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  • Pvt. Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher, left, and CWO Johnnie Jones during their time in the Army. Both men were wounded in battle during Operation Overlord in 1944 and were recently approved by the acting Army secretary to receive Purple Heart medals.  World War II veterans to receive Purple Hearts decades after war
  • Army researchers develop a deepfake detection method to assist Soldiers with target detection, recognition and semantic scene understanding. Breakthrough Army technology is a game changer for deepfake detection
  • Pfc. Elliotte Villafan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 140th Chemical Company, California Army National Guard, lays out her gear as she prepares to start a decontamination mission at Muscatutuck, Ind., April 21, 2021. The bag includes a hazmat suite, powered air purifying respirator systems (PAPR), boots, food and water. (Photo by Spc. Darianne Hudson, 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, U.S. Army Reserve) Inclusivity in the ranks positively impacts mission readiness
  • Soldiers with the 154th Heavy Composite Truck Company prepare Heavy Equipment Transport Systems loaded with Bradley Fighting Vehicles in support of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in Kuwait, Oct. 11, 2020.  The 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, which recently completed a nine-month deployment, maintained oversight of a field support and two sustainment brigades that operated across Kuwait and Iraq. Reserve unit reflects on sustainment operations in Kuwait amid pandemic
  • Col. Kathy Spangler, left, commander of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Healthcare Facility and Brussels Army Health Clinic, receives a COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 8, 2021, at the SHAPE clinic at Mons, Belgium. The Army has opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all Soldiers and Army beneficiaries. Army leaders encourage Soldiers to get vaccinated as DOD ends J&J pause
  • Army researchers are advancing technology to provide future Soldiers new levels of situational awareness during military operations. Army researchers train tech tools based on Soldier sensory data
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  • U.S. Army Forces Command completes investigation of Fort Hood leader actions April 30, 2021
  • Army signs partnership agreement on Everglades restoration program April 30, 2021
  • The Department of the Army announced today that the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, a subordinate unit under the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command based in Ansbach, Germany, is the first to field and test the Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) system. M-SHORAD units arrive to 5-4 ADA April 23, 2021
  • A Soldier fills out the Army Family Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey Dec. 10, 2020. Results from the survey showed that overall customer satisfaction is improving, senior Army housing officials said, as the service continues to improve on-base living conditions. The Army announces results of 2021 tenant satisfaction survey April 16, 2021
  • Army Investigation into June 1st D.C. National Guard Helicopter usage uncovered organizational, resource, and oversight shortcomings April 14, 2021
  • DOD Announces Policy Updates for Transgender Military Service March 31, 2021
  • United States Army Soldier wearing AGSU Class B/Tropical Dress variation with insignia and accoutrements. Army announces update to Class B Army Green Service Uniform March 31, 2021
  • Army announces upcoming 3rd ABCT, 1st Armored Division, unit rotation March 25, 2021
  • Army releases information paper on multi-domain transformation March 23, 2021
  • ACFT 3.0: Exploring a more inclusive scoring assessment, planks stay March 22, 2021
  • US Army surpasses 500,000 COVID vaccines administered at medical treatment facilities March 18, 2021
  • Update on Army Soldiers supporting FEMA and NORTHCOM COVID-19 vaccination mission March 17, 2021
  • Update to Conditions-Based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions March 16, 2021
  • Army announces release of Arctic Strategy March 16, 2021
  • Update on Army Soldiers supporting FEMA and NORTHCOM COVID-19 vaccination mission March 8, 2021
  • Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of his jeep as an altar, as his assistant, Patrick J. Schuler, kneels in prayer in Korea on Oct. 7, 1950, less than a month before Kapaun was taken prisoner. Kapaun died in a prisoner of war camp on May 23, 1951. Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War Soldier accounted for March 5, 2021
