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  • Lead Story ARLINGTON, Va. -- Hurricane Irma, a monster storm packing winds up to 185 mph, was hovering Wednesday over Caribbean islands as Florida National Guard members began preparing for a possible hit and residents started evacuating. National Guard troops prep for action as Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean, threatens Florida
  • Featured Video Can you spot the two snipers hiding in the woods? Staff Sgt. Brian Moran, an Instructor at the U.S. Army Sniper Course, explains the role of snipers in military operations, and shows us some of the techniques used to remain concealed to enemies. U.S. Army Snipers
  • Featured Photo Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers practice containing willdland fire during a field training exercise at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Trainingin Salem, Ore., Aug. 28, 2017. Nearly 125 Citizen-Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team volunteered to join the second iteration of personnel, also known as NG-2, activated by Governor Kate Brown to assist with wildfires across the state of Oregon. The Oregon National Guard is currently assigned to three different fires in central and southern Oregon; the Whitewater, High Cascades Complex and Chetco Bar fires. Containing wildland fire
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  • Hurricane Irma takes aim at Florida, southeast US; tips from Army, NOAA to help families prepare Hurricane Irma takes aim at Florida, southeast US; tips from Army, NOAA to help families prepare
  • Army to rapidly procure reusable shoulder-fired weapon system Army to rapidly procure reusable shoulder-fired weapon system
  • National Guard personnel preparing for Hurricane Irma as relief efforts continue in Texas National Guard personnel preparing for Hurricane Irma as relief efforts continue in Texas
  • Hawaii National Guard hazmat specialists ready to respond to real-world incidents Hawaii National Guard hazmat specialists ready to respond to real-world incidents
  • Soldiers reaffirm commitment to South Korean defense in annual exercise Soldiers reaffirm commitment to South Korean defense in annual exercise
  • US, partner forces defeating ISIS evil in Iraq, Syria, army commander says US, partner forces defeating ISIS evil in Iraq, Syria, army commander says
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  • Department of the Army announces 3rd Infantry Division deployment August 30, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Division deployment August 30, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 1st Cavalry Division deployment August 30, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 10th Mountain Division deployment July 20, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces force structure decisions for fiscal year 2017 June 15, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 1st Cavalry Division deployment May 19, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces III Corps deployment May 19, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 1st Infantry Division deployment April 27, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 82nd Airborne Division deployment April 27, 2017
  • Department of the Army announces 3rd Infantry Division deployment April 27, 2017
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  • Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers practice containing willdland fire during a field training exercise at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Trainingin Salem, Ore., Aug. 28, 2017. Nearly 125 Citizen-Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team volunteered to join the second iteration of personnel, also known as NG-2, activated by Governor Kate Brown to assist with wildfires across the state of Oregon. The Oregon National Guard is currently assigned to three different fires in central and southern Oregon; the Whitewater, High Cascades Complex and Chetco Bar fires.

    Containing wildland fire

  • A Soldier with 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, looks through his binoculars as part of an orienteering event during second day of the 2017 Forces Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 21. Fifteen noncommissioned officers and Soldiers compete in a five-day competition designed to test their physical and mental endurance.

  • Soldiers of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire a M109A6 Paladin howitzer during Exercise Combined Resolve IX at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 21 2017. Exercise Combine Resolve IX is designed to train the Army's Regionally Allocated Forces to the U.S. European Command. The goal of the exercise is to prepare forces in Europe to operate together to promote stability and security in the region.

    M109A6 Paladin howitzer

  • 1st Lt. Christopher Finseth of U.S. Army Africa navigates an obstacle while traversing the high ropes course during the U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior Competition at 7th Army Training Command Center, Grafenwöhr, Germany, Aug. 23, 2017.

    U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior Competition

  • Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, perform airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2017.

    Airborne operations

  • Kuwaiti land forces and U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take turns inspecting an Assault Breacher Vehicle in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 14, 2017. The ABV was then used to detonate an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge. A MICLIC is a rocket-projected, explosive line charge and is effective against conventionally fused land mines.

    Assault Breacher Vehicle

  • A Soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's East African Response Force, waits his turn to fire a M249 light machine gun during a crew-served weapons range, Aug. 17, 2017 along the southern coast of the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti, Africa. The purpose of the East Africa Response Force is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American interests on the continent of Africa should any threats arise.

    Firing a M249 light machine gun

  • Reserve Soldiers from the 482nd Engineer Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., train to extinguish a fuel fire during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 15, 2017. CSTX includes more than 12,000 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps as well as from six countries. CSTX is a large-scale training event where units experience tactical training scenarios specifically designed to replicate real-world missions.

