U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, clears an M240B squad automatic weapon during an Expert Infantry More
Greeting visitors at Fort de Mutzig is this statue of a German eagle along with the fort's original sign, which denotes the original name of the fort - Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II. Construction of the fort began in More
Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska participate in a memorial ceremony in Nijmegen, Netherlands Sept. 20, 2018 to honor paratroopers who l More
Paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, provide the color guard for a June 7 ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain, France. The ceremony was held in honor of the life More
4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division paratroopers carry their unit colors during the Airborne Day run on 16 Aug., 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Alaska. The paratrooper More
Soldiers from the Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, pose for a picture after completing the 5K Memorial day run at Forward Operating Base Lagman May, 29.
Paratroopers from HHC/4th ABCT, 25th Infantry Division, receive a brief before engaging in the MRAP Egress Trainer while at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The purpose of the MET training is to prepare More
Soldiers of 25th Brigade Support Battalion enjoy a barbecue.
Lt. Col. Omar J. Jones, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment commander, and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Christopher M. Martinez, 2/2 SCR senior non-commissioned officer in charge, case the 2/2 SCR colors during a tran More
Lt. Col. Sean Bateman, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery commander, and Lt. Col. Steven Bergosh, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Commander celebrate the official transfer of authority with the cu More
Col. Todd. R. Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and the senior non-commissioned officer in charge, Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight, salute the colors during the nat More
U.S. Army Spc. Ann Santillan, a LaGrange, Ga., native and medic assigned to the Brigade Support Medical Company, 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, carries More
Staff Sgt. Joe Rusk, an infantryman assigned to the Tactical Assault Command, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans the mountaintops in Afghanistan from a Blackhawk helicopter May 21, 2011.
Rex, a military working dog belonging to Combined Team Zabul, attacks the training sleeve of Air Force Capt. Craig Phelps at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, May 24, 2011. Rex is just one of many wor More
Col. Todd R. Wood, Commander, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, arrives at a remote Afghan outpost with members of security detail.
A fire extinguisher used by Stryker soldiers who embrace fire safety.
Army Pfc. Bernard Knolle, a fire support specialist assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based out of Fort Wainwright ,Alaska, legs presses during his daily workout routine. K More
Pfc. Bridget Cooper, a Las Cruces, N.M. native and supply clerk assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, holds a photo of her four children who are currently back in the U.S. Coo More
Master Sgt. Brian Crist, the senior career counselor for the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, wraps his arm around son Daren Crist, an Imagery Analyst for the 1/25th SBCT at Forward Oper More
Pfc. Grogan (left) and Pfc. Gemme (right), both of the Archangels of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, nicknamed "Automatic," fire the M777 howitzer during calibration for combat opera More
Romanian Sgt. Marin Jonesco, a scout with the 26th Infantry Battalion "Red Scorpions" and U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Lopez, a military policeman assigned to the 148th MP company, Combined Team Zabul, search for sign More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aaron Frazier and his wife, 1st Lt. Heather Frazier, both personnel officers assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, take More
Sgt. 1st Class Penny Barber, the detentions non-commissioned officer in charge at the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, is promoted to the rank of master sergeant at Forward Operating Bas More
Maj. Maria Rodriguez, provost marshal for 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Maj. Leslie Kane, 1/25 SBCT medical officer, pose with a group of Afghan women after a weekly Female Engage More
A garland of Canadian flags hangs over the auditorium where hundreds gathered to celebrate the transfer of authority for southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, between 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team and th More
Third Platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, lit up the Kandahar province night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer at suspected en More
U.S. Army Capt. Adam Decker, commander of B. Troop, 5th Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, leads a patrol through the Shah Wali Kot District in Afghanistan. More
Infantrymen with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, and members of the 1-5IN and 25th Brigade Support Battalion, Female Engagement Team, present members of the Banbalay village with a water purification More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and the Afghan National Army work to refine their mission plan during Operation Bobcat leap.
Soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, set up a perimeter of constantine wire at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar.
