From left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. King Parks, Lt. Col. Scott Harris, and family members Teresa Watts, mother, and Marlon Watts, brother, stand in front of a plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Don More
1st Sgt. Wallace Reynolds, the first sergeant of F Company, along with his son Justin, 10, watch Reynolds younger son Jarrod, 8, kick football during the punt and pass event. The competition was part of the "Me More
A paratrooper assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provides security as his fellow paratroopers conduct building clearing proc More
(Left to Right) Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Gaweda, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment honorary command sergeant major, and Col. Timothy McGuire, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, lead the brigade's final run More
Col. Craig Collier (left), commander of the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division– Baghdad, introduces Lt. Col. Dave Buckingham, commander More
From left to right: Spc. Antonio Young, a native of Washington, Ga., and Pfc. Elijah Evans, a native of Marod, Ill., enjoy the Christmas party at the Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Iraq, Dec 22. Both Paratroop More
A plumbing teacher gives a lecture to more than 100 students about the networking of pipes during the opening of the Civil Support District Training Center, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Al Karradah District of easter More
The honor guard detachment assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad hold the national and battalion More
An Iraqi army soldier assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division conducts a patrol in a Al Karradhah District neighborhood Dec 31, 2008 in eastern Baghdad. IA soldiers were assi More
1st Lt. Eric Donahue (left), platoon leader for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, and his father Co More
Staff Sgt. Michael Foley (left), squad leader for the personnel security detachment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, and an Iraqi national police officer patrol More
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ward, a close friend to Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer, renders a salute in tribute to his fallen comrade. Ward described Bauer as the "best Soldier he had ever seen" during a memorial ceremo More
A national police officer from the 1st Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd NP Division provides security outside a house while an NP team inspects inside, Jan. 17, in the New Baghdad District of eastern Baghdad. Paratr More
Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II holds the U.S. Special Operations Command South unit colors after Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser (left), combatant commander of U.S. Southern Command, hands it to him. The passi More
A Honduran nurse checks the blood pressure of a local elderly man during a recent two-day Medical and Civic Assistance Program or MEDCAP humanitarian mission in the town of Chacalapa, Honduras, located north of More
A local resident from Homestead and military veteran places his hand on a memorial statue dedicated to all U.S. military veterans during a Veterans Day ceremony and parade in downtown Homestead, Fla., Nov 11. More
Dr. Marc Chernick, a scholar with Georgetown University, gives a lecture about Colombia and the FARC during a morning session Feb. 17 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. More than 60 military personnel and civi More
Servicemembers assigned to Special Operations Command South and the 482nd Fighter Wing swim pulling two 50-pound ruck sacks across a 100-meter water challenge during the inaugural Special Operations Command Sou More
A U.S. weapons sergeant assigned to 7th Special Forces Group looks on as commandos assigned to the Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, known as MEFA, conduct room clearing procedures during a training More
Dominican Commandos assigned to the Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, known as MIFA, jump out of a helicopter during a air assault and close quarter battle training event at Santo Domingo, Dominican More
Commandos assigned to the Dominican counterterrorism unit rehearse the proper way to exit a helicopter prior to conducting a live exercise on how to recover a downed pilot during a training event at San Isidro More
Dominican Commandos assigned to the Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, known as MEFA, jump out of a helicopter during a air assault and close quarter battle training event in Santo Domingo, Dominican More
In the dark of night, an Army Special Operations soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group uses a flashlight to look at his mission notes during a close quarters battle training exercise in the morning h More
From Left to right, Dominican Brig. Gen. Sabater greets and shakes hands with Mr. Christopher Lambert, the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy, Dominican Republic, prior to viewing the final military t More
(Left) El Salvadorian Col. William A. Mejia Martinez and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II sign a memorandum of understanding April 14 in San Salvador during the final planning conference for Fuerzas Coman More
A Chilean marine assigned to the Chilean "Comando de Fuerzas Especiales", simply known as COMFUES, climbs up a caving ladder in order to reach the top of a vessel as fellow COMFUES members and U.S. Navy Special More
Chilean Marine Capt. Cesar Aguirre Rivera, chief of training for the Comando de Fuerzas Especiales, presents a certificate of training to a Chilean Marine during the closing ceremony for the Joint Combined Exch More
Members of the Special Operations Command South Joint color guard stand at attention as they prepare to march onto a stage during the opening ceremony of the Nationwide Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedw More
From left to right: Guyana Prime Minister Sam Hinds and U.S. Ambassador to Guyana D. Brent Hardt field questions from the local press corps during the Fused Response 2012 press conference Feb. 28 in Geogretown, More
Special forces soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, based out of Eglin Air Base, Fla., prepare their equipment before participating in a training event in support of Exercise Fused Response 2012 a More
U.S. special operations forces look on as a helicopter prepares to land. As part of a 10-day military exercise dubbed "Fused Response 2012" in Guyana, members of the Guyana Defense Forces and Special Operations More
A Colombian soldier keeps an eye on his area while providing security along the river in La Macarena, Colombia. Members of the Colombian military provided security during the two-day Surgical Civic Action Progr More
