Spanish and American Paratroopers take a knee as the jumpmaster from the 173rd Airborne Brigade lead Spanish Paratroopers through Airborne techniques used in American aircraft. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is in More
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade moves to the assembly area after parachuting into a drop zone near Zaragoza, Spain. The Spanish and American Airborne forces have been training together to develop More
Air and ground forces from the Michigan National Guard work together to provide mobility on the battlefield as they train in northern Michigan.
The National Guard Lifesaving Medal is presented to Sgt. Tyge Nelson and Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Munsell by Brig. Gen. Lawrence Schloegl for saving the life of a two-year old child earlier this year in northern More
The Michigan flag that will be displayed in a base in the middle east is presented to an audience of friends and family as Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard's 272nd RSG deploy.
Lt. Col. Bart Ward, 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., and Master Sgt. Charles Barth, Grayling Air Gunnary Range, Mich., were decorated with the Commander of the Land Forces Medal for Merit, More
Members of the National Armed Forces of Latvia combined with airmen from the 110th Attack Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Mich., 127th Wing, Selfridge ANG Base, Mich., and Alpena Combat Readiness Tr More
A C17 from the Mississippi National Guard has just arrived in the Virgin Islands to deliver a quick reaction force from the Michigan National Guard to St. Croix. The Michigan National Guard is conducting an Eme More
A role player from the Virgin Islands National Guard challenges the Michigan National Guard Soliders who are providing security in a post hurricane training scenario. In the early morning hours of December 13, More
Staff Sgt. Phillip Slocum and Spc. Brandon Cohoon at the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 100th Legislature’s Senate Members on January 9, 2018 in the state capitol.
The crewchief from a Blackhawk conducts final preflight checks as the crew prepares to fly the helicopter to northern Michigan following a severe winter storm.
A flag draped casket for U.S. Representative John Dingell is guard by members of the Michigan National Guard Honor Guard in Dearborn, Michigan as thousands of constituents lined to pay their final respects to t More
Michigan Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael Stone, the assistant adjutant general, 1st Lt. Daniel Ramos, commander of the 46th Military Police Company, and Col. Scott Hiipakka, commander of the 177th Militar More
These engineers from the Michigan National Guard 1434th Engineer Company, 507th Engineers Battalion, 177th Military Police Brigade are assembling a large pole barn on the MPRC range on Camp Grayling's north camp.
Everyone like a freshly grilled hot dog from in the field. The cooks with the 1-182nd field artillery stoked up the coals to prepare a great outdoor meal for families and visitors to their family day activitie More
Gun crews from the 1-182nd field artillery talk with the Michigan Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist, prior to moving their guns into position for a live fire exercise. The Michigan National Guard artillery More
French school children attended a commemoration for the 74th D Day as they honored American World War 2 veterans. These girls are wearing clothing celebrating the enduring friendship between France and America More
Paratroopers from France, Holland, Germany, Romania and the United States jumped into Iron Mike Drop Zone at Sainte Mere Eglise, France before a crowd of D-Day jump. The airborne operation was lead by paratroo More
Paratroopers ready themselves for combat as they enter a hostile airfield in an emergency readiness training exercise
Cavalry from the 173rd Airborne Brigade engage enemy forces at Bayonet Shield in Adazi, Latvia
The honor guard of the 173rd Airborne Brigade's 1/91 Cavalry fold the nation's colors as a part of the retreat ceremony. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is U.S. Army Europe's Contingency Response Force, capable of p More
A medic from the 173rd Airborne Brigade is ready to receive patients being evacuated from a live fire lane at Grafenwohr, Germany.
A paratrooper from savors his morning cup of coffee between firing missions at Grafenwohr, Germany where the 4-319 Field Artillery of the 173d Airborne Brigade is training.
Medics the 173rd Airborne Brigade load a MEDEVAC helicopter from C/1-214 during a training mission at Grafenwohr, Germany.
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade talk with Serbian members American Corners program of the US Embassy - Belgrade the evening after conducting an airborne operation with Serbian paratroopers
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Serbian Army land together on a drop zone near Belgrade, Serbia in their first ever combined airborne operation.
Military journalist, PFC Joselyn Fuentes, from the 173rd Airborne Brigade is working high in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy to provide coverage of the 173rd challenging training.
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct a ski patrol with Italian allies from the Alpini Brigade in northern Italy.
The US Army Europe G3, Brig. Gen. Timothy Daugherty, and 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander, Col. James Bartholomees discuss the role of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in a Strong Europe during the general's visit to More
The choreography of the Water Purification Platoon as they rig the filtration system, is what the platoon sergeant calls, "Organized Chaos".
