A mortar crew from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fires illumination rounds into the night, Jan 28. 2018, du More
Spc. Scott Brunjes, a K-9 dog handler with the Directorate of Emergency Services, Area Support Group- Kuwait, applies a tourniquet to a training mannequin during a combat life saver class at Camp Arifjan, Kuwai More
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (Feb. 2, 2018) - Lisa Obermire (left) and Cindy Morrissey (right) place brigadier general rank on the jacket of Brig. Gen. Michael T. Morrissey, the U.S. Army Central director of opera More
Captain Jill King, theater gateway chief, 49th Theater Gateway explains gateway operations to Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general, 79th Sustainment Support Command, and Brig. Gen. Gregory Mosser, commandi More
Brigadier General Lee J. Gray, Deputy Commanding General, Reserve Affairs and Director, Army Reserve Engagement Cell (AREC), and Master Sgt. Troy Tyson, 625th Movement Control Team, observe transloading operati More
Couples from throughout U.S. Army Central put work on hold for a few hours to focus on their marriages and relationships during a Marriage Enrichment Dinner hosted by the command chaplain, Sumter, S.C., Feb 9. More
U.S. Army divers await the dive demonstration for Army Day 2018, Feb. 9, 2018, Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait. Army Day was the opening event for U.S. Central Command’s Component Commanders Conference that allowed U More
Service members crowd around the volleyball court to catch a glimpse of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, during Qatar Armed Forces Nationa More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central Commander, is greeted by general officers of the Qatar Armed Forces prior to a key leader engagement with the Commander of Qatari Emiri Land Forces, Maj. Gen. Moha More
A new Kuwaiti flag flies by the American flag during a ceremony on Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Feb. 22, 2018, at the end of a ceremony to replace a weathered Kuwaiti flag with a new one. The ceremony was held to hono More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central Commander, prepares for the commencement of USARCENT's tri-annual Army Leadership Development Forum at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Feb. 23. 2018. ALDF is an organized More
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, move an 8 block section of M1A2 Abrams track Feb. 28 during the selection of th More
Sergeant John Chambliss, crew chief, Alpha Company, “Task Force Voodoo”, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, Louisiana National Guard preforms pre-flight inspection of a UH-60M Black Hawk More
Staff Sgt. Dale Sorensen and other Soldiers of Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment, pull security at a landing zone in anticipation of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Buehring, Ku More
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Spc. Meghan O’Connell a member of the Massachusetts National Guard’s 151st Regional Support Group from Scituate, Mass., removes the U.S. Army Central Command patch from Sgt. Matthew Moore More
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment, assault an objective during Operation Diamond Strike near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 28, 2018. Operation Diamond Strike More
Command Sgt.Maj. Eric C. Dostie, U.S. Army Central command sergeant major laterally appointed Sergeant Maj. Felicia Griffin, a logistics sergeant major to the rank of command sergeant major during a ceremony at More
The 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment and its reserve counterpart the 206th DLD out of Columbia, S.C., worked together for the first time at the Mission Training Center on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 2, 20 More
KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait- Specialist Matthew Fedewa and Sgt. Trevin Currey of the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment conduct a back-roll off of a combat rubber raiding craft, Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, March 6, 201 More
Role players acting as shooters and shooting victims lay on the ground at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 7, 2018, during an active shooter and mass casualty exercise on the base designed to test first responders a More
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – (From left) Spc. Winifred Yeboahwright, and Sgt. Kristal Baradi, both petroleum supply specialists with the 40th Composite Supply Company, carry a 155 mm artillery round at a demolition More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Xavier Tongson, explosive ordnance technician, U.S. Navy, carries a 155mm round prepped with C4 plastic explosives, March 8, 2018 at Udari Range Complex, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The More
Denny, a military working dog, waits in preparation to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for medical evacuation training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 13, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua P. Morris, U More
U.S. Soldiers from the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, and instructors from the Jordan Armed Forces Noncommissioned Officer Academy discuss teaching techniques during the JAF NCOA S More
