GEN Crosbie E. Saint, left, commander in chief, U.S. Army, Europe, talks with an Army journalist at the Amsterdam airport while waiting for the arrival of an aircraft carrying a U.S. Army unit that will take pa More
Fred Martin and his wife Valjean Young (left) of Atlanta, pose with Nerijus Gvergzdis (front), his sister Raminta and their mother Egidija at their apartment in Kaunas, Lithuania, circa 1996. Fred and Valjean, More
Sgt. Shirly Ortiz-Gomez, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army Europe, smiles as British Army veteran Royston O’Neill signs her patrol cap June 2 in Tournieres, France. O’Neill served a More
U.S. Army Europe Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, serves as guest speaker for the General Eisenhower Monument wreath-laying ceremony June 2 in Tournières, France.This year marks the 74th anniver 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
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland speaks to an attendee at a static display during events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw and Armed F More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Abn. Div. render a salute during the playing of the national anthem at a memorial ceremony in Carentan, France, June 7, 2019. During the Ceremony, twenty-one “Screaming More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division take a picture with a young French girl at the Carentan Logistic Support Area at Hippodrome Maurice de Folleville in Carentan, France, June 1, 2019. H More
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank C. Luedtke, Jr., the 82nd Airborne Division’s Fires sergeant major, gives unit patches to local children May 31 in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France.This year marks the 74th anniversary of Oper More
Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Sergeant Major, delivers a public affairs and media interaction brief to service members who have recently arrived in Carentan, France, May 3 More
A group of nine sergeants major, from various U.S. Army Europe units, enjoy a round of introductions at their first stop of a five-day staff ride, Sept. 9, 2019, in The Hürtgen Forest, Germany. They are part of More
More than 500 U.S., French, Dutch, Romanian and German paratroopers jumped out of nine U.S., French, Dutch and German C-130s and C-160s near here June 3 to pay tribute to D-Day veterans who demonstrated the sel More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division sits in a tank that is part of a static display during events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsa More
A paratrooper from the Dutch 11th Air Mobility Brigade explains the march route to paratroopers from the U.S., United Kingdom and Poland Sept. 17, 2015, near Arnhem, Netherlands. The commemoration brought toget More
Thirty-four Soldiers from across U.S. Army Europe will gather at Hohenfels Training Area July 25-31, 2020, to compete for the title of ‘Best Warrior.’ (U.S. Army logo by Robert L. Sekula)
Two teams from the 101st Airborne Division held the “Remembrance Bowl” June 2 in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to recreate a football game that never happened during WWII. This year marks the 74th anniversary of More
U.S. and French soldiers observe the movement of the Unknown Soldier from the town hall of Chalons-sur-Marne Oct. 24, 1921. This photo is part of the commemorative marble monument erected in the hall July 4, 19 More
Ernie Lamson, a WWII veteran and former Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, still wears his original Airborne wings, now around his left wrist. XX earne More
A Dutch citizen watches paratroopers from the U.S., U.S., Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K conduct an airborne operation Sept. 18, at Houtdorperveld Drop Zone, the Netherlands, as pa More
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division pose in from of their static displays during the Polish Armed Forces Day events in Warsaw, Poland Aug. 15, 2020. This year's Armed More
British paratroopers, who jumped here during World War II, listen to U.K. Lt. Col. Oliver Kingsbury, commander of 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment Sept. 19, during a ceremony commemorating the history of More
The 24th Military Intelligence Battalion's military and civilian leaders conducted a battle staff ride from March 19-23 to study and apply significant lessons from the 1920 Battle of Warsaw. Fought during the P More
President Barack Obama speaks to more than 10,000 attendees at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial here June 6, commemorating the memory of the fallen Soldiers who gave their lives 70 years ago fighting More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drew Leman, the 82nd Airborne Division's Jumpmaster of the Year, conducts an on-camera interview May 31 with the D-Day 74 Media Operations Center team in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. This ye More
Capt. Matthew McCarthy (center), commander of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and native of Deerfield, Ill., leads his company at the annual Polish Armed Forces Day par More
As a ceremonial symbol of freedom, Polish Land Force soldiers raise their national colors to honor the 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 1. The Warsaw Uprising was a Pol More
A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to the elite 75th Ranger Regiment, rehearses his ascent of the battle worn cliff-face of Pointe du Hoc on the northwestern coast of Normandy, France, June 4, 2019. During the Americ More
SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (June 6, 2018) D-Day veteran John Roman prepares to lay a wreath of remembrance during the Utah Beach Federal Monument Ceremony. This year marks the 74th anniversary of Operation Ov More
Soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division pose for a picture with their French host family prior to a local home-cooked meal May 31, 2017, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. These dinners happen every year to kickof More
Units marching in for Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling's assumption of command ceremony which symbolizing Hertling's formal command of U.S. Army Europe during a ceremony at Heidelberg's Campbell Barracks, March 25.
