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Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gordon R. Roberts retired

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gordon R. Roberts retired

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gordon R. Roberts retired after serving 44 years of service to his country. He was until May 18, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient still on active duty. Roberts was awarded the ... More

First Lt. Robyn Moore, a native of El Paso, Texas,

First Lt. Robyn Moore, a native of El Paso, Texas,

First Lt. Robyn Moore, a native of El Paso, Texas, platoon leader and convoy commander assigned to the 51st Transportation Company, 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade.

(From left) Sgt. Chris Sexton, a heavy equipment operator,

(From left) Sgt. Chris Sexton, a heavy equipment operator,

(From left) Sgt. Chris Sexton, a heavy equipment operator, Spc. Zachariah Buckner, a plumber and Sgt. Aaron Duford, an election with the 1151st Engineering Company, Alabama National Guard, 82nd Sustainment Brig... More

Sgt. Summer Woode, a broadcast journalist with the

Sgt. Summer Woode, a broadcast journalist with the

Sgt. Summer Woode, a broadcast journalist with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, records video in a convoy staging yard at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. The 1st TSC public affairs primary mis... More

(Left) Sgt. Matthew Patey, a Nixa, Mo. native and (right)

(Left) Sgt. Matthew Patey, a Nixa, Mo. native and (right)

(Left) Sgt. Matthew Patey, a Nixa, Mo. native and (right) Sgt. Eric Snyder, a Springfield, Mo. native, both aviation sheet metal mechanics with the 1107th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group of the Misso... More

A 29th Infantry Division helmet from World War II stands

A 29th Infantry Division helmet from World War II stands

A 29th Infantry Division helmet from World War II stands prominently on a stand as a gift from the individual augmentees of the U.S. Navy to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. This was the first time t... More

Maj. Gen. Darrell Williams, commanding general of the

Maj. Gen. Darrell Williams, commanding general of the

Maj. Gen. Darrell Williams, commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, visits Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to observe and discuss current and future retrograde operations, Feb. 7, 2014. This i... More

Master Sgt. Latane Gilliam, the operations non-commissioned

Master Sgt. Latane Gilliam, the operations non-commissioned

Master Sgt. Latane Gilliam, the operations non-commissioned officer in charge with Task Force Spartan, briefs personnel on the obstacle course portion of the Best Warrior Competition. Task Force Spartan is faci... More

Soldiers presented Knowlton Award and Medallion

Soldiers presented Knowlton Award and Medallion

Master Sgt. Quintina M. Donald, security manager and physical security noncommissioned officer for military intelligence (G-2) received the Knowlton Award presented by Lt. Col. Daniel L. Thompson, deputy milita... More

A "fallen comrade" memorial display for Petty Officer

A "fallen comrade" memorial display for Petty Officer

A "fallen comrade" memorial display for Petty Officer 1st Class Victor Jeffries sits in a chapel at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 5. Jeffries, 52, from Honolulu, died Dec. 31, from injuries sustained in a motor ve... More

Soldiers mount an assembled crew-served weapon on a

Soldiers mount an assembled crew-served weapon on a

Soldiers mount an assembled crew-served weapon on a up-armored vehicle during the Logistics Task Force 10 truck rodeo competition at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 11. The Soldiers competed in one of the three time... More

U.S. President George Bush greets thousands of Soldiers,

U.S. President George Bush greets thousands of Soldiers,

U.S. President George Bush greets thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 12. Bush stopped in Kuwait during his tour of the Middle East to garner support... More

Camp Virginia Gospel Fest

Camp Virginia Gospel Fest

Lead singers Capt. Adrienne McDonald, left, and CW3 Samuel Stidwell III, right, lead the Gospel Choir of the Camp Arifjan Gospel Service, when they performed during the Camp Virginia Gospel Festival on Jan. 19,... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Ben Cavazos from Honolulu,

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Ben Cavazos from Honolulu,

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Ben Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, shares a light moment with Brig. Gen. Luis Visot, deputy commander of operations for the 1st Su... More

