Army Central Command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Daniel Jackson Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Myers, a combat engineer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, dons his Mission Oriented Protec More

Spc. Jason Riley, artillery mechanic, Battery G, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Pfc. Jesse Crockett, field artillery tactical data syst More

Col. Johnnie L. Johnson Jr., commander, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Sgt. Maj. Jose Rivera the brigade’s senior operations noncommissioned officer, case the “Sledgehammer” Brigade More

Sgt. Ryan Beckmann, infantryman, Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires a grenade with the M320A1 grenade launcher during weapons trainin More

Major Robert Walker, brigade fire support officer, and lead planner for Raider University, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains the agenda, short and long terms goals of the program More

Sgt. Jeremiah Bayliss, petroleum specialist, Company A, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, advises Spc. Jasmine Howell automated logistical specialist, Compan More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, right, presents a challenge coin to Spc. Elizabeth Erickson during a visit to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 25, 2013. Erickson, a signal support systems specialist, More

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Pearsall, a cannon crew member, with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses a 50-foot lanyard to fir More

Capt. Jonathan Caso, dentist, Company C, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs a routine checkup on Staff Sgt. Zahit Aceves, power generation equipment More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Crane, the battalion targeting Noncommissioned officer, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infant More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take cover in a bunker during an indirect fire drill at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, June 5 More

Cpl. Toni Russo and Spc. Daniel Desforges, human intelligence collectors, Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, speak with a role player “rioting” in f More

U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Bayne, right, an ammunition stock control and accounting specialist, and Spc. April Clark, an information technology specialist, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Sup More

Pfc. Tyler Horton, center, infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs a “lightshow” during the first Elimination round of the R Factor a More

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general U.S. Army Central (center), hosted a change of command ceremony for the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment Command on Dec. 4 at Lucky Park at Patton Hall. Col. B More

Chief Warrant Officer Four Deborah Mkparu-Hale (center), property book officer, U.S. Army Central, and her family stand with Command Sgt. Maj. John Harris (left), command sergeant major, Headquarters and Headqu More

Col. Rick Adams and Command Sgt. Maj. Elizabeth Shockley case the colors of the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The 36th CAB of the Texas Ar More

Sgt. Henry Easterling (center left), a helicopter mechanic with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, listens to a mission brief from Staff Sgt. Brunson, a Warrior Leadership Cours More

Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Prosper (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Weaver Prosper (right) share a laugh about their duty day mishaps outside a joint force headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 27. Suzanne a More

Soldiers from the 310th Forward Advise and Assist Team pose for a unit photo behind their headquarters building in Camp Taji, Iraq, March 26, 2015. The 310th A&A team is made up of about 40 Soldiers from the U. More

Sgt. Kein Malecek, a power production and distribution specialist with the 249th Engineer Battalion, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., instructs Iraqi Security Forces on basic maintenance, troubleshooting and repa More

Soldiers from the United States, Australia and New Zealand prepare for the fielding of combat brigade sets to the Iraqi Security Forces from the coalition in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inh More

Soldiers from the 76th Iraqi Infantry Brigade receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets supplied to Iraqi Security Forces May 25, 2015, at Camp Taji, Iraq, from coali More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Terence Clay (center), 310th Advise and Assist senior enlisted adviser, helps an Iraqi soldier unwrap an M16A2 rifle as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets supplied to Iraqi security More

Peshmerga soldiers train on clearing a building during urban training operations taught by coalition forces June 10, 2015, in Erbil, Iraq. Coalition partners are training military forces throughout Iraq to assi More

Soldiers from the 73rd Iraqi Infantry Brigade are fitted for protective masks as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets provided to the Iraqi security forces in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Opera More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Kolnitys, 2nd platoon leader with Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches an Iraqi captain how to set the headspace an More

Soldiers from the Iraqi army’s 73rd Infantry Brigade are fitted for protective masks as as part of the IA combat brigade sets fielding in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve at Cam More

U.S. Army Spc. Murtda Radhi, a linguist assisting the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Logistics Advise and Assist Team, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), demonstrates the proper use of a combat appli More

Kuwait Naval Base - Staff Sgt. Harcel Rosado, assigned to the 97th Transportation Company out of Joint Base Langley/Eustis explains the functions of the Landing Craft Utility boat to members of 1st TSC during e More

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Ken Shirley, McCrady Training Center simulation instructor, operates the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer for combat camera airmen and soldiers participating in exercise S More

Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds stand with U.S. Army Soldiers in front of Patton Hall at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 19, 2016. While visiting Patton Hall, the Thunderbirds learned about U.S. Army More

