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U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, secure a building in a village at McGregor Range for a key leader engagement meeting between their com More
Forward reconnaissance team members with C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, maneuver through rough terrain on dirt bikes during the Network Integrate More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Army Forces Command, (left) speaks to Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, (center), commander, 1st Armored Division and Brig. Gen. Randall A. Dragon, commander, U.S. Army More
A soldier with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1 Armored Division, secures a portion of a tent in preparation for the Network Integration Evaluation 13.1 at Doña Ana Range Complex, N.M., Oct. 15, 2012. NIE 13.1 focuse More
Cpl. Ashton Johnson, a New Orleans native, and driver from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, shovels dirt into a sand bag held by Pfc. David Inda, an Omaha, Neb., native also a driver from 1-1 Cav., at Tobin More
Spc. Eric Cantu, a Poccantello, Idaho, native and combat medic from C Company, 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, poses for a photo at Tobin Wells during the co More
Spc. Rockne Foster, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, occupy their operational environment at McGregor Range, N.M., April 25, 2012, in More
Lt. Col. Timothy O'Brien (far left), commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shows systems the unit are evaluating during the Network Integration Ev More
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, don their body armor in preparation for training on dismounted patrol and reconnaissance operations during the Ne More
Sgt. Daniel Hadley, schools non-commissioned officer for Company C, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, looks at a new type of tent under evaluation, April 30, 2012, at Fort Bliss, Texas, befor More
Soldiers of Company C, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, receive a brief prior to a night mission near Tularosa, N.M., May 13. The soldiers of Company C are se More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based at Fort Bliss, Texas, role play as opposing forces during training at the Combined Arms Collective Training More
Col. Daniel Pinnell, commander of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, welcomes Secretary John McHugh, the 21st secretary of the Army, from his helicopter to a Network Integration Evaluation 12. More
Soldiers from Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, track troop movement from Fort Bliss, Texas, to Tobin Wells during the first phase of the Network Integration Evaluat More
U.S. Army Col. Daniel Pinnell, commander, (left), 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, briefs Col. Richard D. Clarke, (center), deputy commanding general of operations, 10th Mountain Division, b More
Jacob Lara, a test engineer with the Materiel Test Directorate, clears a tunnel underneath White Sands Missile Range’s Launch Complex 38 while preparing for the Network Integration Evaluation beginning this wee More
Antennas bristle from a tower and MATVs at C-station on White Sands Missile Range. The communications heavy NIE requires almost all the spectrum resources available on WSMR and the test had to be carefully coor More
Military officials say the tactical network is the centerpiece of brigade modernization. Network Integration Evaluations, or NIEs, are a series of semi-annual evaluations designed to integrate and mature the Ar More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Menard, from 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, uses a hand-held device in a scenario replicating conditions in theater during the Network In More
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, roll out to engage in maneuvers during the Network Integration Evaluation 12.1 exercise at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
A soldier from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, speaks with a field support representative during the Network Integration Evaluation 12.1 exercise at White Sand More
Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left) holds the colors of the 2nd Engineer Battalion while Battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas lights the flag on fire during a ceremony held on White More
U.S. Army Col. John Ferrari, White Sands Missile Range commander, receives a brief about the F-22 Raptor, Dec. 13, 2011, from pilots of the 7th Fighter Squadron. Ferrari was given a tour of Holloman, and was ab More
A JLENS aerostat is launched at White Sands Missile Range. The aerostat is equipped with a powerful radar.
