Spc. Erik Holmes, an infantryman assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, uses a compass to lay a guide strap More
Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native, congratulates his Afghan Uniformed Police partner after completing a successful foot patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar. Titman serves as an infantryman More
Spc. Samantha Greenlee, a mechanic, and Spc. Christopher Rivera, an assistant gunner, search an interpreter's bags at the main entry control point before he is allowed to enter Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 23. ECP g More
Seventh section of A. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts part of a drill that is required every six months to be certified More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz (left) inspects the charges in a 105mm round for accuracy while Pvt. Allen Pettigrew (right) holds the 105 mm round, before it is loaded into the Howitzer during a live fire training e More
Smoke rolls out of an expended artillery round as Sgt. Flint Elsik extracts the shell from a Howitzer during a live fire training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airb More
A Humvee belonging to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, drops from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster over Normandy Drop Zone for an airborn More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lowers an M119A3 howitzer to the ground during 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment’s two-gun raid on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19. The Black Falcons demonstrated thei More
Nearly one thousand paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade descend on Holland Drop zone during the largest combined exercise of its kind held on More
A gunner with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery verifies the M119a3 towed light howitzer azimuth of lay despite the rain during the Combined More
UH 60s sling load two British L118 light guns dropping them and the crews with 7th Royal Horse Artillery and 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment down in support of operations during the Combi More
A section chief assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, checks a 105mm round for proper fuse setting, powder charge, and any major cr More
Maj. Gen. Richard D. Clarke, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, hangs the 2015 Henry A. Knox Award streamer on the Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment’s guidon on More
With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving the 172nd Infantry Brigade requires helicopters of every shape and size to keep operations moving. Soldiers like Spc. Senquon Coley, B Company, 172nd Supp More
Spc. Erik Holmes, an infantryman assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, hammers a pole into a guide strap du More
Spc. Christopher Rivera, an assistant gunner assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, searches a vehicle at th More
Staff Sgt. Jerrod Grant, section chief, A. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, verifies the sights of the sections howitzer during t More
Spc. Nathaneo Freeman completes the assembly of 105mm artillery rounds by attaching fuses to the tips during a live fire training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airb More
The Paratroopers on gun three load their Howitzer for a fire mission during a brigade-level field training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Re More
U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, descend from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III onto Normandy Drop Zone to con More
Paratroopers rush from the tailgate of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment’s two-gun raid on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19. The Black Falcons demonstrated their More
M119a3 crews with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, work through the dark of night after a mass tactical airborne operations to get the Howitzer laid and More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery set up their M119a3 towed light howitzer in the rain after conduct a survivability move during the Comb More
A cannoner assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, tosses a 155mm shell after firing a high angle with the M-119A3 light towed howitz More
Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, play with local children in the Sharobi District Center of eastern Paktika province. When the soldiers discovered they only had one pen left More
Spc. Erik Holmes, an infantryman assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, runs to his position during the cann More
Pfc. Dakota Hayes, an artilleryman assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, searches a vehicle's compartments More
Sgt. 1st Class Julian Romo, a platoon sergeant assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, watches a target through binoculars during More
Seventh section, from A. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts live firing of their howitzer after successfully being certifi More
Smoke blasts from the muzzle break of a Howitzer manned by paratroopers on gun three, during a live fire training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artil More
U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jump from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster during an airborne operation over Nor More
A British L118 light towed artillery piece sits on the Holland drop zone after a mass combat jump at dusk with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade during the l More
Two cannon crew members assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Artillery pick up the M-119A3 light towed howitzer and drag the 4,690 pounds c More
Pfc. Keun Im Song, infantryman with Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, works with Afghan Uniformed Police members while patrolling a remote village in eastern Paktika province, Afghanist More
Pfc. Kenneth Brown, an assistant gunner assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, scans an interpreter's retina More
Pfc. Marquis Durham, from Fort Sill, Okla., a member of section seven, A. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, removes a smoking roun More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz prepares the Howitzer for a live fire training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 8 More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tape their feet in preparation for a 20 kilometer ruck march, Nov. 16, as part o More
