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First Sgt. Thomas Tanner, first sergeant for 1st Training Brigade Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, checks off names while getting accountability of all 1st TB, More

LSA Bragg East Dining Facility personnel inspect their items before getting started bright and early at 0430.

Maj. Collin Grossruck, brigade chaplain, leads the brigade command team in a prayer before the LSA Bragg East DFAC serves its annual Thanksgiving meal.

Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, file by the ramp to receive their parachute and reserve during and in-flight rigging exercise aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster, Nov. 23.

Riggers prepare parachutes for Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg on Tuesday. Thousands of parachutes are packed and prepared by these Army Reserve soldiers with the 824th Quartermasters every year to support not More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Steven Blum, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, picked out a remote-controlled Ferarri with batteries included, to donate for a chance to jump in the Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 2.

From left to right: Staff Sgt. Christina Hippenbecker, Maye Davis, Madelaine Katz, Zack Fowler, Logan Herrera, Vipul Vachharajani hold up a Toy Drop poster in front of the the North Carolina School of Science a More

Military jumpmasters from more than ten different nations, including Cambodian and American jumpmasters Lt. Leng Vanney and Capt. Brian Hahn, respectively, gathered at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., to familiarize More

Paratroopers with 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare their Humvees for a convoy live fire here in support of the brigade's combined arms maneuver live fire More

Soldiers attending combatives training prepare for the afternoon session by wrapping their hands and wrists in preparation for the sparring lesson.

A sniper team moves to the starting line of an event during the United States Army Special Operations Command Sniper Competition on Dec. 9. The 3rd annual competition was held by the cadre of D Company, 2nd Bat More

Paratroopers participate in the lottery portion of the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 9 at Pope Army Air Field, N.C. Some showed as early as 1:30 a.m. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Aff More

Rosa Mendes, a Diva with the World Wrestling Entertainment program, greets soldiers of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade at a meet and greet held in the 82nd Special Troops Battalion classroom.

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division stand in line to donate a toy during Operation Toy Drop hours before the doors opening at Pope Army Air Field, Dec. 9, 2011. Jackson is a paratrooper with the Headqu More

Santa Claus and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs prepare for a live interview with Fox and Friends during Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fo More

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Vallade, 82nd Sustainment Brigade's Special Troop Battalion command sergeant major walks off of Sicily Drop Zone after jumping out of a C-130, Dec 10, 2011, during the 14th Annual Ra More

Paratroopers prepare to board their aircraft for the first jump of the day in support of Operation Toy Drop, Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Dec. 10. More than 1,500 paratroopers will jump over the course of the day More

Paratroopers load a C-130 during the 14th Annual Operation Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10. Hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Operation Toy Drop is the More

Students from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics are distributing 400 toys they donated for the 14th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 10. The charity event is the More

Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, primary jumpmaster, leads paratroopers in sustained airborne training prior to them jumping for the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10, at Green Ramp. More

A paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walks out on the runway to board C-130 in preparation for Operation Toy Drop. The drop was held at Fort Bragg on Dec. 10, and gave Paratroopers the opportuni More

Capt. Jeffrey Zabala, the assistant operations officer for 4th Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and student of the Cavalry Leadership Course, briefs his More

President Obama addressed soldiers at Fort Bragg, discussing the end of the War in Iraq.

More than 3,000 service members gather to witness President Barack Obama’s speech marking the end of the war in Iraq Dec. 14 at Pope Army Airfield. “As your commander in chief and on behalf of a grateful nation More

A memorial to all POW and MIA service members is a solemn reminder to all who enter the DFAC that not everyone comes back from war.

Family members anxiously await the return of more than 300 soldiers from XVIII Airborne Corps and 82nd Airborne Division returning home after serving a yearlong deployment to Iraq during a ceremony at Pope Army More

Construction workers prepare the new Child Development Center located inside the Warrior Transition Battalion campus on Jan. 6. The new CDC will serve the families for the WTB campus.

Army ROTC Cadet Addison Clincy, a North Carolina State University senior and member of the 883rd Engineer Company (Sapper), a Winston-Salem native, sets a charge on a tree for an abatis demolition at Fort Bragg More

Soldiers lift weights at Dahl Gym after work. Of the many New Year’s resolutions, working out, getting fit and losing weight appeared to be the most predominant.

Army Reserve soldiers and civilian employees render honors during a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. Jan. 10, 2012. Seven Army Reserve soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan More

Staff Sgt. Michael D. Perry, training NCO for 82nd HHC, details to 82nd Sustainment Brigade soldiers how to properly set up a DRASH.

Staff Sgt. Robert S. Jackson, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Movement NCO, and Sgt. Antonio Hicks, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Actions Clerk, assemble a part of the DRASH shelter.

Timothy L. Hale, Senior Photojournalist and Graphic Designer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

The 546th Transportation Company Commander Capt. Michael S. Harrell stands with his soldiers as they await the start of the inactivation ceremony.

