Operation Spartan Shield

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]

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

 United States

30th ABCT		  Iran Iranian Proxies, Houthi Rebels

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

References
  1. Reuters, Wire Service Content (Aug. 25, 2020) Russia Says Armoured Vehicle Attacked During Patrol in Syria: Ifax
  2. Richard Sisk (18 Sep 2020) Bradley Fighting Vehicles Sent to Protect US Troops in Syria
  3. Kyle Rempfer (18 Sep 2020) US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
  4. https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8960&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services
  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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