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Golden, Colo., native, Spc. Kyle Taaffe, a heavy equipment operator attached to the 489th Engineer Battalion, uses a hydraulic excavator to load debris from a deconstruction site onto a dump truck Feb. 26 at Ka More

Newark, Del., native, Spc. Devan Glavino, a heavy equipment operator for the Hammonton, N.J.-based 150th Engineer Company, attached to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, connects an M983A4 light equipment transporte More

Air Force Senior Airman Rony Castañeda-Zamora, a Merced, Calif. native, aerospace medical technician attached to the 51st Transportation Company, 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brig More

Maj. Mike Rasco practices his "flipping" casting technique in Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Rasco a 20 year Army veteran practices to remain proficient while he is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lt. Col. Jim Turner, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Dixon, senior enlisted leader, uncase the battalion colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Cam More

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, USARCENT commanding general, logs onto the U.S. Army Central Facebook page prior to participating in the unit’s inaugural Facebook Town Hall held March 7, 2014. (Photo by Sgt. Sharmain Burch)

Capt. Robert Ayres, a judge advocate with U.S. Army Central, lectures on the role of the U.S. president at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 9, 2014. Ayres was participati More

Boston native, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Marquis of the 1035th Survey and Design Detachment, attached to the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, stands by and belays Eastbrook, Maine native, Sp More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Master Sgt. Patrick N. Goodwin, a USARCENT logistics exercise noncommissioned officer. (Photo by Sgt. Sharmain Burch USARCENT Public Affairs)

Sgt. Maj. Johnnie L. Coleman (center), a native of Birmingham, Ala., and secretary of the general staff, operations sergeant major, retires after more than 30 years of service. Coleman and his family stand with More

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to feedback from soldiers about the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program More

Brig. Gen. Alan L. Stolte, commanding general of the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, listens to a mission brief during a visit to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 13, 2014. Stolte said the reason for his visit was to m More

Palm trees were planted in front and on the east side of U.S. Army Central's headquarters, Patton Hall, Mar. 18. The palm trees were donated by the city of Sumter, to symbolize the partnership between Sumter an More

Brig. Gen. Rex Spitler, U.S. Army Central chief of staff welcomed spouses and families who gathered at Patton Hall on March 19, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., to participate in the USARCENT Soldier Family Minist More

Soldiers with the Vallejo, Calif.-based 349th Quartermaster Company, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element sort through uniform items Mar More

Brig. Gen. Rex Spitler, U.S. Army Central chief of staff. U.S. Army Central honored soldiers, family members and D.A. civilian volunteers, here, and abroad at its annual Volunteer Award Ceremony at Patton Hall More

Kuwait Coast Guard Lt. Fawaz Alnwaiaem explains different components of Coast Guard 50, a vessel currently deployed in the Arabian Gulf, to Capt. Jamaal Kirkland and Lt. Col. Richard Cote, soldiers from U.S. Ar More

Ellwood City, Pa. native, Staff Sgt. Keith Keller, a construction site supervisor, 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, gives a brie More

Pfc. Alissa Grant, a Greenville, S.C., native, wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, focuses on the written test po More

Soldiers line up in the fitness center to weigh their rucksacks for the Bataan Memorial Death March at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 23. Service members’ rucksacks were required to weigh a minimum of 35 pounds fo More

Paso Robles, Calif., native Spc. Jackie Tackett, an automated logistics specialist for the Vallejo, Calif.-based 349th Quartermaster Company, California Army National Guard, inspects her rough terrain container More

Springfield, Mo., native, Spc. Sophal Peng, a heavy equipment operator for the 955th Engineer Company, 489th Engineer Battalion, based out of Little Rock, Ark., gives instruction on operating a hydraulic excava More

Portland, Maine native, Spc. William Schoen, a utilities equipment repairer with the Portland, Maine-based Forward Support Company, 133rd Engineer Battalion readies a heater for being switched out March 24 at B More

This week's U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Master Sgt. Curtis Allen, a senior civil affairs noncommissioned officer, for U.S. Army Central. The Torrington, Wyo., native joined USARCENT in January 2013 More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Staff Sgt. Robert I. Spencer, logistics munitions noncommissioned officer. Spencer is being recognized for his outstanding leadership and dedication to service More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. Orental U. Woodruff, a human resources noncommissioned officer. (Photo by Sgt. Sharmain Burch USARCENT Public Affairs)