Staff Sergeant Scott Cotner, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, 797th EOD Company, prepares a counter-IED robot for operation prior to a joint training exercise with Kuwait Land Force soldiers, March 22 More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, attends an update brief conducted by Soldiers of the 75th Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Red Leg, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2018. (U.S. Army ph More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central Commander, has a lunch with Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Al-Isa Air Base in Bahrain, March 26, 2018. These luncheons are a More
U.S. Army Spc. Pierce Castro cutting a project on surface at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, March 27, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Ladd)
Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the U.S. Army Central commander, greets U.S. Congressman Ralph Norman at U.S. Army Central’s Patton Hall, Shaw AFB, S.C., March 30, 2018. Norman came to meet with Soldiers of USARCENT, 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
PEACE OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – French Ground Army Maj. Thebeault Ascione, G5 planner, NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, discusses a proposed course of action brief with a group of Jordanian and U.S. More
JOINT TRAINING CENER – (Right) U.S. Army Spc. James Patton, an indirect fire infantryman, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, observes a Jordan Armed Forces 11th Border Security soldier during a 60 mm morta 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
NEW JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, the Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command praises Spc. Kevin Yang, of the Massachusetts National Guard's 151st Regional Support Group curre More
Col. Jennifer Marrast-Host, commander of the Combat Support Hospital, greets Shaykh Nasser, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Kuwait, before giving him a tour of the troop medical clinic at C More
JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – Spc. Vincent Cortez, an indirect fire infantryman for Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, helps guide the More
A Jordan Armed Forces soldier assigned to a fires support team stands with his range card behind his back during an exercise at Jordan’s Joint Training Center near Amman, Jordan, April 11, 2018. The bilateral t More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett (center), the U.S. Army Central commander, passes the colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph C. Cornelison, the new USARCENT senior enlisted advisor, during a change of responsibility ce More
JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – U.S Air Force Col. Adam Marshal, Chief of Staff for the Joint Air Component Coordination Element, discusses his role in exercise Eager Lion 2018 with Maj. Gen. Jon Mott, U.S. Cen More
Training Area One, Jordan – Sgt. Johnson, a medic for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, discusses Combat Lifesaver Skills that the U.S. More
Jordan Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Musleh Ma’aitah, Chief of Staff of Operations and Training, meets with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John K. Mott, U.S. Central Command’s director of exercises and training, April 16, 2 More
JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – Soldiers from the Jordan Border Security forces work with U.S. Army Soldiers to engage targets with the M240B during a live-fire range on April 18, 2018. The training was part of More
TRAINING AREA ONE, Jordan – U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, advance into the smoke under the covering fire of a Jordan soldier d More
Tajik and U.S. soldiers move through the fog to set up a simulated ambush at a mountain training camp outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 19, 2018, as part of an exchange of military tactics between the two More
Capt. Ed Callahan meets with his tax preparation noncommissioned officer Sgt. Jeramie Thibodeaux at the Area Support Group-Kuwait Tax Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 20, 2018. The center provided assistance More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, sits down with Soldiers from the Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard, for an office call at Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia, April 2 More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, and Command Sgt. Major Joseph Comelison, USARCENT sergeant major, pose for a photo with Staff Sgt. Andrea Gavant, 648th Military Engagement Team, follow More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, speaks with Soldiers of the Department of Public Works - South after receiving a briefing on future construction projects on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April More
Lt. Azimov Farzod, company commander of the special company, Tajikistan Peacekeeping Battalion of the Mobile Forces, observes a traffic control point with Capt. Islomzoda Fakhriddin, commander, Tajikistan Peace More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, poses for a photo with Soldiers belonging to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, following presenting them with challenge coins for their More
Joint Training Center, Jordan— U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jon Mott, director of exercise and training for U.S. Central Command, meets with an officer from the Japanese military invited to the Senior Leader Semina More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Cotner, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, removes a UXO from Area Support Group-Kuwait, April 25, 2018 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, and Maj. Gen. Musleh Falah Al-Maaita, Director of Operations and Training for the Jordan Armed Forces, listen to a brief given before a training simulat More
