A paratrooper with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division low crawls while competiting during the Lt. Lloyd L. Polette Cup at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 17, 2013. The Polette Cup is a competition which More
A paratrooper from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division spikes a volleyball across the net during All American Week’s volleyball competition, May 20. Units from across the All American Division c More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, the senior enlisted adviser, lead a division run marking the beginning of All America More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pose for a picture with a veteran of the division, during the old-timers breakfast held at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 21, 2013. During the breakfast, Soldiers cur More
More than 400 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg participate in a 10-mile race, May 21. Every year, tens of thousands of paratroopers honor the long prestigious history of the 82nd Airbo More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jumps a hurdle while competing in a Team Assault obstacle course competition as part of the division's All American Week celebration, May 21, 2013, at Fort More
Dale Hampton watches as his wife, Ann, places a rose in honor of their daughter, U.S. Army Capt. Kimberly Hampton, during a ceremony at the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Memorial, Fort Bragg, N.C., May 21, 2013. More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles Flynn, the deputy commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, greets Sgt. 1st Class Cedric King prior to the start of the division’s prayer breakfast at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 21, 2013. More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division look over the course map for the 10-mile race, in the registration tent, at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 21, 2013. Tens of thousands of paratroopers participated in More
U.S. Army Spc. Johnny Johnson, left, with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Sgt. Crisoforo Trujillo, right, with 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, struggle More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division prepare a cage and seating for the All-American Week Combatives finals, at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 22, 2013. More than 300 Soldiers competed in the tourna More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Nicholson Jr., left, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, presents the Army Commendation Medal to Sgt. 1st Class John Bailey, the division's Jumpmaster of the Year duri More
Mahlon Sebring (right), a former paratrooper who served with the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II, takes part in the division’s Memorial Ceremony May 22, 2014, on Fort Bragg, N.C. The ceremony was held du More
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Megellas, the commander of Hotel Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, during World War II, signs a copy of the book he authored chr More
Maurice Renaud, the guest speaker of the All American Week memorial ceremony, reads a letter written by his father at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 22, 2014. Renaud’s f 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
Congressional Rep. Christopher Gibson (R-N.Y.), a former brigade commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, reviews the troops with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., division commanding general (right), More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, and family members, stand as taps is played to honor paratroopers from the division who have made the ultimate sacrifice, during the All-American Week memor More
Chief Master Sgt. George Lytle, 43rd Airlift Group superintendent, reviews fallen Pope Army Airfield airmen memorials during the Air Force Sergeants Association’s Memorial Day ceremony at Pope Army Airfield, Fo More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks to Soldiers and family members, in a memorial ceremony to honor the prestigious history of the 82nd Airborne Divi More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Pedro Hernandez, an aerial delivery section sergeant for 647th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, watches as a C-130 aircraft approaches, preparing to unload More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talks with Staff Sgt. Daniel Garber, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C. at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 ra More
Cell phone monster cartoon. (U.S. Army illustration by Timothy L. Hale/Released)
Pvt. 1st Class Sedonie Hodges, assigned to 364th Quartermaster Company and Montego Bay, Jamaica native, explains the steps to apply the Mark I antidote kit to a mock casualty who has experienced nerve agent inj More
The 82nd Sustainment Brigade hosted a retiree luncheon at the LSA Bragg East Dining Facility May 29. Brigade Commander Col. Mark D. Collins and Brigade Senior Enlisted Adviser Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado More
An infantryman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division clears his gas mask during a simulated gas attack while clearing a training objective at Fo More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, continue their morning ruck march, after donning gas masks in a simulated chemical attack, during a day of leader’s More
U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Papa, a food service specialist assigned to the 1st Sustainment Command, poses with an ice sculpture in his frozen workshop at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 4, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jamie More
U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Ala., Commander Maj. Gen. Kevin Mangum visits with Lt. Col. William Braman, Commander, Charlie Company,3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, in th More
A sniper with the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division peers through his scope to observe a target during the brigade's fires support coordination exercise (FSCX) More
Sgt. Maj. Michael Torano, brigade operations sergeant major for the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, briefs the rules of the Army physical fitness test to Expert Infantryman Badge candidates at More
Forward observers from 3rd detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, N.C. National Guard point out a target during the National More
U.S. Army Spc. Jason Sansom, right, a food service technician with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, displays the cake he made, in celebration of the Army's 238th Birthday observance, Ju More
Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct the Army Physical Fitness Test during Expert Infantryman Badge testing at Pike Field More