Two Nicaraguan speedboats with members of Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen assigned to SEAL Team 18, in support of Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) and members assigned to the Destacamento Ope More
Jamaican army soldiers from the Jamaica Defense Force maneuver a boat in order to intercept a “suspicious vessel” during a scenario-based boat interdiction exercise with Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen More
A member of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team "Para-Commandos" turns his parachute as he prepares to land with the U.S. flag during the opening of the Special Operations Command South change-of More
Marine Gen. John Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, shares his thoughts about the future of SOUTHCOM, his command vision and DoD's budget concerns to service members and Department of Defense civilians More
Army Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Sales, a communications officer for Special Operations Command South, conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection, or JMPI, on a fellow paratrooper prior to an airborne operat More
Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Tim Core, a senior training adviser assigned to Special Operations Command South, shows 16-year-old Monica Corona, a JROTC cadet from South Dade High School, the proper way to ma More
A Paraguayan ophthalmologist examines the eyes of a local woman using a non-mydriatic retinal camera during a two-day Paraguayan-led medical civic action program June 1 in Yasy Cany, located in the Canindeyu De More
Colombian Maj. Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragan, the commander of the Colombian National Army, congratulations Staff Sgt. Jose Centeno before he is presented his Lancero badge at the Colombian military's Nati More
Service members assigned to Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) and police officers from Miami-Dade County quickly move across Biscayne Bay in order to reach the drop zone to assist in the safe recovery More
Martin Vincent, 85, watches Salvadoran and American veterinarians provide preventative treatments such as de-worming and de-ticking medication and injected essential vitamins to his livestock April 9 during a V More
A plaque to honor the life of Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts was unveiled during a conference room dedication ceremony held at the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division he More
Paratroopers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division perform the stacking techique on a door as they prepare to clear a building More
Col. Timothy McGuire, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, awarded each of the brigade's battalions a Meritorious Unit Award campagin streamer during a award ceremony prior to the brigade run, Oct. 31, 200 More
Operation Homefront, in collaboration with CDW-G, donated more than 100 newly refurbished computers to Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The computers will allow military families stay conne More
Lt. Col. Dave Buckingham (left), commander of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, speaks with Col. Craig Collier, commander o More
A road construction teacher gives a lecture to his students about the road paving during the opening of the Civil Support District Training Center, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Al Karradah District of eastern Baghdad. More
Paratroopers assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Paratroopers assisted Iraqi army s More
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton, a native of Grenada, Miss., and command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National More
1st Lt. Eric Donahue (left), platoon leader for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, speaks with his f More
Members of the national police, Iraqi army and Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division patrol inside the Matanabi Book Market Jan. 13 in the Rusafa District of eastern Baghd More
Sgt. Richard Sheetz, a native of Galloway, N.J., a team leader assigned to Military Police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Air More
A national police officer from the 1st Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd NP Division gives commands during a combined patrol, Jan. 17, in the New Baghdad District of eastern Baghdad. Paratroopers assigned to Company More
A photo of Pfc. Ricky L. Turner, along with his awards and decorations, are displayed during a memorial ceremony, Jan. 22, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty. Turner served as a combat engineer for Company A, Br More
(Left to right) Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command South, and Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, listen as Army Brig. Gen. Hector E. More
Police and military representatives from 16 nations from across the Western Hemisphere gathered here to discuss topics, such as illicit trafficking and terrorism during this year’s Combating Terrorism Fellowshi More
Several Honduran women stand in line in order to receive free medicine from military medics during a recent two-day Medical and Civic Assistance Program or MEDCAP event in the town of Chacalapa, Honduras, locat More
Members of the reviewing stand salute the U.S. flag during the Veteran's Day parade held in downtown Homestead, Fla., Nov. 11. Members of the reviewing stand included Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II, the comm More
Service members assigned to Special Operations Command South paddle their kayaks as the sun begins to rise over Homestead Bayfront Park during the inaugural Special Operations Command South Warrior Challenge, F More
A U.S. Army non-commissioned officer assigned to Special Operations Command South advises Dominican Commandos on the best methods to exit a helicopter. The training was in preparation for Fused Response 2011, a More
Two commandos assigned to the Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, known as MEFA, provide security during a close quarter battle training exercise near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 3. The tr More
A Dominican Commando assigned to the Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas, known as MEFA, provides rear security while his fellow commandos during a training event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, M More
A group of U.S. Special Operations Force soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group, conduct room clearing operations during a training exercise March 9 near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The training More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II, the commander of Special Operations Command South, speaks to Dominican Maj. Gen. Luis A. Rivera Jimenez and Brig. Gen. Sabater to give his thanks and appreciation for the More
