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  • Featured Photo Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secure a helicopter landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, July 20, 2019, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Paratroopers provided protection to a nearby meeting between U.S. and Afghan officials discussing peace and security within the region. Secure helicopter LZ
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  • Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secure a helicopter landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, July 20, 2019, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Paratroopers provided protection to a nearby meeting between U.S. and Afghan officials discussing peace and security within the region.

    Secure helicopter LZ

  • University of Missouri cadet takes cover in the brush to hide himself and his weapon from the enemy. Field training exercises cultivate leadership skills in cadets for Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., July 9, 2019.

    Cadet Summer Training

  • Cavalry scouts with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, maneuver toward cover after an air assault during Platinum Lion 19 at Novo Selo Training Area, July 9, 2019.  Exercise Platinum Lion is a peace keeping operation/ counter insurgency event designed to provide quality, organized and realistic training for designated military units from NATO partners and allied countries. The exercise reinforces relationships in a joint training environment, builds understanding of partner nation tactics, techniques and procedures and increases interoperability within the military forces.

    Peace keeping operation

  • A Soldier with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participates in a Joint Armed Forces Color Guard in support of Honor Flight Chicago at the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 10, 2019. An Honor Flight is conducted by non-profit organizations dedicated to transporting as many United States military veterans as possible to see the memorials in D.C. of the respective war they fought in at no cost to the veterans. During the event, Colin Powell, retired four-star Army general and former United States Secretary of State, spoke to more than 100 veterans, sharing his appreciation for their service.

    Honor Flight Chicago

  • A West Virginia National Guardsman assigned to 150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team pulls security on a 113 Armored Personnel Carrier during Operation Hickory Sting at Fort Irwin, Calif., July 8, 2019. Operation Hickory Sting is a decisive action rotation focused on combined arms maneuver and collective gunnery.

    113 Armored Personnel Carrier

  • Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division clear their weapons after ending a live fire exercise on Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, June 19, 2019. Soldiers participated in a platoon live-fire exercise to maintain their combat skills. The coalition remains united and determined in its mission to degrade and defeat Daesh and continues to work with allies and partners to implement stabilization efforts.

    Training to defeat Daesh

  • Archers begin the final rounds of archery in the compound bow division during the 2019 DOD Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., June 25, 2019.

    Archery

  • Reserve Soldiers from 451st Civil Affairs Battalion are exposed to live explosives while on a convoy during a react-to-fire training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2019. The 451st is supporting the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team at a month-long NTC rotation that provides more than 4,000 service members from 31 states, including units from 13 National Guard states and territories, with realistic training to enhance their combat, support and sustainment capabilities.

    React-to-fire training

  • U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers jump out of a UH-60 Blackhawk, while fellow Soldiers swim to shore, as part of a Helocast event at the 2019 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 27, 2019.

    Reserve Best Warrior

  • Soldiers from the U.S., Romania and other nations joined together in formation to mark the closing ceremony of Saber Guardian 19. Saber Guardian 19 is an exercise co-led by the Romanian Joint Force Command and U.S. Army Europe, taking place from June 3 - 24 at various locations in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Saber Guardian 19 is designed to improve the integration of multinational combat forces.

    Multi nation exercise in Europe

  • Soldiers take part in the rappelling portion of Air Assault School at Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Ore., June 27, 2019.

    Air Assault School

  • Expedition 59 NASA astronaut Anne McClain is helped out of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft just minutes after she, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, June 25, 2019, Kazakh time (June 24 Eastern time). McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenko are returning after 204 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 58 and 59 crews onboard the International Space Station.

    204 days in space

  • A sentinel from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) walks the mat at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, July 1, 2019.

    Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • One of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's most time-honored traditions, new cadets are required to report to the senior cadets during Reception Day to demonstrate fundamental military skills under pressure. More than 1,200 cadets reporting on July 1, 2019, will be tested on physical fitness and learn military fundamentals ahead of six weeks of Cadet Basic Training.

    R-Day

  • An infantryman with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conceals himself in a wheatfield during an air assault mission at Saber Guardian 19, June 20, 2019. Exercises such as Saber Guardian 19 continue to increase participating nations' readiness and capacity to conduct full spectrum military operations. They send a clear message that the U.S. and its allies and partners work skillfully together.

