U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Divsion, of Task Force Duke play volleyball against a team of Afghan citizens from Sabori, Saberi More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, play an impromptu game of volleyball against a team of Afghan villagers More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil L. Montgomery (right), an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of Many More
"All system's go." U.S. Army Pfc. Hank Cooper, Jr., a native of Hayden, Idaho, gives the thumbs-up prior to the start of a mission to Khowst City, Saturday, April 30. Cooper, a motor transport operator assigned More
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Frazier of Van Nuys, Calif., with 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, scans his sector with a 240B weapons system, in Spera Dis More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and Afghan National Army soldiers display illegal material found at a t More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and their Afghan National Army counterparts make their way to a nearby More
U.S. Army Sgt. Leonel Vazquez, a communications specialist with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, adjusts a satellite antenna at his bat More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Weiss, Parkston, S.D., native and platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, prep More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Soto, 3rd Platoon, sergeant for Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, search the roof of a home in Majiles vi More
Lt. Col. Jesse Pearson, the battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of Chicago, speaks with village elders nea More
Afghan and coalition forces patrol in the mountains of Musa Khel during Operation Nike IV. The operation was part of a larger brigade operation known as Duke Blitz and was designed to clear suspected insurgent More
Afghan and Coalition forces patrol in the mountains of Musa Khel during Operation Nike IV. The operation was part of a larger brigade operation known as Duke Blitz, and clear suspected insurgent support zones, More
U.S. Army Pfc. Levi Baldon, a Golden, Colo., native and infantryman attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, searches a home More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir, commander of the 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army talks with a villager during Operation Maiwan VI in Sabari, Afghanistan, Nov. 2. The operation was a joint effo More
Soldiers from Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, at Combat Outpost Bak in Khowst province, Afghanistan, e More
Maj. George Smolinski, a physician out of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and an individual augmentee to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke More
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, run up and down the steps at the Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium, April 26. The soldiers conducted a workout at the stadium before marching down the More
Wesley Mullen (right), a WWII veteran a WWII veteran and former member of the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders), on board the train with current Blue Spader soldier, Spc. Matthew Winter (left) More
During a dismount towards their objective, a soldier from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, posts as a guard while his fellow soldiers move forward at St. Vith’s range dur More
Tom and Romayne McGinnis, parents of the late Spc. Ross McGinnis, stand before a mannequin replica of their son after he was presented as a Medal of Honor recipient during a dedication ceremony held at the 3rd More
Vanderbilt and Hockey Saves players congratulate each other after a friendly scrimmage at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 26. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jennifer Cruz/ Released.)
Test participant Soldiers from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” participate in Operator New Equipment Training for the Spider Increment 1A networked munition s More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed Army Sgt. Tyler Sylvia with the East African Response Force (EARF), Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), attac More
San Antonio, Texas native Spc. Ruben Chavez squeezes his way out of a tiny cubby hole in a wall after climbing into it to search for weapons during a cordon and search operation in Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborh More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, play an impromptu volleyball game against a team of Afghan villagers fr More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil L. Montgomery (right), an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, scans the security More
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen attached to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, stand outside a bazaar being searched by elem More
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Frazier of Van Nuys, Calif., with 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, scans his sector with a pair of binoculars in Spera Distr More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and Afghan National Army Soldiers display illegal material found at a t More
U.S. Army Spc. Jose Vallejo, an infantryman with the Focus Targeting Force of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, poses outside his BCT headquarters on Forward Operating Base Sa More
U.S. Army Sgt. Leonel Vazquez, a communications specialist with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, prepares for a communications training More
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnathan Soto, Long Island, N.Y., native and the platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Du More
A group of Afghan National Army soldiers of the 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, descend a hill toward the village of Majiles in Sabari district Sept. 9. The ANA soldiers and their U.S. counterparts set up a patrol base on More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jesse Pearson, the battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Chicago, speaks with village More
Members of Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, set up a tactical satellite antenna used to facilitate long range communications More
U.S. Army Pfc. Daniel Love, an infantryman from Dacono, Colo., attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, climbs down a hill i More
An Afghan National Army soldier provides security during Operation Maiwan VI in Sabari district, Nov. 3. The operation was a joint effort between ANA and the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade C More
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at Combat Outpost Sabari, Nov. 24. Leaders from their b More
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, salute as the national anthem is played at the Great American Ballpark, April 26. The Fort Knox, Ky., based soldiers came to Cincinnati for the day to work More
Wesley Mullen (center), a WWII veteran and former member of the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders), returns to Swanage, England, June 30, along with current soldier Spc. Matthew Winter (left) f More
After reaching their objective and breaching the building, a soldier from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, calls to his command post relaying the results of their breach More
Tom and Romayne McGinnis, parents of the late Spc. Ross McGinnis, unveils a mannequin replica of their son during a dedication ceremony which presented him as a Medal of Honor recipient held at the 3rd Infant More
A test participant Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” inventories the munition control units (MCUs) as part of Operator New Equipment Training for t More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed U.S. Army Soldiers with the East African Response Force (EARF), Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), attached More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Duggins of 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, directs an Iraqi solider to search a car at a traffic control point during a dismount More
