Story by Lt. Col. Dale Greer | 123rd Airlift Wing | 02.23.2018
More than 30 members of the 123rd Airlift Wing deployed to the Persian Gulf today in support of Operation Spartan Shield....
Story by Staff Sgt. Dalton Smith | 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 08.01.2017
ARABIAN GULF – The 548th Transportation Detachment, a U.S. Army Reserve watercraft unit based out of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, participated in the U.S. Navy’s quarterly trilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf, from July 24-26, 2017....
Story by Sgt. David Beckstrom | U.S. Army Central | 03.09.2016
Soldiers with 40th Combat Aviation Brigade and 97th Transportation Company joined the Kuwaiti air force and navy for a search and rescue exercise in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Kuwait, March 9, 2016....
Story by Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade | Air Mobility Command | 01.15.2016
Iraqi forces attacked Kuwait Aug. 2, 1990, setting into motion a massive military response from a coalition of nations to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion with Operation Desert Shield. After Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw from Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield gave way to Operation Desert Storm Jan. 17, 1991 (Jan. 16 in the U.S.), and concluded with a cease fire Feb. 28....
Story by Sgt. David Beckstrom | 19th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.28.2015
Soldiers of the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade and Seamen of the USS Essex LHD-2, a Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship, took part in a joint, deck-landing qualification exercise on Sept. 28 in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Army pilots flying UH-60 Black Hawks rehearsed approach procedures and landings on the flight deck of the USS Essex, with a home port of San Diego, to increase readiness as part......
Story by Sgt. Lillian Stephens | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 07.18.2015
Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 supported the San Diego Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families hosted by the Veterans Village of San Diego, July 17-19....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill | 28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade | 10.01.2013
Soldiers with the 86th Engineer Dive Team and the crew of the Churubusco, Landing Craft Utility 2013 with the Army Watercraft Company, 371st Sustainment Brigade, conducted salvage dive operations in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait on Sept. 24, 2013....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill | 28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade | 09.09.2013
Sgt. Rachel E. Piening, a combat medic and a Cincinnati, Ohio, native, is currently serving as the medic on deck for the United States Army vessel Churubusco, Landing Craft Utility 2013 (LCU- 2013) of the Army Watercraft Company (Provisional) since her deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom began July 2013 at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait....
