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Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, pose for a picture with the mascot of the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo, March 5. The soldiers were treated to a barbecue lunch; carnival rides and games; and seats at the rod More

A color guard for 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stands in formation prior to a midnight transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 15, 2014. After a seven-month deployment, More

Sgt. Jonathan Melton, a Paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment and a member of the 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus, sings lead vocals for “Stand By Me” during the Car More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia (center), Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), tours Forward Operating Base (FOB) Boldak while visiting U.S. military perso More

Captain John Dove, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, evaluates Navy corpsmen as they treat simulated casualties during a training drill aboard Camp Leathe More

Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, says a prayer before Marines with Weapons Company conduct a partnered Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, More

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force check the cables connecting to a M777 howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise a More

Soldiers from across Fort Hood do pullups during an Army Physical Fitness Test with standards from 1946 at the Air Assault obstacle course, here, March 20. The soldiers participated in the Best Team competition More

Lance Cpl. Kalib Walker, an automatic rifleman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Freeport, N.Y., departed the United States for his second tour to Afghanistan ten days prio More

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Sparks was raised in Ba More

Lt. Col. Kenneth McDaniel, commander of 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Pegasus Fires, left, and Col. Cory Mendenhall, commander of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, right, More

Lance Cpl. Kyler Nielson, rifleman and mine sweeper, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, is currently deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan, for his first time. Nielson, a native of Las Vegas, enlist More

Gunnery Sgt. Gerald Furnari, platoon sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Franklin Square, N.Y., checks the serviceability of an Afghan National Army M2 .50 caliber mac More

Lance Cpl. Luke Zuanich, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle driver, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Clark County, Wash., checks his gear prior to a mission in Helmand p More

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Claudia Huizar, right, a Staff Section Chief for Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)), watches U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. "Rush," an improvised explosive device detection dog with Cha More

Lance Cpl. Taylor Cross, Improvised Explosive Device Detection Dog handler, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, utilizes an ID Dog during a mission in Larr Vi More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, run to security positions after offloading from a CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April More

U.S. Marine Corps mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles utilized by Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, drive through the open desert during Operation Lee, east of Gereshk, Helmand pro More

First Sgt. Jordan Freeland, company first sergeant, “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Butte, California, presents a company shirt to an Afghan National Army soldier More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated in Tagvreshk Vil More

Maj. Massimo Federico (left), a Woburn, Mass., native and 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division surgeon; and Maj. Ronnie Holmes (right), a Blackwell, Oklahoma, native and brigade aeromedical physician a More

Soldiers from the 1st Austrian Sword COY, 2nd Platoon, operate under the watchful eye of the U.S. Army, Grizzly Team, Observer/Coach- Trainers from the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at the Hohenfels Trai More

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through a bazaar in Gereshk, Afghanistan, during a mission in Helmand province, May 12, 2014. The company disrupted Taliban fighters to a More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, complete the first running portion of the “Memorial Day Murph” workout aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 26, 2014. The Marines conducted the workout to h More

Corporal Martin Eadie, right, assault team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Fort Worth, Texas, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported to More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Laserna, a native of Los Angeles, stands at attention while his award citation for the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Device is read aloud during a pinning ceremony More

Corporal Isaac Garcia, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, patrols during a two-day mission in Larr Village, Afghanistan, May 22, 2014. Garcia, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regimen More

Corporal Jonathan Hollis, right, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, shakes hands with Capt. Scott Stewart, the commanding officer of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, after being combat meri More

Corporal Jacob Gamble, a native of Oskaloosa, Kansas, stands at attention while Marines pin corporal insignia to his collar during a promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 1, 2014. Gamble More

Corporal Bryce Bowman, a team leader with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, waits anxiously inside a CH-53E Super Stallion while being transported More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 prior to a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2014. The More

Corporal Randy Sanabriadiaz, left, a food service specialist with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and a Tampa, Fla., native, and Staff Sgt. Rudolph Montgomery, center, the battalion mess chief and Baltimore More

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Webb, anti-tank missileman, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mans a security post during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2014. Webb, a native of Montg More

Pfc. Joshua Duncan, a paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security during the Red Falcons’ noncombatant evacuation ope More

Marines with “Suicide” Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watch their fellow Marines play in the Dwyer World Cup from a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected All-Terrain Vehicle aboard Camp Dwyer, H More

Then Corporal Thomas Z. Spitzer, right kneeling, professionally instructed gunman, Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo during the 2013 Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Spitzer More

