U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to load onto a CH-47 Chinook for a More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, look for weapon caches during a cordon and search mission within the village of Chinchal, Kirkuk province, Ira More
A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, enjoys a cigarette while watching the first snow fall, Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 11, 20 More
Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Marcum, infantryman, Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, shows an Afghan Customs Police officer from the Kandahar inland customs d More
Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade bow their heads for a moment of silence during an Independence Day commemoration in Adazi, Latvia July 4. The day also marked the 73 More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Oct. 26, Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Buzzell, a U.S. Army drill sergeant, talks about basic training and Army life to young adults who have declared an interest in joining the Army. More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a cordon and search after air-assaulting into Chinchal Village, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. More
The “Pando Commando” glows in night vision from a festive jack-o’-lantern display, October 27, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. The skiing panda, or “Pando Commando,” has recently gained popularity across the “Com More
Spc. Paul Flores and Spc. Nicholas Pledge, infantrymen assigned to Blue Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, set up the Military Mobile Vehicle and More
Capt. Christian Bono, information operations officer, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, talks to English-speaking students who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for More
Lt. Col. Andrew W. Koloski, commander, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, center, holds the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment colors while the squadron’s command team, Maj. Michael E. Per More
Soldiers from Bravo Platoon, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, practice boarding a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during cold-load training at Forward Operating Base, Spi More
U.S. Army Sgt. David Masaitis (foreground) a native of Ocracoke Island, N.C., and Sgt. Payton Westerfield, a native of Ridgeland, S.C., both assigned to Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525 More
Col. James Edwards, commander, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, and representatives from the U.S. department of State, Canada and the Weesh district government, plunge shovels into the ground during a gr More
Spc. Jason Gutierrez, an infantryman assigned to Blue Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, waits to signal a delivery truck through a checkpoint at More
U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 STR) picks up debris from an Iraqi car wreck Nov. 29, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
A U.S. Army Soldier, from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, trains on breaking contact Dec. 28, on Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Iraq.
An Iraqi man and child steps out of their home as U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, cordon and search the village of Chinchal, Kirkuk province, More
Afghan National Police officers from the Dandar ANP Station await their turn on the firing line outside of Vehicle Patrol Base Dandar May 4. Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse More
A Soldier from Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), walks through a farm searching for weapons caches, Jan. 16, during Operation Hood More
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Daniel Savage from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, talks with Iraqi locals in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2008.
Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Clanin, a native of Corona, Calif., and a platoon sergeant with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi More
Capt. Augusto Giacoman, a Spring Lake, N.C., native and an operations officer with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National More
Sgt. Kenneth Hickman, a team leader on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Leavenworth, Kan., watches as the people of East Rashid hold 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
1st Lt. Blakely Anderson, Simpsonville, S.C., native, mortar platoon leader for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, waits as Spc. Benjamin Johnston, a pay clerk wi 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
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
Cavalry Soldiers from Charlie Troop "Crazy Horse," 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), assemble bed frames at Forward Operating Base Goshta in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 2.
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
Sgt. Robert Canfield, a Cottonwood, Ariz., native works on a Stryker inside Joint Security Station Sadr City on March 31. Canfield serves as a Stryker gunner with 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, whi More
Pvt. Axel Marson, a native of Lewiston, Maine, scans his sector through the scope of his machine gun during a patrol in the Suleikh and Qahira neighborhoods of Baghdad, April 1. Marson serves as a mortar infant More
Lt. Col. Robert Burke, commander of the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, delivers a speech during the unit's transfer of authority ceremony on April 17 where the unit officially took responsibility of the More
Capt. John Williams (left), Commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), observes the hill top while Staff Sgt. William Randall (center),directs Sgt. Shawn S More
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, maneuvers around a building wh More
A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier with 1st Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, prepares to enter a building after receiving reports there was a cache in the area. While looking for th More
Sgt. Joey Brumfield, a native of Jackson, Miss., stakes a pole into the ground while setting up concertina wire on the outskirts of Shulla, May 17. Brumfield serves with 1st Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th More