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  • The Fort Campbell Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation provides an opportunity for Family photos April 17 along the route at Kidsfest: Magical Drive-thru, at the division parade field. Annual event celebrates Army kids’ strength
  • In March 2021, the U.S. Army began delivering the first prototype hypersonic equipment to Soldiers with the arrival of two training canisters. Hypersonics is part of the Army’s number one modernization priority of Long Range Precision Fires. Later in 2021, the Army will deliver all additional ground equipment for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) prototype battery. LRHW battery fielding will complete in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 with the delivery of live missile rounds. (Courtesy Photo) SEC team adds expertise to hypersonic weapon development
  • The Army continues to develop on-post housing communities that provide Soldiers and families access to safe and habitable living spaces and other amenities that typically exceed what the service member can afford on the local economy. The Army's on-post housing inventory accommodates an average of 30-35% of Soldiers assigned to an installation, with the remaining living in surrounding communities. BAH provides options while on-post housing exceeds market standards, expert says
  • U.S., United Kingdom and French Soldiers leverage the Mission Partner Network to exchange data and contribute to a common operational picture, during Warfighter Exercise 21-4, on April 12, 2021, at Fort Hood, Texas.   Multinational exercises help improve the Mission Partner Environment
  • Army researchers develop a technique that allows robots to remain resilient when faced with intermittent communication losses on the battlefield. Experimental results were reported on simulated robots within multiple environments and physical Clearpath Jackal Robots. Army technique enhances robot battlefield operations
  • U.S. Army Maj. Mitchell Brooks, 405th Army Field Support Battalion-Germany, 405th Army Field Support Brigade, site officer in charge of equipment movement from the Eygelshoven Army Prepositioned Stock Site, part of the 405th AFSB, to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany April 12, 2021.DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a U.S. Army-led, joint exercise involving approximately 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations. This year’s exercise focuses on building operational readiness and interoperability with a greater number of NATO allies and partners over a wider area of operations, demonstrating that the U.S. commitment to NATO is iron clad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jesse Pilgrim) Memphis logistics pro sets the stage for DEFENDER-Europe 21
  • Spc. Tyler Goldsberry (left), 2nd General Support Battalion, 104th Aviation
Regiment and chief warrant officer Craig Goldsberry (right), 111th Engineer
Brigade, son and father respectively, pose for a photo in Kuwait, April xx,
2021. The two are currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation
Spartan Shield; and although assigned to different units, their deployment
timelines overlap by nearly two months allowing for a long-awaited reunion
between this father and son duo. Father and son cross paths while deployed
  • Idaho Army National Guardsman Capt. John Bomsta and his teammate, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Smith from the West Virginia Army National Guard, finish as the National Guard’s top team April 18 at the U.S. Army’s Best Ranger Competition and 10th out of 51 U.S. Army teams that competed. National Guardsmen shine at Best Ranger competition
  • Former Capt. Greg C. Washington is preparing to walk nearly 1,800 miles across 11 states to increase awareness on veteran suicide and pay respect to his two best friends killed in combat.  During "A Walk to Honor," Washington will depart from Mound Bayou, Mississippi, at the end of this month and stop in 25 cities before ending his journey at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, in September. Former officer plans 1800-mile walk to curb veteran suicide, honor friends
  • Marti Kubena and her husband, Capt. Bryan Kubena, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), hold a paper copy of Marti’s mother’s heartbeat. ICU doctors made multiple copies for the Kubena Family after her mother, Sharon Elaine Keil Sebesta, 62, died of COVID-19 in January. Family fights on for mother lost to COVID-19
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  • Soldiers participate in a live-fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 23, 2021.

