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Task Force Spartan Soldiers perform an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
May 23, 2019 — Task Force Spartan Soldiers from the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and 18th Field Artillery Brigade conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) from May 3, 2019 to May 10, 2019 in Jordan...

U.S. Army physical therapist teaches running technique to Kuwait National Guard
May 13, 2019 — U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Williams, physical therapist for the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (3ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, delivered a lecture on proper running technique to a group of soldiers, new recruits, and physical trainers from the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) at the guard’s headquarters on Tuesday, April 30, 2019...

US, Kuwaiti Land Forces Conduct Joint Medical Training at Camp Buehring
May 10, 2019 — U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3ABCT), Task Force Spartan, and Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF) Soldiers from the 11th Engineer Battalion conducted joint medical training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in order to strengthen ongoing unit partnership and develop basic combat lifesaving skills among Soldiers...

35th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Southwest Asia deployment ends
May 5, 2019 — The 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, and the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, completed a transfer of authority ceremony at the Camp Taji Military Complex, Iraq, May 1, 2019...

Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions
May 1, 2019 — U.S. Army Lt. Col. Todd Loughney, commander of the 1st. Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrian Campbell, encased the battalion colors signifying the completion of their nine-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) and Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve...

Soldiers further U.S.-Kuwaiti partnership through artillery training
May 1, 2019 — Kuwait and U.S. artillery Soldiers trained and learned together, developing interoperability and furthering mutual development at the Udairi Range Complex on April 23 and 24, 2019...

U.S. Soldiers Support Kuwait Ministry of Defense Equestrian Program
April 17, 2019 — While on rotation in Kuwait, a group of medics and radiology specialists from the 64th Brigade Support Battalion have had the ongoing opportunity to work with a different kind of patient altogether - the horses of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense’s Equestrian Center...

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Participates in Capstone “Pacemaker III” Exercise
April 8, 2019 — Approximately 25 Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division participated in the planning and execution of a capstone joint training event that involved Kuwait and U.S. forces and local Kuwaiti medical emergency personnel on April 2, 2019...

U.S., Kuwait, Qatar conduct trilateral exercise Desert Leopard II
March 28, 2019 — Members of the Kuwaiti Land Forces, the Qatar Emiri Land Forces, and U.S. Army personnel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s Task Force Spartan participated in Desert Leopard II, a five-day trilateral exercise designed to test and develop interoperability between the three nations March 2-6, 2019...

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Assumes ABCT Authority in Kuwait
March 23, 2019 — With the unfurling of brigade colors during a ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Col. Michael J. Simmering, commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assumed authority for the ongoing Brigade Combat Team mission within Task Force Spartan...

"Red Devil" rock band supports Soldiers in Kuwait
March 19, 2019 — Army musicians with the Red Devil Rock Band, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Band, got their opportunity to support service members in theater during St. Patrick’s Day weekend by performing a show at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait...

U.S., Iraqi Engineers meet to restructure, realign, reemploy forces
March 18, 2019 — The 20th Engineer Brigade participated in a Senior Leader Engagement and combined brief to Iraq Army Engineers leadership on February 19, 2019, at Camp Honor, Iraq, focusing on engineer force structure and capabilities...

Army Physical Therapist Aims to Prevent, Treat, and Heal
March 16, 2019 — Soldiers know how to run – sometimes far, sometimes fast, and sometimes in formation. But Cpt. Anthony Williams, an Army Physical Therapist, is concerned that maybe Soldiers don’t actually know how to run well, judging by the ankle, shin, knee, and hip injuries he sees so frequently...

Army Engineers visit Desert Storm sites in Kuwait
March 13, 2019 — Leaders of Task Force Castle assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade partnered with the U.S. Army Engineer School to conduct a staff ride through historical sites of Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait...

U.S. Army Seeks Greater Cooperation with Regional NGOs
March 9, 2019 — U.S. Army Central and Task Force Spartan Civil Affairs soldiers met with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society in an effort to build interoperability and coordination between civilian and military organizations, ensuring that assistance reaches those who need it in times of emergency...

U.S. Soldiers Share Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Techniques and Tactics with Kuwaiti Partners
March 7, 2019 — Task Force Spartan CBRN personnel from the Ohio National Guard’s 637th Chemical Company conducted an exchange of information with the Kuwait Weapons of Mass Destruction Defense Command on Feb. 14th, 2019 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait...

U.S. Army Soldiers experience Kuwait Liberation Day history
February 25, 2019 — The close relationship between the U.S. and Kuwait, spanning over a century, can be clearly seen today in the partnership between the two nations' militaries. Members of the U.S. Army’s 34th Infantry Division recently joined their Kuwaiti hosts to learn more about the nation's struggle against Iraqi forces during Saddam Hussain’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait...

National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019 — Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and taking off during deck landing qualification training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 4, 2019...

U.S., Oman strengthen military partnership, capabilities
February 14, 2019 — Military interoperability was evident at all levels in the final event of exercise Inferno Creek 19, culminating three weeks of side-by-side training and many months of planning between the U.S. Army and the Royal Army of Oman...

USARCENT Hosts Operation Spartan Shield Community of Excellence Forum
February 13, 2019 — United States Army Central hosted an open forum Feb. 5-6, 2019, at Patton Hall, welcoming U.S. Army Reserve and National Guardsmen who have troops serving in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility...

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