Camp Buehring

Soldiers receive the Expert Infantryman Badge in front of hundreds of their peers during Expert Infantryman Badge award ceremony hosted by the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Te More

Staff Sgt. Blackburn, a pathfinder with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), gives a range briefing to soldiers from the GSAB and 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Ba More

Spc. Justin Stewart (left) and Spc. Richard Bosquez (right) train on an air traffic control simulator that uses the latest technology to prepare them to control military aircraft in Kuwait. The Soldiers are fro More

Soldiers from the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion hook up sling legs to a 4,000-pound weight before night sling load training with aviators from 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, June 5, 2014, More

Battalion commanders and senior enlisted leaders of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stand at attention during the 2nd ABCT, 4th Infantry Division, change of command cemony on Camp Bu More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Central Command Warrior Leadership Course Class 704-14 conduct their final training lanes and evaluations during the night of June 14, 2014 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (N.Y. Army National More

Pfc. Bryce Calvo volunteers to be the subject so combat lifesaver instructor Jackie Otero, a contractor with Computer Science Services, can show the class how to create and use a tourniquet with everyday items More

Aviators from 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), participate in a downed UH-60 Black Hawk crash drill with the fire department from Camp Buehring, Kuwait, June 3 More

Capt. Jenna Sanders, company commander and 1st Sgt. Tony Reese, senior noncommissioned officer both with HHC, 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., lead Soldiers on a 4-mile company run July 7 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush lands to switch pilots during a joint fire exercise with Army AH-64 Apaches from 3rd Battalion, 159th Attack Reconnaissance Batta 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

David Annas, Saab Barracuda engineering manager, explains to Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, how the Solar Shade System works July 10, 2014. This system can reduce solar load More

Sgt. David Phinney, graduating student of the U.S. Army Central’s Warrior Leader Course, pulls security during his final training lanes and evaluations during the early morning of July 12, 2014, in Camp Buehrin More

Capt. Pamela Alderman, Health Officer with 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., counsels a Soldier suffering from depression July 16 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait Behavior Health Clinic. Counseling is a part of “Devil” brigade More

Soldiers from 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., react to a simulated chemical attack during the trauma lanes portion of the “Devil” first responder course July 15-17 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The simulated chemical and More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Morris a personal recovery officer and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jeff Burkholder an unmanned vehicle both with HHC, 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., used their combat lifesaving skills to h More

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Hoffnauer, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HiMARS) Crew Chief, and Spc. Mario Ybarra, HiMARS Gunner, load a rocket pod onto a M142 HiMARS as part of a live fire exercise Aug. 4 at Cam More

Capt. Dennis Slagle, a clinical register nurse with 452nd Combat Support Hospital checks Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Manning, a maintenance control technician with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st More

The 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade transfers authority to the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade during a transfer of authority ceremony on Aug. 18, 2014, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The 34th CAB is deployed to Kuwait in More

Pfc. James Figueroa, assistant gunner with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, sets up camouflage netting prior to More

Spc. Malei Suieuna, gunner for Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, performs preflight checks prior to the launch of a Raven B small unman More

Soldiers set up a range outside of Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Aug. 22, 2014. Soldiers trained on several weapon systems. (Minnesota Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jess Nemec/Released)

Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert S. Williams, Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, U.S. Embassy-Kuwait, serving as the Department of Defense principle military official and representative to the U.S. Embassy countr More

Sgt. Bryan Welter, a crew chief with C Company 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, prepares a 4000-pound load to be lifted by a UH-60 Black Hawk during sling-load training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 4, 2 More

The band Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta made up of (1st Lt. Eric Hoy, a service and supply officer with 101st BSB, 1st Lt. Lee Wakeman, an evacuation platoon leader with 101st BSB, right Maj. Jason Boone, executive More

Maj. John Thurlow, squadron surgeon, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., performs a routine examination on a Soldier on Sept. 9 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Thurlow saved the life a Soldier who was More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, participate in a one-mile run on the Morale, Welfare and Recreation track at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 11. The run began at exactly 9:11 a.m. to commemorate 9/ More