Jordan Border Security Forces soldiers engage targets with their M-16s on a hasty defensive line manned by U.S. and Jordanian troops near Amman, Jordan, as part of the culminating live fire event for Eager Lion More
Pvt. 1st Class Thoman Deegan, Tank Driver in 1st. Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, lifts a "dummy" 120mm High Explosive Anti-Tank round as many times as he can in 2 minutes during 1 portion of the phyiscal fitne More
Staff Sgt. William Karsten, musician, 10th Mountain Division Band, speaks to middle school students before giving a concert at the American Community School in Amman, Jordan, April 30, 2018. Deploying out of Fo More
Staff Sgt. Richard Townes, musician, 10th Mountain Division Band, plays his trombone for middle school students of the American Community School in Amman, Jordan, April 30, 2018. Deploying out of Fort Drum, New More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edna C. Lugo, command and control systems technician, Central Command, shows U.S. Representative John R. Carter, Texas, some counter unmanned aerial systems equipment and techniques, Cam More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Staats a 2nd Class Diver assigned to the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment acts as the Standyby Diver as the emergency procedure route is being exercised at Kuwaiti Naval Base, Kuwait, May 11, More
Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Central, Joseph C. Cornelison, awards challenge coins to Soldiers with 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, during a site visit to Camp Pat More
American Soldiers perform traditional dances at an Asian American, Pacific Islander cultural observance at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 12, 2018. The dancers performed primarily Polynesian dances during the cultu More
Sgt. Michael Champion leads Spc. Ronald Johnson and Spc. McArthur Bell in assembling solar crosswalks sets, May 29, 2018. The Soldiers, mobilized with the 1020 Engineer Company, Louisiana Army National Guard, a More
A Soldier with 2nd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division acts as as simulated casualty during an exercise that prepared Soldiers and first responders to react to a mass casualty incident at Camp Buehring, May 31. More
U.S. Army Spc. Nathaniel Woods with the 300th Chemical Company, 76th Division, U.S. Army Reserve puts on a pair of protective gloves before entering a restricted building at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 4, 2018. More
A service member leaps for the rim while completing a slam dunk before an exhibition game at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 7, 2018. The game, which was coached by WNBA legend Ruthie Bolton, and NBA legends Kevin M More
SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait –Staff Sgt. Joshua Gross, watercraft operations sergeant, 331st Transportation Company, based out of Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Va., monitors as pieces of the International Organization fo More
Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) commander, greets Col. Lisa M. Bartel, center, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry E. Jacobitz of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade during a visit to their More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Noble, the outgoing commander of the 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, passes the battalion colors to Col. Charles Lombardo, the commander More
SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait –Spc. Sage Gregory works alongside other members of the 331st Transportation Company, based out of Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Va., to put together pieces of the International Organization More
Secretary of the Army, Dr. Mark T. Esper sits with senior leaders of U.S. Army Central during a breakfast meeting at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 21, 2018. On his first visit to Kuwait as the 23rd Secretary of th More
Secretary of the Army, Dr. Mark T. Esper asks U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher J. Garvin, Commander of the 401st Army Field Support Battalion, about the procedures used to issue Army Prepositioned Stock equipment More
U.S. Army Spc. Toni Johnson, human resource specialist, assigned to the 101st Human Resources Company, performs the bend-and-reach exercise during physical readiness training with the Secretary of the Army, Dr More
Col. Kim M. Thomas (background), outgoing commander of the 408th Contracting Support Brigade, Brig. Gen. Paul H. Pardew (center), commanding general, U.S. Army Contracting Command, and Col. Ralph T. Borja, inco More
SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait - During Nautical Horizon 2018, several distinguished visitors from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Kuwait military and other Coalition Forces came out June 24, to get a first-hand loo More
U.S. Army Spc. Julio Tepehua-Tello, a culinary specialist assigned to the 665th Engineer Utilities Detachment, U.S. Army Central, surfaces to breathe during the 100-meter swim event of USARCENT's Best Warrior C More
