1st Cav Div

Soldiers with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, conduct platoon live fire qualifications in Torun, Poland, Nov. 19, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. N More

Iraqi army troops from the 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) light candles on a cake at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 6, in observance of the establishment of the first Iraqi army battalion by King Fais More

Roswell, N.M., native Spc. Valentine Alvarado, a member of the brigade's personal security detachment from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division begins to ratchet st More

A rifle, combat boots and dog tags, the traditional decorations for an Army memorial service, stand at the “Ironhorse” Chapel, here, July 28 in remembrance of Sgt. Derek Schicchi.

Spc. James Lynch (left), a light wheel mechanic assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, listens to the instructions for the 30-second communication distra More

Spc. Lawrence Green, 1st Cavalry Division, 215th Brigade Support Battalion mechanic, explains how to conduct preventive maintenance checks and services on an engine to Iraqi army mechanics on Contingency Operat More

Chaplain teaches Soldiers during a class CONTINEGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Chaplain (Capt.) Alfred Matthews (right), chaplain for 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, More

Chaplain (Capt.) Alfred Matthews (right), chaplain for 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, and a Houston native, talks to soldiers abou More

Pfc. Alan Legardo, a food service specialist for Forward Support Company G, 3rd Battalion, 82d Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division - North, and native of More

Maintain equipment. JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Private First Class Alan Legardo, a food service specialist for Forward Support Company G, 3rd Battalion, 82d Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Briga More

Spc. Stephon McIntyre, Bravo Field Maintenance Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Anderson, S.C., rides in the back of a Mine-Resistant More

Iraqi Col. Mahmoud, an Iraqi police officer, shares a smile with a young Iraqi girl after giving her a stuffed bear during an event celebrating Eid al-Fitr in the village of Yethrib, Iraq, Aug. 31. (U.S. Army More

All smiles. CONTINEGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Iraqi Col. Mahmoud, an Iraqi Police officer, shares a smile with a young Iraqi girl after giving her a stuffed bear during an event celebrating Eid al- More

From left to right, Sheikh Fahad Al-Jorani, Sefwan town council president, haji Mundahil Al-Jorani, Sheikh Hizam Al-Jorani tribal leader for the Al-Joareen tribe, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Divi More

Vehicles and personnel leaving and entering Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, are searched by both security guards and U.S. soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Morrow, a platoon leader with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division discusses the mission with Iraqi army Lt. Muhammad be More

Maj. Julian Avent, civil military operations officer with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, and a native of Talbott, Tenn. "To me, the remembrance of 9/11 is a time when More

Sgt. Jeremiah Creech, an infantryman with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, stands in front of his unit's crest at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2011. Although Creech, More

Staff Sgt. Charles Grant, a Bronx, N.Y., native and noncommissioned officer in-charge of the central receiving and shipping point yard with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, "Black Jack."

Staff Sgt. Charles Grant, a Bronx, N.Y., native and noncommissioned officer in-charge of the central receiving and shipping point yard with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Black More

Maj. Gen. Thomas Spoehr (left), the deputy commanding general of United States Forces – Iraq, gives a coin to Staff Sgt. Robert Nehi, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Brigade Medical Supply Office, More

Sgt. Stephanie Simms (left), with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews photos of an induction ceremony she partici More

Spc. Doxton Johnson, Company C, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division climbs the Sapper tower with a 40-pound ruck sack before conducting a six mile foot marc More

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Captain Saddam Mahmud ‘Abbas Sab’ Al Zuhayri, commander, Light Battery, 18th Iraqi Army Brigade, learns how to properly handle a 120mm high-explosive mortar rou More

Capt. Saddam Mahmud ‘Abbas Sab’ Al Zuhayri, commander, Light Battery, 18th Iraqi Army Brigade, watches 120mm high-explosive mortar rounds impact targets through binoculars during mortar training at Contingency More

Pfc. William McCloskey, a native of Portland, Maine, and a generator mechanic with Golf Forward Supply Company, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, More

Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, secure the perimeter of the Samarra Mayor's office during a Battery B Ke More

Master Sgt. Sean X. Carroll, the intelligence operations supervisor for Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of Elk Grove, Calif., speaks with a More

Spc. Rodrigo Rangel, B FMC, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Mission, Texas, cleans a caiman, mine resistant ambush protected vehicle prior to tu More

Spc. Michael Cline, Company B, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division conducts routine maintenance checks on the satellite transportable terminal to ensure the More

"Steel Dragon" 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, proudly stands in front of their Headquarters Building on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq More

A Chinook helicopter lands at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, as soldiers from the 62nd Engineer Battalion, part of the last convoy to leave Iraq, take a break and unload equipment, Dec. 18, 2011.

Trucks from the last convoy out of Iraq arrive at Camp Virginia before sunrise, Dec. 18, 2011. The 62nd Engineer Battalion led the convoy out of Iraq as it provided route clearance along Main Supply Route Tampa.