On Sept. 17, 2014 Spc. Quinton Burrell practices the collar choke from the rear mount with an assistant instructor, Sgt. Gabriel Garcia. The 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion and 518th Signal Company Tactical More

First Lt. Davon Estelle, executive officer, HHC, 101st BSB, left, and his wife 1st Lt. Chalonda Estelle, executive officer, Company F, 2nd Bn., 34th Amor Regt., right, pose for a photo after choir rehearsal Sep More

First Lt. Tommy Gorman, assistant fire support offi-cer, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., is serving with the squadron at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

Sgt. Maj. Roosevelt Whetstone, operations senior NCO, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., right, spikes the ball over two defenders during a CFC volleyball tournament Sept. 20 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) Operational Command Post (Forward) chief of operations, Col. Beth Salisbury, and Command Sgt. Maj. Leroy Benavidez congratulate Spc. Nam Kim, of the 21st Combat Supp More

Spc. Olinette Witherspoon attempts to put Spc. Stephanie Bennett, both supply specialist with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st ABCT, 1st Infantry Division, in a front choke hold as Capt. David Lammert More

Capt. Susana Guerrero, behavioral health officer, HHC, 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., discusses the day’s cases with Spc. Jason Knowlton, combat medic, Co. C, 101st BSB, 1st ABCT, Oct. 3 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Gue More

A Soldier with HHC, 101st BSB prepares to hook up a load to the bottom of a Black Hawk helicopter, while three other Soldiers attempt to release static electricity caused by the friction of the helicopter’s bla More

From left: Raqib Awal Ahmed al Sarraf, Sgt. Jesus Garbiso, Wakil Awal Saleh al Enezi, Staff Sgt. Michael Burling, Wakil Awal Rodan al Enezi, and Sgt. David Newton. U.S. Army soldiers and Kuwaiti air force crew More

Spc. Roberto Davila, wheeled vehicle mechanic, Troop D, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., and a native of Houston, stops by the “Devil” meal van to pick up lunch Oct. 14 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

Maj. Erin Stibral, (left), physicians assistant, 3rd MDSC, 21st CSH, talks to Sgt. Kendall Wright, (right), assistant security manager, 90th ASB, 34th CAB about breast cancer awareness during the Party in Pink More

A swimmer is lifted in a basket by F Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, a medevac unit deployed with the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, during personnel recovery training over the Arabian Gulf near t More

EIB candidates attempt to complete the last three miles of their 12-mile road march Oct. 24 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The foot march was the final event of the weeklong EIB challenge that tested Soldiers mental More

Sgt. Joshua Taborsky, cavalry scout squad leader (left) and Pfc. Elijah King, HHT, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. (right) inspect their Humvee, Oct. 24 in their section motor pool at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Taborsky More

Maj. Jason Boone, (left) executive officer, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., 1st Lt. Lee Wakeman, (center) evacuation platoon leader and 1st Lt. Eric Hoy, service and supply officer both with 101st BSB, 1st ABCT, 1st More

Spc. Devin Spencer, geospatial intelligent imagery analyst, Co. D, 1st BEB, 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., receives the flu vaccination from Spc. Candice Sisk, HHC, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., More

Warrant Officer Zachary Owens, intelligence officer, HHC, 1st ABCT, (center) explains how the brigade uses movement to contact to re-establish contact with a simulated enemy on the battlefield to visiting stude More

Sgt. 1st Class Lowell Laudert, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Gress, the 34th CAB equal opportunity advisor, r More

Sgt. Catherine Cagle is the command and console operator with 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade. She is currently deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (Minnesota Army National Gua More

A U.S. Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit touches down after rappelling from a UH-60 Black Hawk operated by C Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion on Nov. 13, 2014, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait More

Sgt. Aaron Duncan, emergency care NCO, HHT, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regiment, moves a patient while under simulated fire during the unit’s Best Medic competition, Dec. 5 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Duncan received th More

