Rodney Kramer, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II, visits Fort Bragg, N.C., for the first time in 70 years, Aug. 4, 2015. Kramer served as an artilleryman assigned to the 456th Battalion, 82nd Airborne Divis More
From left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. King Parks, Lt. Col. Scott Harris, and family members Teresa Watts, mother, and Marlon Watts, brother, stand in front of a plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Don More
Paratroopers (from left) Spc. Brandon White, Spc. Timothy Olivo, Spc. Andrew Reuther and Spc. Philip Howard, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, stand together after receiving medals fo More
A paratrooper assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provides security as his fellow paratroopers conduct building clearing proc More
1st Lt. Eric Donahue (left), platoon leader for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, and his father Co More
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ward, a close friend to Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer, renders a salute in tribute to his fallen comrade. Ward described Bauer as the "best Soldier he had ever seen" during a memorial ceremo More
Lt. Col. Kevin Cotman and others from Quorn, England walking beneath the "82nd Airborne" Gate prior to the rededication ceremony on Sept. 17, 2012. The ceremony was held at Stafford Orchard Park in Quorn, Engla More
Blake Solo, 4, son of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division veteran Anthony Solo, attends the All American Week 2015 Airborne Review at Sicily Drop Zo 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
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to leave Erbil, Iraq, to go back to Besmaya Range Compl More
Spc. Zachary P. Stafford, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division fires a pistol during a competitive shooting match in Bunnlevel, N.C., More
Spouses of paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment talk with one another at a restaurant outside of Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015, during a Waiting on Warriors event. WOW, hos More
Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, compete on teams for bragging rights during a physical training competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., More
A paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division stands ready to accept a live grenade at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 10, 2015. (U.S. Army p More
Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Hanson, a jumpmaster assigned to Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects Sgt. Ian Schroeder's chinstrap during a jumpma More
Sgt. Roberto Sanchez, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division checks the pulse on a medical training d More
Pvt. Deron L. Hood, a paratrooper assigned to Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division performs push-ups during a physical training competition at Fort B More
Family members of redeploying paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their loved ones to march into Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The parat More
Medics assigned to 1st and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams, 82nd Airborne Division, perform cold load training of a casualty onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Simmons Army Airfield on Sept. 15, 2015. The medics ar More
Paratroopers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division run to secure an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise at More
A family member of a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division waits patiently for their loved one to march into Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2015. The paratroopers re More
Family members of paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division decorate a sign for their paratroopers' homecoming at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 21, 2015. The paratroopers More
Family members of paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their paratroopers to redeploy at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 24, 2015. More than 200 para More
Lt. Col. J.C. White, commander of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division talks to his Paratroopers and their Family members before kicking off 'Home Ru More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division run carrying Zodiac boats prior to a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" eve More
Brig. Gen. Brian E. Winski, deputy commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division speaks during 3rd Brigade Combat Team's Operation Inherent Resolve End of Tour Award Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23, 20 More
Staff Sgt. David Bazzle, a paratrooper, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches a class in r More
Spc. Sarah M. Mongold, a Paratrooper assigned to Charlie Company, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., has been accepted to attend the Uniformed S More
Paratroopers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, provide security outside of the simulated U.S. Consulate General's office in the mock city of Dara L More
U.S. Army jumpmasters with the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 82nd Airborne Division (1-505 PIR, 3 BCT 82 Abn. Div.) tour a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft here, Feb. 3 More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team observe as an M1114 Up-Armored Humvee is secured to the belly of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Suppo 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
Spc. Daniel Hineline assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participates in the ammunition can lift during the Combat Fitness Test as part More
The Skydiving Angels parachute into the beginning of the 5th Annual Veterans Day Parade route, in Southern Pines, N.C., Nov. 11, 2017. The Skydiving Angels are the official parachute team of the Children of Fa More
The casket of retired 1st Sgt. Harold Eatman is carried by paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment from the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte, North Carolina after his funeral More
Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to exit an Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft to conduct a nighttime combat airborne operation onto Fort Bragg’s Sicily Drop Zone.
