Resiliency

Spc. Ivan Saucedo, of San Antonio, with the 302nd Engineer Company, poses for a portrait while competing in the 2015 Combined Theater Engineer Commands' (TEC) Best Warrior Competition hosted at Fort McCoy, Wisc More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Don Braskett trains with a concrete sphere April 28, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ralph Branson/Released)

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Anthony Mederos, a Tallahassee, Fla., native, representing the 412th Theater Engineer Command, begins the four-mile ruck march just steps behind the front-runners April 28 at Fort McCoy, More

Staff Sgt. Robby Courson, of Silverdale, Wash., with the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, helps Staff Sgt. Amanda Cady, of Stafford, Va., with the 458th Engineer Battalion, arrange her gear before a 4-mile r More

Best Warrior Cadre load 9 mm ammunition into M9 pistol magazines for the weapons fire as part of the 2015 Combined Theater Engineer Commands' Best Warrior Competition. The mystery events were search a detainee, More

The 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Terry Simmons gives an overview of the Ultimate Resiliency and Relationship training workshop to trainees, April 28, Tower View Conference C More

Spc. Ian Hagen, of Greendale, Wis., with the 372nd Engineer Company, won first place in the Soldier category for the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) in the 2015 Combined TEC Best Warrior Competition hosted More

U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Francesca Wolman, from Redondo Beach, Calif., representing the 416th Theater Engineer Command, with the 476th Chemical Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., reports to the sergeants More

Four U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers who competed during the 412th and 416th 2015 Combined Theater Engineer Commands’ Best Warrior Competition April 25 to 29 at Fort McCoy, Wis., were crowned winners as the two unit More

89th Airlift Wing Airmen partake in Wingman Day at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., May 13, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special air mission platforms. (U.S. Ai More

Robyn Humphrey, center, a Senior Certified ChiRunning instructor, explains the benefits of proper form and breathing to Soldiers and civilians during a running clinic May 13 at Fort Bragg, N.C.’s Wright Field.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Staff Sgt. David Dudzinski, Sgt. Jayson Schlarmann and Spc. Lucas Musich, all with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper) located in Des Moines, Iowa, and 1st Lt. Dakota Koolmees, 364th More

89th Airlift Wing Airmen partake in a Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony at the 89th AW headquarters building at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 20, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Candice Keene, the 354th Communications Squadron spectrum manager, pours an example of one serving of alcohol during the Alcohol Awareness and Safety Expo May 21, 2015, at the Baker Fi More

The Petros and Kitchens families pose in front of their van before hitting the road. From left are Lt. Col., chaplain, Tony Petros, Mandi Petros, Sgt. Seth Field, Alicia Kitchens, Eliana Kitchens, Tricia Petros More

Senior Airman Ashley V. Chytraus, 108th Wing, holds a tablet with an image of her Honda CBR-1000 motorcycle at her home in New Jersey, June 10, 2015. Chytraus, a New Jersey Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotank More

A 99th Airlift Squadron C-37 sits on the ramp at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 17, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special air mission platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by S More

Airmen from the 11th Wing Honor Guard prepare to march the colors during the 89th Operations Group change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 18, 2015. Col. Christopher “Al” Smith assumed More

Static displays during the 89th Airlift Support Group change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 19, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Battle, 116th Air Control Wing chaplain's assistant, Georgia Air National Guard, assists Airmen arriving for the Strong Bonds singles retreat at the Sea Palms Resort, St. Simons More

A soldier with the Missouri National Guard attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Resiliency Center and chapel at the Missouri National Guard Headquarters at Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Airmen from the 21st Operations Support Squadron and the office of Staff Sgt. Susan Edwards-Aagaard, 21st OSS intelligence analyst, help her husband move to a new home in Colorado Spri More

Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division public affairs office, places a kiss on her husband’s tombstone in Arlington Nat More

Staff Sgt. Deshaun Henry, master resiliency trainer, interacts with his students at the Ready and Resilient Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 10. Incoming Soldiers completed a two-day Master Resiliency Training More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shannon, 50th Attack Squadron MQ-9 pilot, reads about ways to defend one’s self from an attacker during a sexual assault preventative response class at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina More

Pvt. Simon Nichols, a cable systems installer-maintainer with the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, shows off her certificate celebrating the end of chemotherapy at Arizona Oncology in Deer Valley on Aug. 14. More

Tech. Sgt. Justin B. Gielski, a loadmaster with the 150th Special Operations Squadron, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, checks his deployment bag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 19, 20 More

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general of Army Reserve Command and retired Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney, a managing director for Opportunities Development Group (ODG) For Team R More

A group of sixth through eighth graders discuss ways to stay resilient during stressful periods during the FIRE in Action event Aug. 22, 2015, at the 1st Brigade Combat Team obstacle course. Thirty local high s More

Master Sgt. Andre Williamson, the superintendent of the 108th Wing chaplain's office, instructs married couples during the Strong Bonds retreat at the Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton, N.J., Au More

Soldiers from Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, who are forward-deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, listen to guest speaker, U.S Air Force chaplain Maj. Buddy Walker, 36th Wing More

