U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., left, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division accepts historical documents on behalf of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum from Maurice Renaud during a ce More
U.S. Army personnel and local community members gather at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum for a National Airborne Day celebration in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2018. The celebra More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Love, left, then the first sergeant of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, breaches a courtyard door during an operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus led, by chorus master of ceremonies, Sgt. Jay Goldsborough (center), of Manistique, Mich., perform their classic, acapella version of Toby Keith's hit song "American More
Miami, Fla. native Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela (right), a platoon sergeant with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Jackson, N.J., n More
Phoenix, Ariz., native Spc. David Higuera (left), and Staff Sgt. James Price (behind him), of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, conduct an early morning patrol through a market area in More
Springfield, Mass., native 1st Lt. Austin Dziengelewski, a platoon leader with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, hands out his phone number to a family More
Pekin, Ill., native Pfc. Kyle Canamore, the newest member of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security during a pat More
Paratroopers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, use teamwork to scale a wall in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood while in hot pursuit More
Staff Sgt. Amaurys Rapozo (left), of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Pfc. George Heaston, of Omaha, Neb., charge through a door during a raid on a suspected insurgent's house conducted by paratroopers fr More
Atlanta, Ga., native Sgt. Charles Langston (left), and New York City, N.Y., native Spc. Pablo Medina, of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi More
Paratroopers from B Co, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take a security halt while making a dismounted movement to conduct a raid in the Sha'ab n More
Clyde, Texas, native Pfc. Jeremiah Dewbre (right), and Montrose, Mich., native Pfc. Jamie Cross, stay alert to make sure no suspects escape into a stairwell during a raid on the home of a suspected insurgent's More
Woodstown, N.J., native 1st Lt. Josh Ollek, a platoon leader with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tries to figure out how to unclog a More
Brooklyn, N.Y., native Sgt. Gavin McBean (right), of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, issues instructions as commander of the guard More
Capt. Will Canda (right) commander of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, points out a possible route to follow while attempting to navig More
Miami, Fla., native Pfc. Erick Lopez, of Company A, 407th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, makes some final adjustments to his vehicle's car More
Spc. Daniel Rodriguez (left), a native of Tucson, Ariz., and Spc. Nathaniel Bankston, who hails from Orlando, Fla., watch each other's backs while pulling security during a patrol in northeast Baghdad's Ur neig More
Paratroopers of 1st Platoon, Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment conduct a final review of their operations plan and tactics, techniques and procedures before heading out on patrol.
Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands in the hallway of the Forward Operating Base Salerno's hospital in Afghanistan. More
1st Sgt. Wallace Reynolds, the first sergeant of F Company, along with his son Justin, 10, watch Reynolds younger son Jarrod, 8, kick football during the punt and pass event. The competition was part of the "Me More
Army Gen. David Rodriguez, Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, salutes families and veterans while leading his division up and down Longstreet Road on Fort Bragg, NC, during the All-American run h More
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji teaches Iraqi noncommissioned officers how to apply a bandage during a first aid course at the Iraqi army NCO academy at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2015. Task Gr More
U.S. Army Sgt. William Reinier (right), a paratrooper assigned to Combined Joint Force Land Component Command, Iraq, Public Affairs Office, portrays a reporter during a command post exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, More
Australian soldiers assigned to Task Group Taji demonstrate proper weapons handling techniques during the beginning stages of urban operations training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2015. Training at the building More
Iraqi soldiers with the 23rd Iraqi Army Brigade march in formation during a training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 29, 2015. The soldiers were marching to a training exercise hosted by coalition forces. Mov More
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, man a 120mm mortar system in preparation for training while participating in a combined training event during Operation Inherent Resol More
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji prepares to demonstrate the proper procedures for performing five and 25-meter checks during counter improvised explosive device training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Au More
Iraqi army medics assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, prepare to put a litter with a soldier simulating injuries in an ambulance while participating in a combined training event at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jun More
An officer with the New Zealand defense force gives a brief during a build partner capacity conference at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 22, 2015. The conference brought together coalition leaders to assess the Iraqi se More
An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, loads ammunition into a magazine before zeroing his weapon at a firing range at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 21, 2015. To date, more than 2,100 Iraqi Secur More
Iraqi soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 73rd Brigade, 16th Division, scout ahead after eliminating a threat while participating in combined training event during Operation Inherent Resolve at Camp Taji, More
Iraqi Soldiers, assigned to the Commando Company, 76th Iraqi Army Brigade form a pyramid to wave the Iraqi Flag and salute the commanders as part of the 76th Brigade graduation at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 28, 201 More
