Soldiers with 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, prepare food for the Philip A. Connelly Award competition here June 27, 2012. Soldiers with 308th BSB won first place in the best field kitchen More
Artillerymen with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, clean the barrel of a 155 mm howitzer before a live fire demonstration during Warrior Forge training here July 16, 2012.
Sgt. Trina M. Billett, a Carlisle, Pa., native, now the regimental host unit noncommissioned officer in charge for the 11th Regiment for Warrior Forge, with 657th Forward Support Company, 308th Brigade Support More
From right, Capt. John Poore, the outgoing battery commander with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, hands the battery guidon to Lt. Col. C More
Cpl. Thomas J. Garcia, a Chicago native and the battalion strength manager with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, poses for a photo here, Aug. 8, 2012. More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, reunite with families and friends during a welcome home ceremony here Sept. 3, 2012. The ceremony brought families and Soldiers c More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, join with units across Joint Base Lewis McChord and Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during the Operation Rising Thunder More
Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Schmenk, along with Spc. Jimmy D. Dunlap and Spc. Joseph C. Mazzella, all with communications section, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, connect an armored truck co More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, get ready to connect an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of sling load operations tra More
Spc. Jean Bishop, with 657th Forward Support Company, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, seasons steaks on the grill as Spc. Terry Doty, also with 657th FSC, prepares roasted potat More
A soldier with 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, watches a firing range close as the sun goes down during a live fire exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds here, Sept. 28, 2012.
Pfc. Tyler R. Enokian, a Claremont, N.H., native, now an M-1097 Avenger Air Defense System gunner, and Spc. Scott. L. Oppel, a Pensacola, Fla., native, now an Avenger crew chief, both with Battery C, 5th Battal More
Master Sgt. Strate V. Flessas, a Kelso-Longview, Wash., native, now the brigade senior career counselor with 17th Fires Brigade, is pinned with the rank of master sergeant by his wife during a promotion ceremon More
Soldiers with C Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, stand in formation during a casing of the colors ceremony here signifying the inactivation of the battery Oct. 11, 2012 More
Beverly Kimball, the project engineer for the Army physical fitness uniform with the Program Executive Office, lays out prototypes for the new PFU shorts for Soldiers to choose and try on during the PEO Road Sh More
Sgt. 1st Class Chris T. Hackett, a Waupaca, Wis., native, and career counselor with Reserve Component Career Counselors, 1st Corps, talks to his daughter before skydiving during a teambuilding event at Skydive! More
Pfc. Amber J. Dauge, a Las Vegas native, and a signal support systems specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, paints the walls at the Child and Youth Services basketball court More
Pfc. Carl N. Davis, a Palm Beach, Fla., native and a fire directions controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, scans the area for an More
Sgt. 1st Class Akil N. Exom, a Memphis, Tenn., native and an operations noncommissioned officer with the 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, scans the area for signs of an enemy threat while ve More
Tumwater Mayor Pete Kmet and other members from the city of Tumwater talk to soldiers with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, after observing a livefire demonstration during a Co More
Command Sgt. Maj. Dan Moriarty, the outgoing 17th Fires Brigade command sergeant major, stands alongside Col. Ken Kamper, the 17th Fires Bde. commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Russell, the incoming 17th F More
Spc. Jerry Ledesma, a Weslaco, Texas, native, and a radar operator with Battery F (Target Acquisition), 26th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, fights against Spc. Shanun Seymore, a motor transport o More
First Lt. Steve Whitton, a platoon leader with Company A, 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, briefs his platoon before they convoy through an improvised-explosive-device training lane during a More
U.S. Soldiers from Battery C, 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, hug their loved ones after a nine month deployment to Kuwait during a welcome home ceremony at Joint Base More
Tony Benton, a co-producer with DC Productions International, speaks to Soldiers and guests during the Cannon and Castle Grill black history month celebration hosted by 17th Fires Brigade and 555th Engineer Br More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Feterl, left, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, tightens the barrel of a .50-caliber mac More
Pfc. Heath Goff, a Paragould, Ark., native, and a wheeled vehicle mechanic with 606th Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion (155mm Towed), 377th Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, battles it out wi More
First Lt. Krista Searle, a Chesterfield, Va., native, and an intelligence officer with 1st Battalion (HIMARS), 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, before she attends selection for the U.S. Army C More
From right, Col. Ken Kamper, commander of 17th Fires Brigade, speaks with Stephen H. Buxbaum, city of Olympia mayor, on the importance of relationships between the military and the city during a meeting at Olym More
Retired Army Gen. David D. McKiernan listens as U.S. Army Maj. Ryan McCormack, the 17th Fires Brigade operations officer, briefs him on a live, virtual and constructive training initiative during a visit to Joi More
From right, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Koenig, a Fircrest, Wash., native, and the brigade command and control system integrator with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, dona More
U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Alvarez, a supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, sniper crawls toward the finish line during "Lightning" physical training (PT) at Joint Base Lew More