Sgt. Tasha Kreger, a native of Pine City, Minn., motor transport operator assigned to the 114th Transportation Company, 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade. www.facebook.com/10th More

Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, gives a lecture on the future of the National Guard during a recent town hall at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Grass said it was important for him to meet with g More

Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini, commander of Kandahar Airfield cuts the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening of the Sgt. Darrough Soldier Sustainment Center on KAF, Afghanistan, March 26. Looking on, fr More

Capt. Dewey A. Courtney, a Dallas native, left, company commander of the 514th Support Maintenance Company, and 1st Sgt. Michael D. Green, a Mount Juliet native, 514th SMC senior enlisted leader, uncase the com More

Staff Sgt. Stephen Coppick, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, assembles his Wolfhound man-pack system before doing a capabilities and field test in the 401st Army Field Support Brigades area of More

Lyndhurst, N.J. native, Sgt. Lawrence Morales (left), an ammunition specialist for the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, drives toward the basket, w More

Sgt. 1st Class Jefferson Henry, a Bridgeport, N.Y., native, 10th Sustainment Brigade equal opportunity adviser, grades a Soldier’s performance during an equal opportunity leaders course presentation. Henry inst More

Female Soldiers from the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element serve as the color guard for the 82nd SB-CMRE Women’s History Observance Month presentatio More

Bluefield, West Va., native Spc. Jamie Hatfield (left), an interior electrician, and West Lafayette, Ohio, native Spc. Adam Pulley, a carpentry/masonry specialist, both with the Marion, Va.-based 760th Engineer More

Ansonia, Conn. native, Spc. Mike Mobley, a carpentry/masonry specialist for the Marion, Va.-based 760th Engineer Company, attached to the Little Rock, Ark.-based 489th Engineer Battalion, gets tools and other e More

Lt. Col. Gregory E. Sanders, 10th Special Troops Battalion commander, places the 10th Sustainment Brigade patch on the right shoulder of Capt. Catherine Didomenico, Headquarters and Headquarters Company command More

Col. Bryan Groves, USARCENT chief of civil military operations, provides opening remarks March 31, during the five-day Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Symposium, co-hosted by U.S. Central Command and U.S. More

Staff Sgt. David Allan Jones, infantry squad leader, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, passes the U.S. Army Central Sergeant Audie Murphy Club board at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 31. Only the top two percent More

Air Force Capt. Brandy Johnson, C-17 Instructor Pilot and Air Mobility Liaison for the 401st Army Field Support Brigade at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan perform her duties as an air mobility officer in combat t More

Sgt. 1st Class Latonya Robinson, a sexual assault response coordinator assigned to 1st Theater Sustainment Command, narrates the Sexual Assault Awareness Month cake cutting ceremony April 1 at Zone 1 Post Excha More

Spc. Mason Schlabs, a Southlake, Texas, native, unit mail clerk assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, inspects the names on the packages to More

Lt. Col. Rod Scott, with the 325th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) intelligence directorate, demonstrates an elbow strike on Sgt. 1st Class James Wayman, 160th Signal Brigade operations directorate, duri More

Lt. Col. Leslie Templin (right), commander for the Little Rock, Ark.-based 489th Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Elemen More

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general of U.S. Army Central, greets Kuwaiti Col. Mohammed Al-Ziyab, acting assistant commandant for the Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College, and Kuwaiti Col. More

Sgt. Herman Goldsien, a diver assigned to 511th Engineer Dive Detachment, prepares to dive into the Arabian Gulf during Operation Deep Blue, at Kuwait Naval Base, April 8. This operation is a culmination of a t More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Staff Sgt. Dana Parker, senior fire control sergeant. (Photo by Sgt. Sharmain Burch USARCENT Public Affairs)

A Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office employee utilizes a torch to destroy contraband seized by Soldiers assigned to the 415th Military Police Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Bri More

Sgt. 1st Class John Jackson, 37, USARCENT G5 contingency operations noncommissioned officer in charge, provided first aid to the wounded driver and passenger, who lost his right leg below the knee, in a one car More

Gwendolyn Caison (center), a native of Haines City, Fla. and human resources chief, civilian personnel division, retires after a total of 40 years civilian personnel management. Caison and her family stand with More