Mandar Pal, an MWR staff member (left) talks to Master Sgt. Timothy Oakley, support operation NCOIC, HHC, 1st ABCT (right) about the headset he won during the Christmas tree lighting and winter carnival Dec. 3 More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives at Udairi Army Airfield at Camp Buehring, Kuwait on Dec. 8 to thank deployed services members for their dedication to their mission. Hagel is greeted by Brig. Gen. Thomas C More

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addresses service members on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, during a visit Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/Released)

The 3-187th Infantry Regiment Soldiers prepare for an air assault exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 7, 2015. B Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion Soldiers supported the exercise and performed d More

Spc. Francisco Perez, ammunition stock control and accounting specialist (left) and Pfc. Ronnie Cummings, ammunition specialist (right), both with Company A, 101st BSB, perform a dance routine during the Pick Y More

More than 300 Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and civilians braved the frigid weather to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. half marathon Jan. 19 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The event was organized by t More

B Co. (Battlehard), 3-187th Infantry Regiment Soldiers quickly exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by B Co., 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion during an air assault exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwai More

Sgt. Quinton Stith and Spc. Luis Rivas, both assigned to 396th Transportation Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, attach chains onto a Humvee to tie it down during a truck rodeo at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 21. More

A C Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment flight medic and a Navy corpsman strap two 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines to a jungle penetrator to be hoisted into a medevac helicopter during a casual More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a training e More

Lance Cpl. Marshall Norton, right, an intelligence specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits a Humvee Egress Assisted Trainer (HEAT) at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Fe More

Pfc. Nick Baum, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion medic, displays the gear after carried for 12 miles during the capstone ruck march, which earned him the Expert Field More

Sgt. James Kauffman, a metal worker with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fabricates a plate to be attached to an engineer driving stake at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 20 More

From left: Staff Sgt. Cameron Gilliam, Staff Sgt. Colton St. John, and Capt. Bernard Williamson all placed at the Modern Army Combatives Program tournament at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 15, 2015. They train at More

Sergeant J Tee Hamilton, a fire controlman with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security at the entra More

Capt. Thomas Samson, Headquarters Support Company, 90th Aviation Support Battalion commander, informs Brig. Gen. Troy D. Kok, 11th Aviation Command commander, about the 90th ASB's work during Kok's visit to Cam More

Cpl. Nicholas L. Dye (left), satellite transportable terminal operator, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Spc More

Col. Gregory Sierra, commander, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims, command sergeant major, 3rd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div., uncase the brigade’s colors at the trans More

Douglas Silliman, U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, greets Col. Gregory Sierra, commander, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, deputy commanding general for operations, More

Pfc. Brian Mondragon, indirect fire infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, swabs the tube of a M224 60mm More

Artillerymen of Battery B., 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, direct fire an M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer at the Udari Range Complex More

Fire support specialists and forward observers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Companies A. and D., 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, calle More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rebekah M. Wottge, B Co., 4-501st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion Apache helicopter pilot, is one of the few female Apache pilots deployed with the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade. She has More

On a day full of strong, gusty winds, artillerymen of Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, calibrated their M109A6 Paladins at the Uda More

Capt. Clayton Shelley, center, commander, 1038th Engineer Company, briefs soldiers on the demobilization training schedule after arriving to Fort Bliss, Texas, from the Middle East April 10, at the Silas L. Cop More

Lt. Col Brad Howe (center) and Command Sgt. Maj. Willie Ross (right), 185th Theater Aviation Brigade meet with Col. Fahad A. Al-Dorseri (left), Deputy Commander Ali Al Salem Air Base during a Senior Leader Enga More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ron Anderson, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Tricker, the command team of the 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, uncase their unit guide-on, during a cer More

Soldiers deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, participate in the “Never Quit” 5K/1jk, April 18, 2015. There were more than 3,000 participants in the run. (Photo by Sgt. Michael Needham MSARNG, USARCENT)

Command Sgt. Maj. William Adams (left) and Lt. Col. Patrick Durbin (right), 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment uncase the colors during the transfer of authority ceremony, April 19, 2015. The 1-137th AHB as More

Spc. Allison Harris of the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade uses FaceTime to talk with her son back in the U.S. Spc. Harris is currently deployed to Kuwait with the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade.

