Sgt. Jac Clausen, left, and Capt. Bryan E. Adams test the operation of several pop-up targets prior to a practice run of a platoon movement exercise at the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrad More
The RQ-16A T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle sits, waiting to be primed for a display highlighting some of its abilities at Kandahar Airfield Jan. 14, 2011. Technicians from Honeywell International invited coaliti More
Rep. Rob Wittman, Va., 1st District, speaks with Brig. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, deputy commanding general for support, Regional Command-South, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, March 27. Members of the House Ar More
Lt. Christian J. Johnston, Afghan mentor team leader for Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, and his Afghan National Army counterpart speak with an Afghan community member March 3 near More
United States Army Pfc. Clint Barber, assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, fires at a target down range from his position with a M249 squad automatic weapon during a platoon live-fire exercise at th More
Zach Ferguson, 17, a senior and squadron commander of Texas 9410 Air Force Junior ROTC program at Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas, performs a count of his classmates before going on a tour of Forward Ope More
Command Sgt. Maj. Rory Malloy, left, commandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, and Command Sgt. Maj. Wesley J. Weygandt, right, USASMA deputy commandant, present the replica induction plaque for reti More
Riga Lions head coach Matt Kessinger speaks with his players on the sideline during the teams opening game of the Latvian Federation of American Football's "Baltic Sea League" season against the Tartu Titans of More
Spc. Nicholas De La Flor, intelligence analyst, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, stands next to a guard tower at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, April 14. The 21-year old, Valencia, Calif., native wa More
A graduation tassel sits on a diploma at the graduation ceremony for WWII veterans held at Bowie High School, El Paso, Texas July 25, 2014. The veterans were all members of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 141st Infan More
Sgt. 1st Class Eliodoro Molina, the operations noncommissioned officer-in-charge for the 24th Press Camp Headquarters, performs a push-up during an Army Physical Fitness Test taken as a qualification to get int More
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, based out of Gulfport, Miss., work on a wooden ramp and walkway deck for the Wounded Warrior care center on Kandahar Airfield. The boardwalk More
A view from the edge of the Dahla Dam on the Arghandab River in Shah Wali Kot Afghanistan, May 17. The Dahla Dam and Arghandab River Irrigation Rehabilitation Project is one of Canada’s “signature projects” in More
Afghan National Army Capt. Hadisdulah, a public affairs officer with 4th Brigade, Afghan National Army, video tapes an artillery live-fire exercise, Oct. 13, at Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Uruzgan Province, More
A new mural by artist Gabriel S. Gaytan was presented underneath Interstate 10 during the Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, celebration at Lincoln Park Nov. 4, 2012. The outdoor event helped the El Paso co More
Petty Officer 1st Class Billie B. Estes, U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and intensive care ward leading petty officer at NATO Role 3, Multi-national Medical Unit, holds a newly-born Afghan child. Estes treats pati More
Gul Maqsood Sabit, right, the Afghanistan Deputy Finance Minister for Revenue and Customs addresses the International Security Assistance Force and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan representati More
The Rock the Fort Car Show, hosted by the El Paso chapter of the Ruff Ryders Car and Truck Club, took place on a rainy Saturday morning at Biggs Park on Fort Bliss, Texas. Team Hybrid, an El Paso car club broug More
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond Chandler, the 14th sergeant major of the army, chats with soldiers from 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas June 20, 2012. The soldiers t More
Spc. Eric Cantu, a Poccantello, Idaho, native and combat medic from C Company, 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, poses for a photo at Tobin Wells during the co More
Attendees make holiday ornaments at the Exceptional Family Member Program’s holiday party held at the main Army Community Service building on Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 4, 2014. The party gave parents an opportuni More
Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale, U.S. Forces- Afghanistan deputy commander for support, addresses the congregation during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremo More
The 1st Armored Division Band prepares to take a bow at the close of their live performance at Atkinson Recital Hall, NMSU, Las Cruces May 7, 2015.
