MCGREGOR RANGE, N.M. – Spc. Corey Ezra, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Red Currahee), 101st Airborne Division, sets up a First-In Agile Mission Command Package to More
Lt. Col. Ryan Worthan, commander of 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, describes the mission and objectives of the Buffalo’s battalion during a distinguished v More
Dozens of small off-the-shelf drones sit idle while program officials conduct system checks to prepare them for flight preceding NIE 16.1. In the NIE the drones are being used to conduct simple recon missions, More
Brig. Gen. William E. King IV (left), the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, visits Fort Bliss, Texas, prior to the U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Bryan Sand, 20 More
Brig. Gen. Terry McKenrick, commander of the Brigade Modernization Command, speaks with a Soldier from the 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, during Network Integration Exercise 16.1 a More
The Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 16.1, which takes place, Sept. 25 through Oct. 8, 2015, will be the largest NIE ever, since the exercises started in 2011. Joint partners as well as more than a dozen More
The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division's brigade headquarters and tactical operations center is pictured at Fort Bliss, Texas, during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, which runs Sept. 25 More
A Stryker, from 1st Armored Division on Fort Bliss, is shown during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, which runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 8, 2015. These vehicles were loaned out to a company of the United Kingd More
Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, right, commander, 142nd Combat Service Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, and another Soldier pass near a remotely-controlled weapons system, which has drastically reduced the num More
Partner nations join together to participate in Bold Quest 15.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. 25 Sept., 2015. Bold Quest focuses on operational demonst More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (2/1 AD) maintain communications while on patrol during the Army’s Network Integration Exercise (NIE) 16.1 held at Fort Bliss, Tex More
Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct sustained airborne training in the early morning on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 26, 2015, in preparation for a jump as part of the Army's More
Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, meet in preparation for a distinguished visitor presentation during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Sept. 27 at White Sands Space Harbor More
Distinguished visitors prepare to watch the 82nd Airborne Division jump during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Sept. 27, 2015, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. NIE 16.1 wi More
Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks en route to set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. More than 500 paratr More
Soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, seek cover and concealment during a Bold Quest mission, Sept. 28, 2015, in the training villa More
Sgt. Michael Engracio, team leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, directs his team during a Bold Quest mission, Sept. 28, 2015, in the tr More
Col. Doug White, with Fire Center of Excellence, Training and Doctrine Command, shows Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command, and his party, the training his Soldiers are condu More
Brig. Gen. William E. King IV observes a presentation on new technologies being tested and evaluated as part of the Advanced Technology Demonstration during the U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation 2015 Dis More
A German air force joint terminal air controller looks through a long-range thermal viewer during Bold Quest 15.2 on Sept. 29 on the McGregor Range outside El Paso, Texas. Bold Quest is an international interop More
Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, observes Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, while conducting traini More
Col. Charles Masaracchia, brigade commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division escorts Gen. Dennis L. Via, commanding general, U.S. Army Material Command, Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, commanding genera More
Sgt. Zachary Howard, Co. B., 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, attached to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, operates a PD-150 Soldier borne sensor during Network Integration Evaluatio More
Units from seven nations, including the United States, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom participate in a live fire event, part of Bold Quest 15.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct 2. 2015. More
Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, operates an unmanned ground vehicle under the instruction of Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armo More
A variety of 155-mm howitzer rounds are used for the Norwegian M109A3 self-propelled howitzer during a Bold Quest exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 1-3, 2015. The Norwegian Army was one of seven nations that More
Brig. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, deputy commanding general for Support, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, briefs distinguished visitors during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessmen More
Staff Sgt. Douglas Miller, air traffic control operator, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, communicates with inbound aircraft during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Oct. 3, 2015, on Fo More
Brig. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, deputy commanding general for Support, 1st Armored Division speaks with Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, during Networ More
A role player portraying an Arab man shouts at incoming American forces during a ground assault training exercise Oct. 5 as part of the Network Integration Evaluation. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 506th Infantr More
Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, visits the expeditionary base camp ran by the 1st Armored Division Combat Sustainment Brigade during Network Integration Evaluati More
