Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pose for a picture with their Iraqi army counterparts before embar More
Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem, deputy commander of Al-Kut Air Force Base, begins his presentation by greeting his Iraqi ground forces and intelligence commanders for the first time together on Contingency Operating B More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, participate in a 100 meter dash, July 15, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Delta in Wasit province Iraq. The the 100 meter dash More
Soldiers from Bulldog Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division search near the city of Amarah for American and British remains on July 21, 2011. The U.S. More
Secnd Lt. Patrick Mulvaney, the platoon leader with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of Sugarland, Texas, c More
Brig. Gen. William Smith (middle), deputy commander of the 36th Infantry Division, visits the Basra Crime Lab for a tour of the facility and an update on the progress of equipment installation, infrastructure c More
A Human Intelligence Collection Team member with Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division prepares notes prior to a source meeting at Contingency More
Col. Douglas C. Crissman, commander, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, presents the Combat Action Badge to Pfc. Brandan Mitchell, a soldier with 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advice an More
Lt. Col. Steven Zega, from the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade Judge Advocate, serves a slice of cake to Spc. Antonio Fox a paralegal with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regimen More
Lt. Col. Steven Zega from the 77th Theater Aviation Brigade Judge Advocate presents the opening remarks at the JAG corps birthday celebration at the Coalition Dining Facility on Contingency Operating Base Adder More
Newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class William Skillings, a tanker platoon sergeant with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division with his platoon leader 1s More
Iraqi army soldiers train on basic rifle marksmanship, range operations and platoon-level operations focusing on ambush, raid, defense and attack tactics as Sgt. 1st Class Jose Mortenson supervises the exercise More
Sgt. 1st Class Dallas McKay, platoon sergeant for Red Platoon, Bandit Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, briefs his platoon before they go on patrol More
A satellite transportable terminal that transmits and receives data for the mounted battle command on the move which is a new concept used by Company B, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assi More
Staff Sgt. Michael Witherow (right), a motor sergeant with B Field Maintenance Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, explains the inner workings of his maintenance section to Command Sgt. Maj. Isaia Vimoto.
Soldiers with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division listen intently as Division Command Sgt. Maj. Isaia Vimoto talks about their mission at Continge More
Soldiers from B Field Maintenance Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, enjoy fishing in a pond built in 2005 by the Army Corps of Engineers at Contingen More
Staff Sgt. Wesley Jackson from 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Denton, Texas, explains to Staff Sgt. Adrian Holler from A Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advi More
Lt. Col. Cameron Cantlon, commander of 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and an Ettrick, Wis., native, meets with an administrative representative of Al Za More
Spc. Stephon McIntyre, B 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 Ambush-Protected vehi 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
Truck Commander, Sgt. Keith Soto, from A Distribution Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, ground guides a driver to where the truck needs to be staged More
Soldiers from the mortar platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire a 120 mm mortar out of an armored mortar carrier at Camp Sparrowhawk, Iraq, Aug. More
Capt. Jeremy Kent, a physician, reviews information about combat engineers before screening them as part of a health assessment. Medics with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, More
Sgt. Robert Bender, with C Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division performs flips tires filled with sand bags during the battalion’s Soldier of the Qua More
Soldiers from D Forward Support Company, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, begin initial treatment of casualties during a training exercise to teach soldie More
Soldiers from Forward Support Company D, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division begin initial treatment of casualties during a training exercise to teach Soldier More
Spc. Doxton Johnson and Pvt. David Poirier, engineers with Company C, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division begin the construction of the Sapper tower at Cont 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
An explosive ordnance disposal team member evaluates explosive remnants of war to safely and securely move the ordnance to an appropriate place for disposal. Soldiers from Red Platoon, Bandit Troop, 6th Squadro More
First Lt. Christopher Morrow, Red Platoon Leader, Bandit Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division discusses the mission with Lt. Muhammad of the Iraqi army 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
Soldiers on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq participated in a training exercise, Sept. 5, to rehearse their reactions in the case of a mass casualty scenario. Units from all over the base reacted to the 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
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Romero (center), the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division equal opportunity adviser pictured with Sgt. Anita Singh (left) and Sgt. Yolanda Herrera (right), both from Headqua 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
Sgt. 1st Class Jose Mortenson, Stability Transition Team noncommissioned officer in charge for 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a class picture More
