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Task Force Spartan service members march for the fallen in Jordan
October 9, 2018
Spc. Mauro Guzman (right) and Sgt. Levi Kassiano, both with Alpha Company, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment; and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Campagna, with 157 Military Engagement Team, make their way up a steep grade during the March For The Fallen shadow event Oct. 6, 2018. The 28-mile March For The Fallen ruck march originated in Pennsylvania seven years ago with the 28th Infantry Division.

U.S. Soldiers mark two months working with Kuwaiti children
September 11, 2018
Maj. Amanda Harrah, 28th Infantry Division/Task Force Spartan deputy civil affairs officer, connects smiles with a young girl in the hospital. For the past two months, TFS soldiers have been volunteering with the Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals.

Patriot missile maintainers keep air defense artillery systems mission-ready
September 6, 2018
Pvt. Jensen Clement (left) and Pvt. Kael Friday conduct equipment services July 6, 2018 during Patriot Maintenance Sustainment Program (PMSP) operations.

Task Force Voodoo transfers authority to Task Force Talon
August 28, 2018
The 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment (Assault) Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Timothy Cleighton and Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia Carlino ceremonially case the Battalion Colors during a transfer of authority ceremony Aug. 28 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The ceremony signified the successful completion of a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve.

U.S. Soldiers, Kuwaiti athletes team-up for Special Olympics
August 27, 2018
Task Force Spartan Soldiers athletes with the Special Olympics-Kuwait join each other for a final photo after the last event during the sports night at Aridiyah Youth Center, Kuwait. Even though only one of the two teams won, every participant was awarded a medal for hard-work and performance.

35th Engineer Brigade passes mission to 20th Engineer Brigade
August 21, 2018
Col. Patrick Sullivan (facing camera) and Command Sgt. Maj. John Brennan, 20th Engineer Brigade commander and command sergeant major, respectively, unfurl their brigade’s colors during a transfer of authority ceremony Aug. 16, 2018. The 20th, a XVIII Airborne Corps unit, took over the Task Force Spartan engineer brigade mission from the outgoing unit, the 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard.

U.S., Kuwait Land Forces refine communication
August 7, 2018
Soldiers of Task Force Spartan partner with their staff-level counterparts in the Kuwait Land Forces for the command post exercise Desert Observer.  The exercise allows the two militaries to share, explore, and refine communication techniques and any differences in the ways they perform their duties.  Command post exercises are scenario-based exercises in which situations are introduced by observers into the scenario.  The staff reacts to the situations according to established protocols with the intent to evaluate how efficiently those protocols are and where they can improve.

U.S., Jordanian Armed Forces conduct bi-lateral HIRAIN live-fire exercise
August 1, 2018
Arriving at their destination on July 23, 2018, soldiers with the U.S. Army’s Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment and the Jordanian Army’s 29th Royal HIMARS Battalion quickly unchained the Jordanian M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and offloaded it from the C-17 Globemaster III during the bi-Lateral Lion Flight live-fire training exercise.

Army, Air Force dominate the sky
July 31, 2018
Col. Issac Gipson, commander of Top Notch 11th Air Defense Artillery “Imperial” Brigade, Task Force Spartan, presents U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Thompson, the lead production superintendent of 69th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, a coin in appreciation for his unwavering support facilitating special events for Imperial on Jan. 12, 2018.

U.S. Soldiers take part in Kuwaiti Special Olympics 50th anniversary celebration
July 31, 2018
More than a dozen Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division/Task Force Spartan, attended an event at Kuwait Towers to mark the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics. The Kuwaiti event was part of a worldwide celebration July 19, 2018.