A combat medic assigned to the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, cradles two Afghan children during a women's clinic in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Spc. Jason Harris, a Cavalry scout with the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, reads Dr. Seuss’ famous book "Green Eggs and Ham" to his son, B More
Spc. Brad Falde, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shakes an Afghan childs hand. The boy is on his way to the firs More
Mechanics with 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, work to rig up and recover a tractor trailer from a mire pit during the Vehicle Recovery Course at Kandaha More
First Lt. Nicholas Vogt, platoon leader with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stands next to a village elder during a mission in Kandahar provin More
Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, re-enlists Cpl. Brandon Linderman, an infantryman with the 1/25 SBCT Tactical Assault Command, and promotes him to serge More
Australian army Warrant Officer 2 Perry Jokinen, an ammunition technician, currently attached to Task Force Paladin J7, gives a class on the operation of the VMR2 "Mine Hound" to soldiers in A Company, 1st Batt More
Spc. Anthony Crouch dances with his new bride Christy Crouch at the 425th Ball. The newlywed couple was married earlier in the day during a surprise ceremony after Christy arrived to be Anthony's date for the event.
Afghan National Army soldiers are improving and perfecting their tactical proficiency through an ongoing drivers training course at Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan. During the course, instructors from the AN More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 5th Kandak, 205th Corps, observe as U.S. Army Capt. Paul Hester, preventive medicine officer with the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th More
1st Platoon, C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery fires the M777 howitzer in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Capt. Chris Miano, 2/8 FA)
An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Company, 1st Kandak, 205th Corps, pulls security during a battle drill, Oct. 14, at Camp Hero, south of Kandahar. The RCC spent the day training with U.S. Ar More
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Michael R. Pandol administers the oath of re-enlistment to his nephew Spc. Justin Slater, a Leesburg, Fla., native and nodal network system operator with the 176th Signal Company, Brigade More
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps, Route Clearance Company conduct training on how to search for and defeat IED's.
The sun rises over the village of Do'ab, Panjwa'i district, Oct.19. Do'ab has been full of insurgent activity and is the last area the Taliban have had the freedom to move throughout. Because of this, Afghan Na More
An M4 and Advanced Combat Helmet belonging to Pfc. Sky Nosaka, of Trinidad, Colo., a medic with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Combat Outpos More
Pfc. Drew Johnson brings sandbags to the rest of his platoon Oct. 19 at Combat Outpost Lion in Do'ab village, Panjwa'i province. Johnson, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Com More
A soldier with the 475th Engineer Company, 368th Engineer Battalion, Naval Construction Regiment, watches as local 'jingle trucks' deliver loads of gravel to Combat Outpost Lion, Oct. 19. Before the arrival of More
A scrapper dumps dirt at Combat Outpost Lion Oct. 19. The dirt will be picked up later and used to fill Hesco barriers around COP Lion, the newest COP in the Panjwa'i district. The COP's location, in Do'ab vill More
Children walk near Route Agha in Do'ab village, Oct. 19. Route Agha, named after the district's governor Hajji Sayed Fazulldin Agha, was built by engineers with the 368th Engineer Battalion, Naval Construction More
Sgt. 1st Class David Lampman stands in formation after receiving the Combat Action Badge, presented by Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and the International Security Assistance Fo More
Afghan soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps, stand in formation as Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, commander of the 205th, and Brig. Gen. Ahmid Habibi, commander of the 1/205th, arrive at Forw More
Raymond F. Chandler III, Sergeant Major of the Army, shakes hands with Spc. Christopher Wright, a member of the Brigade Troops Battalion field feeding team assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th More
As the ramp closes on a Stryker vehicle, a local boy from Talukan village gets a quick peek inside, Oct. 22. Soldiers with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Division, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th More
A mock pressure plate improvised explosive device is "blown in place" during a training exercise with U.S. and Afghan National Civil Order Police explosive ordnance disposal technicians at Combat Outpost Taluka More
Capt. John Oliver (right), commander of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, places the 25th ID patch on the right shoulder of Air Force Sta More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 205th Corps celebrated the opening of a new aid station at Camp Hero, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 26.
A soldier deployed with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, holds a bag of Oreo cookies donated by 'Operation Oreo Cookie' while in a guard position in More
A package of donated cell phone cards is but one of many comprising a total of 3,800 that have been given to the paratroopers of the 4-25th Brigade stationed at JBER Alaska. The donation was provided by members More
Col. Todd R. Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, administers the oath of re-enlistment to Staff Sgt. Brian Beem, a cavalry scout assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cav More
U.S. Army Pfc. Mauro Rodriguez, a combat medic assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, talks with a local Afghan boy during a patrol of Afg More
A member of the Afghan National Police poses for a picture with children from the local village in Dand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 15.