The 18th Airborne Corps, United Service Organizations N.C. and Fort Bragg co-hosted the 2nd annual Army Birthday Cake Challenge at the Fayetteville Veteran Affairs Medical Center auditorium June 12. This compet More
Sgt. Glen Churchill, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, takes a moment to see the ice cream concoction his daughter Kylei, seven, created at the Family Readiness Group Ice Crea More
Spc. Luz Maldonado, dressed in Desert Shield/Desert Storm uniform, discusses final preparation for celebrating the Army's 238th birthday at the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarter More
Maj. Gen. Leslie Carroll, chief of staff, United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Maj. Gen. Luis, Visot, deputy commanding general, United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), Spc. Nathaniel Butler, younge More
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Levi Stuart, an instructor with the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pickel Meadow, Calif., gives a block of instruction on casualty evacuation techniques. The class was More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team uses a pump handle on an M777 howitzer, June 19, at Fort Bragg, N.C., while participating in the Soldier 2020 Gender-Neutral Physical Stan More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juhann Johari, a net operations Noncommissioned officer for the 82nd Sustainment Brigade provides guidance on the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system in preparation fo More
Sgt. Pedro Dos Santos, 101st Chemical Company, teaches aviators with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade how to properly don their gas mask and the rest of their Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technolog More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, left, the deputy commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps pins the rank of colonel on Lt. Col. Austin Elliot, the commander of the 530th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Irizarry, left, an ammunition specialist, and Staff Sgt. Juan Armendariz, a transportation management coordinator, both assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Special More
U.S. Soldiers, air defense battle management system operators assigned to the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, employ the AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel in support of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, th More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, descends through a cloudy sky over Luzon Drop Zone during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03 at Camp Mackall, N.C., More
Nydia Leal, wife of Spc. Marcus Johnson, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), learns how to swaddle a baby in a receiving blanket at one of the information booths during the Boots and Booties event. The thi More
U.S. Army paratroopers with 82nd Airborne Division, catch some rest before beginning airborne operations training, prior to mission drops, Fort Bragg, N.C., June 24, 2013. Joint Operational Access Exercise is a More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, is parked in a designated area for explosives before it is loaded with a M119 howitzer for Army Airborne operations, during Joint Oper More
A C-17 Globemaster III departs after dropping packages over drop zone Sicily, Fort Bragg, N.C., during Joint Operational Access Exercise June 24, 2013. Joint Operational Access Exercise is a seven-day integra More
U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Romero, 27th Engineer Battalion, Company 161 horizontal construction engineer, rests before a mission during a Joint Operation Access Exercise mission on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 24, 2013. J More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk to a C-130J Super Hercules to prepare to jump during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03 at Fort Bragg, N. More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, walk up to a C-130J Super Hercules to prepare to jump during Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03, Fort Bragg, N.C., J More
U.S. Air Force aircrew members attend a flight briefing before a mission during the Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03, Pope Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., June 24, 2013. Joint Operational Access Exercise is More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne pull security during a training exercise, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C., June 25, 2013. Joint Op More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Ivey, airdrop systems technician with the 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, briefs congressional members and airborne coalition for More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daehoon Chang, a medical officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walks thr More
Informal portrait of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorraine Naranjo, logistics noncommissioned officer assigned to the 824th Quartermaster Company, at Fort Brag, N.C., June 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Soles/Released)
A U.S. Soldier wearing a protective mask, assigned to the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade exits the gas chamber, waving his arms to release the trapped gases from his clothing, during training at Fort Bragg More
Flares light up the tree line during air drop training at Fort Bragg Fayetteville, N.C., June 25, 2013. Joint Operational Access Exercise is a seven day integrated effort between the 82nd Airborne Division and More
U.S. Army Paratroopers with Delta and Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne clear and secure a village, during a Joint Operational Access Exercise, Fort Bragg, N.C. More
A C-17 Globemaster lll sits on the ramp during a weather delay at Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03, Fort Bragg, N.C., June 26, 2013. JOAX is a seven-day integrated effort between the 82nd Airborne Divisi More
A U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, Combat Team walk onto a C-17 Globemaster lll during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03, Fort Bragg, N.C., June 26, 2013. More
A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft with the 2nd Airlift Squadron, drops a truck for the 82nd Airborne Division during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03, at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 26, 2013. J More
Cadet Julian Crockett leads the paratroopers of Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment in morning physical training, incorporating football drills and plyometrics into the session. Cr More