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 05, 2016) Lt. Gen Michael X. Garrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Central Command/3rd U.S. Army, right, asks questions while visiting flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS D More

ARABIAN GULF - Crew members of the USNS Choctaw County use hand signals to guide a HH-60M Black Hawk belonging to the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade during deck landing qualifications in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 5 More

UDARI, Kuwait – Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade’s 1-147 Assault Helicopter Battalion, Task Force Wraith, pose with members of the Kuwait Land Forces during training rehearsals for exercise Desert More

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2018) Sideboys render honors to Maj. Gen. Terrence McKenrick, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Central Command, on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt ( More

JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – Capt. Steven Mcgouldrick, exercise plans officer with the 28th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, talks about the upcoming dates and events for the arriving 28 ID Soldiers on More

JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – 1st Lt. Joshua Austin, company commander, for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spart More

Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Quick Reaction Force Female Engagement Team Soldiers examine a radiation monitoring system during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Subject Matter Expert Exchange wi More

A U.S. Army Soldier, with 655 Regional Support Group, 316 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377 Theater Sustainment Command, prepares to swing at a ball during a game of gas mask baseball Feb. 12, 2020 at Jo More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Austin Medina, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge, uses a laser rangefinder at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 2, 2020. Airfield Weather Services member More

Sgt. Matthew Hahn cannon crew member, Battery A, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Flips Pfc. Hunter Medcalf, cannon crew member, Battery B, 4 More

U.S. Army Spc. John Vance, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mechanic and UAV operators, Spc. Luke North and Spc. Adam Carpio, all assigned to Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4t More

Col. Joel Tyler, commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, thanks the leaders and soldiers of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, for a warm welcome and smooth trans More

Sgt. Michael Erickson, cannon crewmember, Battery A, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires a MK-19 grenade machine gun during weapons traini More

Col. Joel Tyler, commander, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains his vision of Raider University during the opening ceremony held at the Gateway Theater on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Mar More

Spc. Ashton White, transportation specialist, Company A, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, practices assembling and dissembling a M240B machine gun, after qu More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, right, speaks to U.S. Soldiers during a visit to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram/Released)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire a round from an M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer during More

Soldiers conduct the high jumper exercise during the physical readiness training portion of the Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Soldier/Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition, April 29, 2013. (U.S. Army phot More

U.S. Army Spc. Tiffany Miranda, a medical laboratory specialist, assigned to Charlie Company, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, analyzes a blood sample at th More

Mortar men assigned to 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire at simulated enemy targets during Desert Centurion, May 21, 2013. (U.S. Army image by More

Pfc. Ronald Campos, healthcare specialist, Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infnatry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, carries simulated casualty Sgt. Christpher Clover, a wheeled More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Mordes, a healthcare specialist, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division inserts a More

U.S. Army Sgt. Samantha Coburn, right, and Spc. Thomas Williams secure tourniquets to a double amputee dummy, during Guardian Gauntlet, a two-day medical training exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, June 19, 201 More

Spc. Jesse Shawgo, combat engineer, Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, listens to notes from the R Factor judges during the first elimination round More

Col. Robert Agans, commander 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, a subordinate unit of U.S. Army Central, provides remarks during the 4th BCD change of command ceremony Dec. 4 at Lucky Park at Patton Hall. More

Maj. Scottie "Joe" Benson (second from left), aviation test officer, U.S. Army Central, and his family stand with Command Sgt. Maj. John Harris (left), command sergeant major, Headquarters and Headquarters Batt More

Col. Al Ricci (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge L. Vasquez (right) uncase the colors of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The 42nd CAB of More

Sgt. Mathew Kratts (front left), from Rochester, N.Y., now a paralegal with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, listens to a mission brief from a Warrior Leadership Course (WLC) More

Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Prosper (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Weaver Prosper (right) walk to a shaded area outside a joint force headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 27. Weaver, 35, and Suzanne, 33, h More

Sgt. Kein Malecek (bottom left), a power production and distribution specialist with the 249th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and Sgt. Stacy Minder (bottom right), a generator mechanic with the 82n More

Maj. Gen. Ali Talib, (left) Iraqi Ministry of Defense, and Brig. Gen. Ali Khalid (bottom right), commander 76th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, inspect mortar systems provided to Iraqi Security Forces from the coalitio More

Soldiers from the 76th Iraqi Infantry Brigade receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets supplied to Iraqi Security Forces from Combined Joint Task Force – Operation I More

Soldiers from the Iraqi army’s 92nd Infantry Brigade receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the IA combat brigade sets fielding in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve at More

