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Airborne, it runs in the family

Airborne, it runs in the family

There are traditions passed down from generation to generation in families all across the world, and while these can range from farming to large-scale business corporations, for the Travis' it's jumping out of an aircraft, ready to take the fight to the... Read More

Noble Partner begins with basic training tactics

Noble Partner begins with basic training tactics

Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment gathered the morning of May 13 to train on medical evacuations, cordon tactics... Read More about Noble Partner begins with basic training tactics

US tanks, Bradleys back in Poland for Atlantic Resolve mission

US tanks, Bradleys back in Poland for Atlantic Resolve mission

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment have brought U.S. Abrams Main Battle Tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles back to Poland as they... Read More about US tanks, Bradleys back in Poland for Atlantic Resolve mission

Army uses technology to increase aerial delivery accuracy

Army uses technology to increase aerial delivery accuracy

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a new system that will enhance the capabilities of U.S. Army Pathfinders as they... Read More about Army uses technology to increase aerial delivery accuracy

US, UK, Georgian soldiers cultivate capabilities in Exercise Noble Partner

US, UK, Georgian soldiers cultivate capabilities in Exercise Noble Partner

Exercise Noble Partner 16 kicked off, May 11, beginning the 14-day training featuring Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, paratroopers... Read More about US, UK, Georgian soldiers cultivate capabilities in Exercise Noble Partner

Acting secretary of the Army engages Army War College: shared service, shared interests

Acting secretary of the Army engages Army War College: shared service, shared interests

Acting Secretary Patrick Murphy returned to the home turf of Pennsylvania to discuss determination on behalf of the Army and its people. "All of... Read More about Acting secretary of the Army engages Army War College: shared service, shared interests

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U.S. Soldiers began a rainy, first full day of competition at the 2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition with the Army Physical Fitness Test at Hendrick Stadium on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 3, 2016. This year's Best Warrior Competition determined the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

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U.S. Invictus team archer Chasity Kuczer takes aim during an archery gold medal round at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla. May 9, 2016. Kuczer won silver in the Open Compound Bow division.

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2016 Invictus Games

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael McPhall races during track and field preliminaries during Invictus Games 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2016.

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National Training Center

Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, hike up a mountain a company combined arms live fire exercise at the Operations Group, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., April 27, 2016.

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Army helos beat Guinness World Record for largest

Thirty-two OH-58D Kiowa Warriors with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct a flyover during farewell flight, Fort Bragg, N.C., April 15. The flyover serves as a final "thank you" and farewell to the residents of the Fort Bragg and the Fayetteville community.

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2016 Best Sapper Competition

1st Sgt. Jose Casillas, a paratrooper assigned to 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, conducts a dynamic thermal breach during the Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 19, 2016.

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2016 Best Ranger Competition

Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein and Capt. Robert Killian, jump over smoldering logs during the Spartan Race that kicked off Day 2 of the grueling 33rd annual Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., April 16, 2016. The competition is a three-day event consisting physical, mental, and technical challenges in honor of Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr.

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2016 David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition winne

Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein and Capt. Robert Killian, representing the Army National Guard are the 2016 David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition winners. Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy presented awards to the winning team, April 18, 2016. In July 1981, the Ranger department was asked to design and conduct a Ranger Olympics to identify the best two-man buddy team and the annual event is held annually at Fort Benning, Ga.

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Army Warrior tasks

Staff Sgt. Tobias Henry, Special Troops Battalion, 171st Infantry Brigade, uses a three second rush to bound to an alternate firing point while reacting to direct fire during Expert Infantry Badge qualifications held at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 31, 2016. Soldiers vying for the coveted Infantry qualification were given 30 timed Army Warrior tasks to complete in addition to being tested on the Army Physical Fitness test, day and night land navigation. Testing ends on April 1 with a 12-mile forced march.

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Water obstacle

U.S. military personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa negotiate a water obstacle during a desert commando course in Arta, Djibouti, March 15, 2016. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests.

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Taps

A Soldier from The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" performs Taps for an Army Full Honor Funeral for Sgt. Wilson Meckley in Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 4, 2016. Meckley was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War. While operating in the Chosin Reservoir Meckley's element was overwhelmed and he was reported missing on December 2, 1950. On March 28, 2016 it was announced by The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) that Meckley's body had been recovered.

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Posture of the U.S. Army Hearing

Chief of Staff of the Army Mark Milley and Acting Secretary Patrick Murphy testify to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on the posture of the Department of the Army at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 7, 2016.

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2016 108th Training Command Best Warrior competiti

Sgt. 1st Class Ethan Feldner, 95th Training Division, prepares to begin the push-up event at the 2016 108th Training Command Best Warrior competition held at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 21. This year's Best Warrior competition will determine the top NCO and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the 108th Training Command at the Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year competition later this year at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Carl Gustav M3 84mm recoilless rifle

Spc. Michael A. Burton, an infantry man, fires the Carl Gustav M3 84mm recoilless rifle during a certification live-fire on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 9, 2016. The Paratroopers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. The gun is breech-loaded and can be fired from the standing, kneeling, sitting or prone positions.The purpose of the rifle is to engage lightly armored targets at ranges up to 700 meters and soft targets at up to 1,000 meters.