U.S. Army Spc. William Kennedy, a cook and Cleveland native, with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division prepares dinner for a team of hungry infantrym More
A group of sibilings gather in Talukan village while Strykers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, "Arctic Wolves" patrol through the village. The Stryker soldiers have been working on More
U.S. Army Spc. Ricardo Gonzalez, a San Bernardino, Calif., native assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, spends his Thanksgiving pu More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Olguin, a military policeman with the Security Forces Assistance Team, 205th MP, teaches Afghan National Police how to properly document, secure and photograph evidence at a crime scene d More
Sgt. Corey Buffington, an infantryman with the Brigade Tactical Assault Command, stands on the ramp of a Stryker vehicle at Forward Operating Base Lindsey in Southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) commander, cut the ceremonial ribbon open More
Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight show Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh the view overlooking Panjwa'i district fro More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher J. Cassibry (left), a native of Gulf Shores, Ala., and commander of the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division speaks du More
Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, receive counter-IED training from Jon Mejia, Task Force Paladin, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The brigade is preparing to a More
Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, prepare to confirm the sight adjustment of their weapons at Bagram, Dec. 17. The brigade is preparing to ass More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Pat Elllis (right), Commander of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, speaks with British Maj. Rob Hollinrake, HQ ISAF Joint More
Capt. Angela Chipman, Female Engagement Team Leader with 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery, playfully engages with local children while passing out knit caps in Daman district during a FET mission.The knit cap More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Frank Stanco, commander of 2nd-377th PFAR, from York, Pa. and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Moore, command sergeant major of the 2nd-377th PFAR, Huntsville, Ala. uncase their colors as t More
Sisters Tess (left) and Tobey White, from Columbus, Ohio, unwrap presents on Christmas Day. Tess is a second lieutenant and Headquarters, Headquarters Company 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Ta More
U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Stascak (left), Afghan National Army soldiers (center) and Sgt. Shawn Olson (right) display their Packer pride in Panjwa'i district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25. Stascak and Ols More
Paratroopers of the 4th BCT (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, celebrate Christmas at Forward Operation Base Salerno. The brigade prepares to assume responsibility as part of Regional Command-East.
Lt. Col. Shawn Daniel, Battalion Commander, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry, 4th BCT (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan participates in the Christmas holiday.
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps, prepare to head out on an independent patrol in support of Operation Hope Hero 58.
U.S. Staff Sgt. Rafael Noble from San Juan, a human resource specialist and native of Puerto Rico, assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Inf More
U.S. Army Lt. Col Patrick J. Ellis (right), commander of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Blue Geronimo, and U.S. Arm More
U.S. Army Col. Morris Goins, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, congratulates U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Hinson, 725th Brigade Support Battalion Task Force Centurion, 4 More
A U.S. Army soldier of the 3rd Platoon Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, sit with an elder while on patrol in More
U.S. Army Col. Morris Goins, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan commander and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner, command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Com More
Sgt. Joshua Oakley, a team leader for 2nd Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, pulls rear security while on patrol in the village of More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Stevens, a parachute rigger with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne), Task Force Spar More
U.S. Army Col. Morris Goins (left), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan commander, speaks with reporters from Anchorage, Alaska via a teleconference during a press con More
U.S. Sgt. Joshua Stevens, a parachute rigger with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Task Force Centurion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) More
Sgt. Nazly Confesor receives a commander’s coin from Col. Todd Wood, commander of Task Force Arctic Wolves, at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar in the Panjwa’i district of Southern Kandahar province.
A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division discusses, with a group of local Afghans, a plan of action for removing a truck from a ditch in t More
Farook, an Afghan child, pictured here with his uncle, Shah Saied, receives medical care after suffering an asthma attack. He was medically evacuated to the Forward Operating Base Salerno hospital for further t More
U.S. Army Capt. Derek M. Reeves, commander of Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, presents Staff Sgt. Jason McDermitt the unit’s shoulder sleev More
U.S. Army Col. Morris Goins, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, welcomes Ivo Daalder, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, to Forward Operating Base Salerno.
U.S. Army Spc. Mechellela A. Guest (left), a native of Benton Harbor, Mich., and an automations specialist with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery and Sgt. 1st Class Diggs, the S-4 non-commissioned officer in More
U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Guzman from Fresno, Calif., of Comanche Company, Team Hatchet, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan More
A paratrooper from 1st Platoon, Comanche Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, walks down a flight of stairs after clearing a rooftop in Pirono Kalay, Khowst province, More
International Security Assistance Force Joint Command Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell meets with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gardner, Command Sgt. Maj. of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infan More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Bayro, the Class II Yard non-commissioned officer in charge with Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan and Aria Khan, the pro More