Combat Action Badge Award

Combat Action Badge Award

Lt. Col. Eric Murray from Pawnee, Ill., presents Berkeley, Ill., native, Pfc. Devin Evans of the 109th Transportation Company (along with several others) with a Combat Action Badge Award for her actions during ... More

Prayer Before Convoy, US Army Photo

Prayer Before Convoy, US Army Photo

Granite City, Ill., native Chaplain (Cpt.) David Noble of the Joint Logistics Task Force 1144 Illinois Army National Guard says a prayer with C Company 1-167th Infantry before they head out on a convoy. C Compa... More

re-enlistment ceremony - A group of soldiers standing next to each other

re-enlistment ceremony - A group of soldiers standing next to each oth...

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dodson of Mason City, Ill., grins after his re-enlistment ceremony in December 2007 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Dodson has been a mechanic for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Logi... More

An MPRI instructor discusses security search procedures

An MPRI instructor discusses security search procedures

An MPRI instructor discusses security search procedures with two Georgian Soldiers during entry control point training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 21. The Georgians, 1st Infantry Brigade, took part in the en... More

Army implements new program to reward deployed Soldiers

Army implements new program to reward deployed Soldiers

Warrant Officer Shawn Hickey Sr., the chief of essential personnel services for the G-1 section of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), addresses a group of company commanders and senior leaders about the Arm... More

"2 Weeks Notice," a band of Soldiers deployed to Camp

"2 Weeks Notice," a band of Soldiers deployed to Camp

"2 Weeks Notice," a band of Soldiers deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, found a way to relieve the stress of being deployed. The six-member band is as... More

JiaQun and his mother Chelle, look through a picture

JiaQun and his mother Chelle, look through a picture

JiaQun and his mother Chelle, look through a picture book that they had made of his adoption. Pictures include old friends from the orphanage and his new family when they came to visit and ultimately bought him home.

1st TSC recognizes safety achievements

1st TSC recognizes safety achievements

First Lt. Julia Sanders (2nd left), the safety officer for the theater gateway, and Chief Warrant Officer Jeffery Rhoades (2nd right), the safety officer for the 1173rd Terminal Transportation Battalion, were a... More

Staff Sgt. Jamal Anderson works up a sweat as he cranks

Staff Sgt. Jamal Anderson works up a sweat as he cranks

Staff Sgt. Jamal Anderson works up a sweat as he cranks out pushups as part of his daily fitness routine at Zone 1 gym at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Anderson who hails from Virginia Beach, Va., is the staff movement... More

A gunner from the El Salvador army braces himself during

A gunner from the El Salvador army braces himself during

A gunner from the El Salvador army braces himself during a simulated rollover at the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 13. The soldiers are assigned to the 9th Battalion of ... More

A heavy equipment transporter from the 1175th Transportation

A heavy equipment transporter from the 1175th Transportation

A heavy equipment transporter from the 1175th Transportation Company carries a Stryker armored vehicle while preparing for a convoy to take the Strykers to Iraq at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 3. HETs are capable... More

Participants at the second quarterly celebration of

Participants at the second quarterly celebration of

Participants at the second quarterly celebration of Pacific Islanders, held March 23 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, were treated to a variety of Filipino and Guamanian cuisines. The event was hosted by the Pacific Is... More

Senior Chief Hospitalman Tia Johns passes the Expeditionary

Senior Chief Hospitalman Tia Johns passes the Expeditionary

Senior Chief Hospitalman Tia Johns passes the Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait's guide on to Capt. Kevin D. Moore during the change of command ceremony April 17.

