Operation Spartan Shield
Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a United States Army Central operation in the Middle East. OSS is commanded by United States Army Central and includes units from all service branches. Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS.
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 Iran | Iranian Proxies, Houthi Rebels | ||||||
The 408th Contracting Support Brigade supports contracting requirements for Operation Spartan Shield, described in Army Lawyer as "USARCENT's steady state operation to Build Partner Capacity [that is, to conduct Capacity building) in the Middle East."[1]
In Syria, on 25 August 2020,[2] a Russian vehicle allegedly rammed a U.S. MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle), which triggered an Operation Spartan Shield countermeasure.[3]
Units
Divisional Headquarters and Combat Brigades
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, was in Kuwait,[4] now in Syria September 2020,[5] to protect the troops there.[3]
- 4th Infantry Division until 2019
- 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, From Oct. 2019 - May 2020. Posted to Syria in late October for one month.[5]
- 29th Infantry Division from July 2021.
Commands
- 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) from August 2021 to May 2022
Brigades
- 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- 75th Field Artillery Brigade from July 2020.
- 194th Theater Engineer Brigade from Oct 2019
- 7th Transportation Brigade
Battalions
- 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 505th Tactical Theater Signal Brigade, 335th Theater Signal Command from September 2021 to TBD
- 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD)[6](Task Force Hell Hound) from April 2020
- 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from August 2019 - July 2020
- 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from June 2020 - TBD
- 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Division Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division from April 2019 to December 2019.
- 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division from December 2019 to October 2020.
- 1st Battalion, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division from August 2017 to July 2018
Other units
- 203d Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 457th Transportation Battalion, 644th Regional Support Group from December 2020 to August 2021
- 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, March 2019-Nov 2019
- D Forward Support Company (D FSC), 141st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment between November 2019 and July 2020
- 352nd Civil Affairs Command (Forward), also known as, Civil Affairs Planning Team (CAPT), from July 2015 to present (?). Attached to Army Central Command Headquarters (ARCENT), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
- 626th Maintenance Company, 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 113th Sustainment Brigade between October 2019 and July 2020
- 3666th Support Maintenance Company, 158th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 198th Regional Support Group "Desert Demons", Arizona Army National Guard, July 2020 to March 2021.
- 228th Combat Support Hospital, 176th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) from September 2020 to Present
- Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) Combined Task Force 55.1, U.S. Coast Guard from September 2012 - present
- A Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, January 2021-Present.[7]
Aviation units
- 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment (Combat Aviation Brigade, 35th Infantry Division) during March 2013.[8]
- 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (UH-60) from May 2015.[9]
- 1st Battalion (General Support), 168th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) between October 2015 and August 2016 (Combat Aviation Brigade, 40th Infantry Division).[10]
- 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment from April 2016.[11]
- Company D, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment (UH-60) from April 2016.
- Company A (AH-64 & UH-60),[12] B,[13] & D, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) between February and October 2016 (77th Combat Aviation Brigade).[14]
- 2nd Battalion (General Support), 149th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) from February 2017.[15]
- Company C, 2d Battalion (General Support), 211th Aviation Regiment attached to 1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 108th Aviation Regiment (Combat Aviation Brigade, 35th Infantry Division) during December 2018.
References
- Major Nolan Koon, "Contacting in a Deployed Environment: Notes from the 408th Contracting Support Brigade," Army Lawyer, No. 6, November-December 2018, p.30. Current url https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?public=true&handle=hein.journals/armylaw2018&div=90&start_page=30
- Reuters, Wire Service Content (Aug. 25, 2020) Russia Says Armoured Vehicle Attacked During Patrol in Syria: Ifax
- Richard Sisk (18 Sep 2020) Bradley Fighting Vehicles Sent to Protect US Troops in Syria
- U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 April 2020) Army announces upcoming 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division, unit rotation
- Kyle Rempfer (18 Sep 2020) US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
- "Coat of Arms".
- "First Colorado National Guard's Infantry Company since World War II deploys to Middle East". Colorado National Guard Public Affairs. Colorado National Guard. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Battle buddies duke it out in CrossFit Open 2013 [Image 3 of 6]". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.
- "Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general". The National Guard. March 4, 2019.
- "Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins speaks to Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers". Oregon National Guard. March 4, 2019.
- "Task Force Dragon". DVIDS. March 16, 2019. p. 1.
- "Deck Landing Qualifications in Arabian Gulf". DVIDS. March 16, 2019.
- "A Flare for Rescue". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.
- "Watch The Deck". U.S. Army. March 16, 2019. p. 9.
- "Family and friends gathered with nearly 100 Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 149th Aviation Regiment". The National Guard. March 4, 2019.
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