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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Pearl Christensen stands in the doorway

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Pearl Christensen stands in the doorway

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Pearl Christensen stands in the doorway of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at flight school in 2004 during family day activities at Fort Rucker, Ala. (U.S. Army Courtesy photo/Released)

Staff Sgt. Brian Harness, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Brian Harness, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Brian Harness, an observer controller/trainer with 1st Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, instructs a class on mitigating insider threats during a mount... More

Division West hosts sustainment training symposium

Division West hosts sustainment training symposium

Col. Gary Brito, left, commander of Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade; Col. Clay Hatcher, center, a logistics trainer with Mission Command Training Program, Operations Group Sierra, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.;... More

Patsy Hollingsworth (second from right) and Roxie Greenway

Patsy Hollingsworth (second from right) and Roxie Greenway

Patsy Hollingsworth (second from right) and Roxie Greenway (second from left), daughters of the late Pfc. James Rhoads, pose for a photo with U.S. Congressman John Carter, right, 31st Congressional District in ... More

Col. Gary Brito (front), commander of First Army Division

Col. Gary Brito (front), commander of First Army Division

Col. Gary Brito (front), commander of First Army Division West’s 120th Infantry Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, and Maj. Ryan Thiessen (at podium), 120th Infantry Brigade operations officer, discuss ongoing traini... More

A cyclist with no legs uses his arms to cruise alongside

A cyclist with no legs uses his arms to cruise alongside

A cyclist with no legs uses his arms to cruise alongside a fellow rider on their way from Killeen, Texas, to Waco Veterans Affair Medical Center in Waco, Texas, during the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, April... More

A group of fourth grade boys try to toss a ball across

A group of fourth grade boys try to toss a ball across

A group of fourth grade boys try to toss a ball across the net during a volleyball-type game during the Gatesville Intermediate School ACES day May 23. Soldiers in the 120th Infantry Brigade completed its year ... More

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commanding general of First

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commanding general of First

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commanding general of First Army Division West, talks about the division's mission during a meeting of the Association of the United States Army, Central Texas - Fort Hood Chapter, June... More

Capt. Bryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery

Capt. Bryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery

Capt. Bryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, is recognized as the distinguished honor graduate of the Fort Hood Air Assault School's inaugural course during a graduation ceremony a... More

Jake King, left, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter, flies an

Jake King, left, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter, flies an

Jake King, left, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter, flies an Apache Longbow helicopter over Iraq in a flight simulator at Fort Hood, Texas, July 5, with the help of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Carl Fox, an observer controll... More

Capt. Stacy Lardizabal, center, intelligence officer

Capt. Stacy Lardizabal, center, intelligence officer

Capt. Stacy Lardizabal, center, intelligence officer of Division West's 191st Infantry Brigade, assists a role-played Afghan police officer in a briefing during training for Lardizabal's Security Force Assistan... More

Soldiers of a First Army Division West NATO Training

Soldiers of a First Army Division West NATO Training

Soldiers of a First Army Division West NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan unit conduct mounted combat patrol operations in a mock-up village on North Fort Hood, Texas, July 20 in preparation for their deployme... More

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain,

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain,

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain, discusses one of the "7 Habits of Highly Effective People." (Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia Deal, Division West Public Affairs)

Sgt 1st Class William Dame, right, and Sgt 1st Class

Sgt 1st Class William Dame, right, and Sgt 1st Class

Sgt 1st Class William Dame, right, and Sgt 1st Class Rodarial Foster, standing left, both members of Medical Training Task Force, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, observe Soldiers of 3rd Training S... More

Soldiers of the Maine Army National Guard's 488th Military

Soldiers of the Maine Army National Guard's 488th Military

Soldiers of the Maine Army National Guard's 488th Military Police Company serving as a quick reaction force prepare to respond to a disturbance in a simulated detainee facility during their post-mobilization tr... More

Capt. Jacob Ring, right, team chief with 1st Battalion,

Capt. Jacob Ring, right, team chief with 1st Battalion,

Capt. Jacob Ring, right, team chief with 1st Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, observes Sgt. Oliver Dominguez, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief from Modesto, Calif.... More

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the California Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, observes his soldiers conducting maintenance operations at the Double Eag... More

Brig. Gen. Michael Smith, the new deputy commanding

Brig. Gen. Michael Smith, the new deputy commanding

Brig. Gen. Michael Smith, the new deputy commanding general of First Army, speaks during the after-action review of a press conference scenario conducted as part of a culminating training event Smith visited F... More