U.S. Army Spc. Cameron Gaylor left, a healthcare specialist assigned to Army Support Group - Kuwait, and Spc. Alexander Dillon right, a military policeman assigned to the ARCENT Personal Security Detachment, fi More
U.S. Army Soldiers competing in the 2018 U.S. Army Central's Best Warrior Competition listen to a brief before running through a circuit of exercises at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 30, 2018. The Best Warrior Com More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Staff Sgt. Brian Lang, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew chief for Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, work More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nigel Charles, a military policeman attached to the Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve, climbs a rope on the obstacle course during U.S. Army Central's 2018 Best Warrior Compe More
Troopers from 3rd Squadron “Thunder”, 3d Cav. Regt., instructed 60mm mortar training with soldiers from three different brigades in the 8th Iraqi Army June 26-27, 2018, while deployed to Iraq. Brave Rifles Troo More
Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, deputy commanding general, of US Army Central presided over a Change of Command ceremony for Area Support Group - Kuwait from Col. Steven R. Berger to Col. Shannon E. Nielsen at Camp Ar More
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (July 6, 2018) - The Sisters in Arms Program at U.S. Army Central holds a general session in the Yellow Ribbon of Patton Hall on 6 July. Sgt. Maj. Kimberly McGhaney-Reed, USARCENT G36 More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. "Donnie" B. Walker, commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, pins an Army Commendation Medal to the chest of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roberto Castaneda, a platoon sergeant More
Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, commanding general, U.S. Army Central, provides the opening remarks at the 2018 Senior Strategy Session – Arabian Peninsula / Levant in Arlington, Va, July 9, 2018. The conference prom More
SOUTHWEST ASIA – A Soldier from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Task Force Spartan, loads 10 rounds into an M4 magazine at the ammo point before the ze More
(From left to right) Dr. John A. Bonin, professor, U.S. Army War College, provides historical and doctrinal definitions and uses of coalition command structure in warfare and major conflicts alongside Dr. Grego More
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, former U.S. Army Central commanding general (2013-2015) and the first commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, discusses current region More
Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, discusses security cooperation and full spectrum capability regarding defense systems to support bilateral partnerships at the 2018 Senior More
AMMAN, JORDAN – Lt. Col. Phillip Armstrong (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Armstrong case the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment’s flag as they transfer the authority to the incoming unit and prepare to More
Senior leaders of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, and the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, salute the United States flag during a ceremony held to transfer authority be More
74th Engineer Dive Detachment Soldiers participate in a practice scenario on the deck of LCU 2027 in the Arabian Gulf on July 18, 2018. Safety and proficiency with all equipment is paramount and enhances Soldie More
Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central, speaks to the audience during an award ceremony to honor Col. Oscar W. Doward Jr., outgoing commander of the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachm More
Outgoing 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John H. Phillips passes the guidon to U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) commanding general U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Baker, right, the commanding general for the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command presents a gift to outgoing 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) commander U.S. A More
Medical personnel with the 75th Combat Support Hospital in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, perform a surgery to alleviate migraines for Spc. Tariq Booker, July 20, 2018. Doctors from the U.S. Army and Kuwaiti government More
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A member of the 659th Support Maintenance Company, based out of Fort Bragg, N. C., records the serial numbers, July 21, on all the vehicles to be given during a Counter-ISIL Train and Equipmen More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) commanding general, poses for a photo with U.S Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Dotson with the UC-35 Jet Detachment, Alpha Company, 6-52nd Aviation Bat More
Fire fighter David Williams helps with the litter carry of the simulated wounded soldier during a MASCAL exercise July 23, 2018. Troopers from the Regimental Engineer Squadron “Pioneer,” 3rd Cavalry Regiment, a More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) commanding general, poses for a photo with Soldiers assigned to 202nd Military Police Company attached to USARCENT after awarding them with th More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commanding general, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Nasser Al-Alawi, United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defense commander, following a key l More