Raymond Randle, environmental health technician, Fort Bliss Environmental Health, checks the position of a mosquito trap during his daily rounds as part of the mosquito surveillance program at Fort Bliss, Texas More
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Hosendove, the historian for the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, Fort Bliss Chapter, walks with students and parents to Schuster Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, during International Walk More
Soldiers and family members explore the Old Fort Bliss Replica Museum during the annual Haunted Pumpkin Patch event here, Oct. 20. For a small donation to raise money for activities held at the Old Fort, each c More
The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club medallion hangs from the neck of Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Hosendove, historian for SAMC, Fort Bliss Chapter. The medallion is engraved with the figure of Audie Murphy on the front a More
Sniper candidate Sgt. Juan Olivera, a Houston, native, and infantryman with C Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, aims downrange Feb. 27, 2012 during a More
Andrea Taylor, left, with 5th Armored Brigade, 1st Army Division West, throws an uppercut to her friend, Vanessa Dudley, during the Border Rumble Boxing Smoker Feb. 21 at the Mitchell W. Stout Physical Fitness More
First Sgt. Kenneth Gipe, (left) head coach for the Team Bliss youth tackle football team, writes up a new play prior to a game in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 17, while Sgt. Schiavone Davis, an assistant coach for Team More
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan administers the oath of affirmation and re-enlistment to Staff Sgt. LaSonya M More
American K-9 Detection Services dog handler Andre Le Roux a Victoria, South Africa native and his explosive detector dog, Sonny, take a break after a partnered dismounted patrol throughout Panjwai'i District in More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying Brig. Gen. Andre Corbould, deputy commander for Regional Command-South, Afghanistan, prepares to touch down at the new landing zone near the Afghan Border Police Compound More
Lt. Col. Donovan Rickel, deputy commander of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, shows representatives from the various industries how the brigade’s Soldiers test and evaluate new equipment, Ju More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Haider A. Khan, (left), deputy commander for the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Air Force Lt. Col. Adrian N More
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support More
Retired Maj. Gen. John B. Oblinger, Jr., the 78th commanding general of Fort Bliss, is interviewed for the Veterans History Project at the Fort Bliss Red Cross, March 20, 2012. The VHP welcomes first-hand inter More
A soldier from the Afghan National Army searches young men attempting to pass their patrol, Oct 7. Canadian soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, along with ANA and Afghan National Police, More
(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader for NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; Gen. David Petraeus, commander of NATO ISAF and USFOR-A; More
Australian service members board a Mil Mi-26 helicopter Mar. 12, at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, before conducting its first mission under Australian contract.
A procession of dignitaries moves toward the Riga Brethren Cemetery's Altar of Eternal Fire for the wreath laying ceremony during the “Victory in Europe Day” event held in Latvia, May 8. Attendees of the event, More
Dust and smoke billow as a M109A6 Paladin direct fire during the Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Oct. 24. Throughout the evaluation soldiers from 4th Battalion, 27th Field Art More
Paper bags with lit candles inside line the track during the Luminaria Ceremony of the Relay For Life at Captain John L. Chapin High School, El Paso, Texas, May 17. The ceremony happens at nightfall and is used More
Coalition service members and civilian contractors re-enter a church during an Eastern Orthodox observance of Easter or Pascha (a Christian version of Passover) at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 23.
United States Army Capt. Bryan E. Adams, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, shakes hands with Rasa Juknevičienė, Lithuanian Parliament member, in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 8, 2015. Juknevičienė, al More
John Conwell, a retired Army helicopter pilot, tends to several dogs Jan. 20, 2012, at the Howl a Day Inn, a boarding, daycare and training facility located in west El Paso. Conwell retired in April 2011 after More
Kabobs are placed on the grill at the 2nd Annual Bliss Brews and Cues at Freedom Crossing on Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 11. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)
The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta More
The General Campaign Star medal was given to Canadian soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment's Battle Group, Oct. 7 during a medals parade ceremony. Canadian forces partner with Afghanistan More
Lucky Villanueva, a BMX racer from Las Cruces, N.M., races a lap at the Sun City BMX track in El Paso, Texas, July 9, 2013.
U.S. Army Sgt. Janelle Dean, a broadcast journalist with the 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, fills out required paperwork, to become registered with the National Marrow Donor Program at the Blood Donor C More
Pfc. Charles Moore, 1st Platoon, B Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, provides security during a dismounted mission in the Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler speaks to the 64th Sergeants Major Course class during the class' opening ceremony at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 23. (U.S. Army ph More
Sgt. James Whetstone, a Physical Readiness Training instructor for the Wellness Fusion Campus, receives a body composition test on the InBody520 at Milam Gym, March 7, 2012. The machine is so accurate that it c More
Afghanistan National Police student Hadi Atullah (right), a Kabul native salutes U.S. Army Capt. Todd Stevenson assigned to 244th Air Defense Artillery, Battery A, based in Fort Stewart, Ga., a native of Elizab More
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Lent, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Engineer Battalion from Fort Hood, Texas, tightens bolts onto L-Rod Bar Armor connected to a RG-31 Mine Resistant Ambush Prote More
A large cake decorated by Staff Sgt. Amanda Marion, a health care sergeant and Better Opportunities for Single Parents representative with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, here, fo More
U.S. Air Force Col. Bernard Mater, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander; Haji Nasrollah, a tribal elder from the Kandahar province; Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Amir Baqaei, 205th Corps deputy co More
Spc. Rockne Foster, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division More
Sgt. Logan Robbins, assistant team leader speaks to Col. James Edwards, commander, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade and Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, director of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organ More
Romanian President Traian Basescu is greeted by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kendall, Kandahar Air Field commander, before his visit of more than 150 Romanian soldiers at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan More
A Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector, also called a Husky, scans an area for land mines and improvised explosive devices during a route clearance mission in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 25. The Husky is a sing More
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force medals are displayed on a table before being presented by senior ISAF officials to service members during a joint presentati More
United States Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to members of the U.S. Air Force foll More
Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, brace against flying dirt and debris following the departure of a UH-60 helicopter at the Weesh bor More
U.S. and Canadian military police subdue a detainee role-player during a cell extraction demonstration for key leaders as part of the Guardian Justice training exercise at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., June 26. More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard, right, the commander of 1st Armored Division, speaks at the official start of the Army Emergency Relief Campaign event at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 6, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by S More
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and Maj. Gen. James Terry, commander, Regional Command-South visit forward operating bases in RC - South area of operation.