Food service specialists with 1st Tank Battalion, serve members of the Twentynine Palms community during a Food for Life event at the Little Church of The Desert, July 12, 2014.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Melendez, corpsman, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, rests next to his gear before a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. Melendez, a nativ More

Sergeant Kyle M. Edwards receives the Purple Heart Medal from his battalion commander here July 23, 2014, for injuries sustained during a recent deployment to Afghanistan. Edwards was one of eight service membe More

Col. John W. Brennan (right), commander of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), receives the Group Support Battalion colors from Lt. Col. Fred L. Dela Cruz, outgoing commander of the GSB, 5th SFG(A), during More

Cpl. Paul Kelley, working dog handler, Provost Marshal’s Office, points at different sections of a vehicle for Gabi, military working dog, to search during a class on checkpoint searches with military working d More

Lance Cpl. Jordan Thomas, a motor transportation mechanic with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, replaces an air filter on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July More

Col. John DiGiambattista, commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with brigade Soldiers about the importance of participation in the upcoming Atlantic Resolve exercises in Poland, Eston More

In preparation for a series of upcoming missions, Soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct level one gunnery Aug. 26 at Fort Hood, Texa More

Soldiers and leaders from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participated in a two-day course on the cultural and geopolitical environment in Poland and the Baltics from Aug. 27 to 28, as preparatio More

Sergeant Warren Sparks, squad leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares his gear before loading onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division prepare for upcoming training exercises across Europe by conducting the classroom portion of military driver's training Sept. 2 More

Marines and sailors aboard the USS Oak Hill man the rails of the ship as it pulls into Baltimore Harbor, Md., Sept. 10, 2014. The service members visited Baltimore for fleet week and manned the rails to show th More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force, pick up timber before boarding the USS Constellation in Baltimore Sept. 11, 2014. More than 40 U.S. Marines and sailors from the United States, Germany More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to qualify on the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia Nov. 11, 20 More

Marines and sailors march behind the Baltimore Fire Department color guard during a 9/11 memorial ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, at Fort McHenry National Park, Md. More than 100 Marines from various units with II Mar More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Midgley, a machine gunner assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, applies grease to the inside of his M240L machine gun prior to a patrol, aboard Ca More

Capt. Jared Graham (left), a Cavalry Leader Course instructor assigned to 3rd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 316th Cavalry Brigade, explains mission planning strategy to Capt. James Harrison (center), and Sta More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division warm up by taking a lap around the field before a friendly soccer match Sept. 22 against Royal Netherlands Army soldiers assign More

Spc. Paul Hirschi (top), a native of Brigham City, Utah; and Staff Sgt. Jonathon Morales, a native of Greenville, Texas, both infantrymen assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company “Hammer,” 1st Brigade More

Before Soldiers and vehicles start arriving, Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Supervisor, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, briefs the concept of operations for vehicle More

Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Strykers, Humvees, Armored Personnel Carriers, HEMTT Fuel trucks, and other U.S. Army tactical vehicles were offloaded here and transferred to rail lines Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 for transpo More

Capt. Michael Sims, commander, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Maj. Matthew Hodges, team chief, Task Force Lithuania, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speak with Maj. Gen. Almanta More

Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, commander, Lithuanian Land Forces, welcomes U.S. Soldiers to Lithuania Oct. 8 for Atlantic Resolve, multinational combined arms exercise taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle maintenance supervisor, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses Army technical manuals, p More

In the first of several cultural exchange outings, U.S. Cavalry Soldiers visited the Kaunas Fortress and museum Oct. 11 to learn about the horrific history of the site that has served as Russian military fortif More

International military observers from Ukraine, the Czech Republic, China and Poland discuss the demonstration Oct. 16 after witnessing U.S. and Lithuanian Soldiers fire Javelin Portable Anti-tank missiles, AT4 More

Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, perform maintenance on the tracks of the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a motor pool in Rukl More

An infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands in formation during Capabilities Day, which is an opportunity for all the nations participating in More

First Sgt. Thomas Thornhill, first sergeant for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division talks with Capt. Ruslans Markevics, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Latvian More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Conway, of Fox Company 1-158, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Ansbach, Germany, and Polish Armed Forces Captain Jacek Jakubik, chief of tower for the last 18 years, work togeth More

Soldiers from Latvia, Norway and the U.S. work to complete 100 meters of burpee broad jumps as part of a competition of physical fitness, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Adazi Training Area, Latvia. The competition More

