Operation Spartan Shield

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. Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS.

Operation Spartan Shield
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
DateSeptember 2012 - present

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."

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

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