Non-commissioned officers assigned to A Company, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (right) motivate their soldiers during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 sol More
A fighter tries to force another into the side mount while protecting his arm. Combatants were awarded points for positions such as the side mount, rear mount or guard and could win by having more points at the More
A referee breaks up two fighters as their bout ends at the six-minute mark. The official timer signaled the end of the match by throwing the rolled towel onto the mat. Since neither fighter submitted within the More
Lt. Col. David Doyle, commander of 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, leads his White Falcons during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers thro More
Participants run 10-mile road race during this year's All American Week.
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
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, clap along to cadence during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers throughou More
Paratroopers of 82nd Airborne Division give it their all in an effort to prevent from going into the mud during the tug-of-war competition of All-American Week. (Photo by: Sgt. Terrance T. Payton)
A paratrooper with 18th Fires Brigade digs in deep before being pulled into the mud pit. His effort wasn’t enough, as his team was eliminated in the first round of the competition. (Photo by: Sgt. Terrance T. Payton)
A participant runs a 10-mile road race during this year's All American Week.
Paratroopers of 18th Fires Brigade try to hold on as they see their chance at victory slip away during tug-of-war competition of All-American week. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terrance T. Payton)
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team lead the way for the rest of the 82nd Airborne Division during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers throughout the 82nd Airborne Div More
Kevin Sanders on the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), basketball team works his way around Joseph Fasco, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, while other players try to get More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, run in formation during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers throughout the 82nd A More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, signal to the jumpmaster that their equipment has been checked before conducting a static line jump from a UH- More
Paratroopers grapple for supremacy during a modern army combatives match at Ritz-Epps gym. Blue and white belts were used to distinguish fighters. Referees wore matching wristbands so they could easily signal w More
Col. Timothy McAteer, commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, leads the Falcon Brigade during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers throughout the 82nd Airborne Division ran four miles More
Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, run in formation during the All-American Week Division Run, May 16. About 20,000 soldiers throughout the 82nd Airborne Di More
U.S. Army soldiers attending the Special Forces Qualification Course conduct tactical combat skills training at Fort Bragg, N.C. In the Tactical Combat Skills phase of the course, soldiers practice advanced mar More
Using his cell phone for one of the last times before boarding an airplane, a paratrooper from the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to his friends and family while waiting to deploy More
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Hercik, 82nd Airborne Division Jumpmaster of the year (left front), stands infront on the division colors with Sgt. 1st Class William Perry Clancy II, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and More
Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love, right, of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, N.C., illustrates the finer points of marching in formation to All-American paratroopers during the Divi More
Capt. Elena Hughes (left) and Capt. Dane Hughes (right) review their Indonesian language notes May 19 in Bank Hall on Fort Bragg, N.C. These two officers met in an Army training course in 2006 and have been mar More
Parachutists with the All American Free Fall Team descend to a crowd gathered to watch the 82nd Airborne Division review of troops during All American Week, May 19, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army photo b More
Veterans of many generations gathered at the 82nd Airborne Division War Museum for the annual Memorial Ceremony. Vietnam veterans pictured converse in from of the Vietnam Memorial monument listing names of fell More
The 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers and a distinguished guest honor fallen Paratroopers from every conflict the division has fought in during a memorial ceremony May 19. The annual All-American Week memoria More
Harry Wooley, Don Jutz, Estel Williamson, and Richard Burson had an opportunity to catch up after not seeing each other in almost 60 years at the 82nd MP Company reunion held Friday, May 20. These former paratr More
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division execute a combat jump over Sicily Drop Zone during the Joint Operational Access Demonstration, May 20, 2011 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The JOAD was the final event capping More
A jumpmaster with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, looks out the paratroop door of a mock C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Joint Operational Access Demonstration May 20. The event was held at More
Rob Walkowiak, a graphic designer with Blashfield Sign Company, Inc., inputs data into a computer which will control a sign router at their Fayetteville, N.C. shop, Thursday, May 26. The company was selected to More
Col. Michael Bell (right) from the National Defense University's College of International Security Affairs congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn Beckman, one of 20 special-operations Soldiers to complete the coll More
Col. B. Ashton Naylor, Jr. (right) salutes as the national anthem plays during the activation ceremony for D Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) June 13 on Fort Bragg's John F. More
Shannon Taylor and her assistant, Chadder, help answer a child’s question during the Chapel Next Linden Oaks “Pandamania” Vacation Bible School held at Gordon Elementary.
