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Brigade commander Col. Terence Hermans and acting brigade

Brigade commander Col. Terence Hermans and acting brigade

Brigade commander Col. Terence Hermans and acting brigade Sgt. Major Rodney Felder, of the 4th Sustainment Brigade, uncased the brigade colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony from 640th Sustainment Brig... More

Joint Logistics Task Force 28 Battalion commander Lt.

Joint Logistics Task Force 28 Battalion commander Lt.

Joint Logistics Task Force 28 Battalion commander Lt. Col. Christopher Benoit and Command Sgt. Maj. Gilbert Adkins, lay their respective battalion coins down on the memorial center piece for Staff. Sgt. Jesse A... More

Sgt. Angiene Myers with the 4th Sustainment Briagde

Sgt. Angiene Myers with the 4th Sustainment Briagde

Sgt. Angiene Myers with the 4th Sustainment Briagde Public Affairs places a mic on Spc. Keith E. Mravlja, a signal support specialist with the brigade, as he prepares to tape a video greeting to this mother.

Air Force Technical Sgt. Deron Warren (left), and Air

Air Force Technical Sgt. Deron Warren (left), and Air

Air Force Technical Sgt. Deron Warren (left), and Air Force Senior Airman Robert MacPeek, both attached to the 70th Medium Truck Detachment, sit at a table recounting the events that took place when a Humvee overturned.

Senior Airman Leads From the Front

Senior Airman Leads From the Front

Command Master Chief Matthew Malenic, the detachment chief for the 70th Medium Truck Detachment, stands next to the 'Scorpion' emblem of the detachment. (photo/Spc. John D. Ortiz)

Maj. Brian Smith, the 9th Financial Management Company

Maj. Brian Smith, the 9th Financial Management Company

Maj. Brian Smith, the 9th Financial Management Company Commander, following tradition, presents the first dollar earned to Shaika K. Al Bahar, the Deputy CEO for National Bank of Kuwait at the branch's grand opening.

Todd A. Hoover, director of the Wellness Center in

Todd A. Hoover, director of the Wellness Center in

Todd A. Hoover, director of the Wellness Center in Heidelberg, Germany, kneels over Staff Sgt. Jesus Jimenez, as Hoover prepares to conduct a body fat test. Hoover was invited by Command Sgt. Maj. Erik R.R. Fre... More

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers assigned to the 577th

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers assigned to the 577th

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron rest after a partial demolition the back portion of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Joint Operations Ce... More

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain assigned to B Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Newport Navy Base, R.I., receives the Purple Heart Medal from Co... More

Spc. Curt Jones, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Company,

Spc. Curt Jones, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Company,

Spc. Curt Jones, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion stands in formation before the company’s November promotion ceremony. Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, is assigned... More

Chico, Calif., native Denae Nemanic uses a plasma cutter

Chico, Calif., native Denae Nemanic uses a plasma cutter

Chico, Calif., native Denae Nemanic uses a plasma cutter to make radio mounts for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles during the fabrication process. Nemanic, a sergeant assigned to the 125th Brigade Suppo... More

First Lt. Jamie Holm, the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry

First Lt. Jamie Holm, the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry

First Lt. Jamie Holm, the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment serves Command Sgt. Maj. Angelo Lisondra, the squadron command sergeant major during the Thanksgiving Day meal at Forward Operating Base Airborne.