Peshmerga soldiers train on clearing a building during urban training operations taught by coalition forces June 10, 2015, in Erbil, Iraq. Coalition partners are training military forces throughout Iraq to assi More

Iraqi security forces soldiers from the 73rd Iraqi Infantry Brigade prepare to receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the fielding of combat brigade sets supplied to Iraqi security forces in support More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Kolnitys, 2nd platoon leader with Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, instructs an Iraqi captain on the loading and cleari More

(Left) Maj. Gen. William Hickman, U.S. Army Central deputy commanding general - operations, walks toward a UH-60 Black Hawk prior to the start of an over water gun exercise June 16, 2015, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. More

An Iraqi army soldier from the 73rd Infantry Brigade receives an M16A2 rifle as part of the IA combat brigade sets fielding in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve at Camp Taji, Ira More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erik Benda, executive officer of the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Logistics Advise and Assist Team, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), demonstrates the proper use of a combat app More

Landing Craft Utility boats sit in dock at the Kuwait Naval Base as part of APS-5 Kuwait, an army prepositioned wartime stocks program. APS-5 maintains over 30 Army watercraft in ready-for-issue condition as pa More

Combat camera airmen and soldiers document and participate in roll over training with the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, S.C., as part of exercise Scorpion Lens 2016 Mar More

ARABIAN GULF - Soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment and Company B, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, both assigned to the 29th More

UDARI, Kuwait – Both U.S. and Kuwaiti forces learn how to properly load themselves inside of the UH-60M Black Hawk during cold load training with 1-147 Assault Helicopter Battalion, Task Force Wraith, 29th Comb More

JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – In preparation for the Eager Lion exercise, Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, arrive in country and prepare for the coming days. The 28th ID Soldiers More

JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – Staff Sgt. Jason Young, platoon sergeant, for the mortar platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, More

Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Quick Reaction Force Female Engagement Team Soldiers examine radiation monitoring system during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Subject Matter Expert Exchange with More

A U.S. Army Soldier, with 655 Regional Support Group, 316 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377 Theater Sustainment Command, prepares to catch a ball during a game of gas mask baseball Feb. 12, 2020 at Joint More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Austin Medina, 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge, records laser rangefinder statistics at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 2, 2020. Staff Weather Office More

Pfc. Leon Spencer, cannon crew member, Battery B, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and 1st Lt. Christopher Cheng, chemical officer, Headquarte More

Col. Johnnie Johnson Jr., commander, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomes the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, and thanks the brigade More

Pfc. Steven Ward, cannon crewmember, Battery A, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, zeros his M249 light machine gun during weapons training at More

Command Sgt. Maj. Edison Rebuck, senior enlisted leader, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, lays out the concept and origin of Raider University to 1st ABCT leaders gathered at the Gateway More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, qualify with the M4 carbine assault rifle at Udairi Range in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 12, More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, center, speaks to Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a visit to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 25, 2013. (U.S. Army phot More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire a round from an M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer during More

Pfc. Martin Barfield, cannon crewmember, Battery A, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, qualifies with his M4 Carbine during the Camp Buehring, More

Sergeant Brian Beny, medical laboratory specialist, Company C, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, observes as Spc. James Gaudet, medic, Company C, practices d More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, learn how to properly secure a wounded comrade to a Sked, during Guardian Gauntlet, a two-day More

Staff Sgt. Harry Swartz, transportation platoon Sergeant, Company A, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performs a rendition of the Kriss Kross song “Jump,” d More

Col. Robert Agans, 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, incoming commander, receives the guidon from Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general U.S. Army Central, symbolizing Terry putting the care of the More

Col. Al Ricci and Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge L. Vasquez cut a cake at the completion of a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The 42nd CAB of the New York Army National Guard is beginni More

Sgt. Mathew Kratts (right), from Rochester, N.Y., now a paralegal with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, gives a mission brief before his squad's Warrior Leadership Course (WLC More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Weaver Prosper (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Suzanne Prosper (right) pose for a photograph outside a joint force headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 27. Weaver, 35, and Suzanne, 33, t More

Brig. Gen. Ali Khalid, commander 76th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, signs for portable mine detectors supplied by the coalition in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve May 23, 2015, at Ca More

U.S. Army Col. Michael Midkiff (right), 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and officer in charge of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Logistics Advise and Assist Team from Fort Bragg, N.C., helps an More

Soldiers from the Iraqi army’s 92nd Infantry Brigade receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the IA combat brigade sets fielding in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve at More

Peshmerga soldiers train on patrolling techniques in urban areas June 10, 2015, in Erbil, Iraq. Coalition partners are training military forces throughout Iraq to assist in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq a More