The 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) held a unit memorial, June 23, at the John F. Kennedy Chapel on Fort Bragg to honor recently fallen soldiers (from left to right): Capt. Joseph W. Schultz, Sgt. 1st Class More
The Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Lt. Col. David Pierce plots his battalions cannon arrangements during a Joint Operat 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
A paratrooper with the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Battery A, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division signals his unit to move during a Joint Operation Access Exercise, June More
Maj. Gen. Rodney O. Anderson, deputy commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, passes the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) colors to Col. Kristin K. French as she took command of the More
Medics with the 7th Iraqi Army Division, attend a class on clinical orthopedics, taught by Pfc. James Ladina, a medic with C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, July 11. Lad More
Chief Warrant Officer Five Tom Travis exits from a UH-60 Black Hawk over St. Mere Eglise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 13. Travis is jumping with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Operations Command (Airborne) who are More
Cory Ballentine, a forward observer with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pulls security outside of an Iraqi police station in Haqlaniyah in Iraq's Anba More
Dr. Seth G. Jones, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, fields a question from a special operations forces soldier during the small-group portion of the Operation Enduring Freedom Academic Week h More
Special Warfare Center and School Deputy Commanding General Ferdinand Irizarry is promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony, July 15, in Fayetteville, N.C., by his wife and Lt. Gen. John F. Mulhol More
Staff Sgt. Jasmine Buie, senior information technology specialist, Group Support Company, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), conducts first aid on a dummy July 19 during the Special F More
Capt. Paul Finn practices modern army combatives (MACP) taught by the 82nd Airborne's MACP team while at Fort Bragg on July 21, 2011. The training is part of an intensive two-week training program hosted by th More
A platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team briefs his engineers on a breaching mission using a dirt mockup of the battlefield July 21, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. In spite of the More
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno promotes Maj. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland to the rank of Lt. Gen. during a ceremony July 24, 2012, in Fort Bragg, N.C. Cleveland is the new commanding general of t More
Matt Blashfield puts the finishing touches on the Gen. George C. Marshall display at the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters on Friday, July 29, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Blashfield, w More
U.S. Army Forces Command Lt. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg, right, and Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Howard uncase the command's colors during the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command building dedication More
(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Schultz, the command sergeant major for the U.S. Army Reserve Command; Mr. Adam A. Rogers, the project manager for Marshall Hall; Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief More
Pfc. Justin Garcia and Spc. Brian Maketa, of Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, arrange shotgun shells for the afternoons breach training held here More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus sing the national anthem in front of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in downtown Fayetteville, N.C., during a celebration of National Airborne Day.
Command Sgt. Maj. Dwight Morrisey, command sergeant major, Fort Sill and the Fires Center for Excellence, speaks to the soldiers of Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade ( More
A soldier with 264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, shoots at the enemy while conducting a squad attack at the squad versus squad competition held by the 27th Eng. Bn. on the Fort Bragg Training Gr More
Third Battalion 27th Field Artillery Regiment (HIMARS), conduct night fire missions during a field problem, Aug. 17, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Conducting field training exercises helps keep the soldiers of 3-27 ready to fight.
Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander, 82nd Airborne Division and Col. Robert D. Morschauser, commander, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), pass under two M777 Howitzers as they lead the 18th Fires Brigade on a bri More
The newest graduates of the Master Gunners Course Staff Sgt. Allen Arguello, Staff Sgt. Kyle L. Bowers, Staff Sgt. Christopher Burton, Staff Sgt. Erik A. Ellis, Staff Sgt. Joshua Evans, Staff Sgt. Brandon Felle More
Six soldiers of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade are taking part in a new pen-pal program with the Highland Rivers Community Service Board in Cherry Log, Ga. The program pairs developmentally challenged adults More
Various images of the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters building at Fort Bragg, N.C. Images taken at various times of the year for file photo purposes.
A soldier with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade shares a final hug before beginning her trip to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) watch another soldier follow a radial seam underwater to simulate getting out fro More
A U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) HHC soldier participates in water survival training during battle assembly at Archer pool in Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept 9, 2011.