Capt. Yisahar Izak’s drive to be a role-model to fellow faith-leaders and paratroopers in the midst of adversity spurs him to serve as a Chaplain in the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Bri More
Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division listen to a briefing from the Departure Airfield Control Officer during Exercise Panther Storm at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., August 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
Lt. Col. Albert Paquin, deputy commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, presents a coin to Rodney Kramer, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 4, 2015. Kramer served as an artilleryman a More
A plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts was unveiled during a conference room dedication ceremony held at the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division he More
Paratroopers (from left) Spc. Brandon White, Spc. Timothy Olivo, Spc. Andrew Reuther, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, stand together after receiving medals for their action while de More
Paratroopers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division perform the stacking techique on a door as they prepare to clear a building More
1st Lt. Eric Donahue (left), platoon leader for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, speaks with his f 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
U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before leaving Erbil, Iraq, July 25, 2015. The Soldiers were in Erbil to teach coalition tra More
Spc. Zachary P. Stafford, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepares to fire a rifle during a competitive shooting match in Bunnlev More
A paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepares to throw a live grenade at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo More
Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait to load onto a C-17 Globemaster aircraft for an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 1, 2015. Close to 200 paratroopers lat More
Paratroopers assigned to Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division low crawl during a physical training competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015. (U More
Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division embrace their family members for the first time upon redeployment at Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The paratroopers ret More
Paratroopers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to secure an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise More
Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division salute during the national anthem at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2015. The paratroopers returned from a nine-month deployme More
Family members of a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their paratroopers' homecoming at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 21, 2015. The paratroopers More
Family members of a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division wait patiently for their paratrooper's redeployment at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 24, 2015. More than 200 p More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take off from the starting point during 'Home Run,' a family 5K run or walk event at F More
Paratroopers assigned to 307th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division begin paddling for a boat competition during the unit's annual "Crossing of the Waal River" event at Fort Bragg More
Col. Curtis A. Buzzard, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division speaks during his brigade's Operation Inherent Resolve End of Tour Award Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23, 2015. More th More
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Thompson, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches a class in resilience techniques during the inaugural "P More
U.S. Army Capt. Neal Trump, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 82nd Airborne Division (1-505 PIR, 3 BCT 82 Abn. Div.) jumpmaster, left, listens as U.S. Air Force Capt. Pa More
Retired Master Sgt. Chris Corbin, special forces senior sergeant, formerly with the B Company, 3rd of 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 7th Special Forces Group, talks to troops about how he lost his feet Feb. More
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade descends as Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team p 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
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Band perform at the 5th Annual Veterans Day Parade, in Southern Pines, N.C., Nov. 11, 2017. Service members from Fort Bragg have been invited to participate More
The flag of the United States is folded over the casket of the late retired 1st Sgt. Harold Eatman by paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment on July 11, 2018 at the Cathedral of Sa More
Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division descend onto Fort Bragg’s Sicily Drop Zone during the early morning hours of Sept. 21, 2018. The nighttime jump from an Air Force C- More
Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division don their T-11 parachutes during Exercise Panther Storm at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., August 11, 2020. Panther Storm is a brigade-le More
Rodney Kramer, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II, visits the headquarters of the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 4, 2015. Kramer served as an artilleryman assigned to the 456th Ba More
Spc. Philip Howard, infantryman, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, stands after receiving the Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his action while deployed in Iraq during an awards More
Paratroopers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division kick in a door in order to conduct building clearing procedures of a known e More
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, command sergeant major of MNC-I, pay their respects to Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer Jan. 16 at Forward Op More
Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, command sergeant major of the 82nd AD, present a plaque to 1st Sgt. Carlos Campos from 1st Batt 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
Two U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters prepare for takeoff before sunset at Erbil, Iraq, July 25, 2015. The helicopters were transporting U.S. Soldiers deployed with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne More
Spc. Zachary P. Stafford, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division fires a shotgun during a competitive shooting match in Bunnlevel, N.C., More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division crouch after a live grenade was thrown at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 10, 2015. (U.S. Army p More
Jumpmasters assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne conduct jumpmaster personnel inspections prior to an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 1, 2015. Close to 200 paratroopers later exited More
Paratroopers assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division use binoculars during a physical training competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army More
A paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divison embraces his family member for the first time upon redeployment at Green Ramp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 11, 2015. The paratroopers retur More
Paratroopers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division execute a combined arms live fire exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 17 More
A family member of a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division hugs her Paratrooper upon his redeployment at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 20, 2015. The paratroopers return More