C006149

Round shaped spinner, brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Operation Spartan Shield, 28th Infantry Division.

Task Force Spartan is a unique, multi-component organization, made up of active Army and National Guard units, rounded out by U.S. Army Reserve support units. Through Operation Spartan Shield (OSS), Task Force Spartan maintains a U.S. military posture in Southwest Asia sufficient to strengthen our defense relationships and build partner capacity. Units supporting OSS provide capabilities such as aviation, logistics, force protection and information management, and facilitate theater security cooperation activities such as key leader engagements, joint exercises, conferences, symposia and humanitarian assistance/disaster response planning.

The 28th Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion wrapped up its nine-month deployment to Kuwait by passing on responsibility of Task Force Spartan to the 34th Infantry Division during a transfer of suthority ceremony held 12 November 2018 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait..