Romanian Minister of Defense Mihnea Motoc and top military leaders of nine countries participating in the Saber Guardian Training Exercise at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center (RLF-CTC) Cincu, Roma More
Lt. Col. Claudiu Tamas, chief of exercise plans at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center, Cincu, Romania, explains the plan for training during a planning meeting prior to the arrival of distinguished More
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared Woodhouse, the noncommissioned officer in charge of signals communication for 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, teaches a soldier how to operate the helpdesk for the communications of More
160728-FS713-79 Romanian soldiers sing their country’s national anthem during a ceremony to recognize National Anthem Day on July 29. The ceremony took place at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center i More
A M1A2 Abrams Tank crew with 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducts a live fire exercise at Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center (RLF-CTC) in C More
Army Sgt. Derrick Heinrich with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team prepares to move his Bradley Fighting Vehicle into attack position in support of an air assault exercise during Exerci More
Director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, and his team fire AK-74 assault rifles during exercise Saber Guardian 2016, July 31 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Rom More
Romanian Land Forces Soldiers with the 183rd Field Artillery Battalion, from Lugoj, and the 315th Field Artillery Battalion, from Simleu Silvaniei, conduct a live fire training exercise during Exercise Saber Gu More
Romanian Army Logistics Capt. Victor Badii, with the NATO Force Integration Unit, Multinational Division-South East (MND-SE), Bulgarian Army, communications1st Lt. Ililian Halip, with MND-SE, and Bulgarian comm More
Brig. Gen. William Edwards, the Oregon Army National Guard's land component commander, gives his coin to Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, during exercise Saber Guar More
Soldiers with the Canadian Armed Forces and Soldiers with the Georgia Land Forces participate side-by-side in the opening ceremony for exercise Saber Guardian in Cincu, Romania, July 27, 2016. Saber Guardian is More
Lt. Gen. Frederick “Ben” Hodges, the U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, presents Dodre Mario, Lt. Gen. Sorin Ioan’s nephew, a coin after presenting the family with the Legion of Merit Award at the Romanian La More
Calin Todeci, a Romanian Solider with the 191st Infantry Battalion, presents a mission outline in the Romanian Tactical Operations Center for Exercise Saber Guardian at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training C More
Soldiers with the 125th Multi Role Bridge Company, South Carolina National Guard, prepare to set up an improved ribbon brigde on the Olt River near Voila, Romania, August 1, during exercise Saber Guardian 16. S More
Soldiers with the116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, from Oregon and Montana, arrive for the Saber Guardian Exercise at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center, Cincu, Romania July 24, 2016. Bags and gea More
Romanian soldiers with the 191st Infantry Battalion out of Arad, Romania bound forward to engage enemies during exercise Saber Guardian 2016, July 29 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, More
1st Lt. Ross Reede, a physician assistant with the medical platoon of the 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, Montana National Guard, treats a patient at the battalion aid station, July 30, at the Romanian L More
Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team load baggage on to the plane in preparation for their flight to Romania in support of Exercise Saber Guardian 16 from Gowen Field Boise, ID July 24th, 2016. S More
Denis Popp, a Romanian observer controller with the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center, in Cincu, Romania, describes the nearby training area during Exercise Saber Guardian 2016, July 30. Saber Guardia More
3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team equipment is offloaded from a vessel at the Port of Constanta, Romania for transport to Cincu, Romania for Exercise Saber Guardian 2016. Saber Guardian 2016 is a More
Romanian soldiers with the 191 Romanian Land Forces’ 191st Infantry Battalion, 18th Infantry Brigade fire a mortar round during a combined arms live-fire exercise or (CALFEX) at the Romanian Land Force Combat T More
