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Jordan, Task Force Spartan Soldiers celebrate JOEPs graduation
May 25, 2018
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.
U.S. Army Soldiers compete alongside Kuwaiti neighbors at Kuwait Disabled Sports Club
May 23, 2018
More than 50 Task Force Spartan soldiers participated alongside their Kuwaiti neighbors in sporting competitions at the Kuwait Disabled Sports Club, May 9. Nezar Mohammed takes a selfie along side Tahani Hussein (right) with a group of Task Force Spartan U.S. Army soldiers. The Soldiers had the opportunity to compete in wheelchair sporting competitions such as basketball, fencing, table tennis, and bocce. Continuing the legacy of “Every Soldier is an Ambassador,” a program to encourage interactions between Americans and Kuwaitis, Soldiers of the 28th Infantry Division were among a combined group of more than 100 Kuwait and U.S. Army athletes participating in sporting events held at Kuwait Disabled Sports Club, May 9.
U.S. Army 300th Chemical Company and Kuwait Land Forces develop synergy through joint training
May 17, 2018
More than 45 U.S. and Kuwait Land Forces soldiers took part in a joint partner training opportunity April 25, 2018. In the simulation, a vehicle was treated as though it were contaminated by a radiological weapon of mass destruction. The team of soldiers systematically decontaminated the vehicle together, using an M-26 joint service pump during a joint partner training scenario. Subsequently the operator as well as the vehicle occupants performed Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear exchange at a nearby area.
Engineer Week: Kindred professionals share engineer capabilities and tactics
May 14, 2018
Soldiers of the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) demonstrate dismounted explosive hazard clearance operations with the Talon Robot, and VMR/2 Mine Hound to a group of more than 60 Kuwait Land Forces soldiers, U.S. Army engineers, and British liaison soldiers, during Engineer Week, April 9-13.
Army surgeon lectures on nerve agents in Kuwait medical exchange
May 8, 2018
Dr. Hessa Alkandari (left), a physiotherapist with Kuwait Military Hospital; and Lt. Col. Dr. Gregory Johnston (second from left), 28th Infantry Division surgeon, pause for a photo after serving as speakers in the latest monthly medical exchange May 3, 2018 at the North Military Medical Complex. They are joined by Lt. Col. Andrew Franzone, division chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear (CBRN) protection officer; and Sgt. Maj. Michael Reep, CBRN NCOIC, who attended to hear Johnston’s presentation on the history of nerve agents. Alkandari spoke on the importance of prescribing exercise as part of patient treatment.

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