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A WWII veteran of the former 325th Glider Infantry Regiment salutes a candle in memoriam of fallen soldiers at the final 325th GIR reunion in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 25. Five 2BCT Paratroopers attended the event More

Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Meyers peers at the assembling paratroopers before his change of responsibility ceremony, Sept. 24. Meyers proudly relinquished his position as the 2nd Brigade Combat Team's senior enlis More

Jumpmasters Sgt. Maj. Marcus Stahl with Luftlande Brigade 31 of the German army, and Sgt. 1st Class Damian Cromartie with the U.S. Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, retrieve static lines a More

Sgt. Stephan Segars, and infantryman with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, calls in a 9 line medical evacuation request during the patrol lane of the Expert Infa More

Hannah Harkins, 3-years-old, wore a lady bug costume for the 3rd Special Forces Group Harvest Festival, Oct. 15.

Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group (A), Group Support Battalion fire the 240B S Machine Gun on Fort Bragg Range 44 during their two-week Basic Combat Skills training course. The course is the first part More

School children from Beechwood K-12 in Fort Mitchell, Ky., mob visiting Paratroopers with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during hom More

Scott Murray, the XVIII Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations liaison and Corps G-3 Air point of contact.This year’s Operation Toy Drop, scheduled for Dec. 11 on Sicily Drop zo More

Brett Blount, a USARC Safety employee, connects his computer terminal during in-processing at the Old Bowley School on Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Oct. 25. Approximately 20 USARC civilian employees arrived as par More

Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (A), Group Support Battalion fire M4 Semi-Automatic Rifles during a Convoy Live Fire training exercise on Fort Bragg’s Range 26A, Oct. 27. This range is part of the battal More

Spc. Mason Heller, a sniper with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is recognied by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a ceremony at Brigade Headquarter More

Lt. Col. Donald Franklin, Deputy Commander, 3rd Special Forces Group (A), discusses current Special Forces Capabilities with the Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of the Army during a visit to the Special Operat More

Col. Tim. McAteer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team commander, speaks with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. prior to a promotion and recognition ceremony at Brigade Headquarters, Oct. 29. During the cer More

3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Commander, Lt. Col. Ronald Ragin discusses his battalion’s various support capabilities to visitors from the Army Human Resources Command and other sustainment More

Spc. Marissa Castaneda, a food service specialist, 126 Transportation Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, prepares potato wedges during the Active Army Field Kitchen Competition for the Philip A. Connelly Award More

3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) ammunition inspector and Mount Dora, Fl. native, Staff Sgt. David Gilmore, talks with 7th Sustainment Brigade munitions materiel management officer and New York City nati More

Harris Luther, is one of the original people who got USACAPOC(A)'s Operation Toy Drop started. The first Toy Drop was very small and collected a small amount of toys, but in the years to follow the operation co More

Spc. John Takacs and Sgt. Blake Parsons, infantrymen with Company C, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, train with the M320 grenade launcher at ni More

Becki Caldwell, is one of the original people who got USACAPOC(A)'s Operation Toy Drop started. The first Toy Drop was very small and collected a small amount of toys, but in the years to follow the operation c More

Spc. Richard Farrachi, a sniper with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a Barrett M82 .50-caliber sniper rifle during a basic sniper course bein More

A Paratrooper with B. Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, keeps a lookout for the enemy during an air assault training mission, Nov. 18. So More

While preparing lasagna, Pfc. Leila Groom, a food service specialist for the 824th Quartermaster Company (Heavy Airdrop Systems), 362nd Quartermaster Battalion, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a T More

Sgt. Gabriel Hulse, a paratrooper with the 44th Medical Brigade, re-enlists with more than 40 other service members prior to the football game as part of the Carolina Panthers Military Appreciation Day at Charl More

Sgt. Maj. Charles Gregory, operations sergeant major with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to jump from a UH-60M Black Hawk during rotary-wing airborne exercises Nov. 29, 2010, at Fort More

