Army Family

A U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, 564th Quartermaster Company, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, decorates a cake for tomorrow's Thanksgiving Feast, Nov. 26, 2019, on Joint Base Lewis-McChor More

Jessica Cook and husband Ryan Cook, 1st Lt. and Detachment Commander for the 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 29, say goodbye as Cook prepares to deploy. Cook deploys More

With handheld video camera in-hand, Staff Sgt. Marcus Holloway, a Williamsburg, Va., native, now a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and his family, More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Steven Ornelles, B Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, and his wife Heidi celebrate Christmas in the Netherlands. The Dutch TV show “All You Need is Love” selected the Ornelles family t More

2nd Lt. Erica McLean, an Army reservist, takes the Army Officer Oath of Service at North Chapel on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 13, during a direct commissioning ceremony, in which McLean traded in her More

Sgt. Heather Rodriguez guides her platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Roger West, to the array of food her Le Cordon Bleu culinary class prepared for their final exam as Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueline Schultz begins sa More

Children of Fort Hood Warrior Transition Brigade families race to haul in eggs during the WTB's Easter Party, held March 31 at the new WTB complex. Besides the traditional egg hunt and Easter bunny visit, the R More

Two-year-old Xavier Sokolowski takes a break from the Warrior Transition Brigade's Easter festivities to have his face painted by a Fort Hood USO volunteer while his 7-year-old brother, Jason, watches. The brot More

Capt. Travis Simmons and his 2-year-old daughter, Gabriela, gather eggs during the Fort hood Warrior Transition Brigade’s Easter Party, held March 31 at the new WTB campus. Simmons, company commander for B Comp More

Children of Fort Hood Warrior Transition Brigade families race to haul in eggs during the WTB's Easter Egg Party, held March 31 at the new WTB complex. Besides the traditional egg hunt and Easter bunny visit, t More

Kellie Newell, spouse of Spc. Adam Newell, receives instruction on obtaining proper sight alignment on an M4 rifle during a Spouse's Spur Ride held by the 3rd Cavalry Regiment April 20. The regiment held the ev More

WTB’s occupational therapists are helping (far right) Sgt. 1st Class Lemoore Rangel combat the memory problems associated with traumatic brain injuries and incorporating her mother, Esti Barak, and her daughter More

The new barracks, which can house up to 320 soldiers, include a selection of ADA-compliant rooms with roll-in showers, kitchen counters and desks to accommodate wheel chairs and wheelchair-accessible washer and More

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robin Harris visits with Afghan children who come regularly to the monthly Women’s Bazaar at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters, July 28. Harris, who has helped to or More

Looking at the Carl R. Darnall-produced suicide-prevention brochure are Fort Hood Warrior Transition Brigade soldiers from left, Staff Sgt. Andrea Brewer, 1st Sgt. Judenia Allen and Chaplain Kyle Welch. The bro More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Glenn Myers and Sgt. Alex Myers, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, M More

Family members of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers participate in a mental field course at Burr-Mil Park in Greensboro, N.C., July 14. 2013. The games were designed to reinforce skills taught as part of the Comprehen More

An U.S. flag pin placed by a mourner on the boot of the Fallen Soldier Display in honor of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon, Aug. 13, 2014. Greene was killed Aug. 5 in an in More

Amelia Greene touches the casket of her father, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, during the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene is the highest-ranking U.S. milit More

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond M. Jones, a senior supply specialist with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and a native of Atlantic City, N.J, and his wife, Berniece Jones, pass out candy to children of the 21st TSC More

Madeline Rombach protects her mom's beret as her mom, Sgt. Jessica Rombach, straightens her dress during a retirement ceremony for five members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 108th Training Command (IET), at the un More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Stephen Smallwood's wife and children pin his new rank onto his uniform during the Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps commissioning ceremony Dec. 17, 2014. Smallwood was an expe More

Chaplain (Capt.) Nick Stavlund, battalion chaplain, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Special Troops Battalion, speaks to 1st TSC couples about communication and marriage during a Strong Bonds retreat at Great More

The Secrest family sits at the dinner table doing various activities including homework and playing chess March 16, in Harker Heights, Texas. Capt. Jonathan Secrest, chaplain, and his wife Stacey adopted all si More