Brig. Gen. John Goodale, the assistant adjutant general of the Idaho Army National Guard, reenlists Spc. Randy King and Spc. Joshua Bryant with Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Sgt. More
A Romanian Soldier with 191st Infantry Battalion scans for additional targets after completing a live fire at Romania Land Force Combat Training Center, Cincu Romania on August 2. They are a part of exercise Sa More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a mounted tank patrol at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center near Cincu, Romania for Exercise Saber Gu More
Soldiers with the Canadian Army's 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment check their position using a GPS during a situational training exercise at Saber Guardian 2016, July 31, at the Romanian Land Forces Combat T More
Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a combined arms live fire exercise during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian L More
Soldiers with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct a live fire exercise in an M1A2 Abrams Tank during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Cen More
Soldiers and radio operators from the U.S. Army and the Romanian Land Forces coordinate the field training exercise demonstration during Exercise Saber Guardian 2016, August 4 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat More
A Soldier with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, provides security while on patrol during combat training while at Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Tr More
Soldiers with the 145th Forward Support Company from Helena, Montana unload their gear at Sibiu, Romania, July 24, 2016 in support of exercise Saber Guardian. Saber Guardian, a multinational military exercise i More
Brig. Gen. Nicolae Tonu, deputy commander of the Romanian Land Forces 4th Infantry Division, addresses the multinational forces at the closing ceremony during exercise Saber Guardian 2016, August 7 at the Roman More
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Herbst (left), a grenadier with the Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, simulates a medical evacuation of an injured Soldier during training at Exercise Saber Gu More
Spc. Timothy Jackson, a journalist with the 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Oregon Army National Guard, takes photos of a UH-60 Blackhawk with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment during Sa More
Chief of Staff Maj. Sean Clark, with the Canadian Army, stands with Minister of National Defense Minhea Motoc and military officers at the opening ceremony of the Exercise Saber Guardian 2016 at the Romanian La More
Sgt. Kevin Navarrete, an infantry Soldier from Fairwood, Wash., now a team leader in 3rd Platoon, Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from For More
Pfc. Miguel Sanchez replaces a torsion bar and suspension components on his M88 A2 Hercules heavy recovery vehicle on Forward Operating Base Marez, Iraq, Jan. 5. Sanchez, of College Station, Texas, is a tracked More
A retired teacher and lifetime beekeeper shows citizens of Diyala his honey products at the Diyala Honey Festival in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 7.
Staff Sgt. Harry Hafalla of Daly City, Calif., advances on a known improvised explosive device maker, in the Tamooz neighborhood of Mosul, while Pfc. Travis Bakewell of Dixson, Calif., provides cover from the g More
Anchorage, Ala., native, Pfc. Robert Parrish curls dumbbells during his off-time in the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment gym. Parrish, with the Supply and Transportation platoon, Regimental Support Squadron, said he More
A Soldier of 1st Platoon, 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., talks with an Iraqi army soldier during a route clearance mission in support of Op More
An Iraqi army soldier mans an entry control point on a bridge in Mansuriyah, Iraq, during a coalition forces and IA joint humanitarian aid mission, Jan. 13, in support of Operation Raider Harvest.
Baqubah students wait outside Ibn Nadeem, a newly reopened school also called Al Edresi for evening class, while coalition and Iraqi security forces work to set security before the official opening ceremony in More
Marines of the Region 2 Border Transition Team sit in on an operations and intelligence briefing conducted by the Iraqi staff of Region 2 Border Enforcement Team in Tikrit, Iraq, Jan. 16. Region 2 BET has been More
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter lands in Forward Operating Base Normandy, Diyala province, Iraq, Jan. 17, after returning from a mission in support of Operation Iron Harvest. Apaches provide close air support More
Iraqi army soldiers conducting route and convoy security in Kirkuk Province Jan. 28.
