US Army Central recognizes “Hero of the Week”
November 23, 2016
Brig. Gen. Viet X. Luong (left), U.S. Army Central, chief of staff, congratulates Spc. Natasha Nicholson (right), a USARCENT intelligence analyst, during an operations and intelligence brief Nov. 17, at Shaw Air Force Base for graduating the Warrior Leader Course as an honor graduate.
Deployed Army Divers Plunge into Operation Deep Blue
November 19, 2016
A U.S. Army engineer diver with the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment from Fort Eustis, Va., jumps off the MG Charles P. Gross (Logistics Support Vessel-5) and into the Arabian Gulf, off the coast of Kuwait Naval Base, to practice diving procedures Nov. 18, 2016. The two week training exercise, Operation Deep Blue, required Army divers to practice their diving procedures and react to underwater emergency scenarios. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Angela Lorden)
New warehouses boost readiness for Kuwait and Beyond
November 17, 2016
A newly-built warehouse waits to house equipment for the 401st Army Field Support Brigade on Oct. 22, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. This new warehouse will store the 401st AFSB’s prepositioned, combat-ready equipment and material to support unified-land operations all over the U.S. Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Angela Lorden)
General pays heartfelt tribute to veterans
November 15, 2016
Brig. Gen. Viet X. Luong, USARCENT chief of staff, gives an emotional recollection of Soldiers who have gave the ultimate sacrifice Nov. 11, during the Florence Veterans Day Ceremony in Florence, S.C.
USARCENT builds camaraderie through organization day
November 7, 2016
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commanding general, makes remarks during the USARCENT Organization Day, Nov. 4, at the Shaw Air Force base Fight House. Organization days are used to build esprit de corps within a unit and give Soldiers the opportunity to have a little friendly competition.
US Infantry Soldiers Assault Through the Desert: Live Fire Exercise
November 3, 2016
Mortar Soldiers with the 77th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, hang a 120mm mortar round to provide indirect, suppressive fire for infantry Soldiers during a squad live-fire exercise Nov. 3, 2016 at Udari Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Mortar fire was part of the four-day training exercise synchronized the capabilities of infantry Soldiers, indirect fire infantrymen and forward observers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Angela Lorden)
NCO Week celebrates US Army Central enlisted
October 31, 2016
A staff sergeant runs with a 35-pound ruck during the four-mile ruck march to begin the 160th Signal Brigade NCO Week team competition at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 14, 2016. The competition featured four-Soldier teams from the brigade competing in several high-intensity events to win the top noncommissioned officer honors. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard)
Army Reserve signal Soldiers recognized in deployment ceremony
October 30, 2016
1st Sgt. Benjamin L. Owens, detachment first sergeant, Detachment 4, 335th Signal Command (Theater) salutes the American flag during the playing of the National Anthem at a deployment ceremony for him and nearly 70 Army Reserve Soldiers at the unit headquarters in East Point, Georgia Oct. 30. The Soldiers are preparing to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)
Landing Afloat
October 26, 2016
Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted deck landings in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 11-12. The UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache crews took turns landing their aircraft aboard the USNS Alan Shepard to qualify their crews in this type of maneuver. Upon completion of the qualification each set of aircraft was refueled by the vessel and flown back to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Training exercises like these play an important role in mission readiness and total force capability by increasing interoperability between branches, which is vital for joint collaboration missions.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman)
U.S. Army Central Reactivates Digital Liaison Detachment
October 21, 2016
Col. Oscar Doward Jr. (right), commander of 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment, addresses attendees during the organization’s activation and assumption of command ceremony Oct. 21, 2016, at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Doward expressed his gratitude for being selected to command the 2503rd DLD and looks forward to meeting the challenges he will face assisting U.S. Army Central in the Central Command area of responsibility.