Soldiers assigned to 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army National Guard expected many things on their deployment to Kuwait, but the opportunity to attend Warrior Leader Course, WLC, was not one of them. Third Army/USARCENT planned and sponsored the first in-theater WLC at Camp Buehring, Kuwait in 2009. Despite the operation tempo, 201st leadership made WLC a priority and graduated 17 soldiers.
The 2011 Persian Gulf Poker Tour’s entourage arrived at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, April 11. Soldiers from all walks of life braved a Kuwaiti sandstorm to meet, watch and compete with poker professionals Annie Duke, Tom Dwan, Phil Hellmuth, Howard Lederer, and Huckleberry Seed.