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood,

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood,

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood, Wash., examines the engine of his MAT-V, an MRAP based vehicle, before replacing an engine as Sgt. Christopher Comer, a native of El Paso, Texas, looks on. Bo... More

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood,

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood,

Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood, Wash., examines the engine of his MAT-V, an MRAP based vehicle, before replacing an engine as Sgt. Christopher Comer, a native of El Paso, Texas looks on. Bot... More

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer Company, with the Illinois Guard, currently living in Plainville, Ind., stands back and watches an Afghanistan National Army engineer dump a loader full of dir... More

A soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation

A soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation

A soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade directs the C-130 carrying Gen. Martin Dempsey, the highest ranking U.S. military officer after landing at Forward Operating Base Shank. Dempsey, t... More

(L-R) 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command

(L-R) 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command

(L-R) 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Bowen, a native of Georgetown, Penn., puts out his hand to accept a coin from 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ol... More

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-1 Special Troops Battalion, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stand in formation prior to a combat badge ceremony. Soldiers wit... More

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter shares

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter shares

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter shares a laugh with Staff Sgt. Gregory G. Edwards, a native of Chicago and a cannon crewmember during his visit to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divis... More

(Right-Left) Maj. Ralph Overland, a native of Phoenix,

(Right-Left) Maj. Ralph Overland, a native of Phoenix,

(Right-Left) Maj. Ralph Overland, a native of Phoenix, and the brigade operations officer congratulates Master Sgt. Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta, Ga., after his promotion ceremony. Both soldiers are ass... More

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., raises his right hand during his re-enlistment ceremony onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 2nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Combat Aviatio... More

Maj. Joel Newsom, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Maj. Joel Newsom, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Maj. Joel Newsom, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Rear Detachment Commander speaks to more than 250 soldiers, family members and friends who came to the 1st Armored Division Chapel June 13 to ... More

Brigade Troops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin Stevens

Brigade Troops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin Stevens

Brigade Troops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin Stevens and Command Sgt. Major C.W. Mitchell Jr., of the 4th Sustainment Brigade, uncase their colors during the Transfer of Authority ceremony held at the Zone... More

Staff Sgt. Melinda Gintilas removes her ear piece after

Staff Sgt. Melinda Gintilas removes her ear piece after

Staff Sgt. Melinda Gintilas removes her ear piece after doing a live interview with NBC's Today Show. Gintilas, a heavy equipment transport driver in the 2nd Transportation Company, is a finalist in the show's ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Erick Ritterby, the Public Affairs Chief

Sgt. 1st Class Erick Ritterby, the Public Affairs Chief

Sgt. 1st Class Erick Ritterby, the Public Affairs Chief for the 4th Sustainment Brigade videotapes Spc. Keith E. Mravlja, a native of Plythe, Ga., and a signal unit specialist with the unit, conducting his Moth... More

Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Carlisle, a gun truck commander

Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Carlisle, a gun truck commander

Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Carlisle, a gun truck commander stands next to his Humvee before a mission to escort a convoy heading into Iraq. Carlisle, was the senior truck commander on scene and called the 9-line Mede... More

Eman Nazih A. Aziz, a bank teller, passes bounded American

Eman Nazih A. Aziz, a bank teller, passes bounded American

Eman Nazih A. Aziz, a bank teller, passes bounded American dollar bills to Franklina Misquitta, who checks the bank has the proper amount of currency, as the tellers prepare for opening day of business at the C... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Romine, a Farmington,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Romine, a Farmington,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Romine, a Farmington, Mo., native uses a reciprocating saw to cut wooden supports while demolishing part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Joint Operations C... More

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain assigned to B Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Newport Navy Base, R.I., receives a hand shake from 1st Sgt. Pat... More

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas is congratulated by Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Pollard, the Service and Recovery Officer-in-Charge following Jones’s promotion from private first class to sp... More

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a welder assigned to Bravo Company,

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a welder assigned to Bravo Company,

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a welder assigned to Bravo Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, prepares to weld two pieces of metal during the metal fabrication process. Nemanic, a native of Chico, Calif., is also in... More

Third Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division commander,

Third Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division commander,

Third Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division commander, Col. Mark Landes, cuts a piece of turkey while serving soldiers, contractors, and local Afghan citizens during the Thanksgiving Day meal at Forward Ope... More

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks through an electro-optical bore sight system to calibrate the .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a common remotely operated weapons station on a MAT-V, an MRA... More

