Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers load into a boat on the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactme More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pose for a photo with a Dutch child prior to a ceremony at the John Thompson Bridge in More
Maj. Jon Braeckel, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy, walks with a Dutch local before a commemoration ceremony in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The commemoration ceremo More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus and Brigadier Nathan Sempala-Ntege, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general and deputy commanding general interoperability, respectively, walk across the Oversteek Bridge during the More
Soldiers practice combat-arms techniques at the Morale, Welfare and Recreational pool Jan 4. Pittsburgh native Sgt. Edward F. Greiner Jr. (kneeling), engineering non-commissioned officer, Headquarters and Headq More
Staff Sgt. Elias Bonilla, an infantryman from Marina, Calif., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, captivates Iraqi children as he takes time to k More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, link up with Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol of Rusafa in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 25.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrol Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey)
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, has his hair cut at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. A local comes to the COP barber seat regularly to help Soldier's keep a military appearance. Williams serves as More
Airborne Engineers from the First Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division carry a Zodiak boat toward McKeller's Lake, Fort Bragg, to start the "Crossing the Waal" commemoration event, Sept., 24. The e More
Two children look on as U.S. and Afghan National Security Forces enter their home June 7, 2012, as part of a joint clearing operation called Operation Shin Splint. During the five-day operation, Afghan National More
Spc. Delorean L. Graham of Brown Deer, Wis., and Pfc. Joshua J. Wertz, of Dover, Pa., mortarmen with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, brace themselves as a round leaves their mortar tube, A More
A U.S. Army infantryman with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rests outside his hooch, or outdoor dwelling, before heading out with his squad to attack a notional enemy position at Fort Brag More
George Mahon, a World War II veteran who served with Company E, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment—now the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team—visits with paratroopers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team walk to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, N.C., in preparation for a cultural exchange jump with jumpmas More
Spc. Flavia Veiga, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, holds her phone to display a photo of her and her husband, Staff Sgt. Sanel Klebic, a supply sergeant with the 20th En More
Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan, deputy commanding general – support for the 82nd Airborne Division, recites the oath of enlistment to 33 paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st More
Brig. Gen. Kevin G. O’Connell, deputy chief of staff, G-4, for U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), presents a plaque to Lt. Col. Gary A. Hoffman, commander of 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stand tall, Dec. 11, during their unit activation ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C. Formerly 4th S More
Army 1st Lt. Andrea M. Nevistic, an intelligence analyst with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, points to a photograph of herself in Egypt, Feb. 27, in the 1st BCT headquarters on Fort Bragg More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Laquannia M. Marshall and her husband, Warrant Officer 1 Deangelo C. Marshall, paratroopers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., represent two of the More
Sgt. Tkiia Carrington, a paratrooper with Company D, 127th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lifts weights, April 24, at Callahan gym at Fort Bragg, N.C. Carrington is an amat More
Warrant officers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division cut a cake during a ceremony to celebrate the 96th birthday of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps at the 1st BCT dining facility on More
Long range surveillance selection candidates participate in the push-up event of a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test, June 22 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The RPFT consisted of push-up and sit-up testing using the More
Pfc. Nick Day, an infantryman assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, grimaces during the chin-up event of a qualifying Ranger Ph More
Pfc. Jonathan Vaupel (left), a combat medic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pulls security alongside Spc. Hunter Warren (right) duri More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division carry one of their team members more than a mile to the landing zone on a makeshift str More
A Paratrooper from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, remains stoic while being inspected by judges during the All American Week Color Guard Compe More
Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, encasing the colors during day one of the Color Guard and Guidon Competition at Towle Stadium More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, salute the colors during the All American Week Color Guard Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C More
A Paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands at Parade Rest while the judges deliberate during the final moments of the All Am More
Sgt. 1st Class Isaias Alavero (left), assistant evaluator, checks a guidon for serviceability and overall cleanliness during day two of the Color Guard and Guidon Competition at Towle Stadium on Fort Bragg, N.C More
