U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., left, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division accepts historical documents on behalf of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum from Maurice Renaud during a ce More
Spc. William Lay, a small engine repair technician with G Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, completes the 2 mile run portion of his physical training test More
A medic with C. Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, bandages a wound at the Advanced Trauma Life Support facility Aug. 12. The C Company medics conducted a three-day training even More
A 2nd Brigade Combat Team Paratrooper grimaces as he holds up his assault pack to get checked by a Jumpmaster at Pope Air Force Base's Green Ramp, Sept. 14 in preparation for 2BCT's Joint Forcible Entry Exercis More
A paratrooper with D Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team loads a round into a .50 caliber machine gun while a gunner waits to fire during 1/325th AIR's machine gun More
Staff Sgt. Teddy Fortenberry, the career counselor for 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, meets with Spc. Victor Cuarton, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with More
A WWII veteran of the former 325th Glider Infantry Regiment salutes a candle in memoriam of fallen soldiers at the final 325th GIR reunion in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 25. Five 2BCT Paratroopers attended the event More
Sgt. Stephan Segars, and infantryman with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, calls in a 9 line medical evacuation request during the patrol lane of the Expert Infa More
Spc. Mason Heller, a sniper with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is recognied by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a ceremony at Brigade Headquarter More
Col. Tim. McAteer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team commander, speaks with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. prior to a promotion and recognition ceremony at Brigade Headquarters, Oct. 29. During the cer More
A Paratrooper with B. Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, keeps a lookout for the enemy during an air assault training mission, Nov. 18. So More
Spc. Jeffrey Vy, a medic with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, pulls security during a cordon and search training mission at the Joint Readiness More
Maj. Gen. James Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division commander, presents an Army Commendation Medal to Staff Sgt. Cameron Keresey, May 6, who helped save the life of another soldier earlier in the week. Sgt. Bryce C More
Pvt. Michael Klamanovsky, an infantry man with D Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division and Saif Waththab Harba, the battalion commander' More
Sgt. Matthew Caron, an infantryman with Headquarters Co., 3rd Infantry Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, holds a 9mm round magazine in his hand as his truc More
A soldier with the 1st Iraqi Army Division mans the turret of a Humvee as a convoy leaves its base in Fallujah, Iraq, June 11, 2011. Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise More
Sgt. Matthew Caron, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, gives directions to paratroopers with More
Pvt. Christopher Cordova, an artilleryman with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pulls security at the entry control point on Forward Operating Ba More
A simulated surgical patient lies on the operating room table during a mass casualty training exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, June 16. This was the fourth MASCAL exercise the unit has conducted since arriving in More
Medics and litter bearers unload simulated casualties from the back of an ambulance during 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade's mass casualty training exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, More
Soldiers with the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and the 2nd AAB, 82nd Airborne Division color guard stand at attention during the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Jun More
A soldier with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, (second from right) stands with the 2AAB, 82nd Airborne Division color guard during the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, More
Spc. Charles Stephens, a communications specialist with Headquarters Company, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares radios for a convoy from Camp Ramadi, Iraq, June 29. Charles and his More
During a ceremony at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, eight paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, raised their rights hands to re-enlist June 29. The re-enli More
Sgt. Brittany Conger, an operations non-commissioned officer with Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, received an 82nd patch More
First Sgt. Kevin Wiseman, first sergeant of A Co., 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pitches during a softball game at Camp Ramadi, Iraq July 1. Paratroopers from A Company's More
Staff Sgt. Donny Timas, an MP with Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pours simulated blood on an Iraqi man to replicate wounds caused by a vehicle-borne More
Brig. Gen. Hamid Malik Jarad, Iraqi police commander of the Abu Risha Brigade, had lunch with Lt. Col. Chuck Masaracchia, commander of 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brig More
Medics with the 7th Iraqi Army Division, attend a class on clinical orthopedics, taught by Pfc. James Ladina, a medic with C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, July 11. Lad More
Cory Ballentine, a forward observer with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, pulls security outside of an Iraqi police station in Haqlaniyah in Iraq's Anba More
Sgt. Leonardo Tocaven, a policeman with the 194th Military Police Company and native of Chicago, keeps his eye on the door while teaching Iraqi commandos about room entry and clearing procedures July 19. This t More
Brig. Gen. Hamid Malik Jarad (seated), commander of the Iraqi police Abu Risha Brigade, invited Lt. Col. Chuck Masaracchia, commander of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assis More