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks

Pvt. Daniel Dunn, a native of Richmond, Ind., looks through an electro-optical bore sight system to calibrate the .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a common remotely operated weapons station on an MAT-V, an MR... More

Members of Second Platoon, Action Company 2nd Battalion,

Members of Second Platoon, Action Company 2nd Battalion,

Members of Second Platoon, Action Company 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment pose next to a memorial honoring Sgt. 1st Class Clark Corley, Spc. Ryan Lumley, and Spc. Thomas Mayberry following a memorial servi... More

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer

Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer Company, with the Illinois Guard, currently living in Plainville, Ind., stands back and watches an Afghanistan National Army engineer operate a wheel loader du... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff walks off the C-130 shortly after landing on Forward Operating Base Shank. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was in Afghanistan t... More

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn.,

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn.,

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn., and Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, the command team for 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment out of Fort Bliss, Texas sit in a cargo plane while flying to K... More

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram (right) of 3-1 Special Troops

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram (right) of 3-1 Special Troops

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram (right) of 3-1 Special Troops Battalion speaks to his Headquarters and Headquarters Company prior to awarding combat badges to soldiers assigned to the company at Forward Operating Base ... More

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram, the Special Troops Battalion

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram, the Special Troops Battalion

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram, the Special Troops Battalion commander for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, speaks on female engagement teams assigned to his battalion during a round table discussion... More

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, native of Valdosta, Ga.,

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, native of Valdosta, Ga.,

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, native of Valdosta, Ga., and the senior human resources sergeant in 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, stands next to Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., ... More

(Left to right) Capt. Christopher McWhirter administers

(Left to right) Capt. Christopher McWhirter administers

(Left to right) Capt. Christopher McWhirter administers the re-enlistment oath to Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 2nd Aviation Br... More

Soldiers and family members with the 3rd Brigade Combat

Soldiers and family members with the 3rd Brigade Combat

Soldiers and family members with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division sit at the 1st Armored Division Chapel June 13 here in remembrance Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza, Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, and Pfc. Le... More

Brig. Gen.l Kevin Leonard, commanding general of the

Brig. Gen.l Kevin Leonard, commanding general of the

Brig. Gen.l Kevin Leonard, commanding general of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) made his opening remarks during a Transfer of Authority ceremony where 640th Sustainment Brigade relinquished command to 4t... More

Members of the 4th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Members of the 4th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Members of the 4th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Team conduct a Mother's Day shout-out for Sgt. Sheila Rivera, a command group secretary for Joint Logistics Task Force 28.

John J. Argodale, the deputy assistant secretary of

John J. Argodale, the deputy assistant secretary of

John J. Argodale, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army, Finance Operations, and Shaika K. Al Bahar, the Deputy CEO for National Bank of Kuwait, cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the official branch ope... More

Master Sgt. Elva Marquez prepares to conduct a body

Master Sgt. Elva Marquez prepares to conduct a body

Master Sgt. Elva Marquez prepares to conduct a body fat test on a Soldier, a three part test that includes measuring heigh and weight, and calorie intake as part of the Wrangler Wellness Program. The Wellness p... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures specialist Pittsburgh native on his second deployment, uses a circular saw to cut a portion of the back wall of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored D... More

Abilene, Texas native Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Carroll

Abilene, Texas native Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Carroll

Abilene, Texas native Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Carroll assigned to B Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Newport Navy Base, R.I., is awarded the Purple Heart Medal from Co... More

Spc. Curt Jones uses a MIG welder to connect two pieces

Spc. Curt Jones uses a MIG welder to connect two pieces

Spc. Curt Jones uses a MIG welder to connect two pieces of metal during the fabrication process in the service and recovery shop office. Jones said, “Once I joined the Army and my unit, I learned more than I ev... More

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a native of Chico, Calif., adjusts

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a native of Chico, Calif., adjusts

Sgt. Denae Nemanic, a native of Chico, Calif., adjusts a torch’s flame prior to cutting off a piece of metal that had broken and needed to be replaced. “It’s not the same thing every day. I make things that can... More