From left to right – Dominican Brig. Gen. Sabater greets and shakes hands with Christopher Lambert, the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy, Dominican Republic, prior to viewing the final military trai More
(Left) El Salvadorian Col. William A. Mejia Martinez and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding April 14 in San Salvador during the final planning confere More
Chilean service members plan out their mission tactics and procedures prior to a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure exercise at the Comando de Fuerzas Especials, simply known as "COMFUES" compound, Sept. 27, in More
A U.S. sailor and U.S. Marine look on and provide encouragement as a Chilean service member with the Chilean "Comando de Fuerzas Especiales," simply known as COMFUES, climbs a caving ladder as he reaches the to More
Members of the Special Operations Command South Joint color guard present the colors of SOCSOUTH and the United States during the opening ceremony of the Nationwide Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, More
(Left) Guyana Prime Minister Sam Hinds shakes hands with U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Brooks as U.S. Ambassador to Guyana D. Brent Hardt looks on following the Fused Response 2012 press conference Feb. 28 in Geogretown, More
Special operations forces assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., instruct soldiers of the Guyana Defense Force, commonly known as the GDF, to use a simulated M-4 rifl More
Colombian military members and U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers assigned to Company B, 98th Battalion, 95th CA Brigade (Airborne), unload two tons of medical supplies and equipment off a Colombian military carg More
A U.S. Navy Chief observes his surroundings as members assigned to the Destacamento Operaciones Especiales Navales and soldiers from the Comando Operaciones Especiales train with Special Warfare Combatant-craft More
Jamaican Army soldiers from the Jamaica Defense Force detain a boat and its operator during a scenario-based boat interdiction exercise with Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen members assigned to Special B More
A member of the U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team "Para-Commandos" prepares to land with the U.S. flag during the opening of the Special Operations Command South change-of-command ceremony Oct. 2 a More
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, shares his thoughts about the future of SOUTHCOM, his command vision and DoD's budget concerns to service members and Department of Defense civilia More
Army Spc. David Ruelas, assigned to the 112th Signal Detachment, checks an M4 service rifle and conducts a weapons function check during the SOCSOUTH "Warrior Challenge," March 8.
Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command South wearing their MC-6 parachutes watch as an MH-60 helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) prepares to land on the drop zone More
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Piekarczyk, a communications non-commissioned officer assigned to the 112th Signal Detachment, watches as JROTC cadets from South Dade High School practice their military call signs on a More
During the last day and a half of the Colombian-led Civil Affairs Subject Matter Expert Exchange held in Guatemala City, Guatemala April 23-25, the participants formed into small groups and worked on issues, wh More
A Paraguayan military dental hygienist examines the teeth of a local man during a two-day Paraguayan-led medical civic action program June 1 in Yasy Cany, located in the Canindeyu Department of Paraguay. Severa More
Sgt. 1st Class Aledaine Lugo Garcia salutes a Colombian general after being awarded his Lancero badge at the Colombian military's National Training Center in Tolemaida, Dec. 3. Lugo Garcia is assigned as an ope More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, the commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, checks his canopy after jumping from a MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from a U.S. aviation element assigned to the 160 More
Army Capt. Mary Avriette, veterinary officer for the 82nd Civil Affairs Battalion, conducts a rectal palpation on a cow to check to see if the cow is pregnant as part of a three-day Veterinary Civic Action Prog More
Savannah Turner, 3, plays wiffle ball with her father 1st Lt. Joseph Turner at the "Me and my dad" event on, April 12. The event was held to honor the joys of fatherhood.
Paratroopers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division kick in a door in order to conduct building clearing procedures of a known e More
Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division enter a room looking for simulated enemy insurge More
From left to right: Spc. Doris Splunge, a native of Montgomery, Ala., a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mo More
Paratroopers assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, assist Iraqi officials during the opening of the Motasum Element More
Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division conduct a patrol in a Al Karradhah district Dec 31, 2008 in eastern Baghdad. IA soldiers were assisted in the coun More
Mohammed Al Rubeiy, Karrada District council chief, and other administrators cut a ribbon during the opening of the Civil Support District Training Center, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Al Karradah District of eastern More
Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abdulkreem Abdulrahman Al-Izi (left), commander of the Iraqi national police, leads a patrol inside the Matanabi Book Market Jan. 13 in the Rusafa District of eastern Baghdad. Iraqi security for More
Paratroopers assigned to the Military Police Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Bagh More
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, command sergeant major of MNC-I, pay their respects to Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer Jan. 16 at Forward Op More
Capt. Darren Glenn, a native of Woodland, Calif., company commander for Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Ba More
Hundreds of service members and civilians listen to Army Brig. Gen. Hector E. Pagan after relinquishing command of Special Operations Command South, Sept. 17 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Pagan thanked th More
A Honduran soldier hands a Honduran woman free medicine during a recent two-day Medical and Civic Assistance Program or MEDCAP event in the town of Chacalapa, Honduras, located north of Tegucigalpa. Elements of More