Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) is a USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) operation in the Middle East.

[citation needed] Task Force Spartan is the U.S. Army component of OSS.

[citation needed] 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.