Division West soldiers participate in Army-wide stand-down

Division West soldiers participate in Army-wide stand-down

Mysty Rice speaks to soldiers of Division West's Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment about her sister, Amber, who was killed by a drunk driver, during a suicide and safety stand-down at Fort Hood, Texas, S... More

Soldiers from Division West, 5th Armored Brigade's

Soldiers from Division West, 5th Armored Brigade's

Soldiers from Division West, 5th Armored Brigade's TF Redhawk load a simulated casualty onto a HH-60 helicopter during air MEDEVAC training at McGregor Range, N.M., Oct. 10. (Photo by Capt. Kylen Mays, 5th Armo... More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter belonging to the Pennsylvania

An AH-64 Apache helicopter belonging to the Pennsylvania

An AH-64 Apache helicopter belonging to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion waits for a call from ground forces to engage the enemy in a training scenario on Crittenbe... More

A runner leaps to evade the “ghouls” trying to grab

A runner leaps to evade the “ghouls” trying to grab

A runner leaps to evade the “ghouls” trying to grab his flags during the 5K competitive run held as part of the Division West Halloween Open House at North Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 27. Division West hosted the ev... More

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Vess of Division West's 166th

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Vess of Division West's 166th

Sgt. 1st Class Donald Vess of Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade spends lunchtime with Gatesville Elementary School students in Gatesville, Texas, Oct. 19, as part of the brigade's Adopt-a-School program. (... More

Soldiers of the Army Reserve's 311th Expeditionary

Soldiers of the Army Reserve's 311th Expeditionary

Soldiers of the Army Reserve's 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command out of Los Angeles look for simulated improvised explosive devices and other threats along a convoy route, during training conducted by Div... More

'Black Scorpions' prepare for mobilization training mission

'Black Scorpions' prepare for mobilization training mission

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Goldstein, from Task Force Black Scorpion, performs preventative maintenance, checks, and services before training others on the MRAP Egress Trainer (MET), 10 Nov., 2012. (Photo by 2nd Lt... More

Division West supports Army’s SHARP program

Division West supports Army’s SHARP program

In this file photo, Sgt. 1st Class Rickey Sanders, First Army Division West Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program manager, gives an overview of the division’s SHARP program to soldiers at Di... More

5th AR trainers master remote-controlled mine-clearing system

5th AR trainers master remote-controlled mine-clearing system

Soldiers from First Army Division West's 5th Armored Brigade Task Force Rampant and the 321st Engineer Company (Route Clearance) from Conroe receive instruction on the M160 remotely-controlled mine clearance ve... More

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, center, First Army Division

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, center, First Army Division

Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, center, First Army Division West commanding general, applauds following the symbolic transference of spiritual leadership from outgoing division chaplain, Lt. Col. Randy Edwards, left, ... More

120th Infantry Brigade trains 311th ESC for deployment to Afghanistan

120th Infantry Brigade trains 311th ESC for deployment to Afghanistan

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nicholas Culjat, the 311th Sustainment Command's (Expeditionary) support operations materiel readiness branch chief, advises Lt. Col. Dan Toole, the 311th's support operations mobility o... More

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, second from left, 704th Engineer

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, second from left, 704th Engineer

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, second from left, 704th Engineer Company commander, meets with Afghan role players.

Fla. Guard soldiers stand ready to defend nation's capitol

Fla. Guard soldiers stand ready to defend nation's capitol

Sgt. 1st Class Raul Gasca, left, an observer controller/trainer with 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, evaluates a soldier with the Florida Arm... More

Boy Scout Troop 272 salutes the America flag during

Boy Scout Troop 272 salutes the America flag during

Boy Scout Troop 272 salutes the America flag during the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce's fifth annual Military Appreciation Fish Fry at the Coryell County Activities Complex in Gatesville, Texas, Feb. 22, 2013.... More

Capt. Steven Wax, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot for

Capt. Steven Wax, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot for

Capt. Steven Wax, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot for Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade and a recent graduate of the Fort Hood Air Assault School, prepares for a flight orientation with air assault students ... More

166th AV, 21st CAV partner to train Texas Guard aviators for deployment

166th AV, 21st CAV partner to train Texas Guard aviators for deploymen...

