Operation Spartan Shield

Operation Spartan Shield
Date	September 2012 - present
Location	Camp Arifjan, Camp Buehring, Kuwait Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents

Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a United States Department of Defense operation in the Middle East. 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

69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
42nd Infantry Division from March 2020.
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
3d Ordnance Battalion (EOD)^[4](Task Force Hell Hound) from April 2020
198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from August 2019 - July 2020
146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion from June 2020 - TBD
7th Transportation Brigade
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 North Carolina National Guard October 2019 to July 2020
87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division from December 2019 to Present
3666th Support Maintenance Company "Desert Demons", Arizona Army National Guard, July 2020 to Present
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]

Aviation units

4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment (Combat Aviation Brigade, 35th Infantry Division) during March 2013.^[6]
2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (UH-60) from May 2015.^[7]
1st Battalion (General Support), 168th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) between October 2015 and August 2016 (Combat Aviation Brigade, 40th Infantry Division).^[8]
1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment from April 2016.^[9]
Company D, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment (UH-60) from April 2016.
Company A (AH-64 & UH-60),^[10] B,^[11] & D, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) between February and October 2016 (77th Combat Aviation Brigade).^[12]
2nd Battalion (General Support), 149th Aviation Regiment (CH-47) from February 2017.^[13]
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

^ Reuters, Wire Service Content (Aug. 25, 2020) Russia Says Armoured Vehicle Attacked During Patrol in Syria: Ifax
^ ^a ^b Richard Sisk (18 Sep 2020) Bradley Fighting Vehicles Sent to Protect US Troops in Syria
^ ^a ^b Kyle Rempfer (18 Sep 2020) US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
^ https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8960&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services
^ U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 April 2020) Army announces upcoming 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division, unit rotation
^ "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.

[reutersSyria2020-1] Reuters, Wire Service Content (Aug. 25, 2020) Russia Says Armoured Vehicle Attacked During Patrol in Syria: Ifax

[counterForce-2] Richard Sisk (18 Sep 2020) Bradley Fighting Vehicles Sent to Protect US Troops in Syria

[Syria2020-3] Kyle Rempfer (18 Sep 2020) US sends mechanized troops back into Syria

[4] ttps://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8960&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services

[2abct1Ad4,2020-5] U.S. Army Public Affairs (23 April 2020) Army announces upcoming 2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division, unit rotation

[6] "Battle buddies duke it out in CrossFit Open 2013 [Image 3 of 6]". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.

[7] "Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general". The National Guard. March 4, 2019.

[8] "Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins speaks to Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers". Oregon National Guard. March 4, 2019.

[9] "Task Force Dragon". DVIDS. March 16, 2019. p. 1.

[10] "Deck Landing Qualifications in Arabian Gulf". DVIDS. March 16, 2019.

[11] "A Flare for Rescue". DVIDS. March 4, 2019.

[12] "Watch The Deck". U.S. Army. March 16, 2019. p. 9.

[13] "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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