KUWAIT — Soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division assumed authority of U.S. Army Central Command’s Task Force Spartan during a ceremony at Camp Arifjan today.
More than 600 National Guardsmen with the 38th deployed to the Middle East in July to helm the task force that’s in charge of more than 10,000 U.S. service members in the gulf region. The 38th took the task force reins from the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division.
Soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division completed all required training at Fort Hood, Texas, and are preparing to deploy into the Middle East where they will provide mission command to U.S. ground forces on the Arabian Peninsula as the Task Force Spartan Division Headquarters.
38th Infantry Division soldiers begin their pre-mobilization training on Sunday, May 5 at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Pre-mobilization training prepares soldiers with the necessary knowledge to proficiently support the deployment mission, Task Force Spartan.
