Sgt James Avery

This gourd was designed and carved with a burning tool by local artist Karin Bradshaw, a native of Glen Burnie, Md., one of the many crafts persons visited by participants in Fort Bliss MWR's Tour De Cruces tri More

During a free Lucha Libre match one wrestler leaps from the top ropes of the ring towards two other wrestlers on the ground outside the ring. The Border Impact Group, in partnership with Fort Bliss Morale, Welf More

The 93rd Military Police officers and local civilian law enforcement, as well as contractors working for Fort Bliss go over final staging for an active shooter exercise June 26. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Avery)

United States Army Sgt. Brandon Griffin, left, an M1 armor crewman assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, during Atlantic Resolve here at Rukla, Lithuania, describes the M1A1/2 Abrams Main Battle Tank More

Holly Imbriaco, Group Fitness Trainer at the Joshua W. Soto Physical Fitness Center here, fires a starter pistol at the Commander’s Cup 10-Miler Qualifier here, June 20. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. James Avery/Released)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Tynan, executive officer of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, scans the battlefield from the top of an M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle during a blank-fire exercise at the Gen More

Three U.S. Army M109-A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers operated by A Battery, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, Division Artillery (DIVARTY), 1st Armored Division, stand ready to fire at the Dona Ana firin More

From left to right is Pfc. Joshua Le, Pvt. Lucas Johnson, Sgt. Jac Clausen, Jonas Gudauskas, Mayor of Silale, Lithuania, Dr. Mantas Adomenas, Lithuanian Parliament member, and Pfc. Connor Walcher. The US Army S More

Sgt. Jac Clausen, left, and Capt. Bryan E. Adams test the operation of several pop-up targets prior to a practice run of a platoon movement exercise at the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrad More

United States Army Pfc. Clint Barber, assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, fires at a target down range from his position with a M249 squad automatic weapon during a platoon live-fire exercise at th More

The Rock the Fort Car Show, hosted by the El Paso chapter of the Ruff Ryders Car and Truck Club, took place on a rainy Saturday morning at Biggs Park on Fort Bliss, Texas. Team Hybrid, an El Paso car club broug More

United States Army Capt. Bryan E. Adams, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, shakes hands with Rasa Juknevičienė, Lithuanian Parliament member, in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 8, 2015. Juknevičienė, al More

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta More

U.S. Army Capt. Bryan E. Adams, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, left, answers question from Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, right, about the M110 Semi-Automatic Sni More

Todd Smith, intramural sports director for Soto gym, advises volunteers on where to post themselves throughout the Fort Bliss Army 10-Miler in the Heat, Aug 16. Various units on Fort Bliss regularly see their S More

Seven-year-old Dylan Wheeler throws a snowball made out of artificial snow during the Holiday Festival at the Trading Post on Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 5. The festival, hosted by the Fort Bliss Morale, Welfare an More

United States Army Soldiers assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry run through downtown Vilnius, Lithuania, during a half-marathon and 10K road race May 24, 2015. As part of Atlantic Resolve, an ongoin More

In the early morning hours, Jan 10, competitors stretched and attemted to stay warm prior to the half marathon portion of Saturday's race. More than 300 runners braved the sub-freezing temperatures to compete i More

Part of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93rd Military Police Battalion, assigned to Fort Bliss, stand tall during the first of two re-deployment ceremonies at Mitchell W. Stout gym here on Fort Bliss, More

United States Army Soldiers from 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, navigate an obstacle course during a Best Squad competition held at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Trai More

Ocsar Murga, a volunteer at the Soldier Activity Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, sets up a route for competitors to follow on the rock wall prior to the Bliss Bourlder Battle, 11 Oct. Murga, a 25-year-old native of More

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Ullrich, center, facing away, calls Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry to attention for the last time as the unit’s first sergeant at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training R More

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Ullrich, center, 1st Sgt. of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, gives a safety brief for the day’s squad live-fire exercise here in Rukla, Lithuania, April 23, 2015. Ullrich addresses bot More