First Sgt. Mark Heyliger, a paratrooper with Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands before a C-17 Globemaster prior to an airborne t More

A cannon crew with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, swivels the barrel of a an M119A2 105mm howitzer to the front during a training exercise Dec. 3 More

A sniper checks his scope after firing a round to confirm if he hit his target. The sniper was a participant in the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg. "I think one extremely important thing I will ta More

With steam rising from his back and an icicle growing on his helmet, 2nd Lt. Matthew Howe, a platoon leader with Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, re More

Sgt. Shamell Peterkin, B Battery, 1st Bn. 319th Field Artillery Regiment, checks paratroopers' helmets during prejump at Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10.

A paratrooper takes a picture with his cell phone before boarding a C-17 to start the airborne operation in which paratroopers donated toys to help children in need this holiday season, Dec. 11.

Spc. Levi Hockersmith, 29, an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is awared the Purple Heart by Col. Timothy McAteer, commander, 2BCT, during a ceremony he More

This graphic art depicts one of the five directives from the commander of the Army Reserve.

Sgt. Jeffery Smith, a patrol explosive detector dog handler with the 42nd Military Police Detachment, 16th Military Police Brigade, and his dog Barron, find an explosive training aid in a field during an annual More

Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lloyd, a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, grades the sit-up event of an Army Physical Fitness Test during e More

Spc. Eric Galorido, a soldier from Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, engages targets under the watchful eye of an instructor at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 20. Members of the battalion participated More

Spc. Kaylan Alapati, medic, GSB, 3rd Special Forces Group, places a bandage around the forearm of an assistant instructor during first aid training. Soldiers and airmen of various units received training from t More

A student of the Special Forces Sniper Course at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School fires at four inch targets from distances of 600 meters to 1,000 meters at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 27. The s More

3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) strength and conditioning specialist Greg Infantolino, times work out sets during a morning strength training session with soldiers from the Group.

A combat medic with Company C, 3rd Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares a UH-60 M Black Hawk for lift off at Simmons Army Air Field, Jan. 27. The UH-60 M Black Hawk is an updated More

A soldier in the 307th Engineer Battalion lifts and places an Atlas rock onto a pillar as one of the many obstacles in the Sapper Athlete Warrior competition.

Brig. Gen. Hugh Van Roosen is congratulated by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Jacobs, U.S. Army North Commander following his promotion ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 28. Van Roosen is the commander for the 353rd Civil More

Capt. Darin Sweet meets Carolina Hurricanes rookie Jeff Skinner in the locker room before the NHL All-Star game January 30. A meet-and-greet was one of many activities that Sweet participated in during the All- More

Pfc. Jacob Durant, a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, plots waypoints on a map during the land navigation event of an Expert In More

Spc. Josh Estrello and Staff Sgt. Robert Novak stand ready to sling-load an M119A2 105 mm howitzer to an approaching UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault training mission conducted by the 82nd Air More

Actors from Downrange: Voices form the Homefront react to the events of 9/11 during a scene in the play at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Fayetteville, N.C. Downrange: Voices form the Homefront runs until Marc More

A student attempts to avoid getting the pursuit intervention technique performed on him while participating in the Level 1 driver-training track. Students going through this course learned different techniques More

U.S. Army soldiers practice static line jump procedures for Large Package Week during Joint Operational Access Exercise 11-01, at Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, N.C., Feb. 9. Large Package Week/JOAX is an e More

U.S. Army soldiers safety check each others parachute gear for Large Package Week during Joint Operational Access Exercise 11-01, at Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, N.C., Feb. 9. Large Package Week/JOAX is a More

A C-130 Hercules drops U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division over Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 9, for Large Package Week, during Joint Operational Access Exercise 11-01. Large Pac More

Sgt. Orlando Garcia swings a red chemical light to rally fellow artillerymen on his gun during training Feb. 10, in preparation for a large 82nd Airborne Division night-time airborne exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C More