Spc. William J. White, a Worcester, Mass., native, and radar operator with Battery F, 26th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, two months after he used skills he learned in Applied Suicide Interventio More
U.S. Army Spc. Cameron Caruthers, a motor transport operator with the 606th Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, works on a faulty lawn mower during spring More
Spc. Jerry Ledesma, a Weslaco, Texas, native, and senior radar operator with Battery F, 26th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, skates a quarter-pipe ramp at a skate park in Lakewood, Wash., April 11 More
Spc. Auzdon A. Anothen, a Seattle native, and communications manager with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, crosses the finish line at the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013. Anothe More
U.S. Army Maj. Ryan McCormack, an operations officer with the 17th Fires Brigade, tests out the Bravemind interactive system at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 18, 2013. Bravemind is a virtual training s More
From right, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Robinson, the fire control chief and digital master gunner with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, is presented with the Edmund L. More
Members of the color guard assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade wait to enter the Washington State Supreme Court room, during the annual James Otis Lecture on National Law Day a More
Australian army Maj. Gen. Richard M. Burr, left, deputy commanding general of operations, listens as Brig. Gen. Billy D. Farris II, 7th Infantry Division deputy commanding general of operations, speaks about th More
Soldiers from across brigades under 7th Infantry Division command conduct vehicle recovery training, hosted by 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 31, 201 More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clinton Hamilton, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alfredo Lewis discuss and refine their targeting analysis during a staff exercise in the Mission Command Training Complex at Joint Ba More
Maj. Bryan Coleman, an Indiana, Pa., native, and the executive officer with 1st Battalion (HIMARS), 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, observes a resilient marriage seminar given by Dr. Tim Kimm More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Hennessey, air defense and airspace management noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, takes the lead during the high-cr More
Lt. Col. Gary Spearow, an Olsburg, Kan., native and the commander for 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, presents a monetary donation to Dan Shelfer, the branch director for the Tumwater Boys More
U.S. Army Col. Ken Kamper, center, the commander of the 17th Fires Brigade talks to all sergeants in the brigade about preventing sexual assault and sexual harassment during a briefing as part of the 7th Infant More
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, shakes hands with Command Sgt. Maj. Edward E. Russell, senior enlisted adviser for the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, before a briefing at Joint Base Lewis-McC More
U.S. Army Col. Ken Kamper, the 17th Fires Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edward E. Russell, lead their Soldiers during the Independence Day parade at Tumwater, Wash., July 4, 2013. (U.S. Army photo b More
U.S. Army Col. Ken Kamper, right, the 17th Fires Brigade commander, unveils a saber memorial alongside Marion Ball whom presented the sword to the brigade, during a saber dedication ceremony at Joint Base Lewis More
From left, U.S. Army Col. Ken Kamper, the outgoing commander of the 17th Fires Brigade, Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, the commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division, and Col. Timothy Kehoe, the incoming comm More
Col. Timothy Kehoe, the 17th Fires Brigade commander, leads a formation of his soldiers on a march at the front of the Lakefair Grand Parade, July 20, 2013. (Courtesy photo by Capital Lakefair)
Spc. Evan C. Waddy, a Fayetteville, Ga., native, and fire directions control specialist with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, called the police when he noticed two children ille More
Sgt. 1st Class Eric D. Allen, a Huntsville, Ala., native, and the former electronics maintenance chief with 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, grips an AM-7239D vehicular amplifier adapter tha More
Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade conducted Lightning PT, a team-based competitive physical training session comprised of varying exercises in locations around the brigade More
Spc. Curtis W. McFarland, an Alexandria, Va., native, and food service specialist with 606th Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, re More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, compete in a game of ultimate football during the Deep Steel Winter Games at Cowan Stadium, Joint Base Lewi More
Sgt. Paul Gallo, a Toms River, N.J., native, and air defense battle management system operator with Battery C, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, evades the opposing team in a game of football d More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, present arms in formation during a casing of the colors ceremony at North Lewis, Joint Base Lewis McChord, More
Soldiers with 17th Field Artillery Brigade and 555th Engineering Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, stand in line at the recently revamped Grab and Go section of the Cannon and Castle Grill Dining Facility at Join More
Soldiers with the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, participate in the first running clinic conducted by the brigade's physical therapy department at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., March 28 More
Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade stand in formation during the unit's Patching Ceremony during their current deployment to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Ronald C. Gardner, 17th Fie More
Soldiers of the 308th Brigade Support Battalion celebrate their units’ 71st birthday through the 3rd Annual Gunga Din Competition Aug. 1, 2014. The birthday celebration consisted of a physically rigorous team-b More
Every summer cadets from across the country make an appearance at Army bases around the world. Tatiana Western, from Olympia, Wash., completed her Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) at Joint Base Lewis McChord, More