U.S. Army Pvt. Lucas Johnson, a native of Chicago, Assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, salutes a Marijampole resident during a Unity Day celebration held at Marijampole, Lithuania, May 17, 2015. Th More

United States Army 1st Lt. Bryce Heckber, 3rd Platoon Leader assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, gives a brief from a sand table prior to a joint live-fire exercise held at the Great Lithuanian Het More

In his third career fight, Spc. Anthony White, a human resources specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, walks with confidence toward the bo More

Maj. Tam Dang, (center), officer in charge of the William Beaumont Army Medical Centers' Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, uses an eximer laser to perform photorefractive keratectomy More

Members of the 591st Military Police Company, 93rd MP Battalion on Fort Bliss are officially inducted into the ranks of road-certified Military Police Officers, Sept. 29. Prior to donning the MP brazzard on the More

Milam Youth Activity Center volunteers cover spiral notebooks with various multi-colored and patterned tape that will be placed into care packages for the Gone, But Not Forgotten program, Nov. 13. The Gone, But More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Landa (center), a cadre member at the Warrior Transition Unit on Fort Bliss, runs through an exercise drill in the boxing ring at the Wolves Den, El Paso Texas, July 29. A native of El More

Hallie Avery watches as her son William Avery tosses a hula hoop onto cones, one of the many games set up by students, during the Harvest Festival at the Milam Youth Activity Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 25. More

Tyler Rouse (center), founder and CEO of No D.U.I. El Paso, goes over instructions with two volunteer designated drivers at local nightclub in El Paso, Aug. 9. N.D.E.P. has many relationships with local establi More

United States Army Soldiers assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry convoy their way from the barracks at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training Regiment, in Rukla, Lithuania, to the Gener More

Holly Imbriaco, group fitness director at Soto PFC, addresses Soldiers about to compete in the Commander's Cup Team Aquathlon at the Aquatic Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, July 25. The Aquathlon tested tea More

United States Army Sgt. Brandon Griffin, a 23-year-old native of Tyler, Texas, right, assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, listens to Portuguese Army Sgt. Maria Campino of the Cavalry Regiment No. 6 More

Among other distinguished guests here at the 93rd Military Police Battalion's "Thin Blue Line Ceremony," was McGruff the Crime Dog, who stayed to pose with the MP's who crossed the line and became road working More

U.S. Army Sgt. Edward Sharp, left, Sgt. Enrique Melero, right, and Spc. Pedro Scott, bottom right, make their way to their designated position during a live-fire exercise here at the General Silvestras Zilkalis More

Col. Robert P. Ashe, left, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, listens to Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, Lithuanian Land Forces Commander, right, as he talks to Team Eagle, Task More

United States Army Spc. Jesse Bray, a 21-year-old native of McDonough, Ga., assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, returns fire from behind cover during a force on force competition with Team Eagle’s More

United States Army Brig. Gen. Michael J. Tarsa, (fore-ground) Deputy Commanding General for Support, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Co. and Sgt. Maj. Willie Pearson, 4th Infantry Division Mission Com More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 4th Infantry Division and Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers assigned to Grand Duc More

Lithuanian Land Forces Sgt. Orantas Vertelis, center, shows the general layout of the tactical control point area of operation to Soldiers from Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborn More

A United States Army Soldier assigned to the Mission Command Element, 4th Infantry Division, renders a salute for the raising of the Lithuanian flag during Statehood Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 6, 2015. The More

United States Army Europe commander, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges takes time out of his day to talk with Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st battalion (Airborne), 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter operated by B Company, 43rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, drops paratroopers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd In More

A view of the path leading to the Fourth of July celebration hosted by the 4th Infantry Division, Mission Command Element, and held at the Gen. Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Center in Nemencine, Lithuani More

Before the 12th annual Vilnius Marathon began, volunteers from local schools participated in a Flag of Nations procession toward the Presidential Palace seen in the background, highlighting countries who have r More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 4th Infantry Division, secure a landing zone as two UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopte More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 4th Infantry Division, comes in for a landing after parachuting from a UH-60M More

