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University experience strengthens Mideast military ties
January 30, 2020
Col. Kirk White, officer in charge of Task Force Spartan-Jordan, draws on his extensive experience building partnerships at Indiana University to strengthen military ties with Jordan.
30th ABCT Soldiers attend Basic Leader Course in Middle East
January 27, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Emilee Austin, 1-150th Cavalry Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, leads Basic Leader Course 20-703 in the reciting of the noncommissioned officer's creed at their graduation ceremony in the Middle East, Jan. 24, 2020. Austin was the honor graduate from her class of over 200 students.
Coalition partners navigate map fundamentals
January 24, 2020
A U.S. Army Soldier, with Military Engagement Team-Jordan, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, discusses map azimuths with Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) Quick Reaction Force Female Engagement Team Soldiers during a Map Reading Subject Matter Expert Exchange at a base outside Amman, Jordan Jan. 13, 2020. The United States is committed to the security of Jordan and to partnering closely with the JAF to meet common security challenges.
Fort Wayne native supports Task Force Spartan in Middle East
January 15, 2020
Indiana National Guard Master Sgt. Zachery Hackett, a 38th Infantry Division senior infantry sergeant from Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving as the unit’s future operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Jan. 10, 2020, in the Middle East. Hackett, one of more than 600 National Guard soldiers who departed the Hoosier State in May, supports the U.S. Army Central Task Force Spartan in southwest Asia.
Jordan, US train on TOW weapon system
December 31, 2019
A Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army soldier looks through the scope of a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wireless-guided weapon system during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with U.S. Army Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252 Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, “Old Hickory,” North Carolina Army National Guard, coordinated by Military Engagement Team-Jordan,158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard, outside Amman, Jordan, in December 2019.
Kentucky Air Guard provides airlift in Italy for Mangusta 19
December 30, 2019
Members of the Italian Folgore, an paratrooper brigade from the Italian Army, execute an airdrop with members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing in Pisa, Italy, Nov. 7, 2019, as part of Mangusta 19, a bilateral exercise to promote readiness and interoperability among NATO allies.
Signal officer connects troops in the Middle East
December 26, 2019
Indiana National Guard 1st Lt. Matthew Michael of Fort Wayne, a signal officer with the 38th Infantry Division, receives his new rank during his promotion ceremony in Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Michael is one of about 600 division soldiers who deployed to the Middle East in May to support Task Force Spartan, which helps strengthen defense relationships and build partner capacity within the region.
Preventing illness keeps Soldiers on mission
December 16, 2019
U.S. Army Spc. Shelby Vermeulen, with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, works through the steps of water purification during a Field Sanitation Team Certification Course Dec. 9-13, 2019, at Joint Training Center-Jordan.
Red Arrow Soldiers in Ukraine for multinational mission
December 10, 2019
Staff Sgt. Michael Blevins, an adviser with Task Force Juvigny, greets his Armed Forces Ukraine counterparts during battalion training at the Combat Training Center – Yavoriv, Ukraine, Nov 13, 2019.
128th Civil Engineers to Germany for Silver Flag exercise
December 9, 2019
128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen from the 128th Civil Engineer Squadron participate airfield recovery operations at the Silver Flag Exercise Site at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, on Oct. 30, 2019. Personnel from the 128th Air Refueling Wing’s Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for a 10-day exercise known as Silver Flag.