Soldiers assigned to the 23rd Iraqi Army Brigade secure a building during urban operations training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2015. Under the supervision of Iraqi officers and noncommissioned officers, soldi More
A crowd gathers near a survivor camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 16, 2010. Two hundred U.S. soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division provided security and helped provide More
Field artilleryman with the Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire an M-119 A2 howitzer during the Joint Operations Access Exerc More
Two paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division assemble the Cerberus system, which is part of the Base Expeditionary Targeting Surveillance Systems - Combined. The Cerberus is a u More
Staff Sgt. Clint Pinson, billeting non-commissioned officer in charge of the NATO Accommodation Barracks on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, checks the day's schedule and work orders in his officer here May 29, More
Lt. Alysia Franco is a platoon leader assigned to C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, raising her 2-year-old son while her husband is stationed overseas, More
Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick, incoming command sergeant major of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, speaks to family, friends, and peers at his change of responsibility ceremony on June 28, 2 More
Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force met just prior to the transition of security responsibility ceremony at Camp Hero in Kan More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, commanding general of V Corps and International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, speaks to NATO force members, Afghan National Security Force members, and Afghan gover More
Paratroopers crouch atop fuel bladders as a Chinook helicopter hovers overhead moments before the bladders are connected for sling load, Oct 10. Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne D More
Members of The Royal Canadian Regiment's 3rd Battalion, center, join U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division as they prepare for sustained airborne training during Joint Operational Access Exercise More
The 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus sings "God Bless the USA" during the Carolina Hurricanes' 11th Annual Military Appreciation Day hockey game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., March 16. The Hurricanes More
Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Brooks, left, and Steven Fletcher, both from the 82nd Airborne Division protocol office, place names of command teams and Gold Star family members on chairs during setup of the All Ameri More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division discuss the specifications of the M119 Howitzer with a veteran during a static display demonstration, May 23, 2013 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The display was part o More
Rebecca McDonald, the president and founder of Women at Risk International, spoke to soldiers and their families during a series of lectures titled "Hope, Healing and Restoration" this past week. WAR Internatio More
Soldiers and spouses enjoyed an evening of dinner and dancing during the Fort Bragg Food Service Ball, Sept. 20. The ball was held for food service specialists across Fort Bragg in celebration of their hard work.
Everette Andrews, a World War II veteran, Korean War veteran, and retired Army lieutenant colonel, holds a G-1 Cargo parachute that was dropped during World War II, outside of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airb More
Staff Sgt. Cory Schmidt from 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, puts a jack underneath a HMMVE as part of this year’s Department of the Army Best More
Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire a newly fielded M119A3 howitzer on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 22. The 2-319th AFAR b More
Dutch and American paratroopers joined forces for airborne operations on Sicily Drop Zone, Jan. 9. A total of 220 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the Royal Netherlands Arm More
Paratroopers with Company A, 11th Infantry Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army, participate in a Joint Operational Access Exercise with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. This was part of an interop More
Major Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks to 82nd paratroopers and Paratroopers assigned to the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11th Brigade, 11th Battalion, Garde Grenadiers More
Spc. Robert Wright, an artilleryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 carbine rifle at the qualification rang More
From right: Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, Lt. Col. Aaron Sampson, the division's signal officer and Col. Steven Smith, commander of 18th Fires Brigade, operate the More
A 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Paratrooper and member of the Division color guard stands at attention on Fort Bragg, N.C.’s Pike Field during the 82nd Abn. Div. change of command ceremony, O More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands in preparation for sling load operations at Tactical Base Gamberi Jan. 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris, TAAC-E Public More
An Iraqi army soldier simulates holding a rifle on patrol during a react to fire exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 3, 2015. Iraqi soldiers at Camp Taji are currently in the beginning phase of training for urba More
Iraqi soldiers trained with members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq. The 3rd Bde., 82nd Abn. Div., was deployed to Iraq as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operatio More
Iraqi Army trainees and an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, perform push-ups during a morning physical training session at Camp More
An Iraqi army soldier walks with his newly issued rifle while his fellow soldiers wait to receive theirs during training at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 6, 2015. Approximately 500 soldiers with the 72nd Brigade, 15th More
Iraqi Army soldiers with the 73rd Brigade, 15th Iraqi Army Division, fire at targets as paratroopers with Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watch at More
An Iraqi Army soldier with the 72nd Brigade, 15th Iraqi Army Division simulates shooting at the enemy during a combined training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The fire behind the soldier More
