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US Army Central Soldier reenlists at Shaw Air Expo
May 26, 2016 — A U.S. Army Central Soldier recommitted to serve during a reenlistment ceremony May 20, during the Shaw Air Expo... MORE

Sgt. Quenisha Gonzales, a Dudley, N.C. native, takes the oath of enlistment during a reenlistment ceremony May 20, 2016 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, performed the ceremony during the Shaw Air Expo & Open House.

USARCENT command team travels region to focus on enduring partnership
May 21, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, and Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie, the command sergeant major for USARCENT, covered more than 16,000 miles in an effort to strengthen the partnership ties with the allied militaries of Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia during a two-week tour of the USARCENT area of responsibility April 18-30... MORE

Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, discusses ways to strengthen partnership capabilities with Bahraini Maj. Gen. Abdulla Al Nuaimi, the general inspector for the Bahraini Defense Forces at the their Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, April 28, 2016. The USARCENT command team met with leaders of partner militaries throughout USARCENT’s area of responsibility to continue to build bilateral partnership ties.

There’s no taste like home
May 19, 2016 — As summer begins to heat up, the barbeques start to come out. Soldiers stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, got to enjoy some of the first steaks of the summer thanks to an organization called “Feed Our Troops.”... MORE

Maj. Gen. Richard C. Nash, the adjutant general of the Minnesota Nation Guard, and Pat Harris (far-right), one of the founders and organizers of the Feed Our Troops project, participate in a live-radio interview with Minnesota Military Radio during a Feed Our Troops event at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 15, 2016. Nearly 3,700 steak dinners were brought from Saint Paul, Minnesota, for Soldiers of the 682nd Engineer Bn., Minnesota National Guard and U.S. Army Central.

USARCENT hosts leader development forum in Qatar
May 17, 2016 — U.S. Army Central leaders journeyed from the U.S. and across the Middle East to take part in USARCENT’s Leader Development Forum at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, April 25-26... MORE

Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, tells his subordinate leaders to take responsibility for developing the next generation of military leaders during USARCENT’s Leader Development Forum on Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, April 26. “We all have a responsibility to mold the future leaders of our Army. It is our task to hold the Army up to the standards by showing the new Soldiers how to do it.”

Kuwait Military, USARCENT partner to counter religious extremism
May 10, 2016 — U.S. Army Central chaplains partnered with members of the Kuwaiti military and Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations in a bilateral, theater security cooperation seminar focused on countering religious extremism May 1-4 in Kuwait City... MORE

Col. Jeffrey D. Hawkins, the command chaplain with U.S. Army Central, speaks with members of the Kuwaiti military and council of ministers during a bilateral theater security cooperation seminar in Kuwait City, May, 2, 2016. The seminar was the start of discussions between the Kuwait military and USARCENT to partner and find ways to counter religious extremism. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Youtoy Martin, U.S. Army Central Public Affairs)

Shaw Air Expo schedule of events
May 4, 2016 — The aerial demonstration schedule for the 2016 Shaw Air Expo and open house “Thunder Over the... MORE

Social media, free press dominate USARCENT media relations exchange
April 29, 2016 — U.S. Army Central public affairs conducted a media relations exchange with Tajikistan military and government communications officers April 18 - 22 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan... MORE

U.S. Army Central and Tajikistan public affairs personnel pose for a photo during a Media Relations Exchange April 22, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

U.S. Army Central Change of Responsibility
April 11, 2016 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – U.S. Army Central will welcome a new command sergeant major in a change of responsibility ceremony here at Lucky Park near U.S. Army Central Headquarters at 10 a.m. April 13... MORE

U.S. Army Central releases name of deceased soldier
November 12, 2015 — U.S. Army Central has released the name of a Soldier who died on November 7, 2015 in Columbia, S.C. in a non-combat related incident... MORE

U.S. Army Central announces death of a soldier
November 9, 2015 — A U.S. Army Central soldier died in Columbia, S.C. on Nov. 8, 2015... MORE

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