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Mark Lawler, Fire Chief Area Support Group-Kuwait discusses ways to cooperate and partner on issues dealing with fire safety, fire protection and fire education with fire chiefs, managers and directors from loc More

Sgt. Philip Soulek, driver, and Sgt. Nicholas Steinmetz, both Soldiers assigned to the 1742nd Transportation Company at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, navigate the palletized load system event June 11 as part More

Cpl. Yilian Lu, a test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment shop foreman assigned to the 514th Support Maintenance Company, troubleshoots and repairs an EEDM503B multimeter.

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is 1st Lt. Andrew Southerland, a USARCENT armor officer. (Photo illustration by Sgt. William White, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Sgt. Maj. Kelvin V. Raibon discusses the way forward in Army retention efforts during his town hall briefing hosted by Area Support Group-Kuwait retention office Thursday. The Retention town hall was designed t More

Soldiers from the 415th Military Police Company, hosted Michael Coons, U.S. Central Command customs program manager, who conducted customs training for more than 230 Soldiers June 12 at Bagram Air Field, Afghan More

Col. Bryan C. Hilferty (center), a native of Arlington, Mass., and U.S. Army Central’s chief of public affairs, retires after 34 years of service. Hilferty , wife and public affairs officer and noncommissioned More

Spc. Sara Mays, radio operator specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, assists a Soldier with computer access at Kandahar Airfield USO, June 14. More

Sgt. 1st Class James Garbett, non-commissioned officer in-charge of S-4, 452nd Combat Support Hospital, takes his turn at-bat during the Area Support Group-Kuwait 2014 championship softball game. The game was t More

U.S. Army Maj. Robert Bonham, a student assigned to the U.S. Army Student Detachment in Fort Jackson, S.C., laughs with a peer of his graduating class at the Kuwaiti Mubarak Al Abdullah Joint Command and Staff More

Sgt. Danny Kintchen, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native, an information technology specialist assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade, reviews his re-enlistment contract with Sgt. Jeff Desrosier, a Tacoma, Wash., More

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Crossman, a Hancock, New York native, force protection NCO for the 10th Sustainment Brigade, heads into the Koele dining facility for lunch June 24 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Koele More

Sgt. 1st Class Jean Lacroix, 10th Sustainment Brigade ground movement noncommisioned officer in charge, supervises a forklift operator as he repositions a container at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Containers More

Spc. Jose Torres, a small arms/artillery repairer assigned to 514th Support Maintenance Company, performs 10/20 level reset on an M9 pistol. Performing reset on any weapon system requires expertise which the ar More

Staff Sgt. Reinaldo Perez, mortuary affairs collection point noncommissioned officer in charge, assigned to the 111th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Lee, Va., address a team of Soldiers as Pfc. Dwayne Watson More

U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Larner, 961st Engineer Company, 983rd Eng. Battalion, 372nd Eng. Brigade horizontal engineer, plays the air drums to the beat of the music during the Army's Ground Forces Rock Band concert More

Pfc. Marina Dion and Pfc. Lucille Eifle, mortuary affairs specialists assigned to the the 111th Quartermaster Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, iron and inspect a flag for possib More

Servicemembers participate in activities sponsored by the Area Support Group-Kuwait Morale, Welfare and Recreation office to celebrate the Fourth of July. The carnival was one of many events hosted by the ASG-K More

Hundreds of runners takeoff from the starting line of the 2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Peachtree Road Race remote 10K run July 4 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The race was a shadow run that is an extension of More

Sgt. 1st Class Sidney Haynes, a Baton Rouge, La., native, senior communications specialist for the 10th Sustainment Brigade, graduated from Grantham University with honors and summa cum laude. (Photo by Sgt. Mi More

Capt. Avalon Dillon, an U.S. Army Central military police officer, performs a dead lift during the 1000-Pound Club competition, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 6. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William White)

Michael Kirby, budget analyst for the 1st Sustainment command (Theater), receives the Outstanding Resource Management Organization Award for fiscal year 2013 on behalf of the 1st TSC G8 team, May 28, 2014. The More

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait-- Rock group Vertical Horizon performs for military servicemembers at an Armed Forces Entertainment concert here on July 8. The band led by vocalist and lead guitarist Matt Scannell perfor More