Artillerymen with Battery C,1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct re-arm, re-supply and re-fuel operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct. 26. Comb More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas stands with newly promoted Cap. Bryan Dayton of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Briga More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army veteran, greets Maj. Matthew P. Weberg, brigade chaplain, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during the se More

The crew of an M1126 Stryker from Commanche Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stand-by to roll out to their next react to ambush lane with Estonian soldiers at a training area near Tapa, Estonia, Oct. More

Lt. Col. Douglas Hayes, left, commander of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division briefs Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, right, commander of the 1st Cavalry Div More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, work with Latvian soldiers at an orphanage in the Latvian town of Vaive. The teams spent most of Oct. 28, 20 More

Sgt. 1st Class Robby Burns, acting first sergeant assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Sostakas, assigned to Lithuanian Armed Forces analyze range schematics and safety measur More

U.S. and Norwegian Soldiers conducted Master Breachers Course at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, where the Soldiers are participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 29, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Operatio More

Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and soldiers assigned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces execute a combined arms live-fire exercise to demonstrate joint maneuvering capability and fi More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, left, 1st Cavalry Division commander, listens as Capt. Theodore Kleinsorge, commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division brie More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division spent time seeing where Soldiers work and train during a visit to the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 1, 2014. Units from 2nd Battalion, 8t More

Soldiers from the 2nd Light Reconnaissance Squadron of the Danish Army prepare for an air assault mission during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve III. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, carry a simulated casualty to a fortified, safe position during a room clearing exercise as part of Iron Sword 2014 on Nov. 4,2014. This More

Spc. Austin Stuekemann, left, infantryman, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a claymore mine for placement as his squad leader, Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawler More

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez, noncommissioned officer in charge, 172nd Public Affairs Detachment, gathers video footage of U.S. Soldiers and Estonian Land Forces working together during Operation Atlantic Resol More

From a hasty fighting position, U.S. Soldiers fire a M240C coaxial machine gun from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle Nov. 5 to repel an advance of British forces during a situational training exercise. The training i More

U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a salute to the Baltic States at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, on Nov. 6, 2014. The salute was More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fired shots from M1A1 Abrams tanks at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014. They fired one shot for each of More

Capt. Gerald M. Stoermer, commanding officer, A Company, Team Latvia, of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, instructs dignitaries, media and VIPs on the proper u More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a Fallen Soldier Remembrance Ceremony to honor Latvian soldiers who gave their lives during Operati More

A Mk-19 grenade launcher is on display during an exhibition of U.S. military weapons, equipment, and vehicles in Tapa on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. The exhibition was part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and was desig More

Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps, company master gunner with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, speaks to a platoon of Estonian Conscri More

(Left to right) Pvt. Bjoernar Hesjedal, Pvt. Joakim Fon and Sgt. Frode Hirmoen from Telemark Battalion, Mek Company 3 of the Norwegian Army pose with Staff Sgt. Daizon Alexander, Spc. Troy Putman, Pvt. Nathan M More

Second Lt. Peter Knisler, A Company, 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, instructs Latvian soldiers on basic operations of a D7R2 More

An Estonian resident speaks with Army Staff Sgt. Andre Allen, an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Commander from B Co., 2-8 Cavalry, 1st Bde., 1st Cavalry Div. from Fort Hood, Texas, during an exhibition of U.S. m More

Spc. Breon Mitchell, infantryman with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, interacts with local families during the Father's Day More

An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands ready before a qualification table at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. More

The American and Estonian flags fly side-by-side above the army training grounds here during Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. Army Europe-led Atlantic Resolve, a multinational combined arms exercise involvi More

First Lt. Christopher Mallen gives a presentation on the U.S. Army and its role in NATO as part of an outreach event at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. Mallen spoke to students, along with a representa More

Private 1st Class Yannis Palvis, a guide-on bearer for the B Co., 2nd Btn., 8th Reg. Cavalry, 1st Bde., 1st Cavalry Div. from Fort Hood, Texas, stands at parade rest in front of a formation ready to welcome the More

Members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand in front of Garkalnes School, Latvia on Nov. 11, 2014 with member of the Latvian and Norwegian Arm More

School children and faculty from a rural school in Gulbene, Latvia, interact with U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Fornisamo, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bri More

A BMP 1, a Polish infantry-fighting vehicle, and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles are staged to roll out after completing a bilateral live-fire exercise at a range near Drawsko Pomorski, Poland, in support of Ope More