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USARCENT’s retention team ranked top performing for Fiscal Year 2023
March 8, 2024 — U.S. Army Central’s Retention Team received the Department of the Army Retention Excellence Award at the Headquarters Department of the Army Steering Group meeting held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, V.A., Jan. 10, 2024...

USARCENT Soldiers bring Army life to middle school students
March 8, 2024 — U.S. Army Central Soldiers introduced a M984A4 HEMTT Wrecker to Chestnut Oaks Middle School students during Career Day, Dec. 8, 2023. ...

U.S. President recognizes USARCENT Command Historian for volunteer service
June 13, 2023 — Michael Clauss, U.S. Army Central Command Historian, received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteer service in a ceremony in Patton Hall at Shaw Air Force Base 31 May, 2023...

U.S. Army Central hosts ARCENT-KLF Training Meeting
January 31, 2023 — U.S. Army Central hosted the Kuwait Land Forces Commander, MG Mohammad Al-Dhafiri, to Camp Arifjan for an ARCENT-KLF Training Meeting...

Blended BLC begins at Camp Buehring
December 30, 2022 — The blended BLC is the result of a partnership between U.S. Army Central, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCOE), and the National Guard Bureau...

Kuwait-U.S. Defense Cooperation Week reinforces partnerships
December 21, 2022 — Kuwaiti-American Defense Cooperation Week, which was held from Dec. 13-15, 2022, concluded successfully after a series of meetings to discuss common issues with the US military in order to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries...

U.S. Army Central Engineers support Sumter Habitat for Humanity
December 6, 2022 — USARCENT Engineers took on a home building project and demolition work Dec.2, 2022, in support of Sumter’s Habitat for Humanity...

U.S. Army Central fall and winter safety message
November 7, 2022 — The fall and winter months are upon us, and with the change in weather come unique safety hazards...

Qatari Soldier graduates U.S. Army Ranger School
September 21, 2022 — 2nd Lt. Khalid M. Alkorbi, Qatari Joint Special Forces, graduated from U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, September 16, 2022. He is the second soldier from Qatar to complete the elite course and earn the Ranger tab...

U.S. Army Central National Suicide Prevention Month Message
September 7, 2022 — The strength of our Army comes from the strength of our people. USARCENT prioritizes the health, safety, and well-being of our great Soldiers, Civilians, and devoted Families. To emphasize this commitment, we join with the Army in observing National Suicide Prevention Month during the month of September...

U.S. Army Central hosts Israeli Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S.
August 31, 2022 — U.S. Army Central's commanding general, Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, hosts Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, Israeli Defense and Armed Forces Attaché, at USARCENT headquarters August 31, 2022...

The hidden weight of the Purple Heart
August 15, 2022 — It’s the oldest active military medal in the United States. It is believed its color was chosen because it represents courage and bravery, but it’s the medal nobody ever asks for. It weighs just over an ounce, but holds the weight and sorrow of countless stories told and untold. The stories are different, but they do have one thing in common: the recipient was wounded or killed in order to be awarded the Purple Heart...

U.S. Army Central conducts key leader engagements in Tajikistan
August 15, 2022 — Maj. Gen. Wendul Hagler, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), conducted a series of key leader engagements in the Republic of Tajikistan, meeting with representatives from the country’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. embassy May 23-25, 2022. ...

U.S. military women show support at historic Lebanese graduation
August 2, 2022 — Women from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Army Central Command, and U.S. Air Force Central Command attended a ceremony in Lebanon, Aug. 1, to support the first group of women who graduated from the Lebanese Army Military Academy and into the field of combat arms. ...

U.S. Army Central leadership tours ARCENT AOR
July 28, 2022 — U.S. Army Central’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, and command sergeant major, CSM J. Garza, met with Soldiers of Task Force Liberty at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. Lt. Gen. Frank assumed command of USARCENT July 7, 2022. ...

Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank Assumes Command of U.S. Army Central
July 11, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank assumed command of U.S. Army Central from the outgoing commander, Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, during a change of command ceremony today at Patton Hall. Lt. Gen. Frank previously served as the chief of staff for U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fl. The ceremony, officiated by the USCENTCOM commander, Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, brought together senior leaders from across the U.S. Army, elected officials, and many distinguished visitors...

Chief of Israeli Ground Forces visits U.S. Army Central's Patton Hall
July 6, 2022 — “It was a great honor to host Maj. Gen. Yadaie and his delegation at Patton Hall to discuss the future of our partnership and share understanding” said Brig. Gen. Eichburg. “We look forward to future military and security cooperation that benefit both the Israeli and American people, as well as generate security ties across the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility.” ...

U.S. Army Central celebrates Army's 247th birthday with ceremonial cake-cutting
June 14, 2022 — U.S. Army Central Celebrates Army's 247th Birthday With Ceremonial Cake-Cutting. (Left to Right) USARCENT Commanding General, LTG Ronald Clark, LTC Kenneth Boes, SPC Archie McParland, and CSM Carlos Evans cut the cake during a ceremony at Patton Hall. The cake was cut using a replica M1913 Patton Sword, designed by then-2nd Lt. George Patton...

Arkansas State University alumni pose outside of U.S. Army Central's Patton Hall
May 9, 2022 — (Center) U.S. Army Central’s Deputy Commanding General, Maj. Gen Wendul Hagler, II, (left) USARCENT, Chief of Space and Special Activities, Col. Princeton Wright, (right) and USARCENT, Chief CMO Plans, Lt. Col. Natasha Campbell, pose for an Arkansas State University alumni photo at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 6, 2022. Hagler commissioned as a military police second lieutenant upon graduation from the Arkansas State University in 1988. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leo Jenkins) ...

Former Soldier witness to Buchenwald concentration camp
April 29, 2022 — As a 23-year-old Army Sergeant during World War II, he was witness to the Battle of the Bulge, the D-Day landing beaches, and the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. ...

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