Gen. William D. Frink, Jr., commander of the 311th

Gen. William D. Frink, Jr., commander of the 311th

Gen. William D. Frink, Jr., commander of the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), headquartered in West Los Angeles, talks to the Soldiers of his unit after uncasing the units flag in Kuwait. (Photo/Staff... More

Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson, deputy commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson, deputy commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central, places a coin on the memorial for Sgt. Guadalupe Cervantes during a memorial service at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait April 26. Cervantes, from M... More

Master Sgt. John Edwards (left), and Col. Mark Asbury

Master Sgt. John Edwards (left), and Col. Mark Asbury

Master Sgt. John Edwards (left), and Col. Mark Asbury both from Broken Arrow, Okla., as the acting sergeant major and commander of the 164th Quartermaster Group, case their unit flag during a transfer of author... More

Dan Pearson (left), finished third overall in the Air

Dan Pearson (left), finished third overall in the Air

Dan Pearson (left), finished third overall in the Air Force 5K birthday fun run at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait with a time of 19 minutes and four seconds. Soldier, Emily Potter came in first place at 18 minutes, seven... More

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin A. Leonard, a Jonesboro, Louisiana

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin A. Leonard, a Jonesboro, Louisiana

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin A. Leonard, a Jonesboro, Louisiana native, is pinned an Army lapel pin by 1st Support Command (Theater) Chief of Staff Col. James G. Currie Jr. during a retirement ceremony Wednesday at Po... More

Army Sgt. Gilbert Valdez, who works as a post office

Army Sgt. Gilbert Valdez, who works as a post office

Army Sgt. Gilbert Valdez, who works as a post office technical inspector, sorts and packages outgoing absentee ballots at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. "More than 53,000 absentee ballots have already been processed th... More

Houston native Chief Warrant Officer Steve R. Delgado

Houston native Chief Warrant Officer Steve R. Delgado

Houston native Chief Warrant Officer Steve R. Delgado received the Army Commendation Medal for exceptional performance during a seven month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Col. Stev... More

These senior Soldiers from the 1st Sustainment Command

These senior Soldiers from the 1st Sustainment Command

These senior Soldiers from the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) wrap gifts for the junior enlisted Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The Fort Bragg based soldie... More

Force Protection Exercise. Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Force Protection Exercise. Fort Bragg, North Carolina

LaCrosse, Wis. native, Master Sgt. Stephen A. Fish, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), shows he's not a man to be swayed by obstacles as he dons his glasses over his protective mask during a force protection ex... More

Elida, Ohio, native Spc. Joseph Metzger, got his patrol

Elida, Ohio, native Spc. Joseph Metzger, got his patrol

Elida, Ohio, native Spc. Joseph Metzger, got his patrol cap autographed by Cy Young winning pitcher Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox, Dec. 4, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Schilling met Metzger, of Headquarters ... More

Spc. Lazaro R. Alvarez, a Riverside, Calif. native,

Spc. Lazaro R. Alvarez, a Riverside, Calif. native,

Spc. Lazaro R. Alvarez, a Riverside, Calif. native, gets the gunner window sweaky clean on his Humvee after returning from a mission, Dec. 6. Cleanliness is a key factor in maintaining vehicle performance. Alva... More

Brig. Gen. Harold G. Bunch, deputy commanding general,

Brig. Gen. Harold G. Bunch, deputy commanding general,

Brig. Gen. Harold G. Bunch, deputy commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), and 2nd Lt. Alicia Bunch get a few minutes to chat after her commissioning over a video teleconference at Camp Arifjan, ... More

Firing Range - A group of soldiers standing next to each other

Firing Range - A group of soldiers standing next to each other

Spc. Michelle Dunn of Harvey, LA waits for her turn to fire at the Mubarak Range on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 17. Dunn is a part of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, the unit charged with overseeing all of ... More

It may be Christmas, but the heat from the sun and

It may be Christmas, but the heat from the sun and

It may be Christmas, but the heat from the sun and trucks moving equipment to Iraq keeps Pfc. Greg M. Drake mission focused. Drake, an Oklahoma National Guard Soldier with 271 Brigade Support Battalion, works a... More

Buckeye shout-out, US forces in Iraq

Buckeye shout-out, US forces in Iraq

Buckeye fan and Oxford, Ohio, native Maj. Mindy Ecenrode records her shout-out for the Fiesta Bowl from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ecenrode, the Chief of Justice for the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, is one of ma... More

Lt. Col. Jack McLaughlin, civil affairs officer in

Lt. Col. Jack McLaughlin, civil affairs officer in

Lt. Col. Jack McLaughlin, civil affairs officer in charge for 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), gives a class on civil affairs and counterinsurgency in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2008.

