Army Europe highlighted in DoD's Year in Photos feature

By Department of DefenseDecember 29, 2016

2016: Year in Photos
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3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. ambassador to France, lay a wreath at Place de La Republique in Paris, Jan. 20, 2016, to honor the victims of the November attacks in the city. Carter is in Paris to meet with his French cou... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers attack simulated enemy combatants during exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center on Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 2, 2016. The multinational exercise aims to improve tactical interoperabilit... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Staff Sgt. Pablo Caraballo applies camouflage face paint before a live-fire exercise as part of Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 16, 2016. The bilateral exercise between U.S. and Slovenian forces focuses on small-unit tacti... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. and NATO troops participate in Advanced Casualty Sustainment Care Medical Training, a course the International Special Training Centre hosted in Pfullendorf, Germany, July 20, 2016. The multinational students received the training to enhance the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Pfc. Dylan Scott watches the night sky on top of an M113 medical evacuation vehicle during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 in Cincu, Romania, Aug. 3, 2016. Saber Guardian is a multinational military exercise involving about 2,800 military personnel f... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

The men and women of the U.S. military train and conduct operations around the world. But they also are regular people with a range of interests. In this review, we turn to military photographers to show compelling images of troops as they serve, sacrifice and engage in life.

Each year the U.S. Department of Defense publishes their top photos over the last year. Photos within the U.S. Army Europe area of operation were featured prominently. For the full slideshow, visit https://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/1216_yip.

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