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III conducts a nighttime air drop of equipment from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., into Grant County International Airport, Wash., in support of Exercise Mobility More
The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducts dry fire exercise during decisive action rotation 19-08.5 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 28, 2019. The rotation serves to enhance the brigade’s deploy More
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stage prior to a foot-march during decisive action rotation 19-08.5 at Fort More
Leaders from across the 82nd Airborne Division conduct combat focused physical fitness training during the All American Commander's Conference at Fort Bragg, N.C., September 2, 2020. The Commander's Conference More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, stand during mass at More
A Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walks across the Oversteek Bridge during the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk a More
Dutch re-enactors playing members of the German Wehrmacht wait for an attack as part of a Waal RIver Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a cer More
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division Color Guard waits for a ceremony to begin at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratr More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Moore, 3rd platoon leader, and Capt. Kevin Hadley, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, speak with Capt. Fares, Al Sorja Fire Department, during a survey of fi More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Moore, platoon leader, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gathers information on propane sales during a patrol in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, More
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, watches in the mirror as his hair is cut at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. Soldiers have access to regular haircuts through a local national who comes regularly to More
Pfc. Evan Lester, a Paratrooper from 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, proposes to his girlfriend Deeana Haleen after returning from Iraq, March 17. The 1st Bn, 504th PI More
Paddling through a thick bank of smoke, Airborne Engineers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, make their way to shore during a fierce Zodiak boat race held by the four engineer companies of the 82nd Airborne Div More
During Operation Shin Splint, Afghan National Security Forces and paratroopers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, search and clear 250 homes in 21 different villages throughout th More
Spc. Delorean L. Graham of Brown Deer, Wis., looks into an M67 sight unit on a mortar tube, Aug. 9, on Fort Bragg, N.C., while Pfc. Joshua J. Wertz, of Dover, Pa., looks on. The mortarmen, with the 82nd Airborn More
U.S. Army infantrymen with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, line up behind a berm and prepare to lay down suppressive fire on a notional enemy at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2013. During the More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team shakes hands with a jumpmaster from the Brazilian army while heading out to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on More
Lt. Col. Mark T. Purdy and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Sr., the command team for 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, case the colors of th More
Long range surveillance selection candidates participate in the sit-up event of a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test, June 22 at Fort Bragg, N.C. Nineteen candidates started their morning competing for a c More
Staff Sgt. Jamie Sanders, a Pre-Ranger Course instructor, dons a mismatched pair of boots during combat water survival testing, June 22 at Fort Bragg, N.C. Following a Ranger Physical Fitness Test, Sanders and More
Paratroopers of the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, presenting the colors during day one of the Color Guard and Guidon Competition at Towle Stadium on Fort Bra More
Paratroopers march on the field of Towle Stadium during inspection during the All American Week Color Guard Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 18, 2017. The competition is held to see who will win the chance More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, register for the All American Week Color Guard Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 18, 2 More
Paratroopers from all over the 82nd Airborne Division gather on the field of Towle Stadium to prepare for their final inspection during the All American Week Color Guard Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 19, More
Sgt. 1st Class Isaias Alavero (right) briefs a Paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team on the task at hand during day two of the Color Guard and Guidon Comp More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a mounted M240B machine gun during decisive action rot More
Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, salutes during a ceremony following the Sunset March in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 19, 2019. The Sunset March is a walk across th More
A group of Dutch 82nd Airborne Division re-enactors render a 21-gun salute during a ceremony at the John Thomspon Bridge prior to a ceremony in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemora More
The 82nd Airborne Division patch stands in sharp focus during mass at a church in Overasselt, The Netherlands, September 15, 2019. The church service was part of an observance marking the first parachute assaul More
A Dutch re-enactor playing a member of the German Wehrmacht takes aim during a Waal River Crossing re-enactment in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was part of a ceremony honor More
U.S. Army Spc. Canales and Sgt. Canada, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, provide security during a patrol of Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/ More