Sgt. 1st Class Horoma Domogma, the noncommissioned officer in charge of dining facility operations for F Forward Support Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Divi More
Capt. Joseph Lopez (left), the physical therapist for 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, compares soldiers’ shoes and feet to make sure they have the appropriate shoe for their type of feet du More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division hand out humanitarian aid items to local children at a village near Contingency Operating Base Add 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
Staff Sgt. Peter Knight, of Blacksheep Platoon, 6th ‘Saber’ Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and a New Orleans native, ground guides one of his soldiers throug More
Cpl. Brian Geiger, 805th Military Police Company, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of Orlando, Fla., shows his Modern Army combatives and civilian experience at the Memorial Hal More
Spc. Aaron Diming, Alpha Distribution Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Tutwiler, Miss., secures a load on a M1000 Heavy Equipment Tra More
Cpl. Shawn Revell, with Company B, 1st Bn., 12th Cav. Regt. and his wife Spc. Kayla Revell, with A Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Bde. Special Troops Bn., 3rd Advise and Assist Bde., 1st Cav. Div., recite t More
Sgt. Joshua Frates, Dominator Company, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a Ocala, Fla., native, is sworn in by 1st Lt. Casey Colbeth, Oct. 10, 2011 at More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Morrison, an Orange County, Calif. native, Staff Sgt. Anthony Markham, an Abilene, Texas native, and Sgt. Nicholas Ferzacca, a native of Long Beach, Calif., all with 6th ‘Saber’ Squadron, 9th 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
U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron rest after a partial demolition the back portion of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Joint Operations Ce More
Two Afghan children smile at passing soldiers of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry, in Wardak province, Nov. 12. Deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, the troops are working with Afghan National Security Forces to More
Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain assigned to B Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Newport Navy Base, R.I., receives the Purple Heart Medal from Co More
Spc. Curt Jones, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion stands in formation before the company’s November promotion ceremony. Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, is assigned More
Chico, Calif., native Denae Nemanic uses a plasma cutter to make radio mounts for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles during the fabrication process. Nemanic, a sergeant assigned to the 125th Brigade Suppo More
First Lt. Jamie Holm, the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment serves Command Sgt. Maj. Angelo Lisondra, the squadron command sergeant major during the Thanksgiving Day meal at Forward Operating Base Airborne.
Celebratory decorations for the Thanksgiving dinner served by the officers and senior non-commissioned officers of 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment Nov. 24 at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. Th More
Undersecretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal greets Col. Mark Landes, Task Force Bulldog commander, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 25. Westphal accompanied Landes on a heli More
Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood, Wash., examines the engine of his MAT-V, an MRAP based vehicle, before replacing an engine as Sgt. Christopher Comer, a native of El Paso, Texas, looks on. Bo More
Pfc. Ryan Withers (standing), a native of Stanwood, Wash., examines the engine of his MAT-V, an MRAP based vehicle, before replacing an engine as Sgt. Christopher Comer, a native of El Paso, Texas looks on. Bot More
Army Staff Sgt. Enrique Angelo, of Miami, Fla., a communications Non-commissioned officer in-charge from Taskforce Mustang, checks the blue force tracker before leaving on a supply convoy mission on Dec. 2. As More
Chief Warrant Officer David Pollard of Naples. Fla., and allied trades technician with B Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, helps 1st Lt. Zuri Hildreth of Copperas Cove, Texas, a brigade medical supply o More
First Lt. Brian R. Page, a platoon leader for Action Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, consoles a fellow soldier after a memorial ceremony at Combat Outpost Sultan Khel, Wednesday, Dec. 7. The ceremony hon More
U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly Nicholls, from Durham, N.C., a UH 60 M Black Hawk crew chief assigned to 1st Flight, Bravo Company, 2-82 TF Corsair, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., loads a M240 Bravo More
Army Spc. Anthony Villa, of San Antonio, a health care specialist and licensed practical nurse for the 681st Forward Surgical Team, takes a boxing stance during a training session on Dec. 9. Villa was trained b More
Staff Sgt. Bridgette Bankhead, the pharmacy technician assigned to the 125th Brigade Support Battalion, counts and prepares medication for patients assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division More
(Right-left) Army Spc. Matthew Carver, a Gadsen, Ala., native and Army Pvt. Brandon Vitale, a Loganville, Ga., native, both mortarmen assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st I More
A shrine in Baracki Barack dedicated to Afghans who lost their lives during the Soviet invasion. The shrine is maintained and visited by families and friends of the deceased.
Col. Mark Landes, Task Force Bulldog commander, presents Jordanian army Col. Basem Al Alaween, Task Force Nashimi commander, the NATO medal at Forward Operating Base Shank, Saturday, Dec. 17. Alaween heads a gr More
The commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, visits with soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division before they leave on the final flight out of Iraq at Contingency Operating Base Adder on Dec. 17, 2011.
Commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Col. Douglas Crissman and the brigade's command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley case the units colors on Dec. 17, 2011 on Contingency Operating Base Add More
Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division clean out their trucks after finishing the final tactical road march out of Iraq at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, on Dec. 18, 2011.
U.S. Army Maj. Ralph Overland, a native of Phoenix and the operations officer for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, starts a discussion at the Partnered Tactical Op More
A sign hangs outside of the schoolhouse where Task Force Bulldog soldiers teach the women of Pul-e-alam district about health care and injury prevention.
Combat engineers with Route Clearance Package 30 dismount and patrol toward a known area of interest in Logar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. RCP-30 is a group of engineers that search for and detonate explosiv More
Spc. Bryan S. Gash, a member of the 661st Engineer Company, with the Illinois Guard, currently living in Plainville, Ind., stands back and watches an Afghanistan National Army engineer dump a loader full of dir More
Pfc. Matthew Russo and Spc. Shelby Bandy, with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learn about rock climbing, Jan. 31, 2012, at Boulders Sport Climbing Center in More
An Afghan Uniformed Police officer places circle stickers on the holes where his 7.62X39 mm rounds hit the target at Swanson Small-Arms Range, Forward Operations Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2012.
Lt. Col. Cameron Cantlon, the commander for the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gives a lesson to high school students about Buffalo Soldiers and their relatio More
A soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade directs the C-130 carrying Gen. Martin Dempsey, the highest ranking U.S. military officer after landing at Forward Operating Base Shank. Dempsey, t More
First Lt. Garett Eggers, Headquarters and Headquarters Platoon, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and a native of The Woodlands, Texas, discusses the advantages and dis More
(L-R) 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Bowen, a native of Georgetown, Penn., puts out his hand to accept a coin from 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ol More
U.S. Army Col. Mark H. Landes, from Kingsport, Tenn., the commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division looks out the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk while flying back to Forward Operating Base Shank, More
Master Sgt. Jimmy Alexander a native of Truth or Consequences, N.M., and a motorcycle rider with over 29 years of riding experience offers motorcycle safety instruction before the ‘Steel Dragon’ 2nd Battalion, More
Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3-1 Special Troops Battalion, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stand in formation prior to a combat badge ceremony. Soldiers wit More
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter shares a laugh with Staff Sgt. Gregory G. Edwards, a native of Chicago and a cannon crewmember during his visit to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Divis More
An Afghan National Army firefighter chief assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps, instructs two other firefighters how to use the generator on the rear of the fire engine at the Afghan National Army Comp More
Soldiers with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participate in a pre-Ranger course at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 23, 2012.
An Afghan National Army soldier assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Corps, communicates on a radio while soldiers stand in line for lunch behind him at the Afghan National Army Compound, Forward Operating B More
Second Lt. Steven Biggs, a Newtown, Pa. native and Seton Hall undergraduate, watches as his bravo team progresses towards the village of Hezerat during a village assessment near Forward Operating Base Shank. Bi More
(Right-Left) Maj. Ralph Overland, a native of Phoenix, and the brigade operations officer congratulates Master Sgt. Monolito Brown, a native of Valdosta, Ga., after his promotion ceremony. Both soldiers are ass More
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy K. Schwanke, a native of Newport News, Va., raises his right hand during his re-enlistment ceremony onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 2nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Combat Aviatio More
Local national shopkeepers ask 1st Lt. Zandra Cole, a West Memphis, Ark., native, questions during a shop meeting on Forward Operating Base Shank located in eastern Afghanistan. Cole, a medical officer by trade More
(Left-right) Spc. Kedith Jacobs, an Atlanta native; Staff Sgt. Christopher Ross, a Tomball, Texas native; and Spc. Aaron Olson, a Streamwood, Ill., native all work together to connect the SIPR-NIPR Access Point More
Spc. Adrian Velazquez, a Chicago native, checks the pumps of the hasty crater repair system through a computer system on Combat Outpost Soltan Khel located in southern Wardak province. Velazquez a transportatio More
A soldier stands guard as Afghans from the village of Solar watch Infantrymen during a M4, 203, and crew served weapons range near Combat Outpost Soltan Khel in southern Wardak province. The 2nd Battalion, 5th More
First Lt. David Jakubiec (center), the counter-IED platoon leader for the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, informs his soldiers of the area they'll be patrolling during a mission near Combat Outpost Soltan More
Sgt. Robert Skillern, a squad leader with Comanche Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and a Carthage, Texas, native, shows how to properly hold and fire a More
Spc. Joseph Plumadore, a New York City native, before his re-enlistment on a CH-47 Chinook. Plumadore, an infantryman by trade re-enlisted for three years and re-assignment to Fort Benning, Ga.