An M777 Howitzer is loaded onto a C-130 Hercules at Aviano Air Base in Italy to be flown over the Alps and dropped onto Bunker Drop Zone in Germany in to be fired by the 173rd Airborne Brigades, 4-319 Airborne More
A paratrooper stands watch as SkySoldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an Airborne insertion onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy. It was less than a minute from exiting the C-130 until the Parat More
The skies of northern Italy are filled with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade as hundred of paratroopers conduct a tactical airborne insertion onto Juliet Drop Zone.
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade rolls his parachute harness after jumping into northern Italy as the suns sets.
A paratrooper takes a moment to reflect on the coming airborne mission as the other Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are rigged into parachutes.
A paratrooper from the French 11th Airborne Brigade recovers his parachute after landing on a drop zone near Ger, France. The French paratroopers are conducting airborne training with the American 173rd Airbor More
The final event of the Expert Infantryman Badge is 'Objective Bull'. This final test is to determine the warrior drive of Soldiers immediately following a week of testing that culminates with a 12-mile ruck mar More
A paratrooper who has just been awarded his expert infantryman badge is congratulated by his company commander from the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Paratroopers drop and perform push-ups as a show of respect for their outgoing command sergeant major following a run with the entire 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli walks across Caserma Del Din with USAG-Italy Commander Col. Erik Berdy and 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander, Col. Jay Bartholomees.
Paratroopers assist each other with rigging their parachutes prior to an airborne insertion into northern Italy.
Italian paratroopers work with American 173rd Airborne Brigade jumpmasters to conduct actions in the aircraft rehearsals prior to an airborne insertion into northern Italy.
Military journalist, PFC Josselyn Fuentes, photographs paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Support Battalion as they conduct defensive live fire training in Slovenia.
A paratrooper adjusts his fire to engage another target as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Support Battalion conducts Base Defense Live fire in Slovenia this week.
Sky Soldiers train on actions on contact in an area that over looks the rolling mountains and realistic combat training areas American in Slovenia which provide a realistic wartime scenario for the 173rd Airbor More
Paratroopers are pouring heavy fire into the enemy from a support by fire position as the maneuver unit from the 173rd Airborne Brigade maneuvers to breach an obstacle.
A battle axe is hoisted in the air to mark the finish line for paratroopers as they complete a 2.2 mile full combat load run for morning PT as team members scramble to put their weapons systems into operation a More
Immediately after a perfect Parachute Landing Fall, the Sky Solider places his weapon into operation, then readies his equipment for combat.
A paratrooper reflects on the coming combat equipment jump into Hohenfels, Germany as he sits on the box truck containing additional parachutes that may be needed for the airborne operation.
A rigger and jumpmaster from the 173rd Airborne Brigade work together to ensure that a paratrooper is safely rigged for an airborne training mission.
A gunner from the 1/91 Cavalry of the 173rd Airborne Brigade feeds ammunition into his machine gun prior to a combined arms exercise.
Reconnaissance paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade's 1/91 Cavalry clear a container complex in conjunction with 1ID's 2/70th Armor at Grafenwoehr.
A jumpmaster temp conducts drills with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade as they prepare for the Joint Forcable Entry portion of Rock Drop, a multinational training exercise that validates the entire More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade float down onto the Italian landscape as the sun sets on a passing storm near Aviano, Italy. This parachute assault called "Rock Drop" is a battalion sized seizure o More
A C-17 pilot gives the son of a paratrooper a tour of the aircraft the paratroopers will jump from in a few hours. The US Air Force pilot answered all of the boys questions about how the jet flies, how the par More
Spanish and American Paratroopers discuss Airborne techniques at BRIPAC, the Spanish Airborne training area in Madrid, Spain. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is in Spain training with Spanish NATO Allies in a combin More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade move across the plains of Spain following a successful Airborne jump into a training area near Zaragoza, Spain. The US and Spanish forces have been training togethe More
A multi-role bridging company's transports stand ready to retrieve bridging sections from Howes Lake in northern Michigan as a CH-47 also from the Michigan National Guard provides overwatch. The Michigan Natio More
A son of a deploying Soldier looks up in awe at the formation of Soldiers, just as they look at him as one of the reasons for their service. These Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard's 272rd RSG are head More
A sergeant gives an impromptu mission brief as the quick reaction force from the Michigan National Guard conducts a readiness exercise in a post hurricane scenario in the Virgin Islands. In the early morning ho More
Lt. Col. Raymond Stemitz, the operations officer for the 177th Military Police Brigade boards a Mississippi National Guard C17 to fly home from St. Croix, Virgin Islands at the conclusion of a successful traini More
A Blackhawk helicopter crew prepares to take off just as the morning sun breaks the horizon. The Michigan National Guard crew is flying a group of pilots from their State Partner Latvia to northern Michigan fo More
The Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer; Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist; Adjutant General of Michigan, Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers; and 127th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. John Slocum, pay their final respects a the funer More
Michigan Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Lawrence Schloegl, Land Component Commander, speaks at the 46 Military Police Company’s mobilization ceremony at Corunna High School on April 2, 2019. The 46 MP CO will s More
Soldiers from the 1-182nd Field Artillery raise their hand and swear their oath to "Protect and defend the constitution of the United States" as Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist receives the oath. More
Children attending family day for the 1-182nd Field Artillery are interested in how the equipment used by the unit works. Soliders assigned to the unit demonstrate to the families how they use this equipment t More
D Day veterans laugh with one another as they commemorate the 74th D Day in Normandy France. These World War 2 veterans each participated in the assault of Nazi controlled Europe on 6 June 1944.