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division begin to load onto a C-130 used for Large Package Week during Joint Operational Access Exercise, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 10. Large Package Week/ More

A paratrooper kneels by live artillery rounds covered in plastic while gunners prepare a M119A2 105mm howitzer to fire during a mass training exercise, Feb. 13, at Fort Bragg, N.C. These airborne artillerymen a More

Pfc. Kyle Dail, a reconnaissance paratrooper with 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, walks into the Sicily Drop Zone during the Joint Operation Access Exercise, here, Feb. 15. The paratroopers More

A Paratrooper with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division scouts Sicily Drop Zone during a Joint Operation Access Exercise, Feb. 14, Fort Bragg, N.C. One of the missions d More

As seen through night-vision optics, Capt. Mark Bush, a company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, briefs one of his platoon leaders on how he wants a security perimeter set up More

A combat engineer with Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares explosives to be placed in an uninhabited beaver dam at Sicily Drop Zone, Feb. 15. Shay and the other com More

Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exit an Air Force C-117 during a Joint Operations Access Exercise on Fort Bragg, Feb. 15. Over 1,700 Paratroopers jumped into Sicily Drop Zone More

Staff Sgt. Aaron Burrows loosens the clothing of a simulated wounded sldier during a medical evacuation in a joint forcible entry exercise for 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Burrows is a medic with Company C, 3rd Ba More

A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter approaches a target during an aerial gunnery range for the soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, also known as the Cavemen, at the Fort Bragg train More

Pfc. Seth Friederdorf, a parachute rigger with the 647th Quartermaster Company, ties down a parachute on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 22. Parachutes like this were used in a recent Joint Operation Access Exercise in More

The color guard of the United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., marches toward the wrestling ring during the Total Nonstop Action wrestling show at Cro More

Maj. Gen. Kurt Fuller, deputy commanding gneral for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, congratulates Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Myers, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) after presenting h More

Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, use Joint Tactical Radio System radios to communicate during a field exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., in March, 2011. The JTRS Rifleman Radio comp More

Catching a quick nap, talking on cell phones, reading a book, or listening to music, Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, wait for an aircraft at Pope Army Airfield, to take th More

Catching a quick nap, talking on cell phones, reading a book, or listening to music, paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, wait for an aircraft at Pope Army Air Airfield, to tak More

Quietly reading a book, a paratrooper from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, waits for an aircraft at Pope Army Air Airfield, to take his unit to a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Tr More

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman signs autographs and take pictures with fans after the Performance Racing Network Show at Sports USA, Monday, March 14. The show was to promote the "Let the troops race" program at Cha More

Dean DeMark, the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and environmental program manager for Fort Bragg, explains the features of the Ahura FirstDefender during a training session, at Pope Army Airfield, More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlos M. Roman receives the Disinguished Flying Cross from Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, March 14, as his son Carlos Roman looks on.

As student's glasses rest on top of his text book during an Urdu class at the Directorate of Regional Studies and Education, part of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sokhna Diagne Fatma Sèye Mbacké is a language instructor and academic specialist at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Department of Languages

Spc. Trenton Dahlman, a fire support specialist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, gets a lesson from a civilian trainer on how to use an Army Battlefield Command System for fire support More

Command Sgt. Maj. Robin L. Duane, right, accepts the Special Warfare Medical Group (Airborne) NCO sword from Col. Robert Lutz, the SWMG(A) commander, at the unit's assumption of responsibility ceremony, March 1 More

Nancy Kutulas’s passion for guiding people through vast amounts of information has helped many students and academics during her 37 years as a librarian. For the last 10 years, she has helped the students and s More

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dowd, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, commanding general, talks further in detail about 1st TSC operations with Henry Cuninham, Fayetteville Observer, during a media round table held April 6. More