U.S. Army Capt. Stacy Rostorfer, the commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, gives his Soldiers a motivational speech upon the completion of their training... More

Soldiers of the First Army Division West Chaplain Office

Soldiers of the First Army Division West Chaplain Office

Soldiers of the First Army Division West Chaplain Office pose for a picture with Dr. Dennis Swanberg, center, a Christian comedian and the speaker for the division's prayer breakfast at Theodore Roosevelt Dinin... More

Alaska National Guardsmen fight fire

Alaska National Guardsmen fight fire

Sgt. Kurt Miller of the Alaska Army National Guard's Company A, 1-207th Aviation Regiment helps extinguish a wildfire on a range at Fort Hood, Texas, March 5. Miller, of Eagle River, Alaska, and his unit are cu... More

U.S. Army Spc. Neal Olinger,  with the 922nd Engineer

U.S. Army Spc. Neal Olinger, with the 922nd Engineer

U.S. Army Spc. Neal Olinger, with the 922nd Engineer Company, Louisiana National Guard, pulls rear security while his fellow Soldiers ahead conduct a cordon of a suspected improvised explosive device during ... More

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, left, who currently serves

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, left, who currently serves

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, left, who currently serves in the command sergeant major position for 1-363rd Training Support Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West, discusses training with a 189th Infantr... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Lindley, left, a trainer/mentor with

Staff Sgt. Justin Lindley, left, a trainer/mentor with

Staff Sgt. Justin Lindley, left, a trainer/mentor with 2nd Battalion, 363rd Regiment, Task Force Black Scorpion, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, demonstrates how to conduct a personnel search during base de... More

Staff Sgt. Derek Bartelt, Airman with Class 00020,

Staff Sgt. Derek Bartelt, Airman with Class 00020,

Staff Sgt. Derek Bartelt, Airman with Class 00020, 4th Detachment, 602nd Training Group, simulates an injury so that Senior Airman Spencer Hicks, Airman with Class 00020, 4th Detachment, 602nd Training Group, c... More

Col. Timothy Bush, 120th Infantry Brigade commander,

Col. Timothy Bush, 120th Infantry Brigade commander,

Col. Timothy Bush, 120th Infantry Brigade commander, gives a big smile and a friendly wave before setting out on the half marathon portion of the 11th Annual Miracle Match Marathon in Waco, Texas, Sunday. (Phot... More

5th AR runners win supporting local cancer charity 5K

5th AR runners win supporting local cancer charity 5K

(From left to right) Maj. Erik Dye, executive officer of 3rd Battalion, 360th Regiment, Task Force Rough Rider, 5th Armored Brigade, and Observer-Coach/Trainers Sgt. Nicholas Savas, Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Galvan,... More

Staff Sgt. LaKendra Johnson, noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. LaKendra Johnson, noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. LaKendra Johnson, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the DIVWEST chapel, sings a laudable rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during celebrations for the Army Reserve 106th birthday April 23, 2... More

5th AR facilitates 379th Engineer Company drivers training

5th AR facilitates 379th Engineer Company drivers training

Sgt. Jose Silva, 379th Engineer Company noncommissioned officer, inside the vehicle, navigates through a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Obstacle Course, during day four of the 3rd Battalion, 360th Regiment, Ta... More

The Gatesville High Hornets storm onto the field through

The Gatesville High Hornets storm onto the field through

The Gatesville High Hornets storm onto the field through a tunnel of applauding Soldiers kicking off Military Appreciation night at McKamie Stadium Friday. Soldiers from various Reserve component units, current... More

Staff Sgt. Charles Raby, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Charles Raby, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Charles Raby, an observer controller/trainer with 1st Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, prepares a nine-line medical evacuation request for transmissio... More

Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals wait to be presented

Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals wait to be presented

Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals wait to be presented to the family members of the late Pfc. James W. Rhoads before a ceremony at the Peacock Ranch in Gatesville, Texas, April 2. Rhoads’ grandson, Mike Holli... More

A cyclist rides past First Army Division West Headquarters

A cyclist rides past First Army Division West Headquarters

A cyclist rides past First Army Division West Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, en route to Waco, Texas, during the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge April 19. First Army Division West soldiers participated in th... More

Master Sgt. Jessie Hicks, 120th Infantry Brigade

Master Sgt. Jessie Hicks, 120th Infantry Brigade

Master Sgt. Jessie Hicks, 120th Infantry Brigade Adopt-a-School volunteer, shows a group of students how he works his hula-hoop around his neck during the school's All Children Exercising Simultaneously day May... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Orosz, center, command sergeant