Service members from across Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, take part in the Sexual Assault Prevention Awareness Month 12-mile Ruck March Team Relay event, April 11, 2014. The purpose of the event was to help prevent fut More

Staff Sgt. Shantina M. Lowden, a native of Whitehall, Pa., spectrum manager assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade, disassembles an antenna as part of a plan to upgrade the communication system at Bagram Air More

Spc. William Fuller, an automotive mechanic assigned to the 514th Support Maintenance Company, verifies proper fluid levels in the engine of a Maxxpro, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle. The mechanics who More

Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III shares a laugh with a Soldier from 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, while visiting the unit at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 13, 2014. The SMA More

Pfc. Kyle Booi, a Piper City, Ill., native, wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, has learned how to p More

Spc. Patrick Wicklund, medical regulating specialist, 452nd Combat Support Hospital (Forward), gets his Flattop haircut at the barbershop at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 16, 2014. Wicklund received the “Flattop More

Phoenix native, Col. Mark D. Collins, commander for the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, uses a hydraulic excavator to demolish a building on a dec More

Soldiers from the construction effects platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Engineer Battalion, work on a sidewalk near the Zone 6 Post Exchange April 18, 2014. The construction supplies for the More

Air Force Lt. Col. Carol Miller, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, "Kettlehell" challenge at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 20, 2014. Miller and other participants tackled a 2-mile kettlebell run, a 90-se More

Durham, Maine native, Sgt. Jessica Kurka (right), a human resource sergeant for the 133rd Engineer Battalion, watches as Newark, Del. native, Sgt. Brittney Poore, a heavy equipment operator for the Hammonton, N More

Soldiers with and attached to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, approach the finish line during the 13 More

Gray, Maine native, Sgt. Cody Hammond, a nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological specialist, Forward Support Company of the Portland, Maine-based 133rd Engineer Battalion, directs a truck operator on whe More

Erie, Kan., native Spc. Lisa Sulenes (right), a food service specialist for the Independence, Kan.-based 1011th Quartermaster Company, assists Soldiers with filling out paperwork for a free issue of supplies at More

This week's U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Spc. Earlandrius C. Parker, a 3rd Human Resources Command human resource specialist attached to USARCENT. (Photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Adam C. Keith, USAR More

Spc. Brandon Bordner, infantryman, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division sweats in the Kuwaiti sun as he assembles a radio during the brigade's More

San Antonio, Texas native, Capt. David Taliaferro (left), commander of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based 133rd Quartermaster Company, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command More

Soldiers from the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element perform an interpretive dance during an April 24 Sexual Assault Awareness Month program at Kandah More

Waterloo, Ill. native, Capt. Phillip Kirk (right), commander of the Pierce City, Mo.-based 276th Engineer Company, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel R More

Logisticians assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade gather to discuss the Command Supply Discipline Program April 25-26 at Bagram Air Field. Senior and junior leaders shared ideas and tactics, techniques and More

Soldiers from the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element provide water for runners in the Pat's Run Challenge hosted by the 82nd SB-CMRE at Kandahar Airfi More

Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, commander, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, presents the Combat Action Badge to Scappoose, Ore. native, Spc. Samara Stahly-Cook of the Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.-based 955th Engineer More

Sgt. Maj. Rodney Macon, a spin instructor at Hercules Fitness Center at Pope Army Airfield, leads his class through a workout, April 26, 2014. Spin classes are held six days a week at the fitness center open to More

Sgt. 1st Class Ashley Ikegwuonu, logistics noncommissioned officer in charge for the 595th Transportation Brigade, and a player from the Camp Arifjan basketball team, “Team USA,” goes for a layup during a baske More

Sgt. Daniel Smith, a radiology technician with the 452nd Combat Support Hospital, administers a blood pressure test on Bonita Seals, a logistics analyst for U.S. Army Central, during the Health and Wellness Fai More

Maj. Melissa Ringhisen, the brigade's intelligence officer, briefs Col. Willie Rios III, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jose A. Castillo, the senior enlisted leader of the 10th Sustainment Brigade, on the int More

Maj. Steve King, commander, Third Army Augmentation Company, and his wife Tina King, U.S. Army Central Family Readiness Group leader, support USARCENT units, families, and each other. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Taike More