The first serial of trucks from the last convoy to leave Iraq reaches Camp Virginia, Kuwait, the morning of Dec. 18, 2011. The 62nd Engineer Battalion conducted route clearance along Main Supply Route Tampa to More

Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky (left), the deputy commanding general of Maneuver for the 1st Cavalry Division, places the Major General Horatio Gates Bronze Medal around the neck of Col. Scott Efflandt, the commander More

Col. Scott Efflandt (left), the commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes the hand of Spc. David Haley, a soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment of the Ironhors More

Army 1st Lt. Nancy Gonzalez, assistant intelligence officer, 4-9 Cav., 'Dark Horse,' 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., poses with staff from Gateway High School (GHS), Killeen, Texas, during the Dark Horse adopt-a-school More

A 155mm round expends from a M109A6 ‚"Paladin" howitzer during the 3-82 FA Regiment's, 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., artillery live-fire exercise here, Nov. 14. (Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2BCT, 1st Cav Div PAO)

Soldiers from the Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division at Forward Operating Base Gamberi load fresh fruits and vegetables onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopt More

Col. Bill Benson, the commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, the brigade command sergeant major, uncase the brigade colors during a transfer of res More

West Point alumni from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, watch the 2012 Army/Navy football game in the middle of the night at an empty dining fa More

U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Burgess, a human resources specialist with 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the primary mail clerk for Forward Operating B More

Spc. Andrew Kawula, a medic with C Medical Company, 27th BSB, 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, decorates a Christmas tree in the Forward Operating Base Gamberi aid station Dec. 11, 2012. Although this is Chicago More

Soldiers with the 4 -227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sign up to donate blood during the Trimmier Elementary School and 4th ARB’s second annual Blood Drive a More

Lt. Col. Oscar H. Pintadorodriguez, the commander of 6th ”Saber” Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shows his Troopers “how it’s done” during the road march of their More

Members of the Boy Scouts with Troop 333, from Mabank, Texas, bond with Jane, a horse assigned to the Horse Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division during a visit to Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 14, 2013. During their trip More

Col. William Benson, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton case the brigade’s colors in an inactivation ceremony Oct. 17 at Cooper Field here. Forty-seven of the 96 More

Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brown, a targeting officer assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, completes a mini physical prior to donating blood during the unit's blood drive at Robertson Blood Center, at Fort Hoo More

Capt. Craig Calkins, a field veterinarian assigned to the 43rd Medical Detachment, 21st Combat Support Hospital, 1st Medical Brigade, demonstrates the proper way to open a dog's mouth when observing during a cl More

Trevino Taylor, spouse of Capt. Dianna Taylor, Company B, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion commander, throws a grenade during the obstacle course portion of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division More

Lt. Col. Archie Herndon, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick Jones, the battalion command sergeant major, pos More

Pfc. Jason Burton (right), a High Capacity Line of Sight team member with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stabilizes th More

Soldiers of Battery Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct rehearsals preparing for their Salute Battery detail at Fort Hood, Texas. Since the More

Spc. Sterling Perkins, of Lake Charles, La., inspects the breech block and firing mechanism of a howitzer prior to executing rehearsals at Fort Hood, Texas. With the high visibility of the detail, the Salute Ba More

Staff Sgt. Bryant Green, vice president of the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program at Fort Hood, Texas, gave the BOSS presentation to the soldiers at the newcomers brief at the Phantom Warrior Cent More

Soldiers in their third trimester, the last three months of pregnancy, perform the designated stretches outlined by the Pregnancy Postpartum Physical Training program Feb. 19, at Fort Hood, Texas. The program a More

Spc. Steve Whittington, an orderly room clerk from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, applies pressure to a simulated wound March 3, during the Pegasus First Res More

Pvt. Justin Shumate, a Greenville, S.C., native, and food service specialist assigned to 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, listens to last minute instructions from More

Maj. Brian Parker, a Seymour, Mo., native and the 1st Cavalry Division G-3 Force Integration and Development officer-in-charge, has written and self-published three books to date and recently signed a four-book More

Breast cancer survivor and spouse of 1st Cavalry Division Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Rolland Niles walks a lap dedicated to all the cancer survivors around the Robert Shoemaker High School track in Killeen, More

Soldiers and family members of 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division stand ready to receive their incoming leaders prior to the change of command/change of respon More

Col. David Lesperance (left), outgoing commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division; Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commander, 1st Cav. Div.; and Col. Matthew Van Wagenen, incoming commander for the briga More

Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, commanding general of 4th Infantry Division, and Brig. Gen. Douglas Gabram, deputy commanding general of 1st Cavalry Div., share a laugh prior to the Regional Command-South transfer More

Spc. Ervin Garcia, a Soldier assigned to Company A, 215th Brigade Support Battalion “Blacksmith,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf,” 1st Cavalry Division, provides a 20-pound bag of ice to families living on o More

Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, the Afghan ambassador to the U.S., interacts with the students at Meadows Elementary School, Fort Hood, Texas. The ambassador made mention of all the great opportunities the children have. More

