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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... MORE

U.S. Army Central’s retention team receives numerous awards during the Career Counselor of the Year Award Ceremony at Patton Hall

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. ... MORE

A U.S. Army Central Soldier participates in a foot race with a middle school student during Career Day at Chestnut Oaks Middle School, Sumter

USARCENT celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
March 8, 2024 — U.S. Army Central personnel gathered at Patton Hall January 11, 2024, to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an observance that underscored the principles of equality, justice, and unity... MORE

Dr. Alicia Rodriguez, U.S. Army Central’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention

Father Daughter Duo Share Inspiration to Serve
August 31, 2023 — Parents serving with their children in the military is very rare. But that’s just what happened when Col. Johannes Castro, the commander of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, received news that he would be serving jointly with his daughter at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., after assuming command on June 21, 2023... MORE

Col. Johannes Castro, the commander of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, Capt. Melissa Castro, an air battle manager assigned to 609th Air Operations Center

ARCENT Initiates Partnership in Education Program with the Sumter Community
August 29, 2023 — U.S. Army Central enhanced its community outreach efforts in the Sumter, SC area through a new program called Partnership in Education, or PIE... MORE

Inaugural blended BLC graduation at Camp Buehring, Kuwait
February 10, 2023 — 63 graduates of the first-ever blended Basic Leader Course under U.S. ARCENT received their diplomas today at Camp Buehring, Kuwait... MORE

Guest Speaker Sgt. Maj. Brian Disque, G-3/5/7 NCOIC, US Army Central offers these 63 graduates congratulations and words of wisdom following 10 weeks of BLC,

Legacy of the “Shaw 14” and the civil rights movement
January 12, 2023 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy is felt at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, where a state historical marker at the edge of Memorial Lake on the base is a testament to Dr. King and all those who fought for equal rights and social justice. However, Dr. King’s name is not listed on the marker. Instead, it reads “Randall v. Sumter School District.” ... MORE

Historical state marker located at Memorial Lake on Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, is dedicated to the "Shaw 14," African American Airmen stationed at Shaw, who filed a lawsuit against the Sumter School District to end segregation.

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... MORE

U.S. Army Central Engineers support Sumter Habitat for Humanity with a home building project and demolition work.

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... MORE

USARCENT leadership fall and winter safety message.

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... MORE