An Iraqi army sergeant, right, with 73rd Brigade, 15th Division, guides one of his Soldiers into a proper position during a training event at Camp Taji, Iraq, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. IA noncommissioned officer More
Sgt. Michael Graziani, a combat engineer attached to Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, demonstrates where Iraqi Army soldiers with the 73rd Brigade, More
Soldiers from the 310th Forward Advise and Assist Team pose for a unit photo behind their headquarters building in Camp Taji, Iraq, March 26, 2015. The 310th A&A team is made up of about 40 Soldiers from the U. More
An Iraqi army soldier with the 73rd Brigade, 15th Division, exits a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle during a drill at Camp Taji, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2015. Iraqi soldiers are in the midst of a six More
Iraqi army soldiers with the 72nd Brigade, 15th Division, roll a tire toward their mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle during a training event with U.S. Army advisers at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 2, 2015. The More
Iraqi army soldiers with the 72nd Brigade, 15th Division receive a close-quarters marksmanship class from paratroopers with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Ai More
An Iraqi army soldier with the 72nd Brigade, 15th Division, fires on a target while walking in a “Z” pattern as a U.S. paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, More
Capt. Adrian Taylor, left, a public affairs officer with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), greets Soldiers participating in the “In My Boots” 5K Run/Ruck at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 17, 2015. The 5K More
Sgt. Kein Malecek, a power production and distribution specialist with the 249th Engineer Battalion, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., instructs Iraqi Security Forces on basic maintenance, troubleshooting and repa 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
Coalition forces familiarize themselves with different weapons at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 5, 2015. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are deployed to Iraq as part of Combined Joint Task Force – More
Coalition forces work together to train Iraqi army soldiers on the proper procedures for shooting mortars at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 16, 2015. The coalition advisers are part of the Combined Joint Tas More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 5th Sqaudron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division coach Iraqi Army soldiers on the AT4 light anti-armor weapon at Besmaya, Iraq, June 17, 20 More
Col. Joseph Ryan, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, participates in aircraft mock door rehearsals at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., in preparation for Joint Forcible Entry-Vulnerabili More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and members of the Iraqi Army complete daily training on the M210 120 mm mortar system at More
Capt. Virgil Barnard, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, briefs Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the capabilities of the Polaris MRZR-4 Light Tac More
Pfc. Mitchell Demar, an infantryman assigned to 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, camouflages Claudia Chuy’s face at the face painting station of 1-73rd Cav. More
Paratroopers and corporate executives engage in discussion of parallels in their operations and planning during a corporate-military engagement at the Red Hat, Inc. corporate headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. More
Staff Sgt. Douglas Kautz, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division observes 1st Lt. Matthew Harrison, an infantry officer assig More
First Lt. Joshua Veal, a paratrooper assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division rigs his rucksack for airborne operations during the Battalion's Paratrooper More
Paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, attend T-11 parachute training at the Advanced Airborne School on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 19, 2015. Last week, the 3RCR began to arrive on Fort Bragg More
First Lt. Tyler Tyburski, intelligence officer, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, briefs competitors of the Talon Challenge on formation locations, Fort Bragg, N.C. Oct 12. T More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division load a CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade during airborne operations, Fort Bragg, N.C. Jan. 6. In two days, over 1,500 paratroopers ar More
Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, salute during the inspection of troops for the division change of command ceremony at Pike Field, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 2, 2016. During t More
Airmen with the 46th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware, along with soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, unload Humvees from a C-130 Hercules aircra More
Sgt. Jay Blundell, military police and Wakefield, United Kingdom native, of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, 16th Air Assault Brigade, British Armed Forces, attached to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry R More
Spc. Andrew Lackey, UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief and Davis, Michigan, native assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, waits to hear that the landing zone is clea More
Paratroopers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division- 1st platoon, 3rd section (Crazy Eight), prepare to provide counter fire on a simulated enemy with a towed M777 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
From left, Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, and Brig. Gen. Matthew W. “Matt” McFarlane, Deputy Commanding General, 82nd Airborne Division US FORSCOM; pose for a photograph in More
Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, hold a ceremony to don 82nd Abn. Div. "combat patches" in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2017.
U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watch the Super Bowl at Camp Swift, near Makhmour, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2017. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div., deployed in support of Operatio More
Members of the 9th Iraqi Army Division and U.S. Army advise and assist team watch a tactical unmanned aerial system while commanding and controlling air strikes and tracking the progress of brigades clearing th More
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Walsh, a Paratrooper deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, awaits reception of More