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Orosz, center, command sergeant

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Orosz, center, command sergeant major of First Army Division West, leads the Pledge of Allegiance during a meeting of the Association of the United States Army, Central Texas - Fort Hoo... More

Capt. Ryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery Brigade,

Capt. Ryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery Brigade,

Capt. Ryan Peterson, right, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, is recognized by Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Coleman Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood command sergeant major, as the distinguished honor gradua... More

PRCA rodeo announcer Charlie Throckmorton, left, and

PRCA rodeo announcer Charlie Throckmorton, left, and

PRCA rodeo announcer Charlie Throckmorton, left, and First Army Division West commanding general, Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, walk around a Stryker armored fighting vehicle at Fort Hood, Texas, July 5. Throckmorto... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Woods, center, command sergeant

Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Woods, center, command sergeant

Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Woods, center, command sergeant major of Division West's 191st Infantry Brigade, presents a certificate written in Dari to a role-played Afghan National Army officer during training for... More

Staff Sgt. Sten Anderson, a member of the 181st Infantry

Staff Sgt. Sten Anderson, a member of the 181st Infantry

Staff Sgt. Sten Anderson, a member of the 181st Infantry Brigade from Fort McCoy, Wis., and a driver for a First Army Division West NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan unit, goes to brief the soldiers in his co... More

Staff Sgt. Randy Collins, left, 120th Infantry Brigade,

Staff Sgt. Randy Collins, left, 120th Infantry Brigade,

Staff Sgt. Randy Collins, left, 120th Infantry Brigade, role-plays with Capt. Steven Pace, 166th Aviation Brigade chaplain, during a Division West Strong Bonds for Single Soldiers event held in San Antonio, Tex... More

Soldiers of 3rd Training Support Battalion, 290th Regiment,

Soldiers of 3rd Training Support Battalion, 290th Regiment,

Soldiers of 3rd Training Support Battalion, 290th Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, compete to evacuate simulated casualties from the battlefield during Combat Lifesaver training last mont... More

Pfc. Ian Haywood of Waterville, Me., a member of the

Pfc. Ian Haywood of Waterville, Me., a member of the

Pfc. Ian Haywood of Waterville, Me., a member of the Maine Army National Guard's 488th Military Police Company, searches a man coming through an entry control point at the detainee operations training facility ... More

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Jose Cisneros, a senior mechanic with the California Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, inspects a blade grip on a Chinook helicopter at Longhorn Airstrip at Nor... More

Spc. Jesus Camacho, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew

Spc. Jesus Camacho, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew

Spc. Jesus Camacho, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief from Woodland, Calif., with the California Army National Guard’s Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment out of Stockton, Calif., observes the... More

Leaders of the "Four Horsemen" - a four-unit team dedicated

Leaders of the "Four Horsemen" - a four-unit team dedicated

Leaders of the "Four Horsemen" - a four-unit team dedicated to mobilization and demobilization at Fort Bliss - brief Division West's Deputy Commanding General of Operations, Brig. Gen. Michael Navrkal (center) ... More

A soldier with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's

A soldier with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's

A soldier with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion engages a target during training on Crittenberger Range, North Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 23. The 1-291st Attack Aviatio... More

Soldiers with Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade

Soldiers with Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade

Soldiers with Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade use their ghoulish costumes and antics to entertain competitors in the Family Fun Run held as part of the Division West Halloween Open House at North Fort Ho... More

Gatesville Elementary School students vie for the attention

Gatesville Elementary School students vie for the attention

Gatesville Elementary School students vie for the attention of Sgt. 1st Class Cynthia Pearson of Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade during lunchtime at the school in Gatesville, Texas, Oct. 19. As part of t... More

A convoy of Army Reserve soldiers in Mine-Resistant

A convoy of Army Reserve soldiers in Mine-Resistant

A convoy of Army Reserve soldiers in Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles avoids a simulated improvised explosive device explosion during training, conducted by Division West's 479th Field Artillery Brigade... More

Lt. Col. Randy Edwards, center, outgoing First Army

Lt. Col. Randy Edwards, center, outgoing First Army

Lt. Col. Randy Edwards, center, outgoing First Army Division West chaplain, receives the Legion of Merit award from Maj. Gen. Perry Wiggins, Division West commanding general, during his retirement ceremony at t... More

Role-played Afghan community leaders invite Capt. Joshua

Role-played Afghan community leaders invite Capt. Joshua

Role-played Afghan community leaders invite Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, center, 704th Engineer Company commander, to drink chai with them.