    Extinguishing fuel fire

  • The U.S. Army Golden Knights jump into Tobbyhanna Army Depot, Aug. 17, 2017.

    U.S. Army Golden Knights

  • Paratroopers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer in support of Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq, Aug. 15, 2017. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, enables Iraqi security force partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

    M777 towed 155 mm howitzer

  • The Class of 2021 has completed the Acceptance Day Parade and are now members of the Corps of Cadets, Aug. 19, 2017. Acceptance Day is to welcome the Plebe Class into the Corps of Cadets, and the affiliation class reviewing party serves to reinforce the connection between this incoming class and those that preceded it.

    Acceptance Day at West Point

  • Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conducted a Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Aug. 15, 2017. Sgt. Allen L. Stigler Jr. died in action earlier last week in Iraq, and will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

    Dignified transfer

  • A squad leader with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, directs his Soldiers during a live fire exercise at the High Altitude Military Marksmanship Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2017.

    Directing Soldiers

  • A Soldier assigned to the 336th Firefighter Detachment, navigates a confined space during Combat Support Training Exercise, at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 9, 2017. More than 12,000 service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and six other countries trained at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 86-17-02 and Army Reserve Medical Command's Global Medic; this joint and multi-national exercise was designed to ensure that America's Army Reserve units are capable, combat ready and lethal.

    Navigating a confined space

  • A Soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a simulated shooting drill at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 7, 2017.

    Simulated shooting drill

  • Infantrymen from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment exit their Stryker Combat Vehicle for a dismounted patrol during a blank fire situational training exercise, Aug. 4, 2017, during Noble Partner 17 in Vaziani Training Area, Ga. Noble Partner is a multinational training exercise in support of Georgia's second light infantry company contribution to the NATO Response Force.

    Dismounted patrol

  • Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participate in the graveside service for U.S. Army Sgt. Willie Rowe at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 8, 2017. Rowe was missing in action, Nov. 25, 1950, after an offensive to push North Koreans to the Yala River in the Ch'ongch'on River region. He was identified by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification laboratory in May 2005. Rowe's remains were repatriated in Section 60 with full military honors.

    Korean War MIA Full Honor Funeral

  • An infantryman at the urban assault course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, July 26.

    Urban Assault Course

  • A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), based out of Coraopolis, Pa., currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command, rappels off of a tower during a professional development training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 31, 2017.

    Rappelling in Kuwait

  • Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, conduct a live-fire exercise in conjunction with Network Integration Evaluation 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 14, 2017. The priority for all Army units is to build decisive action readiness to enable Army forces to rapidly deploy. NIE 17.2 enhances unit readiness by providing rigorous Soldier-led operational training opportunities.

    Live-fire exercise

  • A Soldier applies face paint in preparation for a live fire exercise as part of exercise Saber Guardian 17 at Koren, Bulgaria, July 15, 2017. Saber Guardian is a U.S. Army Europe-Led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations.

    Warrior paint

  • U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers conduct a leader reconnaissance the night before a morning mission during a Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., July 22, 2017.

    Leader reconnaissance

  • 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts an airfield seizure in Turzii, Romania during Exercise Saber Guardian 17. Saber Guardian 17 is an annual, multi-national exercise that aims to assure our Allies and partners of the enduring U.S. commitment to the collective defense and prosperity of the Black Sea region.

    Airfield seizure

  • Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conclude a repatriation ceremony for service members missing from the battle of Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, July 25, 2017. The remains of at least 17 service members were excavated by History Flight Inc., a strategic partner with DPAA. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

    Repatriation ceremony

  • CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE during a sling load operation as part of the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 24, 2017.

    CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE

  • President Donald J. Trump hosts the Medal of Honor ceremony for former Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2017. McCloughan was awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished actions as a combat medic assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, during the Vietnam War near Don Que, Vietnam, from May 13-15, 1969.

    Medal of Honor Cermony

  • Bulgarian Soldier pulls security on a bunker as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, descend onto Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, July 18, 2017.

    Security

  • U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participate in a simulated force-on-force training training exercise during the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 15th, 2017. This annual exercise provides a test-bed for emerging concepts and capabilities in an operationally realistic and rigorous environment.

    Simulated force-on-force training

  • Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, move to a parachute collection zone while another lands in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. The airborne operation was conducted as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, a massive, biennial exercise designed to exercise the partnership of joint forces throughout the Pacific region.

    Airborne operation in Australia

  • Pfc. Robert Nelson assigned to 687th Rapid Port Opening Element, determines the grid coordinate of a point on a map during night land navigation at the 2017 Army Materiel Command's Best Warrior Competition, July 18, 2017, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. During the three-day competition, these elite warriors are test on basic and advanced warrior tasks and drills.