Sgt. Eric Johnson, a native of Plato, Texas, and Spc. Michael Mullins, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., pull security while on patrol in northern Ghazaliyah May 18. Johnson and Mullins both serve with Troop B, 1 More
Spc. Shawna Tillman, a Little Rock, Ark., native, and human resource specialist, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, an Indiana National Guard unit, attached to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, in support of Mult More
Staff Sgt. Jayme Turner, a former military transition team medical advisor to the 6th Iraqi Army Division, inspects a hospital at Al Muthana Airfield in Baghdad, Iraq, with his Iraqi counterparts during a deplo More
U.S. Soldiers drag concertina wire to a collection point at Joint Security Station Gazaliyah IV while conducting a clean up operation in the Gazaliyah District, Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 22, 2008. The Soldiers ar More
Spc. Kelvin Green is from Little Rock, Ark, and an 88M Heavy Vehicle Operator who performs a special role at the Taji National Depot, as a Kalmar operator. The Kalmar is a container moving piece of equipment th More
"Bastogne" Brigade Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division stand to during a welcome home ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. The "Bastogne" Soldiers returned home on Nov. 19 after spending 15 months in the Salah ad More
A 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Squadron leader puts spurs on his Soldier’s boots during the spur ceremony. (Photo by: Capt. Isaac Wilker)
Lt. Col. Scott Nelson, commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division signs an Army Community Covenant during a re-signing ceremony Sept. 25 in Clay More
Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set More
Spc. Mason Heller, a sniper with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is recognied by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a ceremony at Brigade Headquarter More
A local villager and his goats cross the old make-shift bridge soldiers from the 2nd and Mortar Platoons of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, replaced with a 150-foot bridge Nov. 10. The soldiers b More
Mohammad Hassan, subgovernor of the Khaga District, addresses guests, Nov. 11 during the Computer English Education Center graduation in Khaga. The 101st Airborne Division's Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry More
1st Lt. Douglas Cruise (left), 1st Lt. Jesse Geyer (center) and Capt. Joseph Lebouef, all officers with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, presents More
Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Army Col. William Roy, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander and a Jericho, Vt., resident, walk toward the road where the vehicles are staged to pick them up after a More
A cloud of dirt breaks the Iraqi horizon, unsettled by a rocket fired from a Kiowa Warrior helicopter during a live fire exercise between U.S. and Iraqi ground troops earlier this year. The 1st Squadron, 6th Ca More
A line stretches out into the street as an Afghan boy watches curiously during a free clinic outside the Mannakhil Comprehensive Health Care Center in Sherzad District in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Provinc More
Afghan National Police officers share in a laugh while they are instructed on room clearing techniques here on Bagram Air Field Dec. 29. The ANP were instructed by soldiers of Troop B, 1st Squadron of the 113th More
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Dean of Morning Sun, Iowa, 832nd Engineer Company combat engineer, attached to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, speaks with young Afghan boys from the village of Qalah-ye Boland Dec. 30 More
U.S. Army soldiers of the personal security detachment for Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, patrol the villages in the Bagram Security Zone here Ja More
The family of Spc. Ronald Gaines, 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry, Nevada Army National Guard, give their final farewells during a funeral ceremony in Las Vegas, Jan. 18. Gaines was killed in a hit and run accident More
Col. Brian Winski, commander of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Antoine Overstreet say a final farewell to two Long Knife Brigade soldiers during a memorial serv More
Soldiers of the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, stand at attention while official orders are read at an awards ceremony on Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Monday. The More
From a remote observation post high up in the Hindu Kush Mountains on the border of Pakistan, U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew B. Sorrell, an infantry team leader from Smithville, Tenn., assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron More
While standing guard behind sandbags and camouflage netting, U.S. Army Pfc. Luke I. Schlueter, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Bandit, peers into the distant More
Capt. Jeremy White, logistics officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment talks to students at Garfield Elementary School in Clay Center, Kan., about the Army's presence More
Sgt. Dafer Hussain, 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, performs preventive maintenance, checks and services on an Iraqi army Humvee during a maintenance class at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Cen More
U.S. Army Cpl. Jerry D. Derrick (foreground), a sling-load inspector from Mesquite, Texas, and U.S. Army Spc. Angelina M. Billings, a truck driver from Lexington Park, Md., both assigned to Troop D, 1st Squadro More
An Iraqi cook with Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, mixes a fresh batch of bread dough at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 10, 2011. Support Company soldiers prep More
An Afghan carrying a child approaches U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Peter Moeller of Atkins, Iowa, a medic with the 832nd Engineer Company, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th More