Sgt. 1st Class Brad A. Martin, logistics non-commissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Brad A. Martin, logistics non-commissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Brad A. Martin, logistics non-commissioned officer for his Military Transition Team in Mosul, Iraq, mounts and inspects his truck's .240 cal. machine gun before heading to the Forward Operating B... More

Going over inventory, US forces in Iraq

Going over inventory, US forces in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Fehr, an Onsage, Iowa native, goes over the inventory in a maintenance shed on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Jan. 9, 2009. Fehr is senior truck driver and training non-commissioned officer for 1133t... More

Around the World and Back Again, the story of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Around the World and Back Again, the story of the 29th Infantry Brigad...

Sgts. Kiory Potes (left) and Kaleo Anderson (right) sitting outside the Bucca Inn on Camp Bucca, Iraq, Jan. 15, giving "Shaka" which is a local hand gesture to say hello or "Aloha."

Sgt. 1st Class Garland J. Murray responds to a question

Sgt. 1st Class Garland J. Murray responds to a question

Sgt. 1st Class Garland J. Murray responds to a question from a news reporter in Philadelphia during a live interview, Jan. 16. Murray and Sgt. 1st Class David C. Groce are both from Philadelphia and Eagles fans... More

Deployed Airmen Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

Deployed Airmen Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

28 service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait stand in front of the camera for the Commander in Chief's Ball, Jan. 20.

Deployed Soldiers Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

Deployed Soldiers Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

28 service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait stand in front of the camera for the Commander in Chief's Ball, Jan. 20.

Deployed Sailors Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

Deployed Sailors Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

28 service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait stand in frong of the camera for the Commander in Chief's Ball, Jan. 20.

Deployed Marines Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

Deployed Marines Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

28 service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait stand in front of the camera for the Commander in Chief's Ball, Jan. 20.

Deployed Coast Guardsmen Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellite

Deployed Coast Guardsmen Attend Commander in Chief's Ball Via Satellit...

28 service members from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait stand in front of the camera for the Commander in Chief's Ball, Jan. 20.

Col. Jerry R. Stidham officially retired from the U.S.

Col. Jerry R. Stidham officially retired from the U.S.

Col. Jerry R. Stidham officially retired from the U.S. Army on Jan. 22 at Fort Bragg, N.C. Stidham is the son of William and Betty Stidham, who live in London, Ohio. He was presented with the Legion of Merit a... More

1st Theater Sustainment Command soldiers, Spc. Kelsey

1st Theater Sustainment Command soldiers, Spc. Kelsey

1st Theater Sustainment Command soldiers, Spc. Kelsey Jeffers, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Mary Upshaw, right, spend their lunch hour being physically pushed to the max as Sgt. Merrell Lowe, middle, leads them wit... More

Burning memories on the 230th anniversary of the Purple Heart

Burning memories on the 230th anniversary of the Purple Heart

DA Photo shows Sgt. 1st Class Darryl Robinson.

Col. Lenny J. Kness, and his wife, Lt. Col. Heather

Col. Lenny J. Kness, and his wife, Lt. Col. Heather

Col. Lenny J. Kness, and his wife, Lt. Col. Heather A. Kness, run their first Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 25, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The Fort Bragg, N.C.-based leaders finished the race just under 3:45, beati... More

Ammunition placed out for inspection during Operation

Ammunition placed out for inspection during Operation

Ammunition placed out for inspection during Operation Ammunition Clean Sweep at the ammunition supply point at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods, 1st Theater Sup... More

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Sweet, XVIII Airborne Corps attends

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Sweet, XVIII Airborne Corps attends

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Sweet, XVIII Airborne Corps attends the coordination liaison meeting, Jan. 24. Sweet, an aeroscout observer by trade and now liaison team leader, supports the Corps’ current, on-going deploy... More

