Operation Spartan Shield

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Operation Spartan Shield
DateSeptember 2012 - present
Location
Camp Arifjan, Camp Buehring, Kuwait Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Jordan-NJTC/MSAB
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 United States

30th ABCT		  Iran Iranian Proxies, Houthi Rebels

Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a United States Department of Defense operation in the Middle East and falls under Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). OSS is commanded by United States Central Command and includes units from all service branches. Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS.

In Syria, on 25 August 2020,[1] a Russian vehicle allegedly rammed a U.S. MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle), which triggered an Operation Spartan Shield countermeasure.[2]

Units[]

  • 1-501st Airborne Infantry 4-25 brigade team. Aug.2017 to July 2018
  • 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from September 2021 to TBD
  • 203D Inland Cargo Transfer Company from Dec 2020 to AUG 2021
  • 3rd Sustainment Command (EXPEDITIONARY) from Aug 2021 to May 2022
  • 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
  • 29th Infantry Division from July 2021.
  • 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, From 2019. Posted to Syria in late October for one month.[3]
  • 75th Field Artillery Brigade from July 2020.
  • 194th Theater Engineer Brigade from Oct 2019
  • 1-102D Cavalry Squadron, March 2019-Nov 2019
  • 1-303rd Cav Squadron/D141 BSB FSC Nov 2019-July 2020
  • 3d Ordnance Battalion (EOD)[4](Task Force Hell Hound) from April 2020
  • 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from August 2019 - July 2020
  • from June 2020 - TBD
  • 7th Transportation Brigade
  • (Forward), also known as, Civil Affairs Planning Team (CAPT), from July 2015 to present (?). Attached to Army Central Command Headquarters (ARCENT), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
  • North Carolina National Guard October 2019 to July 2020
  • 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.
  • "Desert Demons", Arizona Army National Guard, July 2020 to March 2021.
  • 228th Combat Support Hospital from September 2020 to Present
  • 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, was in Kuwait,[5] now in Syria September 2020,[3] to protect the troops there.[2]
  • 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.[6]

Aviation units[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reuters, Wire Service Content (Aug. 25, 2020) Russia Says Armoured Vehicle Attacked During Patrol in Syria: Ifax
  2. ^ a b Richard Sisk (18 Sep 2020) Bradley Fighting Vehicles Sent to Protect US Troops in Syria
  3. ^ a b Kyle Rempfer (18 Sep 2020) US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
  4. ^ "Coat of Arms".
  5. ^ U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 April 2020) Army announces upcoming 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division, unit rotation
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Battle buddies duke it out in CrossFit Open 2013 [Image 3 of 6]". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general". The National Guard. March 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins speaks to Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers". Oregon National Guard. March 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Task Force Dragon". DVIDS. March 16, 2019. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Deck Landing Qualifications in Arabian Gulf". DVIDS. March 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "A Flare for Rescue". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Watch The Deck". U.S. Army. March 16, 2019. p. 9.
  14. ^ "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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