United States Army Sgt. Colby Gregory, right, a native of Bloomsburg, Pa., assigned to A Troop, 104th Cavalry Regiment, Pa. Army National Guard, talks with Lithuanian Lands Forces Pvt. Marijus Sarickas, assigne More

German Soldiers from C Team, 3rd Train, Jager Battalion prepare to start a Squad competition that involved American, Lithuanian and Portuguese armies and covered land navigation, team live-fire, an obstacle cou More

German Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lucke, a native of Stuttgart, assigned to 5th Company, Jager Battalion 292, sits in his camouflaged Wiesel A2 track vehicle and observes the surrounding area for enemy threats du More

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Turner Masek, a native of York, Pa., watches Sgt William Krzan, a native of Mountain Top, Pa., both assigned to A Troop, 2nd 104th Cavalry Regiment, as Krzan operates The Long-Rang More

United States Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters come in for a landing at the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 5, 2015. The Black Hawks, flown by B Company, 43rd Assau More

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, right, takes time to talk to Soldiers assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry about their weapons platforms during the final day of Saber Strike 2015 at the Grea More

Soldiers represent their nation’s flags during the opening ceremony of Saber Strike 2015 held at the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania June 8, 2015. Saber Strike is a long-stand More

U.S. Army Pfc. Garrett Solomon, an infantryman assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and native of Bellevue, Wash., adjusts sa More

U.S. Army aviator Maj. Patrick Wilde, a native of Brevard, N.C., assigned to B Company, 43rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, goes though a pre-flight checklist prior t More

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, listen to Lithuanian Land Forces 1st Lt. Domas Laukaitis, center, a Birstonas native assigned to t More

U.S. Army Spc. Darien Larson, left, a 20-year-old native of Harker Heights, Texas, and infantryman assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team More

U.S. Army Pfc. Caleb Holloway, left, an infantryman and native of Follett, Texas, assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), helps More

Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers assigned to King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion (KMHB), who are role-playing as notional, oppositional forces to their NATO allies, U.S. Army Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infant More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to B Company, 43rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, operating a UH-60m Black Hawk helicopter, sling load transport a U.S. Army M1101 trailer load More

German Army Capt. Jochen Haack, left, and 1st Lt. Tobias Schulten, forward observers assigned to 5th Company, Jager Battalion, scan for targets on the battlefield during during a multinational exercise held at More

United States Army Soldiers assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry take practice shots at a basketball goal prior to a three on three streetball tournament held at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas R More

German army Upper Cpl. Andre Schadler, a native of Aulendorf, assigned to Recon Platoon, Jager Battalion 292, scans the battlefield for threats with a thermal sight during the first day of training at the Great More

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, retrieves sandbags from a front-end loader operated by Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers assigned t More

United States Army Cpl. Zachary Lubbers, a native of Louisville, Ky., assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry as an infantryman, scans for targets from his foxhole during multinational training at the G More

United States Army 2nd Lt. Maribel Brown, right, an intelligence officer assigned to 1st Battalion Airborne, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, briefs Deputy Commanding General (Manpower and Reser More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, 2nd Coy, Gran More

United States Army Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, traverse a water obstacle with their gear during a Lithuanian Land Forces Best Squad Competit More

A United States Army Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank leads the charge during a battle demonstration along with two Lithuanian Land Forces M113 Armored Personnel Carriers during the final day of Saber Strike 2015 a More

Unites States Army Soldiers assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), stand at Parade Rest in formation after a multinational For More

United States Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno is briefed on a multinational training mission involving Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat More

U.S. Army and Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers prepare to raise National and NATO flags during the opening ceremony of Exercise Engineer Thunder held at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training Regim More

From left to right are former Sergeants Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, Raymond F. Chandler, Jack L. Tilley, retired Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, Gene C. McKinney, Julius W. Gates, More

A monument dedicated to all Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Coast guardsmen wounded in battle while serving America abroad and domestic at the Old Glory Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas., Nov. 11, 2016. More

The reveiwing party salutes the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Divisions' colors during a change of command ceremony at Sexton Field, Fort Drum, N.Y., June 2, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Avery, More