A U.S. Navy customs inspector scans redeploying Soldiers

A U.S. Navy customs inspector scans redeploying Soldiers

A U.S. Navy customs inspector scans redeploying Soldiers during a customs inspection prior to redeployment at Camp Virginia, July 3. The Soldiers are the first group to experience the enhanced inspection proces... More

Desert Pipeline: Teamwork in Kuwait Keeps Things in Iraq Moving

Desert Pipeline: Teamwork in Kuwait Keeps Things in Iraq Moving

Sgt. Christopher McQueen from Cameron, Mo., checks the hose connections on a fuel tanker at the Mina-Abdullah fueling point near Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. McQueen is assigned to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, under t... More

Flatbed and heavy equipment transport vehicles with

Flatbed and heavy equipment transport vehicles with

Flatbed and heavy equipment transport vehicles with the 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Third Army, are lined up as part of the Durable Express convoy that travels to 15 out of the 21 ... More

Maj. Gen. James E. Rogers, out-going command general,

Maj. Gen. James E. Rogers, out-going command general,

Maj. Gen. James E. Rogers, out-going command general, says goodbye to members of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, thanks his family for their support and welcomes Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd as new command ge... More

Overview of Operations - A group of men wearing hard hats standing next to each other

Overview of Operations - A group of men wearing hard hats standing nex...

Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, commander, United States Transportation Command, receives an overview of operations on the Motor Vessel Virginian at the Kuwaiti Naval Base, July 17. McNabb, out of Scott Air Fo... More

Overview of Operations - A man in a hard hat talking to another man

Overview of Operations - A man in a hard hat talking to another man

Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, commander, United States Transportation Command, receives an overview of operations on the Motor Vessel Virginian at the Kuwaiti Naval Base, July 17. McNabb, out of Scott Air Fo... More

A convoy of armored vehicles from Iraq arrives at the

A convoy of armored vehicles from Iraq arrives at the

A convoy of armored vehicles from Iraq arrives at the Shuaiba Port in Kuwait, July 22. The 1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion orchestrates the transportation of the vehicles, which will board the ... More

Two international contractors inspect a sample of JP8

Two international contractors inspect a sample of JP8

Two international contractors inspect a sample of JP8 at the Truck Fill Stand near Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Each day, fuel trucks distribute millions of gallons of fuel to warfighters in the Central Command area ... More

Col. Michael J. Johnson, the incoming commander, reviews

Col. Michael J. Johnson, the incoming commander, reviews

Col. Michael J. Johnson, the incoming commander, reviews the Task Force Sinai formation after his speech during the change of command ceremony held on North Camp, Sinai, Egypt, July 28. (U.S. Army photo by Staf... More

Lt. Col. Donald Brown receives the 1st Theater Sustainment

Lt. Col. Donald Brown receives the 1st Theater Sustainment

Lt. Col. Donald Brown receives the 1st Theater Sustainment Command patch during a ceremony, July 30, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Brown, from Jackson, Mississippi, is the chief of postal operations with the 3rd Hum... More

New 1st TSC CG gets in step with troops in Kuwait

New 1st TSC CG gets in step with troops in Kuwait

Maj. Gen. Dowd, commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, gets in step with troops by discussing details of operations at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 31. While in Kuwait, Dowd visited various bases where... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar Gutierrez,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar Gutierrez,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar Gutierrez, of California, inspect the underside of an armored vehicle for dirt and mud at the Kuwaiti Naval Base washrack, Aug. 5. All trucks and tanks that are part of t... More

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's mate, familiarizes a Coast Guard troop with a weapon at a water range off the coast of the Kuwaiti Naval Base August 11. The Navy and Coast Guard troops, ... More

A Day at the Port - A view of a harbor from a ship

A Day at the Port - A view of a harbor from a ship

A Stryker vehicle drives aboard a cargo vessel Sept. 12 at the Sea Port of Debarkation in Kuwait, where 1st Lt. Shawn E. Britton and his fellow Seminole Soldiers have been pulling security since March. Britton ... More