FRG volunteers with the 396th Combat Support Hospital, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), provide refreshments and interact with soldiers during Battle Training Assembly (BTA) at the Armed Forces Reser More

Spc. Adrian Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (left), stands next her son, Pfc. Dylan Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 14, 2015. Spc. Mitchell and h More

Friends and families watch as paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps fill the sky above Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2015. Over 600 paratroopers participated in November's Saturday Profici More

Janine Ramseur, wife of Maj. Micah Ramseur, a logistics officer with the Maryland-based 200th Military Police Command, "pins" the gold oakleaf rank on her husband's uniforn at a promotion ceremony Nov. 24 at an More

Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, 79th Sustainment Support Command speaks about the importance of family events with attendees at the 311th Sustainment Command's (Expeditionary) Yearly Training Brief. "You need to give So More

Ally Aspen, a Fort Eustis military child, moves into an aerial acrobatics pose in Hampton, Va., April 12, 2016. Aerial acrobats are a gymnastic type performance accomplished in the air with the aid of apparatus More

A Soldier of 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division plays with his child at Liberty Independence Troop Park, Hinesville, Ga., April 21, 2016. Soldiers and fa More

Brigadier General Tom Carden, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard presents Col. Jeff Edge with the Legion of Merit during Edge’s retirement ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center.

Couples work together during an exercise to create a project out of Lego pieces during the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Strong Bonds Marriage Conference Dec. 10 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The retreat was hos More

Soldiers of Alpha Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division inventory equipment, January 9, 2017 at Fort Stewart, Ga. Commanders accounted for their equi More

Soldiers of Bravo Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division operate a Harris Falcon 150 high frequency manpack radio, January 18, 2017, at Fort Stewart, More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division demonstrate how to apply a tourniquet February 16, 2017 at Fort Stewart, Ga. during the battalion’s annua More

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Nikki L. Griffin-Olive (center, back to camera), deputy commanding general of sustainment, 335th Signal Command (Theater), prays with friends, family and members of Detachment 5, 98 More

The Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, stay ready by assisting families inside and outside the unit’s element. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aura E. More

U.S. Army Reserve Private 1st Class Torrence Saunders, of Atlanta, Ga., a photographer with Det. 5, 982nd Combat Camera Co. (Airborne), comforts his mother and aunt during his deployment ceremony in the 335th S More

Barbara Hahn fires an M4 carbine as her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Kurtis Hahn, of 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, provides guidance during the battalion's Spouse's Day event April, More

Brand new U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Allen Robertson proposes to his girlfriend, Chelsea Campbell, immediately after his Clemson University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps commissioning ceremony, May 10, 2017. The two More

Spc. Erick De Oliveira (left), a paralegal with 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade turns in his barracks room key to Sgt. 1st Class Victor Garcia, the unaccompanied housing noncommissioned officer for 3r More

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Priscilla Van Zanten, left, 85th Support Command, receives a hug from her eldest daughter, Brianna, at a Veteran’s Day ceremony in Buffalo Grove on Nov. 11, 2017. A majority of Van Zanten’ More

Army Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Lucinda Johnson-Wallace discusses, what ASAP does for the commanders and their Soldiers in the behavioral health terrain walk Dec. 7, 2017, at Fort Stewart, Ga. Wallac More

Best-selling author of the What to Expect series, Heidi Murkoff, signs a copy of her book What to Expect When Expecting for Spc. Savannah Tuepker, a participant at an orientation session for active-duty Soldier More

Sgt. 1st Class Ashaunte Coleman, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, works on understanding her personality during a Strong Bonds event at El Paso’s Top Golf May 3. Coleman considers herself a ‘red’ type pers More

Colors are presented at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s change of command ceremony at the Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, July 10, 2018. The change of command ceremony is a tradition tha More

Col. Patrick Ellis (right), 2nd Cavalry Regiment commander, passes regimental colors to Lt. Col. Timothy Wright (left), the incoming commander for Battle Group Poland during a change of command ceremony for the More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeremy Allen, an instructor with the Technical Logistics College, Army Logistics University, poses with fellow ordnance Soldier and son, Pfc. Cody Allen, a recent graduate of the Ordnanc More

Cpl. Aaron Detmers (left), a Marquette, Michigan native and combat medic with the 82nd Airborne Division, eats lunch with hockey player Brett Pesce, with the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, during More

