start of Eager Lion 2018
April 16, 2018 — Senior military leaders from Jordan Armed Forces and U.S. Central Command announced the beginning of Exercise Eager Lion 2018 today at the Jordan Special Operations Command. The exercise features thousands of U.S. and Jordanian forces, as well as several governmental and non-governmental organizations... MORE

Jordan Armed Forces Brig. Staff Gen. Mohommad Al-Thalji and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jon Mott, co-directors of Exercise Eager Lion 2018, announce the beginning of the exercise at an April 15 international press conference at the Jordan Special Operations Command near Amman, Jordan. Eager Lion 2018 is a major training event that provides U.S. forces and Jordan Armed Forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a coalition-type environment through scenarios that span from a long-range bomber mission to maritime security operations to a ground force attack of a fictitious adversary. It is scheduled to take place through April 26.

US Army Central welcome new senior enlisted advisor
April 13, 2018 — Personnel from U.S. Army Central came together to bid farewell to the command’s senior enlisted advisor during a change of responsibility ceremony. Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Dostie relinquished responsibility of the unit’s welfare and enforcement of standards to Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph C. Cornelison... MORE

Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett (center), the U.S. Army Central commander, passes the colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph C. Cornelison, the new USARCENT senior enlisted advisor, during a change of responsibility ceremony Nov. 12 at Patton Hall. The passing of the colors symbolizes Garrett’s entrusting of Cornelison with the well-being of the Soldiers and the enforcement of standards across the command. Cornelison assumed responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie (right), who will become the next senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Jordanian, U.S. forces practice mortar fires together
April 11, 2018 — Jordanian and U.S. soldiers traded infantry tactics and protocols during bilateral training at Jordan’s Joint Training Center near Amman, Jordan. While the training is part of the Jordan Operational Engagement Program, the units involved in the training are building interoperability that will likely benefit them in the upcoming Eager Lion 2018 exercise... MORE

Specialist Jason Durant,, forward observer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery Regiment, measures the direction of a target for an indirect fire mission during an exercise at Jordan’s Joint Training Center near Amman, Jordan, April 11, 2018. The bilateral training with U.S. forces was part of the Jordan Operational Engagement Program and focused on the exchange of infantry tactics and techniques.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Kuwait visits Camp Arifjan
April 11, 2018 — His Excellency, Shaykh Nasser, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Kuwait, visited Camp Arifjan alongside His Excellency, Lawrence R. Silverman, U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait on April 11, 2018. The visit began with a briefing that gave an overview of U.S. Army Central Command’s scope within the area of responsibility and the importance of the relationship between Kuwait and the U.S. Army... MORE

Shaykh Nasser, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Kuwait, attends a briefing alongside Maj. Gen. Flem B. “Donnie” Walker Jr., Commanding General, 1st Theater Sustainment Command and USARCENT Deputy Commanding General-Sustainment, April 11, 2018, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The brief gave the minister an overview of U.S. Army Central Command’s scope within the area of responsibility and the importance of the relationship between Kuwait and the U.S. Army.

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