Spc. Elizabeth Caulder, healthcare specialist, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, right, performs pushups during the Top Notch Brigade Soldier of the Year com More

(Left) 1st Lt. Adam M. Campbell, battalion chemical officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and 2nd Lt. Shawn More

Sgt. Joseph Allred (right), a flight medic with Company C, 171st Aviation Regiment, 137th General Support Aviation Battalion, currently assigned to the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, helps move a Soldier durin More

An AH-64D Apache Longbow from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, “Pistoleros,” flies against the backdrop of Kuwait City en route to an overwater training event with the U.S. Coast Guard M More

Sgt. 1st Class Maria McDonnell, operations noncommissioned officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, identifies a container ready for the team to pa More

Spc. Drummond Smithson, an air defense battle management system operator with Company A, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, disassembles an M18A1 Claymore mine during the 3rd Army Best Warrior S More

(Right) Sgt. 1st Class Brandon E. Carrington, brigade combatives instructor, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, offi More

Spc. Janella Campell, a Soldier with 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, receives a coin for her hard work from Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp More

Maj. Gen. William Hickman, (left) U.S. Army Central deputy commanding general – operations, speaks with Staff Sgt. Billy Rushing, 2nd Battalion, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, about the day to day operations a More

Maj. John Branning, the incoming chaplain for the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade (left), receives the stole from the brigade’s outgoing chaplain, Capt. Randy Wilson, during the passing of the stole ceremony Jul More

Spc. Adrian Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (left), stands next her son, Pfc. Dylan Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 14, 2015. Spc. Mitchell and h More

Spc. Joseph Cooper, a mechanic from the 351st Aviation Support Battalion, replaces screws on the propeller blade of an AH-64 Apache during routine aircraft maintenance at Udairi Landing Strip, Kuwait, July 23, More

Crew members from the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) prepare for a UH-60 Black Hawk to land on the landing deck July 27, 2015, in the northern Arabian Gulf. The 185th Theater Aviation Br More

An MV-22 Osprey lands during a personnel recovery training exercise in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2015. The 185th Theater Aviation Brigade conducts interoperability training missions to enhance mission capabiliti More

Col. Ronald Beckham (right), commander, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, speaks with Brig. Gen. Neil Thurgood (left), program executive officer, U.S. Army Missile and Space Defense Command, at Camp Buehring, Kuw More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade flies above a U.S. Coast Guard cutter during Exercise Spartan Kopis Aug. 20, 2015, in the Northern Arabian Gulf. The goal of Spartan Kopis was More

Maj. Gen. Augustus Collins (left), the Adjutant General, Mississippi Army National Guard shakes hands with Col. Ronald Beckham (right), Commander, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade upon arrival at Camp Buehring, K More

Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, currently attached to the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade conduct preflight checks before launching the Shadow UAS aircraft from Udairi Army Airfield Aug More

Sgt. Jason Davis (right) and Sgt. Todd Surla (left), 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, Task Force 17 are replacing the polyurethane abrasion strip on a tail rotor blade of a Black Hawk heli More

The class instructor, Muhammad Langley, demonstrates the safety belt the gunner wears while in the vehicle during HEAT/MRAP MET training Sept. 11 with Spc. Tyler Willette, a native of Atlantic City, N.J., assig More

Aircraft mechanics with the 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group and 834th Aviation Support Battalion conduct daily inspections on an Apache Longbow helicopter Sept. 14, 2015 at Camp Buehring, More

Sgt. Todd Surla (left) and Sgt. Jason Davis (right), 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, are shaping the flanges on a piece of metal using a sheet metal brake, on Sept. 16, 2015 at Camp Buehr More