Maj. Jeff Kudary from the Brigade Modernization Command's Training and Evaluation Division goes over the objectives and ground rules for the NIE 12.2 ROC Drill to discuss details prior to the final phase of the More
In support of the Army's Network Integration Evaluations, hundreds of soldiers, system engineers, program managers and developers provide full time acquisition expertise, integration and training support at the More
Spread across a battlespace the size of Connecticut, the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 12.2 will challenge the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division (2/1 AD) to maintain network connectivity as units maneuve More
Col. Daniel Pinnell, commander, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, takes an aerial tour during the communications exercise of the Network Integration Evaluation to view the tactical assembly areas from Tobin We More
Marine from Camp Pendleton, Calif., set up a satellite antenna, April 30, at McGregor Range, N.M., while participating in Network Integration Evaluation 12.2 capability assessment being conducted in the Fort Bl More
Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd HBCT, 1st AD prepare for Black Hawk helicopter static load training during the Network Integration Evaluation at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 30, 2012. NIE 12.2 More
Commanding General, United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Maj. Gen. Jennifer L. Napper is briefed on emerging technology during the Network Integration Evaluation at Fort Bliss, Texas, April More
Soldiers, engineers and other support staff conduct full-time integration activities in the months leading up to the Network Integration Evaluation 12.2, taking place May 1 to June 8 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and W More
Col. Frank Huber, chief of the Network Integration Division, Brigade Modernization Command, greets Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, commanding general, United States Army Communications-Electronics Command and Aber More
The 1st Armored Division's and Fort Bliss commanding general Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard visits 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division during the Network Integration Evaluation 12.2 at Fort Bliss, More
Sgt. John Lowery, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, expl More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chris Emmons assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, gives his soldiers a convoy patro More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, participate in the Army's Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 12.2 exercise, May 9. This exercise is the largest network exerci More
Col. Daniel Pinnell, commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, greets Lt. Gen. William N. Phillips, the military deputy/director, Army Acquisition Corps of the Office of the Assistant Secr More
The Commanding General of White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Brig. Gen. John G. Ferrari, left, renders the Oath of Office to 28 newly-commissioned second lieutenants during the University of Texas at El Paso's RO More
Airman 1st Class Ryan Schroeder, 49th Communications Squadron ground radar systems specialist, adjusts a peak power analyzer May 16. The analyzer allows signal and power input from a primary surveillance radar More
First Lt. Nathan E. Boardman, assigned to 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, looks into a village for insurgents during Network Integra More
Members of the 2nd Engineer Battalion shake hands with members of the 573rd Clearance Company as they board the buses for their deployment to Afghanistan.
Second Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division soldiers provide full-time vehicle and system integration support in the months leading up to the Army's Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs). The Octobe More
Pfc. Lazaro Galvez, Infantryman, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducts preventive maintenance checks and services on his vehicle, Oct. 10, during a vehicle More
A Medium Extended Air Defense System missile is launched to intercept a target during a MEADS test at White Sands Missile Range Nov. 29. MEADS is a NATO program to develop an advanced air defense system with a More
A New Mexico State University cadet, dressed in the uniform of a Soldier stationed in the Philippines in early World War II, leads the way to the start line for the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March at White San More
A tank target sits on the tarmac at Condron Army Airfield while engineers check it's systems April 11. The Tank is mobile and remotely operated and a road test was conducted at Condron to check the targets syst More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with the 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, surveys a simulated battlefield, providing security for friendly forces during Network Integration Exercise 13.2 near Dona Ana, N.M., More
A soldier searches a room in the facility under Launch Complex 38 on White Sands Missile Range May 12 during NIE 13.2. The facility had various features, traps, and observation equipment installed to make the o More
A PAC-3 MSE Missile is fired from the MEADS launcher during a test at White Sands Missile Range.
A Terrier Black Brant sounding rocket equipped with a spectral telescope from John Hopkins University launches from White Sands Missile Range early Nov. 20. The Rocket was used to study the composition of the comet Ison.
Members of the 595th Sapper Company stand with the damaged armor plate presented to Sgt. Thomas Dacey at an award ceremony Jan. 24 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
A panoramic composite image of marchers in the 2014 Bataan Memorial Death March held at White Sands Missile Range.
Master Sgt. Rod Larreau from U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) uses a targeting device at White Sands Missile Range's 500k Site to identify targets during a test. WSMR provided a wide range of test ta More
Rocks are cleared from Headquarters Ave following brief flooding. Flash floods are a risk on White Sands Missile Range and WSMR Service members, employees and residents are reminded not to enter flooded roads.
Bill Elowitz, the Patriot program lead test officer with WSMR Material Test Directorate (in blue) shows the new bay to WSMR VIPs. The bay allows for the replacement of an o-ring in patriot missiles.
A vapor glow in the ionosphere above White Sands Missile Range Feb 25, 2015, caused by a research rocket.
Participants in the 26th annual Bataan Memorial Death March gather during the opening ceremony at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 22, 2015. The Bataan Memorial Death March was created to honor the approx More
An M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires a training rocket during a test on White Sands Missile Range. The test saw the launch of 138 rockets in a single day, stressing the system to ensure the improved ar More
Dozens of small off-the-shelf drones sit idle while program officials conduct system checks to prepare them for flight preceding NIE 16.1. In the NIE the drones are being used to conduct simple recon missions, More
Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks en route to set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. More than 500 paratr More
The Air Force White Sands Missile Range football team took home the win against the Navy WSMR team Oct. 3 at the Pedro Field on post. The Air Force team consisted of members from the 49th Operations Support Squ More
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Jesse Baltazar, 95, a Bataan Death March survivor wipes his face during a survivor talk on March 19, 2016 a day prior to the 27th Annual White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Memori More
A C-17 lands as part of an emergency deployment readiness exercise June 19 at White Sands Missile Range. The unimproved runway on the gypsum flats was originally built to accommodate the space shuttle.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Maj. Brent Ellis, a fighter pilot with the 311th Fighter Squadron, prepares to exit a hangar, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Jan. 9, 2017. Ellis flew Brig. Gen. Eric San More
Electronics Engineer Jim Cutler works on the model rocket used for calibration testing at White Sands Missile Range Jan. 12. The team launched a total of nine rockets during the two-day calibration test meant More
White Sands Missile Range Commander Col. David C. Trybula, left, and 1st Sgt. Yancy Hampton, right, present 1st Sgt. Crystal Y. Ramirez, center, a certificate of appreciation for speaking at the Women's Equalit More
Maj. Benjamin W. Klandrud assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Air Missile Defense Test Detachment during a change of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2019 at White Sands Missile Range. The More
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division secure equipment at the Company operation Facility on White Sands Missile Range after arriving Oct. 31. The facility is not currently occupied, and move-in-ready for any More
Technical Sergeant Attila Csipes from Holloman Air Force Base speak with the pilots aboard a C-130 from Little Rock Air Force Base for Exercise Vigilant Shield. The airfield at White Sands Missile Range does n More
Command. Sgt. Maj. William K. Maddox (center left) accepts a US flag during his retirement ceremony at White Sands Missile Range dec. 5.