During their rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Task Force Saber soldiers from the forward support medical team carry a soldier from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, onto a HH More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David A. Updegraff of Wauconda, Ill., commanding officer of 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, hands the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop guideon to U.S. Army Capt. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Soldier in Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, prepares his men for an air assault mission here, Feb. 21. Afghan Nation More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, get on line during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 22. U.S. soldiers led IA units of the 3rd IA Div. during th More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Andrew Smith (front) of Iowa City, Iowa, and 3rd Platoon leader, and U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Douglas Wilkens (back) of Hawarden, Iowa, unit first sergeant, both of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cava More
Afghan National Police officers practice empty hand control skills with Master Cho, a South Korean police instructor, at Bagram Air Field as part of 3-week training course that concluded March 24. Korean police More
Comedian performs for troopers: Carmen Barton, an entertainer from St. Louis, performs a stand-up comedy routine for soldiers assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Briga More
IA soldier fills out PMCS sheet: Spc. Ahmed Abeulkadhem, an Iraqi soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, annotates a tactical vehicle's deficiencies on a preventive maintenanc More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Plathe (right), a signal support systems sergeant from Le Mars, Iowa, and Spc. Andrew Johnson, a signal support systems specialist from Bronson, Iowa, both with Headquarters and Headquarters More
Platoon Spur Ride Master, Sgt. 1st Class Travis Sigfridson, of 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, awards silver spurs to a Spur Ride contestant at Camp Rilea, March 20. Sigfridson was the senior non-commissi More
Members of the 6th Kandak, 201st Corps, Afghan National Army; French Operational Mentoring Liaison Team members; and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, More
Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division commanding general, congratulates Iraqi soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, after the completion More
A soldier with 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, crawls his way through a puddle of mud during a Spur Ride at Fort Irwin, Calif., April 5.
U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer, a Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, cavalry scout from Des Mo More
Pfc. Naiem Gelewa, a signal support systems soldier from 1st Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, trains on a combat network radio system during a basic communications class at the Ghuzlani Warrior More
Iraqi students stand with their books outside the Mussayib High School of Technology after a ribbon cutting ceremony held in March. The school was renovated through a project led by C Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd A More
Commander of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, U.S. Army Capt. Jason Knueven, of Inwood, Iowa, grasps the More
Afghan women wash their hands prior to sharing a meal with the Women’s Empowerment Team of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team III at the Bagram women’s shura, April 27. (Photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Courtney More
Sgt. Anthony Miller waits to participate in as the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment color bearer during the relief in place and transfer of authority to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 5th Infantry Re More
U.S. Army Spc. Richard Hansen of South Sioux City, Neb., a military policeman with Headquarters Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Fo More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean Naylor of Ogden, Utah, an air liaison officer with 116th Air Support Operations Squadron attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Comb More
An Afghan National Police officer and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Johnson of Ankeny, Iowa, a cavalry scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th In More
Two young girls stand in a doorway with their new gifts at a Charikaar orphanage, in Eastern Afghanistan, May 12. Students of West Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa, collected donations for a class project and More
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division prepare to enter and clear a room housing possible hostile suspects during a cordon and search exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior More
U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division deputy commanding general-support, Brig. Gen. James F. Pasquarette, shakes hands with Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division after More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Webb, a fire support specialist from Columbus, Ohio, assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Comb More
Solders from 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, patrol the More
U.S. Army Spc. Tom Albers’ helmet after taking a round of enemy fire. The entrance point of the round in the front of the helmet (left), the damage caused on the interior of the helmet, its path was under the p More
Afghan National Police trainees participate in the improvised explosive device training instructed by U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler McWilliams of Dike, Iowa, and U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Berger of Olathe, Kan., both military More
Sgt. Andy Cleland of Delta Company from the 141st Brigade Support Battalion of the 41 Infantry Brigade Combat Team shakes hands with the mayor of Hines, Ore., Nikki Morgan, at the Harney Wildlife Park where sol More
Sgt. Cynthia Philip, training non-commissioned officer, Company E, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, updates records for a Company E soldier at Contingency More
Taking care of soldiers: Sgt. Cynthia Philip, training non-commissioned officer, Company E, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, files a soldier's paperwork w More