U.S. Army artillerymen with Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a fire mission during a live-fire exercise at Normandy Dro More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to fire an M777 howitzer during the Black Falcon More
Paratroopers establish security to cover the departure of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment’s two-gun raid on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19. The Black Falcons More
A paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery checks the new Q-50 Counter Mortar Fire Radar System during the Combined Joint Operational Access Exer More
An M-119A3 light towed howitzer with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, is pulled by its prime mover, an M-998 Humvee, into position to conduct an emergenc More
Staff Sgt. James Allen, an Lancaster, Calif., native, conducts a dismounted patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar with his platoon's Afghan Uniformed Police partners. Allen, a squad leader with B Company More
Staff Sgt. Samuel Feldman, a section chief with the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, waits with binoculars in hand for an aircraft to fire More
Seventh section of A. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares their 105MM rounds on the back of a humvee for easy access to the More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz and the crewmembers of gun three prepare 105mm artillery rounds during a live fire training exercise, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field A More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz, a Howitzer section chief assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, completes a 20 kilometer ruck march, Nov. More
U.S. Army Pfc. Nicolas Lomeli, an artillery cannon crew member assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, waits to board a C-17 mi More
A paratrooper assigned to 2nd Platoon, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires an M777 howitzer during the Black Falcon's base-p More
Artillerymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, prepare rounds for fire missions during a two-gun raid on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19. The Black Falcons demonstrated their abilit More
British Air Defense Artilleryman Lance bombardier Mozart Kydd protects the airfield with his High Velocity Missile System similar to U.S. Stinger Missiles during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise here More
An M-119A3 light towed howitzer crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, removes the right tire and weights down the rear of the gun to traverse More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, complete a 20 kilometer ruck march, Nov. 16, as part of the Division’s week-long More
U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk to an Air Force C-17 Globemaster for an airborne operation at Fort Bragg More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire an M119A3 howitzer during the Black Falcon's base-p More
A team of paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, clear buildings during the brigade’s field training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C. More
First Lt. David Parsons, A fire direction officer and liaison from 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment hands his British counterpart with 7th Royal Horse Artillery a compass shortly after ai More
A crew chief assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, checks the gunner's azimuth deflection of the M119A3 light towed howitzer to ens More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz (center), gun three crew chief, utilizes free time between fire missions to teach a class on proper reporting of unexploded ordinance, Aug. 24. Paratroopers assigned to B Battery, 2nd More
U.S. Soldiers, paratroopers with the 2nd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to jump from a C-17 military transport aircraft for an airborne opera More
Col. Patrick J. Hynes, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, observes paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, clear buildings during the brigade’s fiel More
A cannoneer and his crew members assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, lift the trail of the four-ton M119A3 light towed howitzer d More
Spc. Christopher Rivera, an assistant gunner assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, searches the trailer of More
U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Kuehn, left, helps members of the fire direction center convert target data into firing commands for the gun line during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 9, 2013. The exerci More
British Airborne Artillery Gunners look out over the drop zone for jumpers while they man their L118 light guns that provide indirect fires for both British and American Paratroopers during the largest combined More
Paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery set up their M119A3 towed light howitzer in the rain after conduct a survivability move during the Comb More
An M119A3 light towed howitzer section, with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, tries to get their gun set and emplaced before the sun sets on Fort Bragg, More
A British L118 light towed artillery piece overlooks on the Holland drop zone after a mass combat jump at dusk with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and the British 16 Air Assault Brigade during More
Artillery paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, conduct nighttime live-fire training during the Division Artillery Readiness Test on More
A paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, charges around a corner while clearing buildings during the brigade’s field training exer More
A gunner with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery verifies the M119A3 towed light howitzer azimuth of lay despite the rain during the Combined More
Gun Crews with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment Fire the M777A2 medium towed howitzers with an earth shaking 3H charge in support of the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise here on More
An M119A3 light towed howitzer crew with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, conducts high angle fire missions during the Division Artillery Readiness Test More
A section chief with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery verifies the M119A3 towed light howitzer azimuth of lay despite the rain during the C More