    Cover and conceal

  • Spc. Brent Garlic attempts a fingertip catch during a rugby prelim for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla, June 27, 2019.

    Rugby preliminary

  • Army Sgt. Jonathan Weasner races a wheelchair during the 2019 DOD Warrior Games in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019.

    Warrior Games

  • Soldiers from 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct a night live-fire iteration of a combined arms live-fire exercise during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the Training Support Centre, Krivolak, North Macedonia, June 11, 2019. Combined training enables allies and partners to respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals.

    Night live-fire

  • A 2K12 Kub mobile surface-to-air missile system fires during the multinational live-fire training exercise Shabla 19, in Shabla, Bulgaria, June 12, 2019. Shabla 19 is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between the Bulgarian Air Force, Navy and Land Forces, and the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Europe.

    Missile system

  • Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia joins other Medal of Honor recipients, (from left to right) Capt. William Swenson, Master Chief Edward Byers Jr., and Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry at the White House, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2019. Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Infantry Division in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq when a squad from his platoon became trapped by intense enemy fire.

    Medal of Honor recipients

  • Army National Guard Infantrymen from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team seize a town from the enemy, June 7, 2019, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. Seizing the key terrain enabled the 116th CBCT to maneuver pass the previously contested area.

    Seizing the key terrain

  • More than 1,100 parachutes sailed above Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 9, 2019. Allied Forces began the liberation of Europe on the beaches and in the skies of Normandy during WWII. Nineteen aircraft from multiple nations and paratroopers from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom and the United States dropped civilians and Soldiers, both freefall and static line, in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Over 1,300 U.S. personnel have been supporting more than 80 ceremonies in the region since June 1, 2019.

    Parachutes sail above Sainte-Mere-Eglise

  • Army National Guard Infantrymen from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team seize a town from the enemy, June 7, 2019, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.

    Seizing a town exercise

  • Expert Infantryman Badge candidates conducted patrol lanes, May 31, 2019, demonstrating expertise at 10 stations, such as calling for fire, moving under direct fire, camouflage, and Claymore mine operations.

    Patrol lanes

  • Montana Army National Guard Soldiers push on in their Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a defensive attack training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 1, 2019. A month-long NTC Rotation provides more than 4,000 service members from 31 states, including units from 13 National Guard states and territories, with realistic training to enhance their combat, support and sustainment capabilities.

    Bradley Fighting Vehicle

  • An infantry Soldier with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to throw a practice M67 fragmentation grenade as part of Expert Infantryman Badge testing at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 29, 2019. EIB candidates were required to throw the grenade at a single enemy silhouette at a range of 35 meters, with the grenade exploding within a five-meter radius in order to receive a "go."

    M67 fragmentation grenade

  • The 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment conducted nuclear, biological, and chemical training, May 8. NBC training gives Soldiers confidence in their equipment by exposing them to a controlled level of CS gas before they are allowed to re-seal their masks

    Nuclear, biological, chemical training

  • Wisconsin National Guard's 127th Infantry Regiment, conduct an air assault May 29, 2019, at Udairi Range near Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. The infantrymen are completing final training events in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan.

    Air assault

  • Special Forces Soldier from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepares to land on the drop zone near Mont Saint Michel, Avranches, France. This airborne operation celebrates the strong alliance between France and the United States

    Celebrating French, US alliance

  • A 173rd Airborne Brigade Paratrooper gives directions to his troops while participating in Exercise Immediate Response at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, May 15, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Europe.

    Multinational exercise

  • Soldiers undergo Malvesti Obstacle Course, day four of Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga., May 23, 2019.

    Malvesti Obstacle Course

  • A Guardsman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, parachute past Mount Rainier on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, May 5, 2019.

    Mount Rainier drop

  • Soldiers with 75th Ranger Regiment scale the cliffs like Rangers did during Operation Overload 75 years ago at Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 5, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the WWII Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day.

    Rangers scale cliffs in Normandy

  • The night before American Soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, Joseph Reilly and the 101st Airborne Division parachuted behind enemy lines. He and his fellow soldiers helped secure Utah Beach and the first foothold in America's liberation of Western Europe. Joseph also fought in Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge, and the battle of the Ruhr Pocket. He now lives in San Diego, Calif..