First Sgt. Dean Robinson, the 54th Military Police

First Sgt. Dean Robinson, the 54th Military Police

First Sgt. Dean Robinson, the 54th Military Police Company first sergeant based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., serve cuts of meat at the Forward Operating Base Airborne dining facility during the Thank... More

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala.,

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala.,

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala., spray-paints a portion of an MRAP after its headlight was replaced following an IED strike. Hargrove is a on his third deployment and is assigned to Brav... More

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala.,

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala.,

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hargrove, a native of Decatur, Ala., spray-paints a portion of a MRAP after its headlight was replaced following an IED strike. Hargrove is a on his third deployment and is assigned to Bravo... More

Unit coins lay on the memorial stand for Sgt. 1st Class

Unit coins lay on the memorial stand for Sgt. 1st Class

Unit coins lay on the memorial stand for Sgt. 1st Class Clark Corley, Spc. Ryan Lumley, and Spc. Thomas Mayberry following a memorial service at Combat Outpost Sultan Khel, Wednesday, Dec. 7. The three men, mem... More

An ANA engineer steps down from the driver’s cab of

An ANA engineer steps down from the driver’s cab of

An ANA engineer steps down from the driver’s cab of a wheel loader after several session of scooping and dumping dirt during a training event hosted by the 661st Engineer Company, with the Illinois National Gua... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stands in front of eight soldiers on the steps of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Joint Operations Center while address numerous ... More

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn.,

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn.,

Lt. Col. Robert Horney, a native of Lebanon, Penn., and Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, the command team for 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment out of Fort Bliss, Texas receive a briefing from Capt. Len Blay... More

(Left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Falk, the

(Left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Falk, the

(Left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Falk, the battalion command sergeant major for the Special Troops Battalion, and Pvt. 2nd Class Elizabeth Mendezmontanez, a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and a human r... More

(Left-right) Marine Lt. Gen Robert Neller, the Joint

(Left-right) Marine Lt. Gen Robert Neller, the Joint

(Left-right) Marine Lt. Gen Robert Neller, the Joint Staff Director of Operations looks on, as Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter, and Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., and the 3r... More

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsposrt, Tenn.,

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsposrt, Tenn.,

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsposrt, Tenn., and the brigade commander for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pins on the master sergeant rank on Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta, Ga., an... More

(Left to right) Master Sgt. Douglas Brown, the senior

(Left to right) Master Sgt. Douglas Brown, the senior

(Left to right) Master Sgt. Douglas Brown, the senior career counselor for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division talks to Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., prior to boar... More

A family member sits with the memorial pamphlet open

A family member sits with the memorial pamphlet open

A family member sits with the memorial pamphlet open during the memorial service held June 13 in remembrance Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza, Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs, and Pfc. Leroy Deronde, III who were killed in actio... More

1st Lt. Kristofer Houtz, the 4th Sustainment Brigade

1st Lt. Kristofer Houtz, the 4th Sustainment Brigade

1st Lt. Kristofer Houtz, the 4th Sustainment Brigade Electronic Warfare Officer, listens to a speaker during the Transfer of Authority where the 640th Sustainment Brigade out of Nashville, Tenn., relinquished c... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Frank Monacelli, a structures specialist and Pittsburgh native on his second deployment, measures a plank of wood in the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, compound on Forw... More

Chico, Calif., native Sgt. Denae Nemanic uses a torch

Chico, Calif., native Sgt. Denae Nemanic uses a torch

Chico, Calif., native Sgt. Denae Nemanic uses a torch to cut a piece of broken metal in order to repair and replace it. Nemanic, a welder assigned to Bravo, Company, 125th Brigade Support, has deployed twice to... More

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas

Spc. Curt Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas looks over his welding job in the service and recovery shop office. Wanting to learn a trade that would transfer into a skill that can be used in the civilian ... More