Spc. Erik Holmes, an infantryman assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, uses a compass to lay a guide strap More
Spc. Samantha Greenlee, a mechanic, and Spc. Christopher Rivera, an assistant gunner, search an interpreter's bags at the main entry control point before he is allowed to enter Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 23. ECP g More
Sgt. Ryan Morgan, a laboratory technician assigned to C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, draws a blood sample from a vial to run lab tests More
Spc. Ruby Avellaneda, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to B Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, dons a vapor More
Lt. Col. William Boucher (left), an Anbar Police Directorate stability transition team adviser, watches as Col. Sa'ad, director of the criminal evidence directorate in Ramadi, Iraq, demonstrates how to use a fo More
Sgt. Tony McCaslin, public affairs broadcaster for the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade and native of Fairfield, Maine, demonstrates how to use a low camera angle to achieve certain effect More
Sgt. Tony McCaslin, a broadcast journalist with the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, and native of Fairfield, Maine, demonstrates how to use a low camera angle to achieve certain effects d More
Capt. Scott Hinz, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, explains the aircraft's direction of flight to a 1st Iraqi Army Division lieu More
Spc. Anthony Linton, right, a food service specialist, and a fellow paratrooper smile while loading a tough-box with to-go plates for hungry paratroopers at the dining facility on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 26. Th More
Col. Sa'di Aftan al Dulaimi, deputy logistics officer for the Anbar Operations Command, signs the necessary documents returning the Anbar Operations Command to the government of Iraq from B Company, 1st Battali More
Sgt. Jose Ramos, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to A Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, stares into the twilight at an incoming UH-60 Black Hawk at the landin More
Capt. Nathan Macht, center, the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division’s operational law attorney, met with Brig. Gen. Saleh, the Anbar Operations Command legal adviser and the 1st Iraqi Army Division’s legal team More
Pfc. Yuriy Lashchuk, born in Krivoy-Rog, Ukraine, raised his right hand and repeated the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen, during a naturalization ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 9. An in More
Iraqi children walking to school smile as they pass closely by Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division's A Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, pulling security on a main convoy More
Lt. Ken Pitts, a platoon leader assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, dismounts his armored vehicle along a highway in Baghdad on Nov. 18. More
Sitting in the back of an armored vehicle, Sgt. Michael Drake, a military policeman assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, uses the light of More
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team prepare their equipment for an airborne operation, Jan. 10, at Green Ramp on Pope Army Air Field. Many 2/82 Paratroopers have recent 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
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
Spc. Jason Martin, a medic, wraps a casualty's shoulder during a casualty evacuation exercise, April 19. During the event, a group of paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division More
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, participated in a motorcycle safety ride on May 22. The 126 bikers throughout the Brigade attended a safety course before moving out for More
Staff Sgt. Edward Price, left, encourages his wife, Jennifer, while she does pushups as part of G.I. Jane Day on May 23. The event gave the wives of paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infant More
Paratroopers help each other don their parachutes prior to a Joint Operational Access Demonstration, June 4. Just before nightfall, heavy equipment and vehicles parachuted onto Sicily Drop Zone, closely followe More
Lt. Alysia Franco is a platoon leader assigned to C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, raising her 2-year-old son while her husband is stationed overseas, More
Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick, incoming command sergeant major of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, speaks to family, friends, and peers at his change of responsibility ceremony on June 28, 2 More
Pfc. Jhonathan Zapata, an infantryman assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization cerem More
Brig. Gen. Charles Flynn (right), special assistant to the commanding general, United States Army Forces Command, passes the Brigade colors to Col. Patrick J. Hynes, during a change of command ceremony July 12. More
A paratrooper watches as a UH-60 Black Hawk passes overhead towing a humvee. Paratroopers assigned to 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, partnered with members of More
Paratroopers assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducted a platoon-size raid on a training site on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 3 More
A paratrooper takes a knee and pulls security in a doorway of a mock village on Aug. 23 during the Brigade’s week-long field training exercise. Soldiers assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infa More
Sgt. Jesus Fernandez, a forward observer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walks along a trail during the land navigation portion of t More
Morgan McCann, a sophomore and outfielder for the University of North Carolina - Wilmington softball team, scales a wooden plank to reach an 8-foot platform on the leaders reaction course on Fort Bragg, N.C., J More
Capt. Kevin Bernhardt demonstrates a primary jumpmaster’s actions inside an aircraft in a mockup of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a Joint Operational Access Demonstration, Jan. 11. Senior leaders of foreign More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 20th Support Command, center, briefs senior leaders from U.S. Army Forces Command, the 82nd Airborne Division and the 18th Airborne Corps on the capabilities of the unit's Chemica More