Lt. Col. William A. Speier, Center for the Army Profession and Ethic deputy director (seated 5th from left at the table), speaks with several Fort Bragg senior leaders April 7, here, discussing the goals of the More

Soldiers participate in an Army-wide Profession of Arms Campaign focus group, April 8, here. Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Russ, with the Sergeants Major Academy (seated at end of table), records soldiers responses from More

Retired Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow (center) poses for a photo with Regimental Week attendees at a banquet, April 14. The Special Forces Regimental Week was held April 11-14 at Fort Bragg, N.C. to bring past and More

Sgt. 1st Class James Proctor (FORSCOM), standing, and Master Sgt. Yvonne Bell (USARC), near left, conduct the Army Physical Fitness Test to Soldiers from the Army Reserve Command and Forces Command at the histo More

Sgt. 1st Class James Proctor (FORSCOM), standing, and Master Sgt. Yvonne Bell (USARC), near left, conduct the Army Physical Fitness Test to soldiers from the Army Reserve Command and Forces Command at the histo More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, unloads palettes during a field exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 20. The purpose of the exercise was to pr More

Approximately 50 soldiers from the U.S Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg volunteered to assist in the clean-up of a Fayetteville neighborhood, April 21, that had been damaged More

Robert Coward, USARC budget office, sets up his workstation in Warehouse A swing space on Fort Bragg, April 27, 2011. The final group of USARC civilians made their way from Fort McPherson to Fort Bragg as part More

A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team prepares to lead other soldiers into another room of a farmhouse they are clearing of insurgent players April 27, 2011 during a two-week p More

Richard Cunningham, right, USARC Safety Officer, prepares to conduct a motorcycle inspection during the first annual USARC/FORSCOM Blessing of the Bikes event at Fort Bragg, April 29, 2011. The event was meant More

Pat Weber, chapter coordinator for the Sandhills/Moore County, N.C. chapter of Project Linus, presents a special hand-made blanket to Col. Timothy McAteer, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade commander, May 3 More

Dr. Lee Harford, center, Army Reserve history department chief, looks over the historical archive room in the joint USARC/FORSCOM headquarters building at Fort Bragg, N.C., Thursday, May 5. There are just under More

Maj. Gen. James Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division commander, presents an Army Commendation Medal to Staff Sgt. Cameron Keresey, May 6, who helped save the life of another soldier earlier in the week. Sgt. Bryce C More

U.S. Army soldiers negotiate obstacles during the Cultural Support Assessment and Selection program. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command's cultural support program prepares all-female soldier teams to serv More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil Affairs Command. Winner of the soldier category for U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition.

U.S. Army soldiers negotiate obstacles during the Cultural Support Assessment and Selection program. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command's cultural support program prepares all-female soldier teams to serv More

Staff Sgt. Melisha Kidd, of Compton, Calif., an information technology specialist with Group Support Company, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), transmits the information for a medica More

Pfc. Justin Arrington and his sponsor, Sfc. Bambu , inspect his M4 before going onto the firing line on range day of the USACAPOC(A) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 10, 2011. The four day c More

Sgt. Andrew Paulsen, 350th CACOM competitor assists Spc. Zachary Broz, 350th CACOM, with his pistol holster on range day of the USACAPOC(A) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 10. The four day com More

Spc. Daniel Hauser, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, runs up a hill during the mystery event during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, May 10. US More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 350th CACOM competitor, navigates his way up an obstacle during USACPOC(A)'s Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 12, 2011. The four day competition began with 14 Civil Af More

Winners of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition were announced at an awards ceremony, May 12. Pvt. 1st Class Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs More

Paratroopers assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, sing cadence during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers through More

Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryant Lambert, division command sergeant major, kick off All American Week with the annual four-mile Division Run May 16, at Fort More

82nd Airborne Division paratroopers shake hands before a bout at the Modern Army Combatives competition hosted at Ritz-Epps gym. Sixty-nine paratroopers from the division are competing over three days to decide More