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Operation Spartan Shield
United States Army Central operation in the Middle East / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) operation in the Middle East. OSS is commanded by United States Army Central and includes units from all service branches.[citation needed] Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS.[citation needed]
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Part of Operation Spartan Shield | |
![]() Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, stand in formation during a mobilization ceremony ahead of being deployed to Kuwait as part of Operation Spartan Shield in 2015 | |
Location | Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Jordan-NJTC/Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (MSAB), various bases in Iraq |
Date | September 2012 - present |
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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. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, which triggered an Operation Spartan Shield response.[3]