The 40th Infantry Division held the Colors Uncasing ceremony for the division's return from their deployment as Task Force Spartan in the CENTCOM area of responsibility at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., Sept. 8, 2024. The Uncasing of the Colors ceremony marks the official return of the more than 500 40th ID Headquarters Soldiers from their deployment to countries across the Middle East including Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and other countries.
40th Infantry Division participates in Defender Pacific 20. Defender Pacific is a joint exercise that demonstrates the Army's strategic readiness by deploying combat credible forces across the Indo-Pacific Theater of operations.