U.S. Army retired Command Sgt. Maj. Don Harbin, Feherty's Troops First Foundation board member, receives a coin from U.S. Army Central Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie R. Kelley while visiting Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jul More

(From left to right) Lt. Col. David W. Seed, outgoing commander, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, 1st TSC commanding general, and Lt. Col. Landis C. Ma More

Capt. Chaplain James Brown, the 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion chaplain, a Phoenix, Ariz., native, proves to the religious support teams that he is secured to the litter during the convoy escort tea More

Team Shaw Combatives Instructor Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Mitchell, USARCENT multimedia illustrator noncommissioned officer fills in as a striker during the option three drill of level one combatives course as Senio 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

Command Sgt. Maj. Tara M. Bryan, 54th Signal Battalion sergeant major, sings during the gospel service at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 11. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William White)

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

Mohammed Al Jasmie, lead vocalist for The Hashtags performs for a crowd of U.S. Soldiers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 12. The Hashtags are an indie rock group based out of Kuwait City. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, U.S. Army Central commanding general, arrives to visit Marines and Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the More

Sgt. Adam Hartswick, Wounded Warrior injured in battle, and his friend Spc. Jason Lingo, currently deployed to Kuwait, laugh with U.S. Army Central Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie R. Kelley during a visit to Camp Arif More

Sgt. Hanson Thomas, an Orange, N.J., native, truck commander, left, Spc. Drake Baldwin, a Dayton, Ohio native, utilities equipment repairer, center, and Spc. Kenneth Jobin, a Staten Island, New York native, sus More

Chase Krivashei, a wide receiver on Team USA, from Arcata, Calif., scores the touchdown which ignited the Team USA rally in the second half of the International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Ch More

Maj. Daniel McCullough, a surgeon with 452nd Combat Support Hospital, speaks to deployed Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians about nutrition and dieting at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 17. McCullough sai More

Capt. Chaplain James Brown, a Phoenix, Arizona native, 419th CSSB chaplain said a prayer for the Families, friends and Soldiers who served with the fallen heroes, Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez, 28, a Baltimore More

David Archuleta, platinum recording artist and runner-up on Season 7 of the hit TV show American Idol performs and gives thanks to those serving overseas during an Armed Forces Entertainment show held here on J More

Army Pfc. Parker Parish, an Albuquerque, N.M., native, motor transport operator assigned to the 96th Transportation Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, unloads a refri More

Sgt. 1st Class Frank Desario, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division equal opportunity advisor, pins a badge indicating social status on Staff Sgt. Michael Holstrom during the Equal Opportunity Leaders' More

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander United States Central Command conducts a site visit with the command team of the 1st Battalion 44th Air Missile Defense Battalion deployed here from Fort Hood, Texas. The 1-4 More

Marines from Class 351-14 Corporals Course stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem at their graduation ceremony August 1, 2014. This was the first ever Marine Corps Corporals Course to take More

Lt. Col. Rachel Hill, Area Support Group-Kuwait deputy commander, leads the color guard as the commander of troops during the ASG-KU change of command ceremony Aug. 4, 2014. ASG-KU implements the Defense Cooper More

Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) commanding general, thanks Soldiers, civilians and actors for participating in an innovative Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention tr More

A Soldier assigned to the 498th Transportation Company scans his sector as the company prepares to depart the battalion motor pool at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The 498th TC completed a convoy escort team a More

Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Letcher, the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jill L. Crosby, the 553rd CSSB command sergeant major, uncase the battalion colors during a transfer More

Spc. James Bowman, a utilities equipment repairer for the ground support equipment section in the 514th Support Maintenance Company, charges batteries on a Pulsetech charger after verifying the batteries are re More

Chaplain (Col) Jonathan C. Gibbs (center), U.S. Army Central, command chaplain, and native of Jersey City, N.J., retires after 27 years of service. Gibbs stands with Sgt. Maj. Kelvin Boyett (left), USARCENT Ope More

Brig. Gen. Daniel Mitchell, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), deputy commanding general, speaks at the 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group‚ transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuw More

Leaders of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) participate in a training and leader development conference discussing officer management and changes in the strength of the force at the Pope Theater, Fort Brag More