The Miniature Hit-to-kill interceptor missile leaves the launcher during a test at White Sands Missile Range Jan. 26. The MHTK is being developed by Lockheed Martin to intercept small threats like rockets, mort More
McAfee U.S. Army Health and Dental Clinic holds a Blister Prevention and Treatment Clinic, at McAfee, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 20. This is the second year the clinic has been held at McAfee More
Servicemembers, families and civilians participate in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/ More
A participant in the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March races through a checkpoint while displaying an American flag at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. The race was attended by both military and More
Participants march in the 29th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2-mile run/ruck/walk event held annually to More
Participants weigh their ruck sacks in preparation for the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018. Over 8,000 participants came to honor more than 76,000 Prisoners o More
Competitors at the 2018 Bataan Memorial Death March grab water after crossing the finish line March 25, 2018 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 26.2 mile course honors the thousands of American and Filipino More
Members of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command Technical Center’s Test Execution Support Division prepare to launch a Black Dagger/Boosted Zombie Target from McGregor R More
Antonio Rodriguez is a new mechanic at the Auto Skills Center where services offered have increased with his arrival. (U.S. Army Photo/Leah Romero)
Launch of a PAC-3 Missile during a stockpile reliability test.
Col. Christopher Ward receives the colors from Brenda Lee McCullough, Director, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Readiness, signifying his new role as Garrison Commander at White Sands Missile Range. More
Army Biologist Patrick Morrow (center) holds the head of a desert bighorn sheep while medical treatment is given. The sheep was captured in the San Andres Wildlife Refuge on White Sands Missile Range and was mo More
US Army Photo by Caleb Creech Marchers wearing green pose before marching in the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March. The march took place on St. Patrick's Day.
Senior Airman Kevin Turcois, 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Dedicated Crew Chief, assists U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Brady, White Sands Missile Range commander, into an F-16 Fighting Falcon, April 19, 20 More
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Ian Walsh, systems manager at U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command (JMC); Capt. John Sexton, logistics applications officer at JMC; Sgt. 1st Class Jorel Santiago, an air defense obser More
An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launches a Precision Strike Missile on Dec. 10, 2019, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. HIMARS is one of the Army’s front-running munitions that addresses L More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center’s Targets Division launch a Pathfinder Zombie target at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, June 25 for a foreign military sales customer. (U. More
Jonathan Behr is the 2019 White Sands Missile Range Volunteer of the Year. Brig. Gen. David Trybula, WSMR Commander and Col. Christopher Ward presented the award at a luncheon on July 7, 2020.
White Sands Missile Range leadership with the signed Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation. They proclaim their support against Domestic Violence through various measures including assisting with preve More
John Wahl, a Field Service Engineer DRS Technology how to adjust the sighting system on the IMSHORAD system. The IMSHORAD system has a lot of on-board systems Soldiers will need to use, and the Soldiers from 5t More
Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson (left), director of the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team salutes a Soldier from 4-5ADA during an award Ceremony Dec. 3rd on White Sands Missile Range. The Soldiers have spen More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy O'Brien, left, the commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and Lt. Gen. Keith C. Walker, the U.S. Army Training and Doctri More
Forward reconnaissance team members with C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, travel to their base camp during the Network Integrated Evaluation 13.1 a More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Randall A. Dragon, (center), commander, U.S. Army Brigade Modernization Command, speaks to U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Army Forces Command, (second from left) and Maj More
Cpl. Ashton Johnson, a New Orleans native and driver from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, shovels dirt into a sand bag held by Pfc. David Inda, an Omaha, Neb., native also a driver from 1-1 Cav., at Tobin W More