A patron at the memorial of Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David L. Spears looks over the late Chaplain's biography Jan. 12, 2012, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel at Fort Bragg, N.C. Spears spent the majority of hi More

Cpl. Matthew B. Bain embraces his son after being deployed for a year.

Lt. Col. Theodore O. White, new commander of the 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, receives the 189th CSSB colors from 82nd Sustainment Brigade Commander Col. Christopher J. Sharpsten.

A graduate of the Joint Fires Observer class receives his certificate from Col. Brian J. Mennes, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Commander, in a ceremony on Fort Bragg Friday. The 4th BCT iterat More

Col. Patrick D. Sargent, commander of Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, speaks about the numerous accolades of Lt. Col. Davina Carrington at her promotion ceremony, held Jan. 20.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Correa tells Soldiers to move a simulated casualty out of the kill zone during non-commissioned officer developmental training at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Fort Bragg, N.C. More

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The late Sgt. Maj. Kenneth McMullin was memorialized in a ceremony at Fort Bragg's John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel Jan. 31, 2012. The service for the Son Tay Raider, who passed away on Dec. 25, 2011, was attend More

Command Sgt. Maj. Earl L. Rice, former CSM of the XVIII Airborne Corps, looks at the photos arranged in the Hall of Heroes. The Hall was created to honor members of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade who had given th More

Over 14,000 soldiers from across the XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the XVIII Airborne Corps run at Fort Bragg, Feb. 2. Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commanding general, XVIII Abn. Corps and Fort Bragg, and Com More

Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Army Forces Command, speaks to a major general of the German armed forces during the XVIII Airborne Corps return ceremony held at the main parade field at Fort Bragg, N.C.

XVIII Airborne Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Earl L. Rice reviews photos of fallen soldiers at the 82nd Sustainment Brigade's "Hall of Heroes."

Members of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade Color Guard pose with 82nd Sustainment Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell shortly before the beginning of the XVIII Airborne Corps run.

Officers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team complete a team obstacle course Feb. 3, 2012, at Fort Bragg, N.C., during a Prop Blast, a traditional rite-of-passage for officers new to the d More

Maj. Gen. Robert Abrams and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, 3rd Infantry Division based in Fort Stewart, Ga. attend the XVIII Airborne Corps welcome ho More

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, command sergeant major of 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, N.C., goes through prejump safety procedures, Feb. 7, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. This was Rice’s final jump More

Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, outgoing senior enlisted adviser, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, gathers up his parachute after his last jump with the corps at Sicily Drop Zone here Feb. 7. Rice is schedule More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Brooks, a jump master with 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., prepares to jump out of a C-130J More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division test fire an M198 155mm Towed Howitzer during Large Package Week (LPW), Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, Feb. 9, 2012. LPW is an exercise that utilizes severa More

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to take off during Large Package Week Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. LPW is an exercise that utilizes several Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-1 More

Sgt. 1st Class Leslie Lewis, seated, monitors soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, during a range estimation exercise as part of squad designated marksmanship More

Sgt. 1st Class Lewis of the USAR Shooting Team coaches on the firing line during an Enhanced Battle Rifle class conducted for the 82nd Airborne.

An American flag belonging to Cpl. Jeff Cardon, a mortar man with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is tightly folded and ready to boa More

An American flag belonging to Cpl. Jeff Cardon, a mortar man with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is tightly folded and ready to boa More

Addison D. (Tad) Davis, IV, command executive officer, U.S. Army Reserve Command, was recognized with the GE Ecomagination Award for his efforts in Army environmental sustainability.

Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Sims, Regimental Quartermaster command sergeant major, speaks to non-commissioned officers of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade.

Army Master Sgt. Steven M. Schack, United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command career counselor, is shot in the forehead with a water gun during USASOAC's Becoming a Man Adventure at Camp Rockfish, P More

Col. Carl Alex, the commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, leads his brigade on a four mile run along Ardennes St. here Feb. 24, 2012, for the last time. Alex will be relinquishing comman More

Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Allen stands in front of Fort Bragg's Iron Mike statue Feb. 28 during an interview regarding his upcoming retirement and plans after the Army. Allen served in the Army for 37 years and More

The Baez School Age Services is the fourth out of nine such facilities to be completed on Fort Bragg. The centers help to reduce the wait lists for child care and the Baez School Age Services center alone will More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Forces Command/U.S. Army Reserve Command Special Troops Battalion, U.S. Army Ground Forces Band and FORSCOM public affairs units held a combined run, March 2 at Fort Bragg, N.C. This was More

The 82nd Sustainment Brigade Commander, Col. Christopher J. Sharpsten, and XVIII Airborne Corps Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, prepare to apply a new streamer to one of the 82nd Sustainment Briga More

Lt. Col. Alfredo M. Versoza, former commander of the 7th Transportation Battalion, has his new rank of Colonel pinned on his shoulders by his children during a ceremony held at the 82nd Special Troops Battalion.

