Capt. Shane McNamara (left), commander of the 576th Engineer Utilities Detachment, and Sgt. 1st Class Shaun Howard, the 576th detachment sergeant, furl their unit's guidon during a transfer of authority ceremony with the North Dakota National Guard's 461st Engineer Detachment, Jan. 25, 2023, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. During the deployment, about 55 Soldiers assigned to the 576th supported U.S. Central Command's Operation Spartan Shield where they completed vital infrastructure projects and made significant improvements to U.S. and partner nation's physical security through the creation of traffic control points, gates, bunkers, guard towers and battle positions in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.