Lt. Col. Marshall Dougherty, commander of 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., and Gen. Rasheed Abed al-Kareem Abed al-Qader, execut More
Pfc. William Small and Sgt. Mervin Narito (seen in glass), both of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., search a vehic More
Lt. Col. Robert Miller, battalion surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., shows pictures of his kids to Dr. Ali, a docto More
Spc. Bradley Crittenden, a rifleman in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., provides secur More
Spc. Angel Rivera Torres and Pvt. Matthew Watts of Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., provide security with Iraqi army soldiers at More
Spc. Angel Rivera Torres and Pvt. Matthew Watts of Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., provide security with Iraqi army soldiers at More
Soldiers from the 552nd Military Police Company, based out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, say a group prayer at a U.S. military base in Mosul before entering the city to search passenger vehicles for weapons an More
An Iraqi C-130 cargo plane carrying equipment for the Iraqi army and Iraqi police lands at Forward Operating Base Marez, Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 16. The equipment load was organized by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense a More
Soldiers from Troop G, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment talk with Iraqi army soldiers before a clearing operation near Turki, Iraq, Feb. 17.
A new Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle assigned to 2nd Platoon, Supply and Transportation Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment waits to roll out on its first mission with the More
Burhitz water pumping station manager talks with the Baqubah mayor during a ceremony reopening the station in Burhitz, a suburb of Baqubah, Iraq, Feb. 24.
Cincinnati native Spc. Kevin Malott shows Iraqi doctors a pulse monitoring device during a Medical Civil Action Program in Bulayj, Iraq, Feb. 25. Malott is a medic for 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. Th More
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol a road near Zaginayah, Iraq, Feb. 26. The Crazy Horse Soldie More
Spc. Ruby Maxime, a rifleman in Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., plays video games on his personal computer at the More
Spc. Jared Holton, a rifleman in Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., watches a group of local citizens walk by a clin More
Deputy commander of the 1st Armored Division, Brig. Gen. Tony Thomas, talks takes in the view with Sulaymaniya Provincial Gov. Dana Majid, March 2, Sulaymaniya, Iraq.
Soldiers from Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., prepare to clear a house in Chibernot, a suburb of Baqubah, Iraq, M More
Modesto, Calif., native Pvt. Chris Meyers provides security in a village near Hichel, Iraq, on March 10. Meyers, a cavalry scout, watched for threats as Soldiers of Bandit Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Caval More
Soldiers from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., provide security in an over watch position during a cleari More
A Soldier from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, looks through a closet for weapons during Operation Viking Fox Hunt III near east Baqubah, Iraq, March 10. Assault Battery is currently de More
Marine Lt. Col. Thomas J. Galvin from the 2nd Region Department of Border Enforcement Headquarters Transition Team based at Combat Operating Base Speicher discusses current and future plans with his counterpart More
An Iraqi policeman negotiates his way through an obstacle course at the coalition academy on Forward Operating Base Gabe, Baqubah, Iraq, March 14. The coalition academy brings Iraqi soldiers and policemen toget More
Elizabethtown, Ky., native 1st Lt. Adam Moore speaks with a local village leader following recent raids that led to the capture of several suspected insurgents near Hichel, Iraq, March 19. Moore is the scout pl More
Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Marrero and Pfc. Jonny Ylvisaker search a building for suspected insurgents in a village near Hichel, Iraq, March 21. Marrero, of Puerto Rico, is the scout platoon sergeant and Ylvisaker, of More
An Iraqi army soldier carries medicine to a treatment area during a cooperative medical engagement in Al-Abarra, southeast of Baqubah, Iraq, March 21. Iraqi army doctors treated patients with help from Battery More
Soldiers with the scout platoon, Bandit Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment patrol a street in a town near Hichel, Iraq, March 23. The Soldiers spent most of Easter investigating reports of a vehi More
Seattle native Pfc. Jake Heggem performs radio checks in a combat vehicle before a mission in Al Hichel, Iraq, March 27. Heggem is a scout with Bandit Troop, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. Prior to More
Soldiers with Bandit Troop, 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, guard detainees and search a house during a raid in Al Hichel, Iraq, March 27. Bandit received last minute intelligence on a terrorist fina More