    Training transit

  • Three soldiers in the 2021 Best Warrior Competition use a smoke grenade to conceal their movement as they prepare to capture a high value target during a military operation in urban terrain event at Camp Navajo, Ariz., March 4, 2021.

    Smoke grenade

  • Soldiers conduct a security scan during a simulated downed aircraft exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 10, 2021.

    Security scanners

  • Soldiers fire illumination rounds from a 120 mm mortar during live-fire training in Syria, March 16, 2021.

    Intense illumination

  • A soldier hands out candy to children in Lamu, Kenya, March 20, 2021. Soldiers collected donations from loved ones in the U.S. to support the humanitarian effort in the region.

    Candy lineup

  • 1st Lt. Kelly Brown from Apache Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a 5-mile run as part of the Bronco Fitness Challenge at F-Quad, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Mar. 22, 2021. The Bronco Fitness Challenge is a competition over the course of three days that assesses Soldiers on their muscular strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic, and aerobic endurance in order to give feedback on their physical readiness and gain the title of the fittest Soldier in the brigade.

    Bronco Fitness Challenge

  • Maryland Army National Guard paratroopers begin to free-fall towards a drop zone from 12,000 feet above sea level during an airborne training operation at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, Nov. 7, 2020.

    SOD-O and 2-20th SFG Conduct Airborne Training Operations

  • Soldiers participate in a six-mile ruck march during the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 23, 2021.

    Warrior march

  • Soldiers participate in a live-fire exercise during Eagle Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 16, 2021. The bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces builds teamwork and readiness between NATO allies.

    Smoky Sokol

  • A soldier crawls under barbed wire during assessment and selection at Camp Mackall, N.C., March 1, 2021. Participants were evaluated on individual physical fitness and confidence, intelligence and psychological capability and ability to solve dilemma-based problems individually and as a team.

    Carolina crawl

  • Soldiers work on a strategy to fire illumination rounds during an artillery qualification exercise at the Dona Ana Range Complex, N.M., March 8, 2021.

    Illuminating strategy

  • Army Col. Joshua Bookout gives a brigade coin to the child of Ed Ray, a Gold Star Family member, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 15, 2021. Ray’s twin brother, 1st Lt. Clovis T. Ray, died of wounds suffered during an enemy attack in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2012.

    Golden gift

  • A fuel truck and snow machines prepare for Exercise Arctic Warrior 21 at Donnelly Drop Zone, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2021. The cold-weather training event incorporates airborne operations, situational training and live-fire exercises.

    Arctic staging

  • Soldiers conduct a surfboard competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 3, 2021. The competition consisted of 14 rigorous events to test soldier’s physical and mental strength.

    Strong soldiers

  • Army Staff Sgt. Aidan McNulty writes down a patient’s information during a medical clinic to serve the local population in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Feb. 19, 2021. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Hammack.

    Patient assist

  • Staff Sgt. Namon Bledsoe dons a protective gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training exercise. When used properly, protective gas masks and mission oriented protective posture gear minimizes a Soldier’s exposure to possible CBRN environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaliyah Craven)

    CBRN training

  • Army Pfc. Dakota Spautz takes cover behind a tree during a combined training exercise with Lithuanian troops at the Kairai Training Area, Lithuania, Feb. 21, 2021.

    Cool cover

  • Soldiers from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct squad operations on Feb. 17, 2021 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Squad Operations help Soldiers gain experience working together as a team, and allows Squad Leaders to hone their leadership skills. U.S. Army photo by 2nd LT. Taylor Palmaffy.

    Squad STX

  • Soldiers keep watch on targets during a joint combat live-fire event using the Gepard air defense system at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 2, 2021.

    Four eyes

  • U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, cover the high ground, as seen through a Night Optical Device at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 16, 2021.

    Night vision aim

  • Army Sgt. Seth Rutter guides a vehicle aboard a logistic support vessel in Waipio, Hawaii, Feb. 22, 2021.

    Signal Support

  • A soldier participates in a ghillie wash during Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 5, 2021. The exercise is designed to test the strength and durability of the camouflage suits as well as weather them.

    Muddy maneuver

  • UH-60 crews from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, the MEDEVAC company of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, rehearsed emergency patient movements from ‘Role I’ to ‘Role II’ treatment facilities in cooperation with the 30th Medical Brigade in the Baumholder and Ramstein area from Feb. 22-25 in preparation for Defender Europe 21.

    Cougar battalion holds warm winter field training exercise in Baumholder

  • 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Forward Observer plots points on a map to find his way during exercise Combined Resolve, 27 Feb. 1st ABCT, "IRONHORSE", 1st Cavalry Division conducted exercise Combined Resolve alongside their European partner allies at the Joint Multinational Training Center Hohenfels, Germany, as part of their larger rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve

    Trooper navigates terrain

  • A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021.

    Target practice

  • Army Sgt. Michael Metcalf and Spc. Walter Galdamez evacuate a simulated injured soldier in Germany, Jan. 21, 2021, as part of training for a competition.

    Snowy training

  • Soldiers conduct a simulated air assault from an Army CH-47 Chinook during training at Monte Romano Training Area, Italy, Jan. 27, 2021.

    Aircraft action

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Chelsea Porterfield, sergeant of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, renders honors during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Jan. 20, 2021.

    Sergeant of the Guard

  • Paratroopers clean a 60mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 11, 2021.

    Mortar Cleaning

  • Soldiers conduct an airborne operation from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Frida drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Feb. 1, 2021.