Sgt. Dorenda Ross, U.S. Army Central broadcast technology noncommissioned officer, counts as Jaylen Moore, from Sumter, does pushups at the Sumter Back to School Bash. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tim Meyer, U.S. A More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Spc. Nicole Potter, a USARCENT video teleconference scheduler. (Photo by Sgt. Tracy Myers, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley, U.S. Army Central command sergeant major, presents Col. (Ret.) William Reynolds, a Sumter native and World War II veteran who served with the Gen. Patton's Third Army, the USARC More

Members of the U.S. and Kuwait National Guard basketball teams tip-off at the start of a friendly exhibition game on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 16. These types of events continue to foster friendships among U.S More

Soldiers assigned to the 730th Transportation Company prepare a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck to be loaded with equipment ready to be retrograded. The convoy escort teams may be seen as the wagon maste More

The Army Command and General Staff College class 14-003 from Fort Gordon, Ga., poses for a photo in front of the Patton Tank during their visit to U.S. Army Central's headquarters, Aug. 19. USARCENT hosted the More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. Maritess M. Bell, chaplain assistant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion. Bell, a native of the Philippines who considers Hawaii her home, is bein More

Comedian Jen Murphy, performs for service members during the 'Comics at Ease' comedy tour at the zone one Morale Welfare and Recreation center theater, Aug. 20, 2014. The tour is presented by Armed Forces Enter More

Service members attending the Spiritual Fitness Breakfast at the Zone 2 dining facility here pray while Chaplain (Col.) Marc Gauthler, U.S. Army Central chaplain, makes the closing invocation Aug. 20, 2014. The More

This week's U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. Peter Myers, Military Police and administrative noncommissioned officer in charge of the J30 section, Joint Forces Land Component Command. (Photo by Sgt. More

Col. Thomas J. Verell, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, USARCENT, passes the battalion colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Vittorio F. DeSouza the incoming senior enlisted adviser for Headquarters an More

Spc. Roosevelt Biddles, Birmingham, Ala., native, 10th Sustainment Brigade retrograde manager, places a tracking label on a twenty-foot container before it is shipped back to an Army depot in the U.S. The briga More

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael K. Selv More

Col. Willie Rios III, commander of the 10th Sustainment Brigade, provides Lt. Gen. Mohammad Abdul Rajab, chief of the Salang maintenance department, paperwork to complete a foreign excess personal property tran More

(Right to left) Tiffany Dallman, wife of Capt. Roger Dallman, their daughter, Hayley, and Sgt. Maritess Bell, USARCENT chaplain assistant, serve themselves from the dinner buffet offered during the U.S. Army Ce More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Tom Gilleran, U.S. Army Central's newly arrived chief of public affairs, and Maj. Angel Jackson, USARCENT public affairs officer, chat with host Derek Burress about being new to the org More

Col. Patricia Ten Haaf, commander of the 452nd Combat Support Hospital, prepares to retire her unit's colors with acting command sergeant major, Master Sgt. James Flemister, Sept. 6. The 452nd Combat Support Ho More

Spc. Linda Adams, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, transportation management coordinator assigned to the 495th Movement Control Team, gives a thumbs up to a truck driver after receiving the information needed to p More

This week's U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is 1st Lt. Russel Pinkston, a field artillery officer and effects executive officer, Joint Forces Land Component Command. (Photo by Sgt. Kyle Fisch, USARCENT Publ More

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James Schaefer is the deputy command chaplain, U.S. Army Central. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Salcido, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Capt. Star Stewart, U.S. Army Central Ready and Resilient campaign assistant program manager, leads Soldiers, civilians and family members through a Zumba workout at the Shaw AFB Annex Gym, Sept. 10. The event More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Stephen C. Ikeda, U.S. Army Central, command logistics technician, and native of St. Louis, retires after 38 years of service, from the U.S. Army, during a Celebration of Service ceremon More

Dave Roever, motivational speaker, Vietnam veteran and author, spoke to service members about remaining resilient through his experiences with depression and suicidal ideation, Sept. 13, 2014, at the zone one c More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Pfc. Ellise N. Guy, unit supply specialist for Headquarters Support Company. Guy is a native of Indiana, she is being recognized for her dedication to service. More

The 110th Transportation Company hosted the Black Knight Challenge at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The challenge was a physical endurance competition encompassing seven events. Teams competing consi More

Maj. Gen. Susan A. Davidson, Commanding General of Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, speaks with Lt. Col. Kerry George, Battalion Commander of 840th Transportation Battalion, during her tour of the u More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Central along with our Air Force partners, known as “Team Shaw,” commemorate prisoners of war and missing in action service members with a 24-hour run at Memorial Lake on Shaw Air Force More

Capt. James Brigman, personnel recovery officer for the 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, swims his final lap during the first event of the Camp Arifjan triathlon, Sept. 21. Brigman is a native of Hol More

This week's U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Barber, Combined Forces Land Component Command Psychological Operations Planner. (Photo by Sgt. Kyle Fisch, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ezekial Coffman, Logistics Mobility Sea Branch master, U.S. Army Central, looks over the Brigade Inspection Reconnaissance Exercise Program process map with other watercraft operations s More

Volunteers prepare hamburgers on a grill at the Military Appreciation Picnic at hangar 1200 for Airmen, Soldiers and their families. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tim Meyer, U.S. Army Central Public Affairs.)

The couple from Lincoln, N.H., Capt. Nate Miller and Capt. Jak Miller, provide guidance to the runners participating in the Army 10-Miler Shadow Run before heading to the starting line at Bagram Air Field, Afgh More

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

A Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion soldier protects his face and neck just moments before being hit by a Molotov Cocktail during fire-phobia training the second day of Steppe Eagle 2014, Sept. 30, at the Join More

A Kazakhstani peacekeeping soldier pulls security for an observation point as part of Steppe Eagle 2014, Oct. 1, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center here. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tracy R. Myer More

Visitors, Ms. Janet Jefford, the national president of American Legion Auxiliary and members, enter Patton Hall, the headquarters for U.S. Army Central, Oct. 2 during a scheduled tour of Shaw Air Force Base; th More

Kazakhstani peacekeeping soldiers search for dangerous ordinance during counter-IED training as part of Steppe Eagle 2014, Oct. 1, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center here. (U.S. Army photo by More

A Patriot missile is launched by Soldiers from C-Battery, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 4th Air Defense Field Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, at an airborne target during a joint live-fire More

The 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, color guard stand at the position of attention during a color casing ceremony at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Oct. 2. In the past seven mon More

Spc. Wilson Samiano of the 160th Signal Brigade sings the national anthem at the Camp Arifjan Hispanic Heritage Month observance, Oct. 2. The event was planned and executed by the 3rd Medical Command Operationa More

A Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion platoon emerges from the fog to set up a vehicle checkpoint during Steppe Eagle 2014, Oct. 2, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center here. (U.S. Army photo by More

Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion soldiers detained several gunmen found during a cordon and search situational training exercise as part of Steppe Eagle 2014, Oct. 3, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Trai More

Kazakhstani soldiers test their crowd riot control skills to pacify a violent crowd and restore peace and order during the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise, Oct. 4, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Training Cent More

Soldiers from the Arizona National Guard, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, together with Moldovan soldiers march toward an aggressive crowd rioting during a situational training exercise as part of Stepp More

First Theater Sustainment Command Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, poses with USAMMC-SWA leaders during the SHOTEX influenza event, Qatar, Oct. 6, 2014. USAMMC-SWA is the leading provider of i More

This week’s U.S. Army Central Soldier Spotlight is Sgt. Robert Wenzel, an information technology specialist currently deployed to Kuwait. (Photo by Sgt. William White, USARCENT Public Affairs)

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Moody, U.S. Army Central safety officer, reads to the children of Beatrice Charles and Kayla Anderson's second-grade classes at Lemira Elementary School in Sumter, Oct. 8. The sch More

A Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion soldier pulls security while waiting for a medevac helicopter during a situational training exercise at Steppe Eagle 2014, Oct. 8, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Train More

U.S. Army Capt. Peter Hopke, 32nd Military Engagement Team, speaks with Kazakhstani and Tajikistani civil military officers at the Kazakhstani Peace keeping Battalion tactical operation center for Steppe Eagle More

A Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion medic pulls security while the joint administrative boundary line patrol leaders question a group of civilians who were found on the wrong side of the border during a situat More