First Sgt. James Inman, of Company C, 1st Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, registers for the Sound of Freedom Brotherhood Motorcycle Safety Ride at Legends Pub, Fayetteville, N.C. Sept. 9, 2011. The eve More
Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, commanding general, 1st TSC, speaks to the members of the 1st TSC remembering those lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 and those who have lost their lives through Operation Iraqi and Enduri More
Paratroopers from the 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne) prepare for a jump, Sept. 9, on Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Once all paratroopers have donned their equipment they will be inspected by a jumpmaster to insure th More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division crashes to the ground after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over drop zone Sicily during a Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) on Fort More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III awards Staff Sgt. David W. Clouse, 16th Military Police Brigade, a coin during lunch at the North Carolina National Guard Regional Training Institute during his fir More
Capt. Jose Gonzalez, (right) Third Army/ ARCENT Special Troops Battalion intelligence officer and assistant operations officer, meets Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army Top Fuel race team driver at Fort Bragg, N.C., Se More
Soldiers, with the 57th Sapper Company, 27th Engineering Battalion, prepare to rappel down as if they are stuck in a tree during Rough Terrain Airborne Operations training at the Advanced Airborne School, Sept. More
Sgt. 1st Class Chad E. Lawson, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), shakes the hand of the group’s Deputy Commanding Officer, Col. Matthew Karres, Sept. 15, 2011, after being awarded the Silver S More
Sniper rifles stand ready at Fort Bragg’s new 1,000-meter Sniper Field Fire Range is a with targets that move side-to-side and targets that move at an angel and traditional ‘pop-up” targets. Sniper teams from t More
As the members of the 1st TSC salute the flag, Bern Nadette Stanis places her hand over her heart showing her respect.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno was selected as the Patriot Foundation's 2011 Honoree during the 6th annual Soldier Appreciation Dinner at the National Golf Club Pinehurst, N.C., Sept. 16. The found More
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 321st Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), fire an M777 howitzer during a brigade base piece live fire exercise Sept. 19 on Fort Bragg, N.C.
A soldier throws a dummy hand grenade during Expert Field Medical Badge testing, Sept. 22, 2011, at Fort Brag, N.C. Properly clearing an obstacle using a hand grenade is one of 42 tasks confronted by EFMB candidates.
Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge addresses a delegation of congressional staff members at the Civil Military Operations Center (CMOC) during a tour of “Pineland” at Camp Mackall, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2011. Pineland i More
Students from the Randall David Shughart Elementary School stand as the national anthem is played during the inaguration ceremony for the school Oct. 6, 2011.
Several soldiers, past and present, along with members of the Fort Bragg community attend this year’s Association of the United States Army Meeting and Exposition in Washington D.C., Oct. 10-13.
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, a registered nurse and a forensic nurse examiner with the International Association of Forensic Nurses and Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, Colo., talks about the various healt More
Sgt. Daniel Hanshew (right) and Pfc. O’Brian Palmer hustle to prepare the poached pear, blue cheese, and candied walnut salads for the guests of the Soldier Luncheon held Oct. 14 at the Highland Country Club. More
Marines from 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment shoots a 155mm ammunition from a howitzer, Oct. 14, at a training site on Fort Bragg. As part of their semi-annual artillery training, about 400 Marines from the More
Soldiers and their families reach the end of the Volksmarch at Fort Bragg's Smith Lake, Oct. 15. The volksmarch is a non-competitive walk that has its origins in Europe.
Paratroopers from the 307th Engineer Battalion run the last leg before throwing the boat upon their heads into Kiest Lake as they compete against other teams in the annual Waal River Crossing competition on the More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs speaks to the crowd at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) change of command Oct. 23, 2011. Jacobs accepted responsibility of the command from M More
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs accepts the USACAPOC(A) colors from Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, commanding general U.S. Army Reserve Command, during a change of command ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 23, 2011.
(Left) Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Blosser, senior enlisted non-commissioned officer of U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), hands the command's colors to Maj. Gen. David N. Black More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. William Lilly, jumpmaster, 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade, instructs fellow paratroopers during a simulated relief mission, Drop Zone Sicily, Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 26, 2011. The paratro More
U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, stands next to Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin J. Bohn, command sergeant More
Maj. Gen. Rodney O. Anderson, deputy commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, presents Max Powell, a Red Cross Warrior Transition Battalion chair for the Womack Army Medical Center, the Gold Star More
Paratroopers from the 57th Sapper Company, 27th Engineer Battalion perform rough terrain airborne operations at Luzon Drop Zone, Camp Mackall, N.C. Oct. 27. “Being rough terrain qualified means jumping into ter More
Pictured here are 4th 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) Short Walkers.
Pictured here, the 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) short walk attendees.
Pictured is one of the five imperatives for the Army Reserve.
Col. Brian Mennes pins the Legion of Merit upon Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Sturdevant as his wife looks on during a ceremony held at Pike Field Nov. 3, 2011. Sturdevant retired as the 4th Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. More
Drake Schlosser, 4, waits for his dad, Staff Sgt. Dennis Schlosser, to return from a 12 month deployment with XVIII Airborne Corps to Iraq at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 4. “He was in Iraq,” Drake said, “fighting fo More
Spc. Andre J. Tillman prepares enchiladas at LSA Bragg East dining facility in preparation for dinner.
Maj. Gen. Rodney Anderson (2nd from right), deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, and members from the 82nd Airborne Division command team, shake hands with paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Ai More
Master Sgt. James McCloskey, left, talks with Richard Edge, the FireAntz liason for Operation Toy Drop, about the military appreciation night in which the Fayetteville hockey team will be collecting toys from a More
Spc. Javier Mata assigned to 2nd Battalion, 321st Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division drops a Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative round down a mortar tube. Th More