Chaplain (Capt.) Calvin Park, the 1st Squadron, 13th

Chaplain (Capt.) Calvin Park, the 1st Squadron, 13th

Chaplain (Capt.) Calvin Park, the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment chaplain cuts pieces of meat to serve soldiers, contractors, and local Afghan civilians during the squadron’s Thanksgiving Day meal at Forwa... More

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine, prepares

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine, prepares

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine, prepares a newly installed headlight fender for painting by taping various lights and fixtures on an MRAP after an IED strike destroyed the headlight. Bailey is o... More

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine prepares

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine prepares

Pvt. Aaron Bailey, a native of Portland, Maine prepares a newly installed headlight fender for painting by taping various lights and fixtures on a MRAP after an IED strike destroyed the headlight. Bailey is on ... More

The Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals posthumously

The Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals posthumously

The Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals posthumously awarded to Sgt. 1st Class Clark Corley, Spc. Ryan Lumley, and Spc. Thomas Mayberry lay on a memorial for all three soldiers following the memorial service at... More

An ANA engineer operates a backhoe construction vehicle

An ANA engineer operates a backhoe construction vehicle

An ANA engineer operates a backhoe construction vehicle while sitting in the driver’s cab during a training event hosted by the 661st Engineer Company, Illinois National Guard, to teach and familiarize ANA engi... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stands in front of eight soldiers on the steps of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Joint Operations Center while address numerous ... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, the senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, the senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, the senior enlisted advisor for the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment gets the full Stryker experience with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment riding in the back of the veh... More

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins a combat action badge

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins a combat action badge

Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins a combat action badge on a soldier assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, in a combat badge award ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shank.... More

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsport, Tenn.,

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsport, Tenn.,

Col. Mark H. Landes, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., and the 3rd Brigade Combat team, 1st Armored Division commander elaborates on a talking point to Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter during a roun... More

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta,

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta,

(Left-Right) Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta, Ga., stands at attention while Master Sgt. Steve Holcomb, a native of Piggott, Ark., and the brigade plans senior non-commisioned officer pins on the master se... More

Soldiers participating in the re-enlistment ceremony

Soldiers participating in the re-enlistment ceremony

Soldiers participating in the re-enlistment ceremony for Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke board the Ch-46 Chinook helicopter prior to his re-enlistment. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., is the military... More

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stand in formation prior to the 21-gun salute during the memorial ceremony June 13 at the 1st Armored Division Chapel here for Staff Sgt. R... More

Brigade Trooops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin

Brigade Trooops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin

Brigade Trooops Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin Stevens, of the 4th Sustainment Brigade, his battalion and colors to attention during a Transfer of Authority ceremony held at the Zone 1 Gym, here.

Birmingham, Ala. resident, Spc. Tamika Royals, (2nd

Birmingham, Ala. resident, Spc. Tamika Royals, (2nd

Birmingham, Ala. resident, Spc. Tamika Royals, (2nd row, First), raises her hand to receive the reenlistment oath from Brig. Gen. H. Gary Bunch, deputy commanding general, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) in a... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Caume, a resident

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Caume, a resident

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Caume, a resident of Blue Springs, Mo., uses a pipe bender to bend conduit prior to rerouting electrical wires for overhead lighting in the remodel at the back of the 3rd Brig... More

Corpus Christi, Texas native Spc. Curt Jones grinds

Corpus Christi, Texas native Spc. Curt Jones grinds

Corpus Christi, Texas native Spc. Curt Jones grinds down any sharp jagged edges before painting and rust proofing his fabrication. Jones was promoted from private first class to specialist on Oct. 16. Jones tha... More

Sgt. Peter Santos, a native of Guam, receives his plate

Sgt. Peter Santos, a native of Guam, receives his plate

Sgt. Peter Santos, a native of Guam, receives his plate of food from staff officers assigned to 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment during the squadron’s Thanksgiving Day meal at Forward Operating Base Airborne... More