Sgt. Leslie Fisk, left, a communications team chief in 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, and Air Force Staff Sgt. James Bredeson, a tactical air control party specialist with the 7 More
Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment conducts combat first aid training Feb. 25 at Patrol Base Mohammed. One of the key points of the training was how to administer IV fluids to a dehydra More
A soldier with Mentoring Task Force 2 helps download a trailer of supplies Nov. 1, during a resupply convoy mission, at a forward operating base in the Chora Valley Region, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. On top More
Pvt. Juan Gonzalez, Chicago native assigned to Blackwatch Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division takes a photo with his counterpart from the Tentar More
U.S. Army Capt. Bryan E. Adams, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, left, answers question from Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, right, about the M110 Semi-Automatic Sni More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, speaks to ISAF, Afghan National Security Force senior leaders and Government of More
Todd Smith, intramural sports director for Soto gym, advises volunteers on where to post themselves throughout the Fort Bliss Army 10-Miler in the Heat, Aug 16. Various units on Fort Bliss regularly see their S More
The sign outside of the Area 1 dining facility on Biggs Army Airfield prior to morning food service operations, June 20, 2012. Food service specialists assigned to the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored More
Victim advocates from the Fort Bliss Family Advocacy Program pose at the front desk of the Domestic Violence Awareness Month information fair at the Family Resilience Center, Oct. 3. The fair was the largest ev More
Spc. Ben C. Ballard, a Menomonie, Wis., native, and military police specialist ssigned to 202nd Military Police Company, from Fort Bliss, Texas, takes a break from training at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Ja More
Soldiers and other members of Team Bliss compete in the Commander’s Cup Swim Meet at Replica Aquatics Center on Fort Bliss Nov. 6, 2012. The Swim Meet was the final event of the 2012 Fort Bliss Commander’s Cup More
Commissary employees walk past the judge’s table at the Fort Bliss Commissary Mardi Gras Parade. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Veasley)
Paul Bradley, front, and Michael O’Brien, both competitors in the Fort Bliss Commander’s Cup Swim Meet, race neck and neck at the Aquatics Training Center here, Nov. 5.
A display of various head gear at the Warfighter Expo held at the Fort Bliss Centennial Club Aug. 13, 2014. The event was hosted by Advanced Distribution System Inc. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods, 16th More
A scout from El Paso, Texas, Troop 4 of the Boy Scouts of America leans over the edge of the Air Assault Tower at Fort Bliss, Texas, while Cadet Mason P. Livingston, a rappel master and University of Texas at E More
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters depart Forward Operation Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, May 5.
U.S. Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, a combat correspondent deployed with the 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Fort Jackson, S.C., participates in the transfer of authority from the 16th MPA More
The president of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, right, talks with Capt. Timothy Keilty, company commander, A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, out of Gra More
A construction crew finishes up the last corner of the newly opened Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27. The facility accepts unserviceable Defense More
Afghan children crowd around and speak to U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol More
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shares a light moment with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commander, NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan and More
Liaisons from the Pakistani Army, Afghani National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force officials met to discuss improving border relations along the Afghan-Pakistan border at the Joint B More
Andy Jung, taekwondo instructor with Child, Youth and School Services, Fort Bliss, Texas, teaches Kaylee Cabral, 4, kicking techniques at the Logan Heights School Age Center, Oct. 2, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by S More
Army Capt. Jon Cochran, platoon leader, Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, takes a short break inside a cave after searching and securing an area in th More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, occupy their operational environment at McGregor Range, N.M., April 25, 2012, in More
An F-16A "Fighting Falcon" aircraft taxis out onto the runway for a reconnaissance mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 17. The 1st Royal Netherlands Air Task Force provides armed overwatch and reco More
Seven-year-old Dylan Wheeler throws a snowball made out of artificial snow during the Holiday Festival at the Trading Post on Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 5. The festival, hosted by the Fort Bliss Morale, Welfare an More
Sgt. Luke Morrissey, a healthcare non-commissioned officer with the 7222nd Medical Support Unit, from Tampa, Fla., administers a shot to a soldier at the Soldier Resilience and Readiness Center on Fort Bliss, T More
Australian Army Pvt. Giles P. Garrett, infantryman for 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, looks nervously at the ground Feb. 27 at Patrol Base Mohammed, as members of his unit pretend to have a menac More
Sgt. Jonathan Thomas, an Amesbury, Mass., native, and public affairs specialist with the 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, sautés garlic and onions in an attempt to complete a recipe from the Army Communit More
An Australian federal police agent shows a U.S. Army soldier how to use a variation of the AK-47 rifle during a weapons familiarization range March 11 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot. The purpose of the range More