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta from the 173rd Ariborne Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy, poses for the camera in front of his headquarters. Giunta has been nominated for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest militar More
The USAREUR Band and Chorus stage on Red Square as they open their performance. The band and chorus, along with bands and performers from 9 other countries, are all participating in “Spasskaya Tower,” the annua More
The U.S. Naval Academy Marching Band march on to the field before the the 111th Army/Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2010.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Isaac Bradlich, battle captain for the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, works with his Croatian counterpart during exercise Immediate Response 2011 in Zagreb. The exercise is the f More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Company of the 2-136th Combined Arms Battalion secure the battlefield as a Croatian helicopter simulates a medical evacuation in Croatia during Operation Immediate Response 2011.
Staff Sgt. Van Esch from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team out of Vicenza, Italy prepares his radio for an airborne operation at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine as part of Exe More
An international collective of military forces from Ukraine, Latvia, Belarus, Moldova, Slovenia, Canada, Georgia, Poland, Serbia, the U.K., Lithuania, Estonia and the U.S. gather for Exercise Rapid Trident 2011 More
Staff Sgt. Travis Surber, a native of Franklin County, Va., and a paratrooper with the 173rd Brigade Combat Team’s Battle Company of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, parachutes out of a C-130 Hercule More
U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team out of Vicenza, Italy, jump into the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine as part of Exercise Rapid Trident 2011. Rapid Trident More
U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team out of Vicenza, Italy, train along side Ukrainian paratroopers at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine as part of Exercise More
Polish and Ukrainian soldiers train together during Exercise Rapid Trident 2011. Rapid Trident is a multi-national airborne operation and field training exercise (FTX) in support of Ukraine's Annual Program to More
U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team out of Vicenza, Italy train with Ukrainian paratroopers at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine as part of Exercise Rapid T More
U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team out of Vicenza, Italy, train with Ukrainian paratroopers at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Ukraine as part of Exercise Rapid More
Paratroopers from (left to right) the U.S. Army, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine embrace for a photograph to commemorate an event they won't soon forget: Rapid Trident 2011.
Secretary of the Army John McHugh tours Rapid Trident 2011. Rapid Trident 2011 is a multinational airborne operation and field training exercise (FTX) in support of Ukraine’s Annual Program to achieve interoper More
American and Ukrainian salute during the closing ceremony of Rapid Trident 2011 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center here, Aug. 5. "It's important what this exercise does for building partnersh More
Images taken during the 173rd parachute jump with members of the Polish Land Forces during the Full Specturm Training Event being held at Hohenfels, Germany. Almost 950 U.S. and Polish soldiers jumped on these runs.