Brig. Gen. Elizabeth Austin, U.S. Army Central chief of logistics, presents the Catharine Greene Award to Amani Smith at Patton Hall, Shaw Air Force Base, May 7. The Catharine Greene Award was approved by the Q More

Capt. Kandi King, S4 officer-in-charge, 10th Military Police Battalion talk to Soldiers during the monthly 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Sisters in Arms meeting at the 1st TSC Special Troops Battalion Annex More

Sgt. 1st Class Mclendon, a financial management specialist assigned to U.S. Army Central’s Budget Office, stands in her office in front of her file cabinet adorned with pictures of her family and friends, at Ca More

Sgt. Caleb Long, M1 armored crewman with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Loganville, Ga. native, explains the training he received on the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Tracking Syste More

Sgt. William Buie, an information technology specialist with the 1-44 Air Defense Artillery, salutes the flag prior to his Army Reserve enlistment ceremony at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, May 9. Buie enlisted for More

In the Salang Pass of northeastern Afghanistan, Soldiers assigned to the 114th Transportation Company and 730th Transportation Company halt their May 10 convoy escort operation momentarily to refuel their vehic More

Master Sgt. James Sabyan, convoy commander assigned to 1st Platoon, 114th Transportation Company, provides security at the Salang Pass after his convoy escort team halted for a quick refuel. The CET traveled fr More

Sgt. Brandon Jackson, mail transport noncommissioned officer and Spc. Erik Townsend, mail transport driver, both assigned to the 502nd Human Resources Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, secure a load of ma More

Spc. Jerome Teribury, a patriot fire control enhanced operator and maintainer assigned to 1st Battalion 44th Air and Missile Defense Battalion receives assistance when placing on his Mission Oriented Protective More

Spc. Violeta Loya, Garden Grove, Calif. native, unit supply specialist, the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, 11th ADA Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, and deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, marches with More

The Camp Arifjan female soccer team poses for a group photograph prior to their match against the Al Fatat Sport Club team Kuwait City, Kuwait, May 22, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kyle Fisch, U.S. Army Centr More

Spc. Leprentis Cohen, human resource specialist with the 14th Human Resources Support Center, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), gives a brief on phase two of the concept of support during an exercise May 13-22 More

Members of The House Thai Kickboxing class provided a two-round demonstration of the different techniques and styles of muay thai kickboxing, May 22 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The first round was between More

A student from the American School of Kuwait tries on the padded suit trainers use to protect themselves during bite training with working dogs while on a field trip to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 25, 2014. After More

Master Sgt. Larry Jackson, U.S. Army Central, Logistics Army Preposition Stocks, noncommissioned officer in charge volunteered at F.J. DeLaine Elementary School during their field day May 28. Jackson was in cha More

Sgt. Nate Mast, shop noncommissioned officer in charge, a Grand Rapids, Mich. native assigned to 2nd Platoon, 514th Support Maintenance Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brig More

During the Asian American Pacific Islander heritage celebration May 29, 2014, the president's proclamation was recited by service members in Cantonese, Japanese, Tagalog and Hawaiian. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. T More

Sgt. Edgar Sanchez, Explosive Ordnance Disposal noncommissioned officer, and 1st Lt. Mitchell Amoriello, EOD operations officer, 75th Ordnance Disposal Company, 79th Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 71st Ordnance G More

Sgt. 1st Class James Garton, U.S. Army Central Command, Explosive Ordnance Disposal noncommissioned officer, explains the mechanics of an ordnance to a group of inquisitive Tajikistan soldiers during an Interna More

Sgt. 1st Class Rueda De Leon, a Camarillo, Calif., native, first sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, left, and Spc. Emmanuel Uribe, a Fontana, Calif., More

Firuza Ghulomaseinova, a translator and native of Tajikistan, kneels next to Tajikistan army Lt. Col. Abdulalim Rasulov, deputy of the engineering department, while he charges a blast machine for an electric de More

The 368th Financial Management Support Unit and subordinate detachments can have anywhere from $9-15 million worth in U.S. and foreign currency at any given time to support the warfighters. (Photo by Sgt. Micha More

Staff Sgt. Anthony Pickering of the 218th Military Police Company wearing the gray shirt, enjoys a game of cricket with his teammates and co-workers during the 2014 Camp Arifjan Morale, Welfare and Recreation c More

Soldiers of 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment break from their routine training to visit the airfield on base to see the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., to Sh More