Pfc. Jacob Besaw, a combat engineer assigned to Company B, 8th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, performs the alternating pull during a gender neutral physical demands s More

First Lt. Brad Fisk, fire direction officer for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, places a sheet of soffit to form the eaves of More

Antonio (center), 8, with his father, retired Sgt. Frank Laguna, and Jessica Robertson of Backbone Valley Nursery, Marble Falls, Texas, cuts the ribbon July 28 on the automated greenhouse he received through Ma More

Cpt. Tyler Moyer, of Gig Harbor, Wash., rear detachment deputy commander for Division Signal Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division instructs Soldiers of his unit on how to effec More

Command Sgt. Maj. Berk Parsons, the 41st Field Artillery Brigade command sergeant major, speaks with State Representative for District 57 Trent Ashby during the Leon County Veterans Appreciation Day event at th More

Spc. Ryan Moeller, from Watertown, Wis., a combat medic with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dons his helmet to begin a day of training exercises o More

Soldiers in M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to fire during a live-fire training exerci More

Staff Sgt. James Jamerson, a retransmission team noncommissioned officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Div More

First Cavalry Division Commanding Gen. Michael Bills waves to the crowd as he rolls down Avenue D in downtown Killeen, Texas, during the Killeen Holiday Extravaganza and Christmas Parade Dec. 13. Also participa More

Staff Sgt. Israel Herrera, career counselor for both the 91st Engineer Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division, reports More

M109 Paladin crews with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division set up their firing positions in the early morning Jan. 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. The battalion h More

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division learn about the ways a person’s perception based on past experiences can affect decisions with regar More

A Soldier from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team drives a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on a tank trail enroute to the Rail Operations Center at Fort Hood, Texas, in order to load it onto a train for transport to More

The Secrest family sits at the dinner table doing various activities including homework and playing chess March 16, in Harker Heights, Texas. Capt. Jonathan Secrest, chaplain, and his wife Stacey adopted all si More

ROTC cadets from the University of Texas listen to a brief as they try to learn what resources the Army provides to leaders and Soldiers with regard to resiliency April 15 at Fort Hood, Texas. The cadets were i More

Marquez Way, 17, son of 1st Sgt. Billy Way, first sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, logs onto his em More

A line of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division M1 Abrams tanks sit staged and ready to conduct situational training lanes during National Training Center rotation 15-07 in Fort Irwin, Calif., April 20.

Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team watch as the Ride 2 Recovery bicyclists as they circle around the III Corps flagpole on their ride from Houston to Fort Worth April 22. According to the company More

Logisticians from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, led classes April 21 to 22 to familiarize company and battalion leaders with the importance of proper sustainment planning and prepar More

M109A6 Paladin artillerymen from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fire a 155 mm round April 23 during the maneuver – shooter combined arms liv More

Sgt. 1st Class Michaels Huddleston, a Fort Bliss, Texas native and fire support noncommissioned officer of the 417th Infantry Regiment, stands in front a Stryker, April 29 at Fort Irwin, Calif. Huddleston, and More

The concussive force of the firing of the 155 mm high explosive round forces smoke halos around the M109A6 Paladin and crew. Pvt. Cartier Lindley, Pfc. Sean Schuhart, Spc. Adrian Williams and Sgt. Derek Loggain More

Capt. Jacqueline Asis, commander of Forward Support Company F, supporting 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, is presented the U.S. Forces Comman More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment “Garryowen,” 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division rehearse the loading of an M1A2 Abrams tank into a C-17 Globemaster June 3 at Fort Hood, More

Soldiers from 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, rehearse convoy operations June 9, as part of “Muleskinner Storm,” a brigade support area exercise conducted More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (right), former bandmaster for the 1st Cavalry Division Band, salutes alongside Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, during her retirement cerem More

Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division public affairs office, places a kiss on her husband’s tombstone in Arlington Nat More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division enter an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Table X of level II gunnery training at Fort Hoo More

A team of combat medics with the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division carry a Soldier on a litter during a class Aug. 4 at Camp Shelby, Miss. Smaller rotor More

Combat engineers from the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, fire a Mine Clearing Line Charge Aug. 15 at the Crittenberger Multi-Purpose Range Complex at Fort Hood, detonating more than 1 More

From a firing point, tankers in an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fire the 120 mm canon during a combined arms live fire Aug. 19 at the Crittenberger Multi-Purpose Range Complex. Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Batt More

Sgt. Imo Aietti, a noncommissioned officer with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gives a M4 Carbine familiarization class to Soldiers Aug. 27 at Fo More

Spc. Cody Lance, 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment, brings red roses Sept. 3 for Juliet Cornelison, wife of Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Cornelison, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division More

Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division watch a remembrance video prior to the start of the Freedom Walk at Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 11. The Freedom Walk is a More

Members of the Baylor University softball team negotiate an obstacle course at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 12. The event showed players the importance of teamwork. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Fred Brown, 1st Armored B More