U.S. Airmen assigned to 820th Red Horse squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., practice parachute landing falls under the eyes of a jumpmaster prior to an airborne operation Feb. 23, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N. More
Maj. Terrell Jones, the 82nd Airborne Division family life chaplain, stocks the shelves of the Paratrooper Assistance Pantry, April 22. Organized by the division chaplains, the pantry is a support system for Pa More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division discuss the specifications of the M119 Howitzer with a veteran during a static display demonstration, May 23, 2013 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The display was part o More
A German Airborne Division Paratrooper (foreground) follows along as First Sgt. David Dean, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, co More
Major Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks to 82nd paratroopers and Paratroopers assigned to the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11th Brigade, 11th Battalion, Garde Grenadiers More
British Royal Marine Lt. Gen. Gordon K. Messenger, deputy commander of NATO's Allied Land Command (second from left) speaks with leaders assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the More
Spc. Robert Wright, an artilleryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 carbine rifle at the qualification rang More
Approximately 15,000 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers form up in the 4th Brigade Combat Team area early Monday morning in preparation for the four-mile Division Run, the first All American Week event, May 19 More
Paratroopers salute as a solo bugler plays taps during the 2014 Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., today. Local leaders, service members, first responders and family members attended the event, More
A 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Paratrooper and member of the Division color guard stands at attention on Fort Bragg, N.C.’s Pike Field during the 82nd Abn. Div. change of command ceremony, O More
Spc. William Lay, a small engine repair technician with G Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, completes the sit-up portion of his physical training test, Ju More
A medic with C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team returns fire to enemy forces as another covers a wounded soldier during a mass casualty evacuation Aug. 12. The C Company medics More
A 2nd Brigade Combat Team Jumpmaster connects a Paratrooper's leg strap before boarding the aircraft at Pope Air Force Base's Green Ramp, Sept. 14, in preparation for 2BCT's Joint Forcible Entry Exercise. Befor More
A paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team counts rounds of ammunition during 1/325th AIR's machine gun leaders course on Sep. 21. The four day event was an oppo More
Jesse Oxendine and the remaining WWII veterans of the former 325th Glider Infantry Regiment open a bottle of 1977 apple brandy at the final 325th GIR reunion in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 25. The bottle has been sa More
Staff Sgt. Ashley Brito, B Co., 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, grades a Paratrooper as he conducts the patrol lane of the Expert Infantryman Badge test on Oct. 7. Only More
Spc. Juan Valencia, a sniper with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is recognied by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a ceremony at Brigade Headquarte More
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., speaks to 2nd Brigade Combat Team Paratroopers following a promotion and recognition ceremony at Brigade Headquarters, Oct. 29. Casey promoted eight 2BCT Parat More
Two paratroopers with B. COmpany, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire short range training rounds at the "enemy" during an air assault training More
Lt. Jon Voss, 3rd Platoon squad leader, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, speaks with Iraqi policemen through a translator during a cordon and se More
Maj. Gen. James Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division commander, presents an Army Commendation Medal to Spc. Byron Girone, May 6, who helped save the life of another soldier earlier in the week. Sgt. Bryce Coffman we More
Iraqi army Col. Mahmud Horiz Mahmud, the 1st Iraqi Army Division intelligence officer, has tea with Sgt. 1st Class William Baldwin, left, a platoon sergeant with C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantr More
Capt. Daniel Johnson, a civil affairs officer with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, watches through the front window of his Humvee during a More
A 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade Paratrooper's "Double A" patch catches the light in the back on an armored vehicle during a convoy from Camp Ramadi to a 1st Iraqi Army Division compound in Fallujah, Iraq June 6 More
Spc. Christian Leonbacher, a medic with C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, screens Spc. Thomas Hinkle, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters C More
Spc. Christian Leonbacher, a C Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade medic, checks a patient's blood pressure during a mass casualty training exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Jun More
Members of the 1st Quick Reaction Force, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stand with the unit's colors during the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, June 21, 2011. During the ceremony, the 2nd Advise More
Members of the 1st Quick Reaction Force, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stand with the unit's colors during the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, June 21. During the ceremony, the 2nd Advise and As More
A Paratrooper with A Co., 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, prepares to throw the ball from the outfield during a softball game at Camp Ramadi, Iraq July 1. Paratroopers from More
An Iraqi policeman from the Hit District bandages the “wounds” of an Iraqi man after the explosion of a simulated vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, part of a crime scene exploitation training exercise More