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K9 training

U.S. Army Spc. Jared Schultz and military working dog, Teddy, assigned to the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment, conduct K-9 training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 17, 2016. The Army military working dog handlers conducted the K-9 training with their Air Force counterparts, assigned to the 673d Security Forces Squadron, to keep their teams flexible to respond to law enforcement emergencies and for overseas deployments.

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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

A Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa negotiates a rope obstacle during a desert commando course in Arta, Djibouti, March 15.

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Memorial Bataan Death March

Jesse Baltazar, 95, a Bataan Death March survivor wipes his face during a survivor talk, March 19, 2016, a day prior to the 27th Annual White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Memorial Bataan Death March. Baltazar joined the 71st Battalion, U.S. Armed Forces Far East right after the Japanese Bombed Pearl Harbor. Three days into the Bataan Death March, Baltazar escaped and joined the Filipino resistance. After being discharged from the Army in 1945, he became the first Filipino-born officer in the U.S. Air Force in 1948, retiring at the rank of Major.

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Aerial gunnery exercise

A gunner from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, engages targets during the unit's aerial gunnery exercise, Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 28, 2016.

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Army Trials

Sgt. David Jones practices his swimming technique at the Aquatics Training Center on Fort Bliss, Texas, March 1, 2016.

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Mountain warfare skills

A Soldier with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), climbs an ice wall at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Soldiers performed basic and advanced mountain warfare skills like ice climbing, mountain movement techniques, and nighttime navigation as part of their mountaineering winter bivouac.

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East African Response Force, Combined Joint Task F

U.S. Soldiers assigned to East African Response Force, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct small-arms training with French Foreign Legion soldiers at a firing range in Djibouti, March 5, 2016. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests.

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Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces Afghanist

U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell relinquished command of both Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan to U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. in a ceremony at NATO's Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016.

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2016 Warrior Trials

U.S. Army athletes competing in the 2016 Warrior Trials train for the cycling competition at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 28, 2016.

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The Mountain Walk

Sgt. Ryan Hawley, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, climbs the mountain at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Mountain Walk is a culminating event for basic and advanced mountain warfare students to use the skills taught at the Mountain Warfare School.

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U.S. Army Parachute Team

Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" and the U.S. Navy Parachute Team "The Leap Frogs" train together on canopy relative work over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., February 22, 2016.

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U.S. Army civil affairs Soldier

A U.S. Army civil affairs Soldier attached to 3rd Cavalry Regiment conducts security during a convoy halt at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 12, 2016. The National Training Center conducts tough, realistic, training to prepare brigade combat teams and other units for combat.

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Memorial service for Tuskegee Airmen

Army Capt. Craig Morin presents an American flag to Tuskegee Airmen 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant's eldest sister, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, during a full military honors memorial service held for Leftenant at Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 14, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. Leftenant, was involved in a midair collision while escorting bombers to Sankt Viet, Austria, causing him to bailout of his damaged aircraft. He was reported MIA, April 12, 1945, declared deceased in 1946, since he was never found. Leftenant-Colon was a nurse with the Army Reserves. She was stationed with the Tuskegee Airmen in Columbus, Ohio, after her brother died, and worked there until 1949.

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Colorado Army Guard conducts blizzard response exe

A Colorado Army National Guard crew chief conducts preflight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in preparation for a blizzard response exercise at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Jan. 9, 2016. Colorado Guard members and various local agencies are participating in a blizzard response exercise with local authorities this week.

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Army All-American Bowl

Mecole Hardman Jr., gets a little pre-game motivation from Soldier Mentors at the Army All-American Bowl, Jan. 9, in San Antonio, Texas.

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U.S. Army Soldiers compete in pugil stick match

Paratroopers from Pathfinder Company, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, engage in a pugil stick match during the Pathfinder Torcher, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8. While they were in the ring, their platoon was cheering them on from the sideline.

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Victory Tower

After losing his balance on a rope bridge obstacle, a Soldier in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, attempts to complete the task by using pure upper body strength to shimmy across to the other side with his Drill Sergeant looking on, Oct. 28, 2015. Soldiers in Basic Combat Training must complete all tasks at Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, S.C., which also boasts a 40-foot repelling wall, in order to graduate.

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U.S. Army Soldiers hike to the peak of Mount Ljubo

Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force Multinational Battle Group-East's Task Force Hurricane, made up of Soldiers from the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, hiked to the peak of Mount Ljuboten in southern Kosovo, Aug. 23, 2015. Led by German members of MNBG-E's headquarters, these Soldiers earned Germany's Edelweiss Badge by successfully completing the 8,000 ft. trek.

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U.S. Army Ranger Class 08-15 Graduation

Graduates of U.S. Army Ranger Class 08-15 render a salute during their graduation on Fort Benning, Ga., August 21, 2015.

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Fire Training

U.S. Army firefighters, assigned to the Nebraska Army National Guard, conduct aircraft rescue firefighting training, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., July 16, 2015, in preparation for an upcoming exercise.

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Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency

U.S. service members from the Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, escort the recently disinterred remains of a service member from the U.S.S. Oklahoma, previously buried as unknown. The disinterments taking place at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HIawaii, June 8, 2015, were conducted in effort to identify the U.S. service members. The mission of DPAA is to conduct global search, recovery and laboratory operations to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

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