A combat engineer team paddles a zodiac boat as part of a non standard Army Physical Fitness Test during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30, 2015. Sapper Stakes is a nationwide competition for Ar More

U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Medina, combat engineer, 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), out of Las Vegas, preforms a portion of his team's 100 pushups to begin the land navigation portion of Sapper Stakes 2015 More

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Chris Scott, Sapper Stakes 2015 officer-in-charge, briefs the competitors before beginning their first event of the competition, the nonstandard Army Physical Fitness Test at Fort Chaffe More

A combat engineer team dismounts and prepares to carry a zodiac boat from the water as part of a non standard Army Phisical Fitness Test during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. Sapper Stakes i More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams from across the U.S. wait for the start of a team-based land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30 More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer competitors march toward their Army Physical Fitness Test to kick off their second day of Sapper Stakes 2015 in the darkness of morning, wearing combat boots More

National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, carry a 15-pound shape charge onto a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffe, Ark., Au More

Cadre members unload material from the back of a light-medium tactical vehicle to prepare a range event for Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. Combat engineers use demolition in mobility and cou More

The sun begins to set as U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams conduct a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 383rd Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), Jonesboro, Ark., lift a Zodiac boat for a timed carry while competing in Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug More

Soldiers from the 1138th Engineer Company, Farmington, Mo., prepare for a 10-minute sit-up challenge during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sep. 1, 2015. Sapper Stakes is a nationwide competition allo More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), out of Concord, Calif., poses for a photo wearing face paint before heading off into the X-Mile event, a final race stretching appro More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Sapper Stakes 2015 competitors emplaced a hasty frat fence using concertina wire and pickets as part of the competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army photo by S More

New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participate in the first annual Suicide Prevention Stand Down, Sept. 9, 2015 at Lawrenceville Armory, N.J. The Stand Down featured speakers from the New Jersey Army More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Scott J. Pericak, security specialist with the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, explains his unit’s domestic operations uniform configuration during Wing More

Participants in the inaugural "Splash-and Dash" athletic competition run to raise awareness for suicide prevention at Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, S.C., Sept. 12, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard hosted More

A 1st Airlift Squadron crew flies a mission to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Lima, Peru, on board a C-32A, Sept. 21, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special air missi More

The command group for 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes a group photo to commemorate their 5 hour and 51 minute ruck time after completing a More

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Senior Airman Rose Gudex, 21st Space Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, sent a photo to her mother’s cancer treatment center to be displayed on the day she finished radiation in Fond du La More

Aaliyah Negley, 47th Flying Training Wing community support coordinator, instructs a class on suicide prevention at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 2 More

The sun rises over F-16 Thunderbirds and 89th Airlift Wing C-32As at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 21, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special air mission platforms. (U.S. More

Soldiers from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participate in the first value-of-life run at Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 22, 2015. The run was held as part of suicide prev More

Joe Calcara, director of programs, USACE South Pacific Division and the senior executive project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Irwin Weed Army Hospital replacement construction project, host More

Roy Drake started morning face-to-face greetings with his staff on his first day as the Marine Corps Customer Facing Division deputy chief last October 2019 to connect with his employees. He now sends virtual f More

Pictured is one of several images displayed at the Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Breaking the Silence Through Art event Sept. 30 at the Dining Facility on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base More

Campers and counselors from the International Association of Firefighters International Children’s Burn Camp arrive at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall fire station and are greeted by The U.S. Army Old Guard More

Wingman Day is scheduled for Oct. 2, on Kadena Air Base, Japan, as an opportunity for Airmen to step outside of their day-to-day work environment and spend time to focus on team-building exercises. The purpose More

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, 34th U.S. Army chief of staff, speaks during the Quarterly Moral Leadership Luncheon held at Memorial Chapel Oct. 1 on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Ha More

A 1st Airlift Squadron crew flies a mission to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the United Kingdom and Ireland, on board a C-32A, Oct. 2-4, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other s More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Wendell Barnes, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander support staff superintendent, tells his story during Resilient Airmen Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2015. Barnes More

The Department of Veterans Affairs recently developed a series of free, confidential online tools designed to help service members, veterans and family members deal with the stresses that can come with life in More

Capt. Sean M. Sullivan, Battalion Chaplain, 419th Movement Control Battalion, discusses ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ by Stephen R. Covey, to REST participants and why he believes that it not only h More

Chief Master Sgt. Paul Pohnert, 799th Air Base Group chief enlisted manager, addresses an integrated delivery system meeting Oct. 26, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The IDS is a cross-functional organizat More

Participants stretch prior to the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Resiliency 5K Color Run at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 29, 2015. The run aimed to boost morale and promote healthy lifestyles for the JBLE commu More

Standing alone, in front of an auditorium filled with male and female Soldiers, no one making a sound, no one playing on their cell phones, all attention focused on the young female Soldier standing in the fron More

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator races his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution around the Spring Mountain Raceway Oct. 31, 2015, in Pahrump, Nev. Gabe raced as par More