Julia Peterson, left, a native of Sacramento, Calif., and Operations Assistant for Soto gym on and Amber Kinslow, center, a native of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Group Fitness Specialist, also with Soto gym, regis More

Local artist Karin Bradshaw, a native of Glen Burnie, Md., poses in front of her artwork at the Farmers and Crafts Market, Las Cruces, N.M., where participants in Fort Bliss MWR's Tour De Cruces traveled to, No More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry cross a shrub-covered field during a platoon movement exercise as an M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle provides heavy fire with it’s M2 .5 More

Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, addresses Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry Soldiers during a visit to the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training Regiment in Rukla, Lithu More

Fort Bliss Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosted the Border Impact Group in a free to all Lucha Libre match at Stout gym, July 18. In stark contrast to American wrestling, Mexican wrestling, or Lucha Libre, uti More

During a key leader engagement here at Rukla, Lithuania, Pfc. Jordan Mudge, right, an M1 armor crewman, watches a Lithuanian military service members inspect his M1A1/2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, April 17, 2015, More

Command Sgt. Maj. Peter D. Johnson, right, command sergeant major for 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pins Master Sgt. Michael T. McKenzie, left, a 40-year-old native of Lowell, Mass., first sergeant at the More

Lithuanian Parliament member Dr. Mantas Adomenas, left and the Mayor of Silale, Lithuania, Jonas Gudauskas, center, learn about the M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle from US Army Sgt. Jac Clausen, a native More

Capt. Bryan E. Adams, left, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry updates U.S. Ambassador David Killion, right, Senate Staff Director for U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, about More

United States Army Spc. Jonathon Gonzalez, left, fires his M240B light machine gun as his assistant gunner, Staff. Sgt Joseph Erhart, right, feeds rounds to the weapon during a platoon live-fire exercise at the More

United States Army Spc. Robert Duplak, native of Bryson City, N.C., left, and Staff Sgt. Charles Donnelly, a New Cumberland, Pa., native, both assigned to Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, ruck march a half More

From left to right: Damian Marasigan, Paul Rogers, Jaden Merritt and Lorena Garcia, assemble blankets to be included in care packages for the Gone, But Not Forgotten program hosted by the Milam Youth Activity C More

Col. Heyward G. Hutson III, the Division Artillery commander on Fort Bliss, talks to key leaders about the necessity of good communication on the battlefield during the 1st Armored Division Fires Seminar held a More

Ed Anthony, right, a 73-year-old Texas State Park Hueco Tanks volunteer guide, tells his tour group about changes in soil color due to ancient Native Americans burning campfires. The soil became darker as the t More

Pfc. Tyler Quick , a 21-year-old native of Brook Park, Ohio, aboard his M1129 mortar carrier vehicle, loads the 120mm mortar tube aboard his M1129 mortar carrier vehicle with a smoke projectile in support of Te More

United States Army Capt. Bryan E. Adam, commander of Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, left, and 1st Lt. Bryce Heckber take a knee in the woods prior to an assault during a joint live-fire exercise held at t More

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment are dismissed from a nine-month-long duty at Guantanamo Bay by Col. James Jennings, 15th Sustainment Brigade, here at Mitchell W. Stout gym on Fort Bliss, Ju More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elias DeLeon, platoon sergeant assigned to 3rd Platoon, Team Eagle, Task Force 2-7 Infantry, prepares to fire on an enemy target during a platoon movement exercise at the General Silvestras More

Spc. Daniel Bocanegra, (left) a 26-year-old medic assigned to Company B, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, is receiving photorefractive keratectomy to correct his vision, Dec. 10. Maj. Ta More

In the early morning hours July 25, Soldiers line up at the starting point on Gulf Victory Avenue awaiting the beginning of the Commander's Cup Aquathlon. The solo and team event featured a 5K run, then a 400 m More

Prior to the start of a half marathon race starting and ending at Joshua Soto physical fitnes center, Jan 10, more than 300 competitors stretched and warmed up in anticipation of the 13 mile road race. The annu More

Mairian Martinezfeliu, the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers vice president and native of Yauco, Puerto Rico, helps a teen put on two-wheel skates for a skating rink activity during the Holiday Festival More