May 2, 2011 - Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen D. Schester
United States service members watch television as President Barack Obama talks about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden - Download Hi-Res photoU.S. service members watch television as President Barack Obama talks about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden inside the USO at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2.
May 4, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Steven Livingston
A Soldier completes the low-crawl obstacle on the Fort Bliss obstacle course - Download Hi-Res photoA Soldier from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Ready First", 1st Armored Division, completes the low-crawl obstacle on the Fort Bliss, Texas, obstacle course while competing for a chance to attend the U.S. Army Ranger School in the "Ready First" Ranger Assessment Program, May 4.
May 5, 2011 - Photo by Clifford Coy
Sergeant Daniel Florez climbs across rope bridge at the confidence course event during the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition - Download Hi-Res photoSgt. Daniel Florez of the 494th Brigade Support Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., climbs across a rope bridge at the confidence course event during the Regional Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 5.
May 12, 2011 - Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Wilbanks
Officers of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, react to an explosion while participating in an urban combat exercise - Download Hi-Res photoOfficers of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Ready First", 1st Armored Division, react to an explosion while participating in an urban combat exercise at a training facility on Fort Bliss, Texas, May 11-12.
May 12, 2011 - Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Gross
Sergeant First Class Kyle Silvernale yells out commands to his troops during air assault training - Download Hi-Res photoSgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale, platoon sergeant of the Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne), yells out commands to his troops during air assault training where UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters took them into a section of Alaska’s Chugach Range to engage an opposing force, May 12.
May 16, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Major General Jim Huggins and Command Sergeant Major Bryant Lambert, kick off All-American Week with the annual four-mile division run at Fort Bragg, North Carolina - Download Hi-Res photoMaj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryant Lambert, division command sergeant major, kick off All-American Week with the annual four-mile division run at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 16. It was the first time all of the division's brigades were at home for the week of celebration and remembrance since 2006. Over 20,000 paratroopers participated in the run.
May 16, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
Photograph and short biography of Staff Sergeant James Hunter is on display near the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. - Download Hi-Res photoThe photograph and short biography of Staff Sgt. James Hunter is on display near the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Hunter was among 77 fallen journalists honored at the 2011 re-dedication of the memorial, May 16.
May 26, 2011 - Photo by Spc. Devin Kornaus
A Soldier of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places small American flags in front of a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia - Download Hi-Res photoA Soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places a small American flag in front of a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 26. Soldiers from the unit place flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones and about 7,300 niches at the cemetery's columbarium in a tradition known as "Flags In." The Old Guard has maintained this tradition since it was designated the Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948.
May 27, 2011 - Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
Specialist Myles Gaudet and Specialist Matthew Tempesta pull security as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, meet with elders from Deh Afghanan village - Download Hi-Res photoSpc. Myles Gaudet and Spc. Matthew Tempesta pull security as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, meet with elders from Deh Afghanan village, Afghanistan, May 27. Specialists Gaudet and Tempesta are assigned to the PRT's security force.
May 31, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team pull security as their UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter leaves during air assault training - Download Hi-Res photoParatroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team pull security as their UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter leaves during air assault training at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 31. Black Hawks can typically transport 8-10 fully-loaded infantrymen.