During a Nov. 9, 2015, tour of the U.S. Army Resiliency Center in Camp Zama, Japan, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie (left), command sergeant major, U.S. Army Japan, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense F More

PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 10, 2015) Members of FOCUS Project Hawaii receive a tour aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766), led by the submarine's independent duty corpsman, Hospital More

Col. Dean Hoffman, project manager of Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment at the Program Executive Office Soldier, presents 1st Lt. Jeffrey Meek, a Wilmette, Illinois native and platoon leader with the More

Maj. John Broderick, master resilience trainer with the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, teaches a resiliency class to Army Reserve Soldiers and their families during a Yellow Ribbon event hosted b More

Capt. Paul Zeigler, 89th Airlift Wing protocol officer, raises the French flag at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 24, 2015, prior to President François Hollande's arrival. Hollande met with President Barrack Obam More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Charity Borg, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Protocol officer, poses with her soccer ball after returning from the Royal Air Force's AIRCOM Indoor Football Championship in the United Kin More

First Sgt. Jon Otis discusses his battery's table VIII certifications with 1st Lt. Nicholas Grace, fire control platoon leader, at Seosan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2015. Otis recently overcame a major inf More

Three 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Airmen reach out to Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury, front-center, Dec. 11, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Thornbury says his Air Force family has be More

Kirtland Leadership Pathways infographic

A 1st Airlift Squadron crew flies a mission to Guatemala, Peru and Puerto Rico, on board a C-40B, Dec. 28-31, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special air mission platforms. More

Spouses of 1st Airlift Squadron and 99th Airlift Squadron pilots, communications systems operators, flight attendants, flight engineers and flying crew chiefs fly on board Boeing C-32A and C-40B, and Gulfstream More

Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing perform their jobs at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. An Airmen Resiliency Team stays embedded with the 480th ISR Wing during the CO More

The 63rd Regional Support Command Yellow Ribbon Program hosted their first event of the year at the Hilton Anatole, here, Jan. 15-17, for both pre and post deployment events.

Maj. Regina Wall, 86th Flying Training Squadron assistant director of operations and Maj. Jared Wall, 47th Operations Group T-6A Texan II standardization and evaluation branch chief, pose for a photo on Laughli More

Pfc. Megan Doran, a human resources specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 682nd Engineer Battalion, plays a game of ring toss at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Mardi Gras Carnival at Camp More

Command Sgt. Maj. Edgar Fuentes, command sergeant major of the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, talks with one of the Soldiers he coaches afte More

Talia Hay sits with her family Feb. 10, 2016, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. In September 2015, Talia suffered a brain hemorrhage due to a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). She is being honored as th More

The 89th Operations Support Squadron poses for a group photo at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 11, 2016. E. The 89th Operations Group consists of two flying squadrons, the 1st Airlift Squadron and the 99th Airli More

The monthly Chapel Luncheon is held every first Wednesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall at the Chapel on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The next luncheon will take place May 4. There are two separate servi More

Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 maneuver through the obstacle course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 17, 2016. More than 85 noncommissioned officers with the squadron pa More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. David Hines, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron planning manager, left, stands with his family at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dec. 20, 2019. Hines deployed every other year during Ai More

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard participants compete in a sitting volleyball match during the 2016 Navy Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials Feb. 24, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Fifty-six athletes competed i More

U.S. Army Capt. Dale Braxton, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 62nd Engineer Bn., works out on suspension training equipment Feb. 24, 2016, at Fort Hood’s Applied Functional Fitness Center. The wo More

Senior Airman Brian Sanchez, a 732nd Air Mobility Squadron aircraft services specialist, removes a tire from his vehicle at the Automotive Skills Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 24, 2016. The AS More

Retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills talks to hundreds of Soldiers about resilience, Feb. 9, 2016, at a U.S. Military District of Washington-sponsored program at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The forme More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cavoto, a native of Romeoville, Ill., listens in at the resilience training workshop during a career day hosted by U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command at the Centennial Banquet and Confe More

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Stefan LeRoy (left), a wounded warrior participating in the 2016 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, practices running on his running blades, lower extremity prosthesis, during training week of the More

U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Ana Manciaz, Los Lunas, N.M., conducts speed-resistance training using running parachutes during the 2016 U.S. Army Warrior Trials' training week at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 4. More than More

Chaplain (Col.) Kenneth F. Revell, Command Chaplain, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, shares lessons learned from a life-changing event, the death or home-going of Anna Naomi Revell, his beloved wife More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patryk Myko Dela Cruz, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicle equipment maintenance technician, stands in front of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Spr More

Chief Warrant Officer Brian P. Randolph scales a rope bridge during the Devil Dog Dare Challenge Course at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 10, 2016. The Devil Dog Dare Challenge Course was de More

Army mom and Boston native, Sandra Holloway does the bent-leg body twist during morning physical training with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Caval More

A 1st Airlift Squadron crew flies a recruiting mission to several western U.S. states March 13-15, 2016. The 89th Airlift Wing selectively hires for its pilots, communications systems operators, flight attendan More