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Soldiers spend the day with kids at Kuwait hospitals
July 25, 2018 — U.S. Soldiers in Kuwait, some from the Indiana National Guard, had an opportunity to visit and spend time playing with children coping with critical illnesses in two Kuwait hospitals on July 10. Through the 'Every Soldier an Ambassador' program, participating Soldiers will share in a six-week rotation of play therapy with hospitalized children... MORE

Spc. Maigen DiCristofaro with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 38th Sustainment Brigade, Indiana National Guard, joined Ahmad to create a colorful artwork on a CD at NBK children’s hospitals on July 10, 2018. Soldiers volunteered their day with the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) play therapy day through Task Force Spartan’s participation in the Every Soldier an Ambassador program.

Task Force Spartan Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Brian Lang, HIMARS crew chief
July 20, 2018 — Staff Sgt. Brian Lang is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew chief for Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan. “I’ve been in for little over six years now,” said Lang. “I started off as a driver in a ’270’ – a 270 is a track unit vehicle that will carry two of the rocket pods instead of one.”... MORE

Staff Sgt. Brian Lang, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew chief for Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, coordinates with one his Soldiers to raise the pod to load the simulated rounds for the HIMARS on June 29, 2018. Lang, a six-year field artilleryman, is also the ammunition section chief for Bravo Battery.

155th Armored Brigade Combat Team Assumes Operational Authority
July 16, 2018 — The 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, hosted a ceremony in which they transferred authority of their area of operation to the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 15, 2018... MORE

Senior leaders of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, and the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, salute the United States flag during a ceremony held to transfer authority between the two units at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 15, 2018. The ceremony was the final step in the process of the 155th ABCT assuming operational responsibility from the 2nd BDE, 1st AD.

U.S. Soldiers to visit critically ill children in Kuwait
July 11, 2018 — 28th Infantry Division Soldiers deployed with Task Force Spartan will volunteer through the "Every Soldier is an Ambassador" program to spend time with critially ill children at hospitals in Kuwait... MORE

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division pause for a photo with Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) Deputy Director Banafsheh Azizi (right) and Volunteer Coordinator Basma Ismailand (left) after a volunteer orientation on June 25.

Air defenders always improving
July 11, 2018 — The Delta Battery “Direwolves”, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Top Notch 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, hit the ground running after arriving in the CENTCOM Area of Operations in late December 2017... MORE

Pfc. Manu Sogelau, of San Francisco, Calif., a power generation specialist assigned to Delta Battery, 5th Battalion 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, conducts maintenance on a 30Kw tactical generator.

Task Force Spartan HIMARS battery excels in 24-hour exercise
July 11, 2018 — Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, worked through long hours and the heat of the Middle East to complete exercise Golden Sparrow on June 29, 2018... MORE

Cpl. Nicholas Read, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crewmember from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, signals to the other Soldiers in his crew with a red chem light as they reload their HIMARS during the Golden Sparrow exercise on June 29, 2018.

Combat Aviation Soldiers swap maintenance expertise with Royal Jordanian Air Force
June 26, 2018 — Soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade were the first to rub shoulders and swap UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance expertise with members of the Royal Jordanian Air Force during their two-month mission to support the U.S. Embassy’s military assistance program in Jordan starting on March 16, 2018... MORE

Soldiers with the 248th Aviation Support Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment (Assault) – units of the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade – stand in front of a Jordanian UH-60A Black Hawk May 10, 2018 with members of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The soldiers worked side-by-side over a two-month period facilitating different aspects of aviation maintenance. During their mission, the 248th ASB and the 1-244 AHB made up an eight-man team that worked with the RJAF team to focus on phase maintenance inspections of UH-60A Black Hawks, UH-60M Black Hawk maintenance, and aviation maintenance management training to help strengthen the RJAF’s mission readiness and interoperability.

Army Engineers participate in counter IED exchange
June 5, 2018 — The 35th Engineer Brigade of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and the 648th Military Engagement Team (MET), Georgia Army National Guard, had the exciting opportunity to engage in a knowledge exchange event with the Royal Army of Oman on counter improvised explosive device (CIED) tactics, techniques and procedures... MORE

Maj. Brian Sayer, right, and Master Sgt. Rodney Haesemeyer, 35th Engineer Brigade, Task Force Spartan, discuss tactics, techniques and procedures of countering improvised explosive devices and praise the Omani soldiers on their excellent work on the practical exercise lanes.

US, UAE artillery movement exercise demonstrates speed, coordination
May 29, 2018 — U.S. and United Arab Emirate army units recently demonstrated the speed with which a truck-mounted artillery system can be airlifted to where it can do the most good on the battlefield during a planned transport exercise on April 18... MORE

Spc. Rey Claudio (left) of Orlando, Fla. and Staff Sgt. Christopher Allen (center, facing camera) of Las Vegas, N.V., both with the 75th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps, U.S. Army talk to soldiers with the 79th Heavy Rocket Regiment, United Arab Emirates Land Forces, before the crews move their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles onto the airfield April 18, 2018. The Soldiers participated in a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) exercise in which HIMARS crews flew with their vehicles in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane then conducted a simulated fire mission after landing.

Jordan, Task Force Spartan Soldiers celebrate JOEPs graduation
May 25, 2018 — Soldiers with the Jordan Armed Forces and U.S. Army celebrate the graduation of soldiers from the Jordan Operational Engagement Program on April 29, 2018. The nine-week program trained soldiers from the 11th Battalion, Border Guard forces, JAF, on a collection of soldier skills like mortar firing and combat life-saver... MORE

Soldiers with the 11th Battalion, Jordan Armed Forces celebrate their graduation from the Jordan Operational Engagement Program after their formal graduation ceremony on April 29, 2018. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, worked in unison with the Jordan soldiers to improve their communication and improve the interoperability between the two countries.

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