    Warrior tasks and drills

  • Sgt. Zachary Scuncio, a military police officer with the Rhode Island Army National Guard's 169th Military Police Company, navigates an obstacle while running through the stress shoot event of the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., July 18, 2017.

    Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition

  • An Army National Guardsman embraces a loved one upon returning to Virginia, July 10, 2017, from a deployment to the Middle East supporting Task Force Spartan Shield.

    Welcome home

  • Mortar men from Fort Campbell, Ky., conduct live fire exercise during Network Integration Evaluation 17.2, July 14, at Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, is the first rotational unit to participate in NIE.

    Network Integration Evaluation 17.2

  • Soldiers of the 200th Military Police Command prepare to conduct physical fitness training at Fort Meade, Md., July 16, 2017. The 200th MP Command hosted a Quarterly Training Briefing conference at the McGill Training Center at Fort Meade, from July 15-17, to strategize on future needs, and how they support the U.S. Army Reserve Command's focus on combat readiness.

    Early morning PT

  • A Soldier from 277th Aviation Support Battalion engages a target during a convoy live fire exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on July 7. Soldiers engaged targets while on the move and ended with calling in a medevac helicopter during exercise Saber Guardian 17.

    Convoy live fire exercise

  • Spc. Rodney Drew assigned to the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes a picture with children at Caritas in Djibouti, July 06, 2017.

    Bonding with children in Djibouti

  • PARIS (July 12, 2017) Almost 200 U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen assigned to units in Europe and the 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, march from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde during a rehearsal for the Military Parade on Bastille Day to be held July 14, 2017. This year, the U.S. will lead the parade as the country of honor in commemoration of the centennial of U.S. entry into World War I -- as well as the long-standing partnership between France and the U.S.

    Military parade on Bastille Day rehearsal

  • Parachutes open from Soldiers after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, during airborne operations on Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 6, 2017.

    Airborne operations

  • A Soldier shakes the hand of a young boy while patrolling to support Operation Inherent Resolve in Mosul, Iraq, July 4, 2017. The Soldier is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

    Patrolling in Mosul

  • Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and military working dogs demonstrate their capabilities during the fourth annual Urban Warrior Challenge held at Joint Base Myer--Henderson Hall, Va., June 22, 2017. The event brought Soldiers and Marines  together for a friendly competition to build espirt-de-corps.

    Military working dog capabilities

  • U.S Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Brigade medically evacuated a simulated casualty while conducting a freedom of maneuver detachment during a Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, July 1, 2017. The KFOR MRE 23 is designed to prepare the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for their deployment to Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment. KFOR MRE 23 hosts 900 soldiers from 10 nations. The exercise runs from June 19 through July 11 in Hohenfels, Germany.

    Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise

  • An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea, July 5. The missile launch demonstrated the combined deep strike capabilities which allow the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance to neutralize hostile threats and aggression against the ROK, U.S. and our allies.

    M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Presidential Salute Battery, provides support during the playing of the 1812 Overture in Washington D.C., June 4, 2017.

    Capitil Fourth

  • U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 339th Military Police Company (Combat Support), train on route reconnaissance at a Warrior Exercise (WAREX) held at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 20. The MP company's Soldiers had to relocate their tactical assembly areas in the field multiple times as they reconnoitered different areas of their operational environment, while fighting against temperatures reaching 100-plus degrees daily.

    Route reconnaissance

  • A U.S. Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot deployed with Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans over the Registan Desert in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2017. The Warhawks provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

    Registan Desert

  • A Soldier fires an M320 grenade launcher for the Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition, June 13, 2017, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The contest will determine who is the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the Pacific. (,

    Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition

  • Soldiers of the 100th Battalion donned ghillie suits, June 18, 2017, in preparation for a mock ambush on opposing forces during their annual training at Kahuku Training Area.

    Ambush on opposing forces

  • Reserve Soldiers from the 339th Military Police Company (Combat Support), headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, train on route reconnaissance at a Warrior Exercise (WAREX) through the dusty trails of Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 20. The Soldiers had to relocate their tactical assembly areas in the field multiple times as they reconnoitered different areas of their operational environment, while fighting against temperatures reaching 100-plus degrees daily.

    Route reconnaissance

  • U.S. Soldiers put on camouflage and set up forward observation posts at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, June 14, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year's exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence- oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations' militaries.

    Forward observation posts

  • North Carolina National Guard and Air National Guard firefighters extinguish a simulated crash during exercises for Operation Vigilant Catamount in Dupont State Forest, June 8, 2017. Operation Vigilant Catamount is a joint civilian and NCNG regional domestic operations and homeland security exercise.

    Firefighters extinguish a simulated crash

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