    Greatest Generation

  • At age 18, Herman Zeitchik was among the 4th Infantry Division soldiers who landed at Utah Beach early on the morning of June 6, 1944.  He helped liberate Paris, hold back the Nazis at the Battle of the Bulge, and free starving prisoners at the Dachau Concentration Camp.  Herman is a Knight in the French Legion of Honor.  He is married to the love of his life and has two daughters.

    World War II veteran

  • A group of 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers fires a M240 Bravo machine gun at enemy forces on the objective during Exercise Immediate Response at Vojarna Josip Jovic Airbase, Udbina, Croatia, May 16, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Europe.

    M240 Bravo machine gun

  • Paratroopers with 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, sprints off a Boeing CH-47 Chinook to gain 360 security during cold load training at Vojarna Josip Jovic airbase Udbina, Croatia, May 17, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Europe.

    360 security

  • Jumpmaster gives 10-minute warning to paratroopers assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne). Soldiers  performed a series of airborne proficiency jumps from a CH-47 Chinook and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Aviano, Italy.

    10 Minutes!

  • Paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, descends onto Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, after exiting 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during airborne operation, May 9, 2019. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

  • The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held their graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2019 at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., May 25, 2019. This year, 985 cadets graduated. Among them were 10 international cadets. The class includes 221 women, 110 African-Americans (32 are women; the most for any class in academy history), 79 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 88 Hispanics and seven American Indians. There are 119 members who attended the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School (98 men and 21 women). There are 60 class members who are prior service, 11 of those are combat veterans.

    West Point graduation

  • A Soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), plants a U.S. flag in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a severe storm for Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery, May 23, 2019. Flags In is an annual military operation carried out by The Old Guard before Memorial Day weekend in which Soldiers plant over 245,000 U.S. flags at the graves of Arlington National Cemetery.

    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at headstones as part of "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 23, 2019. For more than 55 years, Soldiers from the Old Guard have honored our nation's fallen heroes by placing flags at grave sites buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery just prior to Memorial Day weekend. Within four hours, over 1,000 soldiers place 245,000 flags in front of every headstone and Columbarium and niche wall column.

    Flags-In

  • 25th Infantry Division Soldiers test their knowledge of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear at the CBRN lane, May 13, 2019, during the 25th ID NCO/Soldier of the Year competition at Schofield Baracks, Hawaii. Soldiers have to react to chemical attack, perform first aid for nerve agent injury, identify chemical agents using an M256A1 Chemical Agent Detector kit and send up a CBRN 1 Report.

    CBRN knowledge

  • A paratrooper assigned to the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducts an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel, Avranches, France on May 18, 2019. This event comes at the invitation of the Mayor of Avranches in commemoration of World War ll special operations that laid the success for the Allied liberation of France, and a celebration of the strong Alliance between France and the United States.

    Commemoration of World War ll special operations

  • A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits inside a Stryker armored vehicle after conducting a live fire exercise at 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May, 7, 2019. The LFX was conducted in order to increase the 2nd Squadron's readiness prior to Saber Guardian  19 and Dragoon Ready 20.

    Stryker armored vehicle

  • U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from New Jersey's 250th Brigade Support Battalion look on as a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter carries a sling load on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 4, 2019.

    Sling Load

  • Trainees low crawl toward the finish line of the "Fit To Win" endurance course during week 2 of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. The installation trains 50 percent of the U.S. Army's basic combat training load and more than 60 percent of all women entering the Army each year.

    Low crawl

  • A cannon crewmember assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to hook a M119 Howitzer to a UH-60 Black Hawk, May 2, 2019, during air assault training on Fort Carson, Colo.

    M119 Howitzer

  • An air defense artilleryman and a cavalry scout approaches the mid-point of a 12-mile ruck march during Fort Carson's Best Warrior competition in Colorado, April 26, 2019. The competition is a multi-day, annual event designed to test the physical fitness, military knowledge, marksmanship, and endurance of each competitor. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Micah Merrill)

    Ruck

  • A Soldier assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, shows LCA Kokusai Elementary School students a game on his cellphone while eating lunch during an Earth Day event, April 24, at Sagami General Depot, Japan.

    Community engagement

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