U.S. Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team come back from a recon mission outside the town of Ubungdorf as part of training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, O More
A group of Georgia National Guard soldiers stack behind a wall during the cordon and search lane at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The National Guard Soldiers are part of the KF More
Left to right: Hard at work are Joint Multinational Simulation Center simulations facilitators Faraon Lopez, Gary Hamric and David Meyers monitoring a scenario in a digital world during an exercise constructed More
Col. Troy Phillips, deputy commander of Polish Task Force White Eagle and the senior Illinois Army National Guard member deployed with the Polish task force, listens to an update briefing during Bagram XI, the More
Spc. Limburg Neal, of the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command, uses the Army Range Mapper Mobile on his iPhone to reference driving routes on Grafenwoehr Training Area, April 18, 2012. The ARM Mo More
Lt. Col Mark Austin, Pennsylvania National Guard, meets his Estonian counterpart for the first time during the initial briefing by the Estonian Brigade commander as part of the Saber Strike 2012 High Command si More
Soldiers, airmen and Marines from eight different nations, stand together in formation and watch as three Air Force A10 Warthogs perform a flyover during an opening ceremony for Exercise Saber Strike 2012 on La More
Members of the U.S., Latvian, Canadian, and Estonian armies await the start of the Saber Strike opening ceremonies on Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 10, 2012. Saber Strike 2012 is a U.S. Army Europe-led theater secur More
Lt. Gen Mark Hertling, commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe, Joan Shalikashvili and her son unveil the sign in front of the "Shali Center" at the dedication of the Gen. John Shalikashvili Mission Command More
Mortar men of the Marines 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment 4th Marine Division Kilo Company based in Pennsylvania fire mortar rounds down range on Base Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 15, 2012. Kilo Company is the More
Latvian National Guard company commander, Capt. Aleksandrs Sotnikovs (right) briefs the Field Training Exercise battalion commander, Latvian Lt. Col Gunars Kaulins (center), on his plan to conduct operations on More
From left, U.S. Army chaplain assistant Sgt. Eric Seaburg, from 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, briefs his NATO partners, Croatian Chaplain (Maj.) Ivan Blazevac and Slovakian Chaplain (2nd Lt.) Jan Magyar, More
David Cable, the senior logistics analyst for U.S. Army in Europe's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G4, explains inspection goals and objectives, as he evaluates more than 90,000 line item numbers at the J More
U.S. Army Spc. Paul D. Martin (right) assists Spc. Earl H. Loria as he dons the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suit duing the overseas deployment training program at the Joint Multinational Training Command More
U.S. Army Soldiers negotiate an obstacle using a litter to carry a simulated casualty during the Leader Reaction Course as part of the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr More
Ed Bogawitch, Training Support Activity, Europe, Range Land Training coordinator queries and receives feed-back from a soldier of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, or HEMTT, during a run-through of an o More
Members of the German and International media visit U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, to video, photograph and interview U.S. and multinational so More
An U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to U.S. Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade departs a landing zone after unloading soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airb More
Romanian construction crews began a construction phase to the MK chapel recently. A total of three rooms are being added to the chapel here and will provide the chaplains and chaplains’ assistants a place to co More
Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Brig. Gen. John Gronski, 28th Infantry Division Commander, tour the division headquarters’ tactical operations center at the French military camp Mourmelon May 15, 2014. More
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army's Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, train alongside soldiers from the Lithuanian army's Iron Wolf Brigade May 16, 2014 during Exerci More
Spc. Anthony Crisci from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, helps a Latvian boy into a T-11 parachute May 17, 2014, at a festival in Adazi, Latvia. The paratroopers displayed U.S. A More
Paratroopers from the U.S. Army's Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade don parachutes and load aircraft May 17, 2014, at Siauliai Airbase, Lithuania, alongside allied f More
Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh discusses mission importance with paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in Rukla, Lithuania, May 18, 2014. The "Sky Soldiers" fr More
Lithuanian Vice-Minister of National Defense Marijus Velicka speaks with Spc. Atkinson William, a paratrooper assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, about a Javel More
