US Army assigns new commander for Kuwait brigade
Kuwait, The Gulf Observer: After a year as Commander of Area Support Group – Kuwait, Col Martin Wohlgemuth departs from his post and the country back to the United States. Taking over command of the brigade is Col Daniel Enslen, who will lead the unit for the next year. “Today, we recognize Area Support Group – Kuwait, a flexible and agile formation that provides world-class support to CENTCOM and ARCENT, and two outstanding officers and commanders, Col Wohlgemuth and Col Enslen,” Lt Gen Patrick Frank said at the change of command ceremony that took place at Camp Arifjan.
“Marty took command a year ago, and it has been a busy year focused on people, partners, and innovation. He modernized the organization, readying ASG-Kuwait to support contingency operations, providing exceptional support to forces in contact, and served as an extraordinary advocate for US and Kuwaiti bilateral relations,” he said. Regarding the new command, Frank said Enslen was assigned due to his experience and ability. “Daniel is the perfect officer for this tough job. As a former observer/controller-trainer at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, he is a skilled trainer.
As a former SFAB commander, he is an expert on building partnerships. He has been deployed multiple times to and through Kuwait, and has experience in CENTCOM partner exercises including Bright Star. And as an armor officer, he has experience in M1A2K, the centerpiece of Kuwaiti land power,” he said. On the Kuwait-US bilateral relationship, Frank noted they have a strong relationship, which assists them greatly to have a stable relationship across the region “with the equipment Kuwait helped us with and the location for great training for US forces”.