Soldiers with the 5th Battalion 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, stand in formation as the unit leadership cased the colors in preparation for their upcoming deployment. Lt. Col More
The Army’s highest ranking officer, Gen. Raymond Odierno, was at Fort Irwin, Calif., to observe Operation Dragon Spear, an exercise composed of combat power and cutting-edge training by some of the Army's most More
This year, the 17th Field Artillery Brigade hosted the Women’s Equality Day Observance Ceremony at French Theater, Aug. 26. This year’s theme was “Celebrating Women’s Right to Vote.” The guest speaker for this More
For the Soldiers of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, months of hard work and preparation culminate this week with the execution of Yama Sakura 69 from Dec. 5-10, 2015. For the artillery brigade this means, co More
Yama Sakura, Japanese for “Mountain Cherry Blossom,” dates back to 1982. Since then, Yama Sakura has been an annual, bilateral Command Post Exercise that simulates Japanese-U.S. military operations required to More
Sgt. Anthony Peters, Joint Nodal Network Operator, 256th Signal Company, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, monitors the Satellite Transportable Terminal making sure connection to the Tactical Operations Center (TOC More
Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, soldiers redeploy safely home after their recent deployment to Iraq. They were welcomed by Maj. Gen. Thomas James, More
Command Sgt. Maj. Freddie J. Barbary, 17th Field Artillery Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. greets Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, before More
Pfc. Jonathan Broadbent, a nodal network systems operator/maintainer from 256th Signal Co., 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, and native of Oak Harbor, Wash., performs maintenance o More
Team Mandoline, America’s First Corps’ team for the Iron Chief competition at Yama Sakura 73, designed a spin on the American dish, chicken and waffles, by wrapping the chicken with bacon and topping it with a More
Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Springer, 1st Sgt. James Shockley, Staff Sgt. Luis Serna-Agosto, and Sgt. 1st Class Hector Huezo from 125 Forward Support Co., 1-94 Field Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, move an i More
2nd Lt. Antonio Valentin from 125 Forward Support Co., 1-94 Field Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, calls for a casualty evacuation at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 10, 2018. 1-94 FA is being ev More
Dr. Carolyn M. West, a professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington, Tacoma, Wash. speaks to senior leaders from the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelli More
Command Sgt. Maj. Phelicea Redd, the command sgt. maj. of 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Brigade speaks to Soldiers, Airmen and family members at the I Corps’ Women’s History Month observ More
Sgt. Jasey Nieves, Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, directs vehicles to their correct starting spot in the convoy on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Apr. 3, 2018. 17th FA Bde. c More
Soldiers from 17th Field Artillery Brigade convoy over 150 vehicles on a 550 mile trek from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. to Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho from Apr. 3-9, 2018. This convoy was to test More
1st Lt. Ryan Perez from 17th Field Artillery Brigade flips a tire for the soldier readiness test during the 2nd Annual I Corps Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on May 17, 2018. The BWC is h More
Pfc. Joe Wickenhauser of 17th Field Artillery Brigade is monitoring the counter-fires activity on his computer for the Warfighter 19-1 exercise, Oct. 10, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Warfighter Exer More
An Airman from the 62nd Airlift Wing loads a M1167 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fitted with a fires directional center onto the back of a C-17 Globemaster, Nov. 15, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McCho More
1st Lt. Hussan Ghani of 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, gives a mission brief before the squad-maneuvering event of the training exercise Gunga Din, Jan. 24, 2019 on Joint Base More
Pfc. Jon W. Knight, an Evansville, Ind., native, now a cannon crew member with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, sets up equipment before a live fire demonstration du More
Capt. Christina A. Payne, the incoming battery commander with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, takes charge of her battery for the first More
Cpl. Thomas J. Garcia, a Chicago native and the battalion strength manager with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, poses for a photo here Aug. 8, 2012. G More
Spc. Andrew J. Ashby, a multichannel transmissions systems operator-maintainer with 256 Network Support Company, 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade, fills fuel cans with Spc. Quinn Smith, a pet More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, connect an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of sling load operations training during More
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, configure weaponry on an M-1097 Avenger Air Defense System before conducting a live-fire exercise at Yuma Proving Grounds here, Sept. 30, 2012.
Master Sgt. Strate V. Flessas, a Kelso-Longview, Wash., native, now the brigade senior career counselor with 17th Fires Brigade, stands with his wife and Col. Ken Kamper, the 17th FiB commander, as he's promote More
Soldiers with C Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, salute the flag during the national anthem while conducting a casing of the colors ceremony here signifying the inactiv More
On right, Command Sgt. Maj. Emmett Maunakea, command sergeant major with the Program Executive Office, talks with soldiers trying on prototypes of the new Army physical fitness uniform during the PEO Road Show Oct. 17.
Sgt. 1st Class Chris T. Hackett, a Waupaca, Wis., native, and career counselor with Reserve Component Career Counselors, 1st Corps, parachutes toward a landing zone while skydiving during a teambuilding event a More
Pfc. Luke A. Francis, a Beaverton, Ore., native, an early warning system operator with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, operates a power washer to clean the entrance to Child and Youth More