Tuz tribal leaders and members of Sons of Iraq swear to an Iraqi oath to assist with Iraqi security forces and coalition forces' security efforts in their rural region located approximately 50 miles south of Ki More
A light-machine gunner from Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment provides security at a road intersection during Operation Rock Roundup near Baqouba, Iraq, March 28. Chaos Company is deployed with t More
Stars reveal the direction of the earth's rotation as a Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicle of the 43rd Combat Engineer Company stands guard during the construction of a traffic control point in western Mo More
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers at a local shop. Their leader nicknamed Abuna (Arabic for our father); Khalaf Ibrahim Ali shot and mortally wounded a suicide bomber, April 2, who was trying More
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers at a local shop. Their leader nicknamed Abuna (Arabic for our father), Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, shot and mortally wounded a suicide bomber, Apr. 2, who was trying More
Capt. Chris Gonzales, commander of the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Security Detachment sits with Iraqi police Capt. Mohammed at the home of a sheik on April 3. The U.S. and Iraqi captains were visiting More
Air Force Col. Timothy W. Strawther, 506th Air Expeditionary Force commander; Army Cpt. Aaron Flagg, Charlie Company commander; Army Lt. Col. Joseph R. Novack, Jr., Brigade Support Battalion commander open the More
Clare, Mich. native Spc. Christopher Kimpel and Pfc. Jacob Atha, of Ozark, Ark., finish installing the mast on an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Kimpel i More
Capt. Bryan Duncan, commanding officer of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., hands out school supplies during a coo More
Pvt. 1st Class Jared Bottorff and Sgt. Robert Johnson, both assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, track a sniper as he moves from rooftop to rooftop in western Mosul, Iraq, Apr. 10.
1st Lt. Peter Cacossa and Sgt. Christopher Swofford, both assigned to Heavy Company, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, prepare to enter a home during an intelligence driven raid in the Tal al-Raman ne More
1st Lt. Brandon Cheney, 1st Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division watches as Masmoud Wasif, 17, receives money from a customer at his family's More
The dialogue remained light with more interest in getting to know one another as Soldiers and Airmen brought photo albums, sharing pictures of family and friends with attendees, who in turn, shared theirs at th More
An Iraqi police officer from the Hib Hib police station provides security for Soldiers from the 202nd Military Police Company before entering a palm grove near Hib Hib, Iraq, April 23.
Iraqi police officers use a metal detector and rod in an attempt to locate buried weapon caches during Operation Arrow Cleanup near Hib Hib, Iraq, on April 23. Sons of Iraq and IPs worked with Soldiers from the More
Over 400 family members of 122 detainees being released at the Kirkuk police academy are held back by Iraq police as they entered the academy's parade grounds on April 21 in northeastern Iraq.
Oregon National Guardsmen, Army Master Sgt. John Reyes and Air Master Sgt. Andrew Foland, discuss interagency communications issues with Tom Clemo, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Administration Chief of Staff, More
Spc. Aaron Johnson, a mortarman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Ft. Stewart, Ga., writes on the first More
Staff Sgt. Brad Foster, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team out of Pendleton, Oregon, poses for a photo in front of an M113 Medical Evacua More
Sgt. 1st Class Miguel Camacho, a crew chief with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment from Ft. Bliss, Texas discusses the air assault load plan with Canadian soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, More
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment performs flight maneuvers near the town of Voila, Romania, July, 29 during the Saber Guardian exercise that took place at the More
Romanian Land Forces Soldiers look to the skies as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment from Ft. Bliss, Texas, hovers over their position on July 29 during e More
Staff Sgt. Brad Foster, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team out of Pendleton, Oregon, watches the night sky on top of an M113 Medical Evac More
Spc. Grant Flegel moves the crane on the Hemmet Wrecker into place during training at Gowen field Saturday for the upcoming deployment with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. This More
Sgt. Brian Durham atop a Hemmet Wrecker helping to move the crane into place for vehicle recovery practice at Gowen Field, Idaho in preparation for Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Tea More
A Humvee from Alpha Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion turn around on the IED training lanes at Gowen Filed Training Area Monday, Aug. 30. The IED lanes are a important part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade T More