Spc. Steven Oser, a mortarman with Troop A, 5th Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, sets up a 120 mm mortar system, March 6, 2012, as he and other paratroopers prepare for the mor More

Pfc. Jeremy Shivick, an infantryman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division qualifies with a randomly assigned rifle as part of the divi More

Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attend a class on troop leading procedures, March 7, at Fort Bragg, N.C., as part of the Brigade's Team Leader Course. The paratroop More

Senior non-commissioned officers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, graded officers during an Army physical fitness test at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 7. The officers are participating in 2/82’s More

Col. Christopher J. Sharpsten, 82nd Sustainment Brigade commander, speaks to the crowd about CW2 Alphonso T. Glasper, OIC of LSA Bragg East Dining Facility, during a March 9 promotion ceremony for Chief Glaspe More

Brothers, Spc. Duane Vinson (left) and Sgt. Bryan Vinson (right), returned to Fort Bragg after a nine-month deployment. The brothers who are both assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3r More

After providing immediate care to a wounded casualty during a mass casualty exercise, soldiers from the 28th Combat Support Hospital work together as a team to secure the wounded soldier onto a four-man litter More

A motorcycle rider performs a safety check during the second annual Blessing of the Bikes Motorcycle Mentorship Program hosted by U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 15, 2012. The MMP is designed More

Soldiers from U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters climb an obstacle during a non-commissioned officer professional development event at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 16, 2012. The soldiers negotiated the obstacles More

Col. Tim McAteer, commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, gives remarks on the importance of the Brigade’s Family Readiness Group for the morale of Paratroopers and their families at a rec More

Jumpmasters from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade participated in a jump featuring the T-11 parachute. The T-11 is the new parachute that the Army is planning on switching over to in the future. The jump was led by More

A U.S. Air Force Aircrew from the 2nd Airlift Squadron boards a C-130 Hercules on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 22, 2012. Senior leaders from the 18th Airborne Corps including Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, 18th Airborne Co More

82nd Sustainment Brigade commander, Col. Chris Sharpsten, addresses the recently redeployed soldiers of the 330th Transportation Battalion, March 23, at Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield.

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

In an open field off of a sand running trail, Lt. Remigio Espinosa and his teammates perform flutter kicks to cadence as part of 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division' More

Staff Sgt. Ryne Chambers rigs a weapons case for an airborne operation during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division's Jumpmaster of the Year Competition, March 28. The winners of the battalion-lev More

A paratrooper, assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, places a military radio into operation during the defense lane of the Expert Infantry More

A soldier from the 82nd Sustainment Brigade tries to drive the simulator at the morning session of the Save a Life Tour at Dahl Gym March 29.

Color guard lowers the colors of the Non-commissioned Officers Academy during the singing of the National Anthem during the graduation of Warrior Leader Course 06-12 on Fort Bragg March 29.

Marine Lt. Gen. Frank Panter, Jr. (center) speaks with distinguished guests at the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration Welcome Dinner at the Charlotte Motor Speedway March 30, 2012.

The reality of some Army Reserve deployments. Public domain scan of a cartoon, military forces, war and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army Reserve Headquarters dealing with the BRAC move. Public domain scan of a cartoon, military forces, war and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Army Reserve Command graphic showing the transition of the Army, and the Army Reserve Forces.

More than 2,000 riders participated in the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway March 31. The organization is most commonly recognized by their motorcycles displaying U.S. and More

Master Sgt. Kimberly Mercado receives an autograph from Vonta Leach, a fullback with the Baltimore Ravens, during his visit to the U.S. Army Forces Command/U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters at Fort Bragg, More

Pfc. Jeremy Shivick, an infantryman from 1st Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, performs first aid on a dummy as part of a war More

Col. Tim McAteer (right) commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inducts U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson into the distinguished member of the 325th Airborne Regiment at the 2nd Battalion, 32 More

Command Sgt. Maj. Channing Bell (left) stands at attention during the playing of the "Ballad of the Green Beret" at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony for the 267th Special Forces Qualification Course cl More

Staff Sgt. Samuel Stubenrouch, a technical inspector assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, runs through a drunk-driving simulator during the Save a Life Tour‚ on Fort Bragg, N.C. More

Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher, 7-time NHRA Full Throttle Series Champion, signs an autograph for Kaylee Cleveland and Spc. Charles Reynolds at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2012. Schumacher will be carrying the Arm More

Lt. Col. Gregory D. Wagnon speaks to non-commissioned officers during a non-commissioned officer professional development session held at the 82nd Special Troops Battalion classroom.

A Jumpmaster with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, inspects a paratrooper's parachute harness prior to airborne operations on Fort Bragg, N.C., A More

Pfc. Michael Galloway, an infantryman assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires his M4 carbine through a doorway during the S More