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite speaks with U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Andrew Gray (left), Staff Sgt. Devin Diaz, and Cpl. Allen Wilson (right), paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 1 More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an allied training exercise alongside Latvian soldiers from Latvia’s Land Forces Infantry Brigade May 25, 2014, at Adazu Training Area, Latv More
A U.S. Army forward observer (bottom) with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller with the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron participate in a close-air support training More
Paratroopers from Latvia (left), Estonia (center) and the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade (right) stand in formation during the Aluksne, Latvia independence parade May 29, 2014. Paratroopers from the 173rd A More
U.S. Army paratroopers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade march through Camp Adazu, Latvia while participating in a monthly Land Forces Infantry Brigade awards ceremo More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrives June 4 for a tour of U.S. facilities here. The secretary met with key Romanian and U.S. leaders and American service members during the visit. The MK visit is part More
A Soldier from the United Kingdom patrols during a situational training exercise defense lane here, June 10, 2014. Saber Strike 2014 is a joint, multi-national military exercise scheduled for June 9- 20. The ex More
Maj. Scotty Autin (right), the officer-in-charge of 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers in Estonia, shares a brief history of the brigade with Jeffrey D. Levine (left), the U.S. ambassador to Estonia. The U.S. More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops a High Mobility Multipurpose Vehicle (HMMWV) on Piaskowy Airfield, Poland, June 26. The HMMWV, belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborn More
The Romanian Navy Band plays for U.S. military personnel and local Romanians during an early American Independence Day celebration, June 28. The event has become an annual community barbeque for disadvantaged y More
Chaplain (Capt.) David "Luke" Sprinkle, a chaplain with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, reads a passage from the Bible during a Roma More
Spc. Richard Heldenfels, a native of Akron, Ohio, and combat medic assigned to Company C, Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, instructs a group of paratroopers during a Combat Life Saver course J More
Latvian soldiers receive land navigation instruction from a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade on plotting a course - using a map a compass and protractor - at Adazi, Latvia, June 30. Approximately 600 More
Spc. Ohkari Olton, a New York City native and paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performs warm-up exercises with fellow paratroopers and recruits from the Eston More
(Left) Sgt. James Waller, from of Mesa, Ariz., Pfc. Maris Vitenbergs, a native of Riga, Latvia, and Pfc. Gunarus Licis, of Tukums, Latvia, examine their compass and map prior to a land-navigation and emergency More
Pfc. Dayon Hosaka, a Soldier with the 202nd Military Police Company and a native of Oceanside, Calif. (left), and Pfc. Matthew McCall, a Soldier with the 557th Medical Company and a native of Pomona, Calif., ta More
Prime minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas praises the American and British governments for their support in financing and constructing Magdaleena Hospital’s Amputee Care Center during a speech July 2 at the center More
(Right) Sgt. Stephen Craycraft, a combat medic with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, instructs Latvian soldiers (front) Pvt. Edgars Spule and Pfc. Maris Racenis on proper treatment o More
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to ambush an incoming patrol during training here with the Lithuanian army’s Dragoon Battalion July 3. Approximately 600 “Sky Soldiers” from the 173rd are More
Pfc. Kevin Gould, a paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, shakes hands with a member of the Riga Lions from Latvia following an amateur league American football game agai More
Spc. Richard Heldenfels, a native of Akron, Ohio, and combat medic assigned to Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hides behind a door while playing as opposing force to paratroopers practicing e More
Paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation July 8 at Nurmsi, Estonia. Approximately 600 paratroopers from the brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lit More
Sgt. Hayden Roorda, a forward observer with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fires an M240B machine gun during a qualification range at Adazi, Latvia, July 7. Approximately 600 parat More
Staff Sgt. Bret Richardson, an infantryman from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hands a Latvian child his first hot Meal Ready-to-Eat at a summer camp in Ergli, Latvia, July 9. Para More
First Lt. Edward Fitzpatrick, a Honolulu native with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, discusses his unit’s equipment and capabilities to Dimitri V. Lipovoski (third from lef More
Polish Land Rover enthusiasts at the 5th annual Land Rover Only gathering take pictures and climb into Humvees of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade near Konotop, Poland, More