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade sieze an airfield and identify a person of interest.
Deputy Chief of Mission for the United States Embassy in Latvia discusses the capabilities of the 173rd Airborne Brigade with Col. James Bartholomees.
A medical evacuation helicopter from C/1-214 Aviation Brigade flies in patients from the live fire lane being conducted by 173rd Airborne Brigade at Grafenwohr, Germany.
An flight medic from C/1-214 Aviation laughs with relief following a successful evacuation training mission with the 173rd Airborne Brigade at Grafenwohr, Germany.
Serbian students spent the evening talking with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade as a part of the US Embassy - Belgrade led American Corners program.
Serbian and American paratroopers march together from the drop zone following a successful combined airborne operation near Belgrade, Serbia.
Leaders from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Alpini Brigade of the Italian Army huddle
Effective leadership was the point of discussion by US Army Europe G3, Brig. Gen. Timothy Daugherty as he explained his philosophy to the leadership of the 173rd Airborne Brigade at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy.
The Water Purification Platoon from the Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, stands proudly with their equipment and filtered water.
An RTO stands ready as SkySoldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an Airborne insertion onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy. It was less than a minute from exiting the C-130 until the Paratroopers More
A drop zone safety officer and NCO ensure the safety of paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade as they conduct an airborne assault onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy..
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade collects his gear with his parachute laid out before him, as the sun sets on Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy.
Paratroopers from the American 173rd Airborne Brigade and the French 11th Airborne Brigade conducted an airborne insertion last night and continue to deploy paratroopers today in Ger, France as the American 54t More
A Soldier is presented with his Expert Infantryman Badge by his wife at a ceremony at the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy.
US Army Europe Commander, Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli talks with 173rd Airborne Commander, Col. Jay Bartholomees about the training paratroopers receive while challenging their skills on the climbing wall at th More
Paratroopers rest their company, battalion and brigade colors on their shoulders as they do pushups at a 173rd Airborne Brigade physical training session.
A jumpmaster checks the static line of an 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper as he inspects the Sky Soliders rigging to ensure a safe airborne operation.
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne insertion into Juliet Drop Zone with Italian Airborne forces.
Leadership from the Slovenian Army discuss training with leaders from the American 173rd Airborne Brigade as the paratroopers train on Base Defense Live Fire at the Postojna, Slovenia training area.
An assistant gunner feeds .50 cal. rounds as the gunner engages targets. The 173rd Airborne Brigade Support Battalion is enhancing their warrior skills in a Base Defense Live Fire exercise in Slovenia this week.
A 27 pound, heavy machine gun is part of the combat load as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade complete a 2.2 mile combat run as their morning physical training in to ensure their combat readiness.
Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade fill the sky as they conduct a joint forcable entry into Juliet Drop Zone in Italy.
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade rig door bundles to be dropped in support of their mission.
Paratroopers take a seat on the rear door of a C130 Hercules as they await instructions to board the aircraft for a joint forcable entry into Hohenfels, Germany.
Scouts from the 1/91 Cavalry of the 173rd Airborne Brigade are camouflaged and planning for the combined arms live fire today.
A jumpmaster from the 173rd Airborne Brigade gives jump commands as paratroopers rehearse actions in the aircraft prior to an airborne training operation in northern Italy.
A C-17 from the Hawaii National Guard banks right by the Dolomite Mountains as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade parachture onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy. This parachute assault called "Ro More