Emily Parker lifts her daughter, Penelope, to see the activities and excitement of the 2018 Fort Carson Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the William Reed Special Events Center, Fort Carson, Colorado, Dec. 6, 2 More

Fort Bliss' Freedom Crossing holds an event for Fort Bliss Families, which included photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, decorate snowmen and gingerbread cookie houses, write and mail letters to Santa, and much more More

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - Wayne Ka'ahanui leads Kanaka Oiwi in the Ha'a Koa, the traditional Hawaiian bent-knee dance of the warrior, at the promotion of his cousin, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Justin Ka'ahan More

Major Michael Viskup, outgoing commander of the 78th Aviation Troop Command’s Company B, 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment concludes his change-of-command ceremony with a marriage proposal to his fiancé Kat More

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The first indoor rifle range in the Army Reserve, a Modular Small Arms Range, or MSAR, is slated to open for training April 26. “The sons and daughters of American Samoa serving in More

Hundreds of candy-filled eggs lie in wait for Wagonmaster kids on Fort Hood, Texas, April 12, 2019. 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade Soldiers and Families gathered to celebrate the Easter Holiday with f More

Nealie DeMott, 2019 Fort Campbell Volunteer of the Year for the Family Readiness Group category, receives her award from Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commanding general, and Com More

Amore Cox, right, holds the U.S. Flag that is attached to the uniform of her mother Spc. ShaTyra Reed, a public affairs mass communication specialist with the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, XVIII Airbor More

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Krause, right, a truck driver and the first sergeant for 32nd Composite Truck Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, pins his son, Spc. Skylar Krause, More

Staff Sgt. Courtney Smith, a public affairs non-commissioned officer with the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, and her son Ayden Clax, adjust More

Best-selling author of the pregnancy and parenting "What to Expect" book series, Heidi Murkoff, answers a question during a Centering Pregnancy session at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, May 6. Centering P More

1st Sgt. Simpson Barber, Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, renders a salute as part of the memorial ceremony for Lt. Col. Christian D. Blevins at Fort More

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Two U.S. Army officers who began their own careers 27 years and one day prior, by commissioning one another, retired from their individual service to the nation just as they started it, t More

Soldiers from Fort Campbell's Warrior Transition Battalion and their Family members had a chance to discover new activities, together, during USO Warrior Week at Austin Peay State University recently. USO Warri More

14 U.S. Army Soldiers serving in the 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division listening intently to Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Albertson at their NCO Induction Ceremon More

Lt. Col. Tim Sulzner, Rear Detachment Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) greets the Austin Peay State University’s football team July 25 at The Sabalauski Air Assault Scho More

Spc. Ryan Cooley, Supply Specialist, 426 Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) reenlists in the Army for another five years in the Army on Camp Taji, Iraq Jul More

Lieutenant Colonel Jason Lewis is pinned with his new rank by his Mother Jeannie, wife Deserra daughter Ryean and son Kai. during a promotion ceremony at the Clay National Guard Center August 2, 2019.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fire mortar rounds during a training event in Nineveh Province, Iraq on Aug. 3, 2019. Coalition training pr More

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards and wife Jackie (left), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Waterhouse and wife Christina (right), share a moment with Gold Star family members Mar More

Mitchell Daly (middle), a senior at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama, publicly signs his letter of intent Nov. 13 to play collegiate baseball at the University of Texas. Growing up as a military family More

For the sixth consecutive year, an unknown person or persons paid off Vicenza-based Soldier and family Exchange layaway accounts without warning. Army Sgt. Bailon Batalion (left) and Tranika Floyd picked up th More

Five siblings from the same family each raised their right hand and chose to join the Army. From left to right: Pfc. Haley Wierzbicki, a combat medic specialist on holiday exodus from advanced individual traini More

Staff Sgt. Anthony Ledezma, assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, receives Sergeant Audie Murphy Club medallion from Command Sgt. Maj. TJ Hollan More

From left, Carla Mancilla, holds her son, Rocky, while her husband Chris holds his daughter, Mila. The Mancilla’s have served as foster parents for about 60 children over the past five years, and have adopted R More

Husband and wife, Sgt. Jaylin Heath and Sgt. Melanie Galindo, pose with their two sons at their Petersburg residence. The family is together for one of its first times – an uncharacteristic bright spot among th More