As one group of air assault students leaves a Black

As one group of air assault students leaves a Black

As one group of air assault students leaves a Black Hawk helicopter flown by the 166th Aviation Brigade's Capt. Steven Wax and crew, another group runs to board the aircraft at the Fort Hood, Texas, air assault... More

Soldiers and senior leaders with First Army Division

Soldiers and senior leaders with First Army Division

Soldiers and senior leaders with First Army Division West enjoy catfish, hushpuppies and sides prepared by the Gatesville Volunteer Fire Department for the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce's fifth annual Military... More

First Army Division West soldiers laugh during a humorous

First Army Division West soldiers laugh during a humorous

First Army Division West soldiers laugh during a humorous sermon given by Dr. Dennis Swanberg in a division prayer breakfast at Theodore Roosevelt Dining Facility on Fort Hood, Texas, March 4. Division West had... More

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Spencer, with the 922nd Engineer

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Spencer, with the 922nd Engineer

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Spencer, with the 922nd Engineer Company, Louisiana National Guard treats a casualty following a simulated improvised explosive device explosion, during the fundamentals of patrolling trai... More

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, who currently serves in the

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, who currently serves in the

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, who currently serves in the command sergeant major position for 1-363rd Training Support Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West, takes notes during military police training a... More

Airmen from Air Force Class 14 respond to a simulated

Airmen from Air Force Class 14 respond to a simulated

Airmen from Air Force Class 14 respond to a simulated vehicle improvised explosive device detonation during base defense operations training conducted by 2nd Battalion, 363rd Armored Regiment, Task Force Black ... More

Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, right, first female Silver Star

Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, right, first female Silver Star

Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, right, first female Silver Star recipient since World War II, applies the skills she learned during a Combat Life Saving Course at McGregor Range, N.M., on Spc. Kurt Parsley, Jan. 12. Pa... More

Cpt. Michael Noriega, an operations officer at the

Cpt. Michael Noriega, an operations officer at the

Cpt. Michael Noriega, an operations officer at the 2nd Battalion, 395th Infantry Regiment, dons his medal after completing the half marathon and taking third place for his age bracket during the 11th Annual Mir... More

Dr. Henry J. Ostermann, Texas Army Reserve Ambassador,

Dr. Henry J. Ostermann, Texas Army Reserve Ambassador,

Dr. Henry J. Ostermann, Texas Army Reserve Ambassador, speaks during celebrations of the Army Reserve 106th birthday April 23, 2014. (Photo by Michael M. Novogradac, Division West Public Affairs)

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general, First Army Division West, accepts a Gatesville Hornet team helmet Friday, signed by the entire team in appreciation for his dedicated support of the local com... More

U.S. Congressman John Carter, left, 31st Congressional

U.S. Congressman John Carter, left, 31st Congressional

U.S. Congressman John Carter, left, 31st Congressional District in the House of Representatives, and Maj. Gen Perry Wiggins, second from left, First Army Division West commanding general, present Patsy Hollings... More

A cyclist motivates and pushes his comrade through

A cyclist motivates and pushes his comrade through

A cyclist motivates and pushes his comrade through a long stretch of road to the finish in Waco, Texas, during the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, April 19. Ride 2 Recovery promotes mental and physical rehabil... More

Shane Kenney, lying down, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter,

Shane Kenney, lying down, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter,

Shane Kenney, lying down, a PRCA rodeo bullfighter, fires an M249 machine gun in a simulated firing range at Fort Hood, Texas, July 5, with the help of Staff Sgt. Farrand Webster, an observer controller/trainer... More

Col. Shawn Reed, right, commander of Division West's

Col. Shawn Reed, right, commander of Division West's

Col. Shawn Reed, right, commander of Division West's 191st Infantry Brigade, talks with role-played Afghan National Army officers through an interpreter during training for Reed's Security Force Assistance Advi... More

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain,

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain,

Maj. Maury Millican, 120th Infantry Brigade chaplain, offers a bottle of water to a table of participants to illustrate a point during his instruction on the "7 Habits of Highly Effective People." (Photo by Sta... More

Soldiers in a First Army Division West NATO Training

Soldiers in a First Army Division West NATO Training

Soldiers in a First Army Division West NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan team conduct convoy lanes training on North Fort Hood, Texas, July 20. The NTM-A unit is comprised of 18 Division West soldiers, traine... More