    Airborne ops

  • Army Sgt. Tyler Bisio reacts to simulated indirect gunfire during a competition at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 12, 2021.

    Smoky scene

  • Soldiers conduct sling-load operations with an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training exercise in Monte Romano, Italy, Jan. 20, 2021.

    Rainbow ride

  • Soldiers participate in a skijoring exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 27, 2021.

    Parallel paratroopers

  • Staff Sgt. Christopher Skeens, a crew chief assigned to U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan, prepares for a First Flight rehearsal with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members at Kastner Army Airfield, Japan, Dec. 16, 2020.

    Rehearsal flight

  • An Army M1 Abrams tank fires during live-fire training at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, Dec. 10, 2020.

    Fire power

  • A U.S. Army paratrooper navigates Sicily Drop Zone to a safe landing at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2020, during non-tactical airborne operations hosted by the U.S. Army Reserve's U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and the 82nd Airborne Division.

    Safe landing

  • Army paratroopers participate in an exercise while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in northeast Syria, Dec. 3, 2020.

    Training trio

  • Modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles, known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators, and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, or Robotic Combat Vehicles, were used for the Soldier Operational Experimentation (SOE) Phase 1 to further develop learning objectives for the Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) concept, Fort Carson, Colo., Dec. 15, 2020.

    Clemson & U.S. Army

  • A U.S. Army Reserve cadre deploys pyrotechnic flares to illuminate the area on an M4 night fire range during the 2020 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Sept. 7, 2020.

    Illumination

  • Soldiers from Alpha Battery “Wardog”, 3-7 Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division Artillery boards an Osprey for a live fire mission with M119A3 howitzers as part of a joint operation training exercise ‘WARDOG KILA’ on Dec. 09, 2020 at East Range Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

    Boarding the Osprey

  • Army Staff Sgt. Nigel Chen, a New York National Guardsman, administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Camp Smith Training Site Medical Readiness Clinic, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2020. The New York National Guard is administering 44,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to front line medical personnel at 16 locations around the world as part of a pilot program.

    COVID-19 vaccine

  • The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard); and the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own;” conduct modified military funeral honors with funeral escort for Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 16, 2020.

    Modified honors

  • Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” maintain vigil during the first snowfall of the season at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Dec. 16, 2020.

    Winter Vigil

  • Cpl. Patrick Schubert, U.S. Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist representing the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, keeps security amidst yellow smoke during a military police scenario during the 2020 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Sept. 8, 2020.

    Yellow smoke

  • A member of The United States Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, descends to the ground on Fort Belvoir, Va., Nov. 10, 2020. This jump was one of several events conducted at the National Museum of the United States Army, prior to its opening.

    Museum opening jump

  • A Soldier takes aim while engaging in realistic training at Fort Polk, La., Nov. 9, 2020.

    Soldier takes aim

  • Army paratroopers conduct a heavy drop and fire mission during Exercise Panther Storm on the Salerno Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 5, 2020.

    Night drop

  • Ronald Preston from the San Carlos Apache Nation addresses the audience to a Native American Indian Heritage Month Observance at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., Nov. 21, 2016.

    Native American observance

  • Soldiers engage in realistic training provided at Fort Polk, La., Nov. 9, 2020.

    Realistic training

  • U.S. Army Soldiers demonstrate a medical evacuation during a joint exercise in Zambrano, Honduras, Oct. 22, 2020.

    Evacuation demo

  • An Army CH-47F Chinook sits atop a mountain in the Alps in Germany, Oct. 21, 2020.

    Alpine outlook

  • A Soldier and a Military Working Dog observe the landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for a collaborative exercise to simulate field care, loading, transport, and in-route emergency medical care for MWDs in Vilseck, Germany, Oct. 20, 2020.

    MEDEVAC training with MWD

  • James A. Stark, a WWII veteran, attends the Airborne Honor Ceremony held in Picauville, France, June 4, 2019.

    D-Day veteran

  • A Soldier calls out during a demonstration of the M777 Howitzer capabilities at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2020.

    Calling the shots

  • Basic Combat Trainees complete an obstacle course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Oct. 14, 2020.

    Rope training

  • Paratroopers execute airborne operations from C-17 aircraft into the Malemute Drop Zone, Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2020.

    Into the drop zone

  • A Soldier greets his Family at Salt Lake City International Airport, Oct. 6, 2020, after returning home from his deployment.

    Coming home

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