Andrew Sohlstrom, a library technician at George P. Hays Library, delivers a curbside order to Crystal Constable, a military Family member, Aug. 11 at the library parking lot on Fort Stewart. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Army Col Craig Martin, Fort Hamilton Garrison commander, provides opening remarks for the Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day Commemoration Event, Sept. 25, 2020, at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Gold Star family m More

Col. Dave Woodruff, the commander of the 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade, hands Walter Haag, a 37-year Army Reserves veteran, an Eagle Brigade commemorative coin and tree ornament, Dec. 17, 2020, at Fort More

WEST POINT, New York - Bethany Lee and Carleton Lee, newly commissioned second lieutenants in 1992. The two served the nation with a combined total of 54 years, 4 months and 8 days of service. (courtesy photo p More

U.S. Army Gen. Gary Volesky, I Corps commander, greets Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 564th Quartermaster Company, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, during Raptor Dining Facility's Thanksgiving Feast, More

A family of the 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 29, says goodbye to their soldier as he prepares to deploy. The unit deploys for 12 months in support of Operation Fr More

Staff Sgt. Marcus Holloway, a Williamsburg, Va., native, now a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, films his wife Yolande as they slide down a chute a More

U.S. Army family members Naomi and Ryan Ornelles make a snowman with their grandmother in Doorn, Netherlands. The Dutch TV show “All You Need is Love” selected the Ornelles family, based at Joint Base Elmendorf More

Sergeant 1st Class Kenneth McLean, an Army reservist, affixes second lieutenant rank to the uniform of his wife, newly promoted 2nd Lt. Erica McLean, also an Army reservist, at North Chapel on Joint Base Lewis- More

Michelle Fielder, WTB occupational therapy superviser, the essential goal of occupational therapy is for a soldier to learn to be independent and comfortable in their environment whether it is home, work or sch More

Each room is equipped with a single bed, computer desk with hutch, walk-in closet, ceiling fans, full-length mirror, night stand, ergonomic task chair, dresser and lamp. Large, energy efficient windows allow f More

International Security Assistance Force Commander Gen. John R. Allen expresses his appreciation for the family tradition of service with the U.S. Army exemplified by Master Sgt. Robin Harris, center, and her da More

Family members of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers participate in a mental field course at Burr-Mil Park in Greensboro, N.C., July 14. 2013. The games were designed to reinforce skills taught as part of the Comprehen More

An U.S. flag pin placed by a mourner on the boot of the Fallen Soldier Display in honor of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon, Aug. 13, 2014. Greene was killed Aug. 5 in an in More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene kneels beside the casket of his father, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, during the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene is the h More

Children from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command community participate in the 2014 21st TSC Trunk or Treat on Panzer Kaserne Oct. 30. Trunk or treating is a safe alternative for families wanting to participa More

Madeline Rombach protects her mom Sgt. Jessica Rombach's beret during a retirement ceremony for five members of the U.S. Army Reserve's 108th Training Command (IET) at the unit's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Nicholas Kuzjak's proud family pins his rank on during his commissioning ceremony at Clemson University, Dec. 17, 2014. Kuzjak was one of nine Reserve Officer Training Corps students to g More

Children from the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Strong Bonds retreat stay busy drawing and coloring while their parents learn the importance of about communication and marriage More

Nathan Secrest, son of Capt. Jonathan and Stacey Secrest, studies the chessboard before making his move while playing against his chaplain father March 16 in Harker Heights, Texas. Secrest and his wife Stacey a More

Retired U.S. Army Reserve Col. Larrie Noble, left, and Kristine Pitner, FRG volunteers with the 396th Combat Support Hospital, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), operate a donation-run refreshment tabl More

Maj. Micah Ramseur, a logistics officer with the 200th Military Police Command, speaks during his promotion ceremony Nov. 24, at a U.S. Army Reserve center at Fort Meade, Md. Of Baltimore, Ramseur stressed the More

Ally Aspen, a Fort Eustis military child, poses in an aerial acrobatics movement in Hampton, Va., April 12, 2016. Ally has practiced aerial acrobats for three years and has won state-level awards. (U.S. Air For More

Sgt. Brandon Moody, a fueler with Troop D, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division catches a football during a tournament at Liberty Independence Troop Park, More