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, has his hair cut at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. A local national comes to the COP to assist the Soldiers in keeping their military appearance. Williams serves a More
Airborne Engineers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team attempt to get underway for the second lap of a fierce Zodiak boat race held by the four engineer companies of the 82nd Airborne Division's, Brigade Combat Te More
Paratroopers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and Afghan National Army soldiers make their way through a village in the Rasanah valley June 8, 2012, as part of a se More
2nd Lt. Robert J. Beery, of Tinton Falls, N.J., uses a radio during a call for fire mission while Sgt. Michael A. Ruffin, of Cleveland, Ohio, uses binoculars to spot mortar rounds as they land on an impact area More
U.S. Army infantrymen with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, identify potential enemy positions on the field before them and outline a plan of attack at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2013. Durin More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team helps a fellow jumper up the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughou More
Lt. Col. Mark T. Purdy and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Sr., the command team for 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, uncase their unit col More
Pfc. Kyle Brantner, an infantryman assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, runs across the finish line during a qualifying Range More
Pfc. Aaron Sekas, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jumps in a pool during a "do More
Spc. Aaron Martin from B. Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment engages his target during the third annual ‘All American’ Small Arms Championship on Fort Bragg, N.C., 20 May 2016. The ‘All A More
Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, remain stoic while being inspected by judges during the All American Week Color Guard Competi More
Paratroopers of the 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, salute their Regimental Colors during day one of the Color Guard and Guidon Competition at Towle Stadiu More
Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stand at attention for inspection during the All American Week Color Guard Competition on More
A Paratrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, executes a salute with his guidon during day two of the Color Guard and Guidon Competiti More
A Paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands at Parade Rest while being inspected during the final moments of the All American More
U.S. Army paratroopers, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., conduct a nighttime jump into Grant County International Airport, Wash., in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 3, 2017. More than 3,000 More
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, test fire their mounted weapons during decisive action rotation 19-08.5 at F More
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans the wood line while providing security during decisi More
The Oversteek Bridge stands illuminated at sunset after Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Soldiers from across the U.S. Army, World War II Veterans and Dutch citizens walked across during the Sunse More
The 82nd Airborne Division Color Guard render honors during a ceremony to begin at the John Thompson Bridge in Grave, The Netherlands, September 17, 2019. The ceremony commemorated the moment a group of Paratro More
Maj. Jon Braeckel and Sgt. Maj. Steven Noonan, the 82nd Airborne Division information operations deputy and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div. operations sergeant major, respectively, place a wreath during More
Dutch re-enactors playing 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers paddle across the Waal River in Nijmegen, The Netherlands as part of a Waal River Crossing re-enactment on September 20, 2019. This re-enactment was More
A Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrols near Baghdad's Al-Mutanabi Street Book Market Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. The Soldier was providing security for Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, com More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Greene, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, searches for a possible improvised explosive device cache, Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. No IEDs were More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Moore, platoon leader, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, walks through a sea of children during a patrol in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008 More
Sgt. Niven Williams, a Tuscon, Ariz., native, holds still while an Iraqi trims his hair with clippers at Combat Outpost Apache, Feb. 21. Williams serves as a team leader with Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Pa More
Airborne Engineers from the four Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division carry Zodiak boats down toward McKeller's Lake, Fort Bragg, to start the "Crossing the Waal" commemoration event, Sept., 24. T More
An Afghan National Army soldier searches around a home in the Rasanah valley June 9, 2012, as part of a joint operation called Operation Shin Splint. At the completion of the operation Afghan National Security More
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher J. Rozzi, a mortarman with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division places a round in a mortar tube during training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 7, 2013. Soldiers with the 1st More
U.S. Army infantrymen with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, clear a building during squad attack training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2013. The infantrymen cleared the room firing blank ro More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team prepare to jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 27, over Luzon Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Paratroopers from throughout the 82nd A More