U.S. airmen with the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect and prepare a C-130 Hercules aircraft before it takes off at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 27, 2013, during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13- More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for Army Airborne operations during Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03, More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks with U.S. Military Academy cadets whom are training with the division as part of their summer curriculum, at Fort Bra More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct HEAT training, held June 27 at the HEAT training facility, here on Fort Bragg. (Photo by Spc. Wendy Veal)
An U.S. Army paratrooper with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division sets up a security point after entering range 68 at Fort Bragg, N.C More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Butler, center, a master resiliency trainer with the 82nd Sustainment Brigade conducts hands on training with other Soldiers during the Resiliency Fair at Dhal Gym in Fort Bragg More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, load munitions onto an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter during a Joint Operation Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03 live-fire More
Sgt. 1st. Class John Hardy, 27th Engineer Battalion properly aligns his body for impact during the 30th Engineer Battalion first ever golf tournament at Anderson Creek Golf Course in Spring Lake, N.C., June 28. More
The 81st Regional Support Command held a retirement services and benefits briefing at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 29. Having various retirement benefit subject matter experts in one centralized location makes the tr More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Dowlus, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans the area at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 28, 2013, during J More
Medics assigned the 1-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted a simulated casualty evacuation exercise on June 29, 2013, during the Joint Operational More
U.S. Army paratroopers with Alpha and Bravo companies, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division help secure a village during Joint Operational Access Exe More
U.S. Soldiers with the XVIII Airborne Corps color guard hold the American flag, United States Army flag, and the XVIII Airborne Corps colors during the XVIII Airborne Corps assumption of command ceremony, held More
Airmen assigned to the 43rd Airlift Group, Pope Army Airfield, Ft. Bragg, N.C., practice nuclear, biological, and chemical equipment contamination avoidance procedures during the group’s ability to survive and More
The 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Color Guard takes to the field for the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade change of command ceremony held here July 10.
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Martin (left), 139th Regiment (North Carolina Regional Training Institute – Combat Arms) senior enlisted soldier presents former commander, Army Col. John A. Byrd, with a gift from More
Family members of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers participate in a mental field course at Burr-Mil Park in Greensboro, N.C., July 14. 2013. The games were designed to reinforce skills taught as part of the Comprehen More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to U.S. Soldiers, families, and civilians during a town hall at Pope Army Airfield in Fort Bragg, N.C., July 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy Hale/Released)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mario Bandy, a transportation supervisor with the 126th Transportation Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion ground-guides an operator of a forklift during a support mission a More
Staff Sgt. Erin Gibson, a flight medic with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, pulls out a litter to show U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps nursing cadets how to properly approach and leave an HH-60M Medi More
Soldiers with 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, British Army, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's airborne exercise at the More
A Jump Master Course Instructor shows Marines what to look for while conducting pre-jump inspections during a course held aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 19, 2013. Before being certified each Marine must inspec More
Pictured is the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade color guard during a change of responsibility ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 19, 2013. Command Sgt. Maj. Larry D. Farmer with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, More
Staff Sgt. Sophie Murphy, 105th Military Police Battalion, reviews class notes during the North Carolina National Guard's first Unit Public Affairs Representative training. The training brings soldiers from uni More
U.S. Army Capt. Benjamin Dillon, a chaplain and jumpmaster with 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, instructs a group of paratroopers on the timeline for the Chaplai More
A U.S. Army jumpmaster watches chaplains and Soldiers conduct pre-jump training, celebrating the 238th birthday of the Chaplain Corps, at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles More
Turlock, Calif., native Spc. Chad Laughton, a logistics/supply specialist for the 249th Quartermaster Company, uses a pallet jack to move supplies that will be loaded onto an awaiting truck July 25 at Fort Brag More
Lt. Col. Richard Zampelli, commander, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, briefs participants, known as “Shave Tails” before beginning a Spur Ride, July 25. The Spur Ride is a tim More
Spc. Ryan J. Caouette, an airborne artilleryman with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, and fellow paratroopers emplace a M119A3 105 mm lightweight howitzer, July 30, at Fort Bragg, N.C., dur More
A parachute rigger from the 11th Quartermaster Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade assists teenagers from “Camp Confidence” in rigging up a parachute to get a first-hand demonstration of the feel of a paratrooper More
Col. Anna Rego, assistant deputy program director, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, Logistics Capability - Afghanistan and 1st Lt. Harry Cambrelen, 359th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 101st Sustainment Br More
Fayetteville, N.C., native Spc. Laquita Quilens (left), a food service specialist for the 330th Transportation Battalion, receives congratulations from Sgt. Maj. Scott Dugan (center), XVIII Airborne Corps food More
Col. Mark D. Collins (right), commander, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, welcomes some of his troopers from the 82nd Financial Management Support Unit home from Afghanistan shortly after their plane landed at Pope Ai More
Sarah Brown and Dr. Glen Wurglitz, "Soldier 360" instructors, demonstrate ways to communicate during a class on couple's communication. The course teaches leaders skills that incorporate personal, and family re More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division compete in a canoe race during the “Warrior Walk Challenge,” at Mott Lake, Fort Bragg, N.C., Au More