Staff Sgt. Johan Pae, right, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Johan Pae, right, an observer controller/trainer

Staff Sgt. Johan Pae, right, an observer controller/trainer with Division West’s 5th Armored Brigade, talks with soldiers of the Maine Army National Guard's 488th Military Police Company at the detainee opera... More

An observer controller/trainer, top left, from 1st

An observer controller/trainer, top left, from 1st

An observer controller/trainer, top left, from 1st Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, ensures that soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat T... More

Infantry soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th

Infantry soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th

Infantry soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crewed by soldiers of the California Army N... More

An air crew member of the Pennsylvania Army National

An air crew member of the Pennsylvania Army National

An air crew member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion prepares to lift off from a forward arming and re-fueling point to conduct further air-to-ground training sce... More

Soldiers and family members take off from the starting

Soldiers and family members take off from the starting

Soldiers and family members take off from the starting line of the Family Fun Run during the Division West Halloween Open House at North Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 27. The event brought together Division West's hea... More

Capt. Andre Marshall, right, a member of the Army Reserve's

Capt. Andre Marshall, right, a member of the Army Reserve's

Capt. Andre Marshall, right, a member of the Army Reserve's 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command out of Los Angeles, talks with a role-played Afghan village leader and an interpreter during training conducte... More

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, center, 704th Engineer Company

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, center, 704th Engineer Company

Capt. Joshua Yarbrough, center, 704th Engineer Company commander, and role-played Afghan community leaders discuss the 704th's involvement in the area.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, III Corps and Fort

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, III Corps and Fort

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, addresses Soldiers, families, veterans and community members with words of appreciation on behalf of Fort Hood service members during ... More

Soldiers in the Fort Hood Air Assault School's class

Soldiers in the Fort Hood Air Assault School's class

Soldiers in the Fort Hood Air Assault School's class 004-13 move quickly Feb. 26 at the Fort Hood, Texas, air assault field, so all of the 109 soldiers have the opportunity to take orientation flights on Black ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Quave, left, and Spc. Joseph

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Quave, left, and Spc. Joseph

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Quave, left, and Spc. Joseph Stamps evacuate Pvt. Tyler Marks, center, a mock casualty, following a simulated improvised explosive device explosion during patrolling fundamentals training ... More

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, right, who currently serves

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, right, who currently serves

Master Sgt. Erika Gordon, right, who currently serves in the command sergeant major position for 1-363rd Training Support Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West, discusses the military police training... More

Sgt. 1st Class Natasha Bailey, left, a medical instructor

Sgt. 1st Class Natasha Bailey, left, a medical instructor

Sgt. 1st Class Natasha Bailey, left, a medical instructor with 3rd Battalion, 360th Combat Support/Combat Service Support, Task Force Rough Rider, 5th Armored Brigade, evaluates Staff Sgt. Joseph Weidman, Airma... More

An elated 2nd Lt. Genevieve Pena, a human resources

An elated 2nd Lt. Genevieve Pena, a human resources

An elated 2nd Lt. Genevieve Pena, a human resources officer for the 120th Infantry Brigade, finished third in her age bracket in the 11th Annual Miracle Match Marathon in Waco, Texas, Sunday. (Photo by 1st Lt. ... More

From left to right, Col. Gregory D. Reilly, DIVWEST

From left to right, Col. Gregory D. Reilly, DIVWEST

From left to right, Col. Gregory D. Reilly, DIVWEST chief of staff; DIVWEST Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick K. Akuna, Jr.; and 1st Sgt. Howard E. Scott, first sergeant of Headquarter and Headquarters Detachment, DIVW... More

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general,

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., commanding general, First Army Division West, talks with announcers in the booth during the Gatesville High Military Appreciation Night at McKamie Stadium Friday. Soldiers from v... More

Division West soldiers who participated in a Strong

Division West soldiers who participated in a Strong

Division West soldiers who participated in a Strong Bonds for Single Soldiers event in San Antonio, Texas, pose in front of the Alamo, July 22. The event featured instruction on the "7 Habits of Highly Effectiv... More

Maj. Michael Doyle, center, operations officer of Division

Maj. Michael Doyle, center, operations officer of Division

Maj. Michael Doyle, center, operations officer of Division West's 191st Infantry Brigade, leads an after-action review with role-played Afghan army, police and border police officials during training for Doyle'... More

Infantry Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th

Infantry Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th

Infantry Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, run onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crewed by Soldiers of the California Army Na... More

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