Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion,
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194 Armor, based out of Alexandria, Minn., are accustomed to traveling the paved roads of Kuwait and Iraq in their 20-ton CAIMAN Mine Resistant Ambush Pro... More
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces await
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces await orders to advance on their objective during a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 20... More
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Combined
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194 Armor, based out of Alexandria, Minn., charge into a deep sandy turn with their 20-ton CAIMAN Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, wh... More
Spc. Artilus Moore, an M1 Abrams Tank Driver for Mississippi
Spc. Artilus Moore, an M1 Abrams Tank Driver for Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team opens his hatch and looks down range in preparation for a live-fire exercise on December 12, 2018.... More
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force await
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force await orders to advance on their objective during a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 201... More
A lieutenant colonel of the Kuwait Land Forces conducts
A lieutenant colonel of the Kuwait Land Forces conducts a communications check at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exerc... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team leader for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, takes to ... More
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force stage their vehicles
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force stage their vehicles in preparation for Desert Observer Two at Udairi Range on December 10, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual exercise conducted as part of Task Force Spartan,... More
A Mississippi National Guard’s Mine-Resistant Ambush
A Mississippi National Guard’s Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, sits in observation of Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual even... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring,... More
Some soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment,
Some soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division and the 2nd Mechanized Battalion listen to the Commanding General of the Kuwait National Guard give his... More
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Metzger uses a reflective
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Metzger uses a reflective blanket to signal the landing site to Kuwaiti pilots at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U... More
Kuwaiti Soldiers listen and document incoming radio
Kuwaiti Soldiers listen and document incoming radio transmissions at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert Le... More
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Assault Helicopter Battalion, provide lift capability for aerial sniper training at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, on Jan. 29, 2019. The UH-60 Black Ha... More
A Kuwaiti nurse checks in on her “casualty,” Spc. Neil
A Kuwaiti nurse checks in on her “casualty,” Spc. Neil McMahon, a medic with the 961st Engineer Brigade. U.S. and Kuwaiti medical personnel shared knowledge and practiced their skills at a mock battalion aid st... More
Sgt. Mykel Bull, a Durant, Okla., native and joint
Sgt. Mykel Bull, a Durant, Okla., native and joint fires observer with A Troop 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, works with Lt. Aaron Carlson, a forward air controller with the U.S. Navy, while giving a clo... More
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo gives operational details
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo gives operational details to a Qatari liason officer with an interpreter during exercise Desert Leopard II at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Fo... More
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the dry run-through of Desert Observer Two on December 10, 2018. Desert... More
Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait
Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait and Qatar, fly at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 3, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert... More
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo of the 34th Red Bull
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division briefs his operations update to the Kuwaiti colonel leading the joint operation at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 3, 2019. Soldiers of the Ku... More
A Kuwaiti National Guardsman sits in a Pandur vehicle
A Kuwaiti National Guardsman sits in a Pandur vehicle as some soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division have tea with soldiers from the 2nd Mechan... More
Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait
Flags of three partner nations, United States, Kuwait and Qatar, fly at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 3, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert... More
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land Forces execute a medical evacuation with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 35th Combat ... More
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Assault Helicopter Battalion, provide lift capability for aerial sniper training at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, on Jan. 29, 2019. The UH-60 Black Ha... More
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land Forces complete their medical evacuation to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 35th Comb... More
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams Tank for the live-fire iteration of Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual event... More
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force prepare and monitor
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force prepare and monitor the radio for a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biann... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Ash, senior sniper and team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Ash, senior sniper and team leader for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, prepares his... More
Sgt. 1st Class Henry Gann and Spc. Zachery Medlin,
Sgt. 1st Class Henry Gann and Spc. Zachery Medlin, Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams tank for the live-fire iteration of Desert Observer Two on D... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring,... More
Sgt. Mykel Bull, of Durant, Okla., and a joint rires
Sgt. Mykel Bull, of Durant, Okla., and a joint rires observer with A/1-180th Cavalry, writes down the information he needs to call in a nine-line close-air support request to a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fly... More
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the live-fire iteration of Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. De... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring,... More
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force prepare and monitor
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force prepare and monitor the radio for a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biann... More
Kuwaiti Land Force soldiers advance on their objective
Kuwaiti Land Force soldiers advance on their objective while targets are engaged down range during Desert Observer Two involving Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12th, ... More
Kuwaiti Land Force soldiers advance on their objective
Kuwaiti Land Force soldiers advance on their objective while targets are engaged down range during Desert Observer Two involving Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12th, ... More
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles of the 155th
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, sit to observe Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual event conducted as part of Task Force Spar... More
Cpl. John Richter from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion,
Cpl. John Richter from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division walks back to his Humvee during a joint training exercise with the Kuwait National... More
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Combined
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194 Armor, based out of Alexandria, Minn., drive their CAIMAN Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle up the first hill on the challenging CA... More
Desert Observer Two, US Army Photo
Task Force Spartan Commander, Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, and Maj. Gen. Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah, commander of the Kuwait Land Force, observe a joint live-fire exercise with Task Force Spartan and Kuwait Soldiers at Uda... More
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo and a Kuwaiti lieutenant
U.S. Army Maj. Joseph Sanganoo and a Kuwaiti lieutenant colonel look at the current state of their mock battle on a map at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri... More
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Metzger, a Training and
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Metzger, a Training and Readiness Accelerator planner with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, engages with his Qatari counterpart at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 6, 2019. Soldiers ... More
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Combined
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194 Armor, based out of Alexandria, Minn., charge onto the CAIMAN off-road drivers course for the first time, leading the way for the rest of... More
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Assault Helicopter Battalion, provide lift capability for aerial sniper training at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, on Jan. 29, 2019. The UH-60 Black Ha... More
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams Tank for the live-fire iteration of Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual event... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team leader for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, takes to ... More
A captain in the Qatari Emiri Forces prepares a radio
A captain in the Qatari Emiri Forces prepares a radio transmission at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, Qatari Emiri Forces, and U.S. Army gathered for Exercise Desert L... More
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces await
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces await orders to advance on their objective during a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 20... More
A mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment,
A mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division fired off mortar rounds during a join training exercise with the Kuwait National Guard at Udairi Range... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring,... More
Medical personnel from the Kuwait Land Forces execute
Medical personnel from the Kuwait Land Forces execute a medical evacuation with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 35th Combat Aviation Briga... More
U.S. Army Spc. Marcus Pastron, a sniper for the Kansas
U.S. Army Spc. Marcus Pastron, a sniper for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, takes to the air as part of ... More
Medical officers from the Kuwait Land Forces and U.S.