Spc. Samuel Lass, a rifleman with 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, briefs Mission Command Center of Excellence Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Reitmeier of the capa More
David Stake, a program manager with Microsystems, works on one of the small commercially available drones being used in NIE 16.1. These drones are very affordable, costing only around $1,000, but are also limit More
The brigade commander, Col. Charles Masaracchia, from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, briefs distinguished visitors about the capabilities of the 2/1 tactical operations center during Network Int More
Bold Quest 15.2 kicks off as the Coalition of the Willing gathers at Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 25, 2015. The Coalition of the Willing has grown More
Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks as the unit sets up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. More than 500 parat More
Pvt. William Wallace, an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, packs his M4 carbine into a modular airborne weapons case o More
Distinguished visitors receive a briefing before the 82nd Airborne Division jump during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Sept. 27, 2015, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. NI More
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the Italian Folgore Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, conduct a Joint Forcible Entry Operation during Network Integration Evaluation 16. More
A Soldier with the Royal Regina Rifles, Canadian Army, clear a building during a Bold Quest mission, Sept. 28, 2015, in the training village of Kamal Jabour, Fort Bliss, Texas. Bold Quest is a multinational mis More
Soldiers with the Royal Regina Rifles, Canadian Army, clear a building during a Bold Quest mission, Sept. 28, 2015, in the training village of Kamal Jabour, Fort Bliss, Texas. Bold Quest is a multinational miss More
Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command, observes a Soldier with 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, while conduc More
A German air force joint terminal air controller assembles a PRC-152 tactical radio during Bold Quest 15.2 on Sept. 29 on the McGregor Range outside El Paso, Texas. The aim of Bold Quest events is to improve in More
Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, tells his gunner story to Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, while More
Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, U.S. Army chief information officer, takes a selfie with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division’s communications section during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 More
A Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, demonstrates the capabilities of an unmanned aerial vehicle to Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary f More
A Norwegian Army Soldier prepares to fire rounds from a M109A3 self-propelled howitzer during a Bold Quest exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 1-3, 2015. The Norwegian Army brought two M109A3 self-propelled how More
Church Hutton, professional staff, Subcommittee on Defense, tries out the capabilities of an equipment during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Oct. 3, 2015, at Fort Bliss, Te More
Rear Adm. Douglas G. Morton, Navy director of Energy and Environmental Readiness, speaks with Brig. Gen. Terrence J. McKenrick, commanding general Brigade Modernization Command, during Network Integration Evalu More
Soldiers from Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Red Currahee), 101st Airborne Division patrol a training village Oct. 5 during a ground assault training exercise in New Mexico. The 506th w More
Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson (left), Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, and Col. Charles Masaracchia (right), commander, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, speak about the tr More
Maj. Gen. John Morrison (left), commanding general of Network Enterprise Technology Command, listens as Lt. Col. Ryan Worthan (second from left) describes the capabilities of the Stryker command post during a d More
Five small off-the-shelf drones launch from White Sands Missile Range Sept. 3 in preparation for Network Integration Evaluation 16.1. Army Test and Evaluation Command and Program Executive Office for Simulation More
First Lt. Spencer Holt-Bates, assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, discusses the capabilities of the indirect smoke generator robot to distinguished visitors d More
Members of the French Air Force run diagnostics on a Dassault Rafale Aircraft in preparation for Bold Quest 15.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Bold Ques More
Brig. Gen. Terrence McKenrick, commanding general, Brigade Modernization Command, briefs distinguished visitors during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Sept. 27, 2015, at For More
Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division draw T11 parachutes for a jump into White Sands Missile Range, N.M., as part of the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Sept. 27, 2015 More
Maj. Jason Alexander, HHC, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts communication checks as Soldiers set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. Mor More
Soldiers with the Royal Danish Army seek cover in a building during a Bold Quest mission, Sept. 28, 2015, in the training village of Kamal Jabour, Fort Bliss, Texas. Bold Quest is a multinational mission linkin More
A German air force joint terminal air controller gathers intelligence from a digital-aided combat air support device during Bold Quest 15.2 on Sept. 29 on the McGregor Range outside El Paso, Texas. The aim of B More
Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division pose for a picture with distinguished visitors during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Arm More
Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, visits Fort Bliss, Texas, during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Sept. 30, 2015, here. NIE 16.1 will foc More
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, attached to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division speak with Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and More
Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Army Chief Information Officer and Maj. Gen. Les Carroll, commander, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, are given a demonstration of the Shrike VTOL unmanned aerial system during Net More
A Soldier from the Norwegian army carries a 155 mm howitzer round and places it near an M109A3 self-propelled howitzer for firing during a Bold Quest exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct 1-3, 2015. The Norwegian More
Capt. Thomas Brett (second from left), operations officer, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, explains the capabilities of a small unmanned ground vehicle to F More
Units from seven nations, including the United States, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom participate in a live fire event, part of Bold Quest 15.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Oct 2. 20 More
Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Representative for Texas' 16th Congressional district and Brig. Gen. Terrence J. McKenrick, commanding general, Brigade Modernization Command, discuss training conducted during Networ More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, interact with locals in the training village of Khuribad during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Oc More
Rear Adm. Douglas G. Morton, Navy director of Energy and Environmental Readiness, and Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, speak with soldiers as she vis More
Soldiers from Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Red Currahee), 101st Airborne Division, run through the New Mexico desert toward the training village of Zamania Oct. 5 during a ground assa More
Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, participates in a briefing at the Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Oct. 6, 2015, Fort Bliss, Texas. NIE 16.1 will focus on fu More
Col. Charles Masaracchia (left), commander of 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, greets distinguished visitors of the United Kingdom’s foreign delegation during a distinguished visitor’s day a More
A small swarm of drones return to land at Condron air field on White Sands Missile Range Sept. 3. The drones were programmed to fly out and execute maneuvers as a group and return.
Distinguished visitors talk military robots with Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, during Network Integration Exercise 16.1 at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 22. NIE 16.1 will More
Partner nations join together to participate in Bold Quest 15.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 25, 2015. Bold Quest focuses on operational demonst More
First Lt. Alyssa Noltner, HHC, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks en route to set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space More
A Soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., runs to his position on the battlefield during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Sept. 27 at White Sands Space Harbor, N.M. The 82nd AD and the It More
Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, commanding general Combined Arms Support Command, asks questions during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Sept. 27, 2015, at Fort Bliss, Texas. More
Spc. Nicholas Rolison, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, draws a T11 parachute for a jump into White Sands Missile Range, N.M., as part of the Army's Network Integra More
A group of representatives from the Australian Army, Canadian Army, Danish Royal Army and Italian Army visited 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Sept. 28, 2015, at their Tactical Operations More
Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command, gives coins to Spc. Bryan Huffman, a native of Harrisonburg, Va., and Spc. Sam Lass, a native of Denver, infantrymen with 4th Battalion, More
Spc. Alexis Cervantes, a native of Houston and a wheeled vehicle mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, speaks to Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general, U.S. Army Force More
Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, commanding general, Air Combat Command, speaks with several airmen at 1st Armored Division’s Tactical Assault Command center during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 at Fort Bliss, T More
A Remotely Operated Signature Management System (Obscuration) is demonstrated during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Oct. 1, 2015, Fort Bliss, Texas. The demonstration was run by 4th Battalion, 17th Infant More
A Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, explains the capabilities and performance of a small unmanned ground vehicle to Frank Kendall, defense More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and other partner nations observe howitzer rounds as they impact targets in the distance from an observation post during a Bold Quest exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct 1-3, 2015. Bo More
Distinguished visitors visit the expeditionary base camp run by the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 and Army Warfighting Assessment, Oct. 3, 2015, at Fort Bli More
A Soldier with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, guards a building in the training village of Khuribad during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, Oct. More
Distinguished visitors visit Network Integration Evaluation 16.1 at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 4, 2015. NIE 16.1 will focus on future force development, training readiness and multinational interoperability with p More
A Soldier from Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Red Currahee), 101st Airborne Division, scans his field of fire Oct. 5 during a ground assault training exercise in New Mexico. The 506th w More
Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Twitty, Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, and Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, walk around the division tactical comma More
Brig. Gen. Timothy McGuire, commanding general of Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, engages in conversation with Col. Charles Masaracchia during a distinguished visitor’s day at Fort Bliss, Texas, More