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Frazier from Van Nuys, Calif., with 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, scans his sector with a 240B weapons system in Spera Di More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, approach a house in Musa Khel July 29. Several similar homes were searc More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and their Afghan National Army counterparts make their way to a nearby More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Smith, a platoon sergeant from Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, holds a bandage on shrapnel wounds, Sept. 2. Smith was the first to identify the grenade that expl More
A group of Afghan National Army soldiers of the 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, descends a hill toward the village of Majiles in Sabari district Sept. 9. The ANA soldiers and their U.S. counterparts set up a patrol base o More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Weiss, 3rd Platoon leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, discusses tactics with his Afghan National More
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Brummond, a squad leader with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Bremmerton, Wash., pulls security n More
Members of Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, set up a tactical satellite antenna used for long-range communications in suppor More
Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Duke mount a hill in Musa Khel district Oct. 15. The soldiers were participating in Operation Nike IV, part of a More
Pfc. Eloy Rosario, a rifleman for 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of New York, pulls security in Sabar More
First Lt. Solomon Metcalf, assistant operations officer for the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, speaks to an announcer at a Cincinnati Reds game at the Great American Ballpark, April 26. Metcalf helped o More
Wesley Mullen (a WWII Blue Spader veteran), Spc. Matthew Winter (an Afghanistan conflict Blue Spader veteran), and Mayor Bill Trite on board a Second World War American Jeep for an historic military vehicle cav More
Because of Spc. Ross McGinnis’ heroism and selflessness, which saved four men from certain serious injury or death, Tom and Romayne McGinnis, along with Lt. Col. William Jacobs and Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Flee More
Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” install a munition control unit with grenade simulators as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. Th More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed Army Pvt. William Graham with the East African Response Force (EARF), Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), att More
Afghan National Security Forces enjoy chai tea and bread, in Spera District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 13.
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, approach a house in Musa Khel July 29. They searched several similar ho More
Capt. Bernard Gardner, commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, lies on a stretcher while being treated for shrapnel wounds suffered during an attack, Sept. 2. Despite his injuries, Gardner More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Weiss, Parkston, S.D., native and platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, disc More
Afghan National Army Capt. Khair Ghul, the commander of the 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, searches a villager in Majiles village in Sabari district, Sept. 9 as his U.S. Army counterpart looks on. The U.S. Army soldiers More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigaded Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, pull security on a road during Operation Steel Rain in Tirzaye, Afghanistan, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Brummond, a squad leader with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Bremerton, Wash., pulls security ne More
U.S. Army soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Duke climb a hill in Musa Khel District, Oct. 15. The soldiers were participating in Operation Nike IV More
Spc. Kris Goettsche, a rifleman for 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of Melbourne, Fla., pulls security More
Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Fleek (left) accepts the guidon of the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Lt. Col. Jesse Pearson, the 1-26 commander, at a cerem More
Wesley Mullen (middle right) (a WWII veteran and member of 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment, Blue Spaders), and Spc. Matthew Winter (far right) (an Afghanistan conflict Blue Spader veteran), and Mayor Bill More
A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed Army Sgt. Caleb Young, above, and Spc. Brandon Ball with the East African Response Force (EARF), Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne More
U.S. Army soldiers, with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to move on to their objective early in the morning in Spera District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 14.
Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, patrol down a street in Majiles village Sept. 9. The patrol was intend More
U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers cross a field during a foot patrol through Sabari district Sept. 9. The partnered forces set up a patrol base on nearby “Little G” hill from where they sent patrols throu More
Afghan Border Patrol soldiers search a villager trying to cross a checkpoint during Operation Steel Rain in Tirzaye district, Khowst province, Afghanistan Sept. 24. The mission was a joint effort between U.S. a More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, pull security on a road during Operation Steel Rain in Tirzaye district, Khows More
Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, are served Thanksgiving dinner by brigade and battalion leadership at Combat Outpos More
Lt. Col. Henry I. B. McNeilly (right), commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Cross River, N.Y., prepares to cut the Army bir More
Wesley Mullen, (middle) a WWII veteran and former member of the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders) stands is greeted by “American G.I.” reenactors dressed in period combat uniforms emblazoned w More
Afghan National Army soldiers move to their objective in Spera District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 14.
Afghan National Army Capt. Khair Ghul, the commander of the 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, searches a villager in Majiles village in Sabari District, Sept. 9, as his U.S. Army counterpart looks on. The U.S. Army soldiers More
Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, unload a shipment of ice cream delivered by helicopter to Combat Outpost Narizah More
Lt. Col. Henry I.B. McNeilly (right), commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and native of Cross River, N.Y., cuts the Army birthday cake in More
The WWII “Blue Spaders” Memorial at Swanage, England dedicated to Soldiers of the 26th Infantry Regiment. Spc. Matthew Winter, current Blue Spader and veteran of the Afghanistan conflict, and Wesley Mullen, a W More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed Army Spc. Brandon Ball with the East African Response Force (EARF), Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), attac More
Afghan Uniform Policemen move to their objective in Spera District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 14.
Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, rest during a security stop in Majiles village Sept. 9. The U.S. and A More
Children sit on a hilltop overlooking Coalition Forces in Spera District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 14.
An Afghan National Army soldier pauses during a security stop on a foot patrol in Majiles village Sept. 9. The patrol was intended to allow the ANA to make their presence known in the area and take the lead in More
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at Combat Outpost Sabari Nov. 24. Leaders from their ba More