Medical officers from the Kuwait Land Forces and U.S. Army watch as a Kuwaiti AS332 Super Puma lands at their mock battalion aid station site at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Lan... More
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force await
Dismounted soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force await orders to advance on their objective during a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 201... More
Spc. Michael Ledford, an Ada, Okla., native and a joint
Spc. Michael Ledford, an Ada, Okla., native and a joint fires observer with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry, enjoys the moment as he prepares to send a nine-line close-air support request to the pilot of a... More
Spc. John Ray, of Durant, Okla., and a forward observer
Spc. John Ray, of Durant, Okla., and a forward observer with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, writes down the information he needs to call in a nine-line close-air support request to a U.S. Navy F... More
Snipers for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters
Snipers for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, wait to be picked up by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for an... More
U.S. Army Maj. Sam Andrews gives the thumbs up to the
U.S. Army Maj. Sam Andrews gives the thumbs up to the pilot of a Kuwaiti AS332 Super Puma after he and Maj. Christopher Metzger guide it to their landing site at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers ... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land Forces who both work in sustainment and logistics track their resupply efforts on a map at Udairi Range in Kuwait, March 5, 2019. Soldiers of the Kuwait Land Forces, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Ash, senior sniper and team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Ash, senior sniper and team leader for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, prepares for... More
A soldier of the Kuwaiti Land Force awaits orders to
A soldier of the Kuwaiti Land Force awaits orders to kick off a joint live-fire exercise with Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual eve... More
Rounds fall as Pfc. Shawn Ninh from Charlie Company,
Rounds fall as Pfc. Shawn Ninh from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division fires a machine gun mounted onto uparmored Humvee during a join train... More
A 155 mm round is fired from the M109A6 Paladin
A 155 mm round is fired from the M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer at Udairi Range in Kuwait Feb. 7, 2012.
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
Flight crews from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Assault Helicopter Battalion, provide lift capability for aerial sniper training at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, on Jan. 29, 2019. The UH-60 Black Ha... More
Kuwaiti Land Force’s soldiers stage their equipment
Kuwaiti Land Force’s soldiers stage their equipment for the joint live-fire exercise, Desert Observer Two, on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer, a biannual event conducted as part of Task Force Spartan, is an ... More
190129-Z-GL488-1201 Snipers for the Kansas National
190129-Z-GL488-1201 Snipers for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, wait to be picked up by a UH-60 Black Ha... More
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces witness the joint
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Forces witness the joint live-fire exercise with the Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team from an observation point at Udairi Range on December 12, 2018. D... More
Sgt. Brandon Eastwood, an Oklahoma City native and
Sgt. Brandon Eastwood, an Oklahoma City native and forward observer of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, looks on as Spc. John Ray, of Durant, Okla., writes down the information he needs for a nine... More
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion,
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194 Armor, based out of Alexandria, Minn., conduct range preparation and staging of training vehicles in preparation for CAIMAN Off Road drivers course, J... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a joint live-fire exercise with the Kuwait Land Forces, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring,... More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade prepare to fire High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in a bilateral live-fire exercise Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The 65th FAB is ... More
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force engage targets at
Soldiers of the Kuwaiti Land Force engage targets at Udairi Range during a joint live-fire exercise with the Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team on December 12, 2018. Desert Observer,... More
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land
Medical personnel from the U.S. Army and Kuwait Land Forces execute a medical evacuation with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, 35th Combat ... More
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored
Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team prepare their M1 Abrams Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the live-fire iteration of Desert Observer Two on December 12, 2018. De... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Marsh, a senior sniper and team leader for the Kansas National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion 137th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, takes to ... More