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's

Petty Officer 1st Class John Haisley, a Navy's gunner's mate, prepares sailors and Coast Guard troops to fire weapons at a water range off the coast of the Kuwaiti Naval Base August 11. The troops, who work on ... More

Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos and Col. Gwendolyn Bingham,

Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos and Col. Gwendolyn Bingham,

Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos and Col. Gwendolyn Bingham, of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, salute soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division as they convoy into Kuwait in the ea... More

Staff Sgt. Elvan Daugherty, from Parkersburg, W.Va.,

Staff Sgt. Elvan Daugherty, from Parkersburg, W.Va.,

Staff Sgt. Elvan Daugherty, from Parkersburg, W.Va., and Spc. Adam Christensen, lay out weapons for customs inspection at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 21. The two soldiers work for Operation Move Iron, which help... More

The EagleCash Nest: Soldiers and Civilians in Kuwait Work to Keep Cash out of Combat

The EagleCash Nest: Soldiers and Civilians in Kuwait Work to Keep Cash...

A soldier loads some cash onto his EagleCash card at a kiosk inside the Post Exchange on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 24. The EagleCash cards and kiosks are an important part of the Army’s Near Cashless Campaign,... More

HET Maintenance Before Convoy

HET Maintenance Before Convoy

In preparation for a convoy, Spc. Richard Kelly, of Winehendon, Mass., maintains a Heavy Equipment Transport vehicle, Aug. 26, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The 1st Sustainment Brigade convoy to Iraq will be the last m... More

A convoy of Stryker vehicles heads for the Port of

A convoy of Stryker vehicles heads for the Port of

A convoy of Stryker vehicles heads for the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, Aug. 26. Soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team drove the Strykers onto the backs of the trucks before the convoy left for the port... More

A troop waves as a convoy of armored Strykers departs

A troop waves as a convoy of armored Strykers departs

A troop waves as a convoy of armored Strykers departs for a sea port near Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 26. Soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Comabt Team, 2nd Infantry Division drove the armored vehicles onto ... More

Staying Strong: Chaplains Support Comprehensive Fitness, Resiliency in Kuwait

Staying Strong: Chaplains Support Comprehensive Fitness, Resiliency in...

Maj. Glenn Finch, chaplain, talks with a soldier inside a tent chapel on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 27. Finch, of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, said one-on-one counseling is one of the ways chaplains s... More

Staff Sgt. Donta Wilson guides an Air Force truck driver

Staff Sgt. Donta Wilson guides an Air Force truck driver

Staff Sgt. Donta Wilson guides an Air Force truck driver with the 387th ELRS as he heads out for a convoy to Iraq Sept. 1. The drivers and mechanics with the 387th make up the only ground transportation unit in... More

Robert Kidd, a safety specialist, shows soldiers at

Robert Kidd, a safety specialist, shows soldiers at

Robert Kidd, a safety specialist, shows soldiers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, what information to look for on the back of a power strip to be sure it is up to code Sept. 1. For the past six months, Kidd has been in... More

Little White Dog Brightens Day for Troops in Kuwait

Little White Dog Brightens Day for Troops in Kuwait

Lance spends some time with a soldier at the hospital on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 4. In order to become a Pet Visitation dog, Lance had to complete physical and behavioral tests to be sure he had the proper ... More

Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, director of the Comprehensive

Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, director of the Comprehensive

Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, director of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, summarizes the research that supports the Army’s resiliency efforts in a seminar on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 10. Cornum also t... More

Soldiers in Kuwait remember 9-11

Soldiers in Kuwait remember 9-11

The 1st Sustainment Brigade hosted champion Ultra-Runner Scott Jurek to run with Soldiers and civilians at the 9-11 Memorial Run on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Sept. 11. Jurek holds the American record for the most nu... More

Staff Sgt. James Beal, from Crestview, Fla., writes

Staff Sgt. James Beal, from Crestview, Fla., writes

Staff Sgt. James Beal, from Crestview, Fla., writes a message on a banner at a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 11. Beal is assigned to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, under the 1st Theater... More