Spc. Erik Brunswick, a native of San Diego, rests after

Spc. Erik Brunswick, a native of San Diego, rests after

Spc. Erik Brunswick, a native of San Diego, rests after dusting an air filter to a M916 tractor trailer. Brunswick is a combat engineer assigned to Route Clearance Patrol 43, 7th Engineer Battalion, based at Fo... More

WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Spc. Erik Brunswick,

WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Spc. Erik Brunswick,

WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Spc. Erik Brunswick, a native of San Diego, Calif., rests after dusting an air filter to a M916 tractor trailer. Brunswick is a combat engineer assigned to Route Clearance Patrol ... More

The soldiers of second platoon, Action Company salute

The soldiers of second platoon, Action Company salute

The soldiers of second platoon, Action Company salute as Taps is played during a memorial ceremony for Sgt. 1st Class Clark Corley, Spc. Ryan Lumley, and Spc. Thomas Mayberry at Combat Outpost Sultan Khel, Wedn... More

An ANA engineer manipulates the levers while operating

An ANA engineer manipulates the levers while operating

An ANA engineer manipulates the levers while operating a backhoe during a training event hosted by the 661st Engineer Company, with the Illinois National Guard. The seven day training event was meant to familia... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reviews the Bronze Star Citation after pinning on the medal on Czech Republic Staff Sgt. Michal Novotny, a native of Olomouc, Czech Republic and a ... More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Brian Payne, a native of Red

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Brian Payne, a native of Red

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Brian Payne, a native of Red Oak, Texas; Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera, a native of Calexico, Calif.; Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Bowen, a native of Georgetown, Pa.; and Lt. Col. Robert ... More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins on the

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins on the

(Left to right) Lt. Col. Matthew Ingram pins on the combat infantryman’s badge on Spc. Graham Woody, a native of Houston, during a combat badge ceremony for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Tr... More

Subject matter experts from across the 3rd Brigade

Subject matter experts from across the 3rd Brigade

Subject matter experts from across the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division sit and have a round table discussion with the Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter at the partner tactical opera... More

Newly promoted Master Sgt. Monolito Brown, a native

Newly promoted Master Sgt. Monolito Brown, a native

Newly promoted Master Sgt. Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta, Ga., and the senior human resource sergeant in 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division talks to the crowd at his promotion ceremony thankin... More

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., walks down the helicopter ramp after his re-enlistment ceremony onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 2nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Combat... More

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division present arms following the 21-gun salute during the memorial ceremony June 13 at the 1st Armored Division Chapel here for Staff Sgt. Robert... More

San Diego, Calif., native Linda Carpenter pins on her

San Diego, Calif., native Linda Carpenter pins on her

San Diego, Calif., native Linda Carpenter pins on her race number to her shirt before the start of the 125th Brigade Support Battalion Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. Carpenter, a specialist who works as the BSB ... More

Pfc. Shawn Guerney, a native of Wylie, Texas uses a

Pfc. Shawn Guerney, a native of Wylie, Texas uses a

Pfc. Shawn Guerney, a native of Wylie, Texas uses a vacuum cleaner to clean the hallway to his living quarters during his downtime from combat patrols. Guerney, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Bat... More

A member of second platoon, Action Company, 2nd Battalion,

A member of second platoon, Action Company, 2nd Battalion,

A member of second platoon, Action Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment holds the memorial program for Sgt. 1st Class Clark Corley, Spc. Ryan Lumley, and Spc. Thomas Mayberry before a memorial service ... More

Spc. Brandon C. Meuth, a native of Jerseyville, Ill.,

Spc. Brandon C. Meuth, a native of Jerseyville, Ill.,

Spc. Brandon C. Meuth, a native of Jerseyville, Ill., and member of the 661st Engineer Company from Sparta, Ill., looks on as an ANA engineer operates the backhoe loader during a training event to instruct and ... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shakes the hand of Pfc. Cory Cox after pinning on an Army Commendation Medal with “V” for Valor. Cox, a native of Humble, Texas, was recognized wit... More

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