Lt. Gen. Thomas G. Miller, commanding general of First

Lt. Gen. Thomas G. Miller, commanding general of First

Lt. Gen. Thomas G. Miller, commanding general of First Army, talks with leaders of an Arizona-based Army Reserve unit on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Sept. 17. The focus of Miller’s visit was to engage with National Gu... More

Sailors returning from duty with Army units in Afghanistan

Sailors returning from duty with Army units in Afghanistan

Sailors returning from duty with Army units in Afghanistan get ready to turn in their Army-issued combat gear inside the Warrior Transition Program tent on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Sept. 20. The Sailors will have t... More

Sgt. 1st Class Justin Broadwater, with the 653rd

Sgt. 1st Class Justin Broadwater, with the 653rd

Sgt. 1st Class Justin Broadwater, with the 653rd Deployment/Redeployment Regional Support Group, thanks his peers as he receives the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Army Individual Award of Excellence in Safety... More

Capt. Robin Herndon (middle) smiles as she accepts

Capt. Robin Herndon (middle) smiles as she accepts

Capt. Robin Herndon (middle) smiles as she accepts her award for fastest female runner in the Sixth Annual Association of the United States Army Ten-Miler race on Camp Buerhing, Kuwait, Oct. 3. Herndon set a ca... More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Mach watches as bills wisp through

Staff Sgt. Matthew Mach watches as bills wisp through

Staff Sgt. Matthew Mach watches as bills wisp through the counting machine. The machines can count and verify bills in 12 different currencies.

Col. Rob Olson, commander, 653rd RSG and Command Sgt.

Col. Rob Olson, commander, 653rd RSG and Command Sgt.

Col. Rob Olson, commander, 653rd RSG and Command Sgt. Maj. Gene Lund case their colors, formally passing the mission to their replacements Oct. 12.

Building relations in Kuwait, one soccer match at a time

Building relations in Kuwait, one soccer match at a time

Goal keeper Staff Sgt. Colin Joyce and defender Staff Sgt. Chris Cabrera (in blue) get ready to block a shot as a Kuwaiti player (in white) prepares to strike in a host-nation soccer match on Camp Arifjan, Kuwa... More

Brig. Gen. John O'Connor, Third Army director of logistics

Brig. Gen. John O'Connor, Third Army director of logistics

Brig. Gen. John O'Connor, Third Army director of logistics and Central Command container management executive agent, speaks at the Third Army container management confrence on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 3.

A soldier from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team

A soldier from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team

A soldier from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team guards the perimeter of a secured site for a training lane at Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait Oct. 4. The screen operation lane trained the soldiers to detect, ... More

Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, 1st Theater Sustainment

Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, 1st Theater Sustainment

Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, 1st Theater Sustainment Command commanding general, thanks soldiers with the 326th Financial Management Company for their year of service in an end-of-tour awards ceremony on Camp Ari... More

Staff Sgt. Terri Moncoveish, 475th QM Group, receives

Staff Sgt. Terri Moncoveish, 475th QM Group, receives

Staff Sgt. Terri Moncoveish, 475th QM Group, receives a Meritorious Service Medal by Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, commander, 1TSC on Nov. 12. Moncoveish is one of 18 "Fuel Warriors" who completed their 11 month d... More

Rounds fly as two soldiers watch their crewmember fire

Rounds fly as two soldiers watch their crewmember fire

Rounds fly as two soldiers watch their crewmember fire from the Landing Craft Utility 20-13, Nov. 13, during a joint-service water range off the coast of Camp Patriot, Kuwait. The three soldiers are with the 94... More

Florida National Guard unit hosts desert job fair to help Citizen Soldiers in end-of-deployment transition

Florida National Guard unit hosts desert job fair to help Citizen Sold...

A Florida National Guard soldier hands his resume to a representative of a private contracting company while his peer signs up to receive more information, Nov. 15, at the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team job ... More

An oversized fork lift brings in pallets of mail in

An oversized fork lift brings in pallets of mail in

An oversized fork lift brings in pallets of mail in the background as a postal workers with the 328th Human Resources Company sort holiday packages at the Army Post Office on Kandahar Air Field, Thanksgiving Da... More

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