Sgt. Toree Warmsley, a combat medic with 4th Squadron "Longknife," 3rd Cavalry Regiment, points out to Soldiers the proper way to load stretchers and casualties onto an M1113 Stryker medical evacuation vehicle More
Staff Sgt. Oscar Hernandez Jr., the motor sergeant with the 74th Multirole Bridge Company, 36th Engineer Brigade, putts for a long distance while his teammates watch during the Phantom Warrior Golf Scramble at More
Roger Menchac stares down his opponent, Richard Trotter, while playing Connect Four at the Backbone Lounge swimming pool July 11. Menchac and Trotter are participating in the Fort Hood Summer program. Throughou More
Sgt. Austin Fanning, an active duty for support operations Indiana National Guardsman, hurls debris back onto the grass during the reset process, July 28. Fanning, a Fort Wayne, Indiana native, helped restore t More
Sgt. 1st Class Keith Lake, the operations noncommissioned officer in charge, shows and explains some of the ordnance on display to his daughter, Natalie, during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration More
A group of Soldiers with the 206th Military Intelligence (Aerial Exploitation) Battalion zip along back roads and across the Three Angels Bridge during their first motorcycle mentorship ride since returning fro More
Painted pumpkins sit in the sun to dry during the Fort Hood Oktoberfest celebration at the Sportsmen's Pavilion, Oct. 3. Oktoberfest is a traditional German autumn festival that dates back to the early 19th ce More
Spc. Erika Muller, a medic with 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf,” 1st Cavalry Division, lies on a litter in an M113 armored personnel carrier during casualty evac More
Former Soldiers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment pose in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during their annual reunion visit to Fort Hood, April 23. More than a dozen Vietnam veterans, t More
Spc. Julio Morris, a food service specialist with the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, dishes out scrambled eggs and peppers onto a tortilla during the Philip A. Connelly Competition, July 16. Morris, a Jasp More
Cpl. Luke Osbourne, a military police officer with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, monitors traffic at a vehicle check point during training at the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center, near Hohenf More
Spc. Michael Throm, a chemical operations specialist with 181st Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, exhales sharply after finishing a search for any potential chemical or radiological threats around the p More
An Afghan National Army soldier aims through the sights of an M24 sniper rifle during the sniper training course at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Dec. 21.
An Afghan National Army sniper lines up his shot during a sniper training course at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Dec. 21. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Thompson, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division delve into the dark recess of an abandoned ammo supply point during subterranean training at West Fort Hood’s More
Spc. Russell Molyneaux, a military intelligence systems maintainer with the 66th Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, places a diaper on a doll during the Boot Camp for New and Expecting Dads cl More
Twelve-year-old Madeline Jones performs the head tilt, chin lift method of opening an airway on her training partner, Olivia James during the American Red Cross' Babysitter Boot Camp, March 11. Jones and James More
Juan Columga, a transportation assistant with four years experience, directs 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment soldiers in their Humvees onto the scales at the Fort Hood Arrival Departure Air Control Group, More
Allanah Morgan, 9, paints a popular cartoon character on an aluminum trash can at Fort Hood's Earth Day celebration, April 25. "It's wonderful. My kids had a really good time today. They got to come out and do More
Pfc. Huley Reed, a combat medic with Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, slides out the support for a stretcher in the back of a M1113 Stryker medical evacuation vehicle during the More
Master Sgt. Jody Birdhead,the battalion command sergeant major with 1st Battalion, 395th Engineer Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, putts a long distance shot at his first hole during the Phantom Warrior More
Cory Scales, a program assistant for the Fort Hood Summer Fun program, laughs while dropping a checker into place July 11. Scales' opponent, Roger Menchac, had already chanced away most of the competition with More
Natalie Lake watches a Talon-type explosive ordnance disposal robot that her father, Sgt. 1st Class Keith Lake, the operations noncommissioned officer in charge, is operating during the 75th Ordnance Company's More
A group of Soldiers with the 206th Military Intelligence (Aerial Exploitation) Battalion cruise past the town of Leander, Texas on Interstate 35 during their first motorcycle mentorship ride since returning fro More
Beer sprays everywhere as Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, the commanding general of III Corps and Fort Hood, taps the ceremonial keg opening the Fort Hood Oktoberfest celebration at the Sportsmen's Pavilion, Oct. 3. More
Spc. Joel Vold and Spc. Daniel Moon, both medics with 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf,” 1st Cavalry Division, carry fellow medic, Spc. Erika Muller, into an M113 armored person More
Vietnam veterans from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take aim and fire upon targets at the engagement skills trainer on Fort Hood, April 24. T More
An Australian soldier assumes a solid fighting position behind a tree during a training exercise, Sept. 11, 2008, at Hohenfels, Germany. The 1st Battalion Royal Australian army is part of the American, British, More
A Canadian soldier with 4th platoon, Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, interacts with a role player portraying a doctor during training at the Joint Multi-National Readiness Center, near Ho More
Sgt. 1st Class Rick Murry, a training and education mentor with the Oklahoma Stability Transition Team, presents a certificate to an Afghan National Army soldier after completing the sniper course at Forward Op More
Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division react to reports of enemy activity while clearing an abandoned ammo supply point during subterranean training More
Sharon Jones, a trainer and educator with the Fort Hood Family Advocacy, demonstrates a swaddling technique for new and future dads during the Boot Camp for New and Expecting Dads class at the Oveta Culp Hobby More
Holly Best, an American Red Cross volunteer, demonstrates rescue breathing on an infant mannequin during the American Red Cross's Babysitter Boot Camp, March 11. The Fort Hood branch of the American Red Cross h More
Senior Airman Ricky Wilder, a loadmaster with the 39th Airlift Squadron, guides Spc. Marcus Floyd, a print journalist with the 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, into the cargo hold of a C-130J Super Hercule More
A display at the Fort Hood Earth Day celebration asks the question, "What is recyclable?" On Fort Hood, almost anything can be recycled, including computer hard drives. Check with the Fort Hood Recycling Center More
Sgt. Toree Warmsley, a combat medic with 4th Squadron "Longknife," 3rd Cavalry Regiment, helps Pfc. Huley Reed, a combat medic with Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, load a stret More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, uses a junior sized driver as part of a challenge during the More
Brianna Watt, a military child, draws anime-style characters while hanging out at the pool July 11. Watt and a dozen other middle school and high school students are participating in Fort Hood's Summer Fun prog More
Kiersten Park, a friend of Capt. Jaybriel Akoi, the operations officer in charge, plays with one of the 75th Ordnance Company's PackBots during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The More
A group of Soldiers with the 206th Military Intelligence (Aerial Exploitation) Battalion relax in the shade of an awning outside a gas station in Florence, Texas during their first motorcycle mentorship ride si More
Maj. Gen. Kendall Cox, III Corps deputy commanding general, and his wife, Anna Marie toast during Fort Hood's Oktoberfest at the Sportsmen's Pavilion, Oct. 3. Cox and his wife cheered, "O'zapft is!” – German f More
Vietnam veterans and Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, chat about the similarities of their service. The veterans served during Ope More
Maj. Jon Kutz, an engineer mentor with the Oklahoma Stability Transition Team, watches as Afghan National Army soldiers operate some of their new heavy equipment at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Jan. 10.
Spc. Jose Gonzalez, a logistician with the 54th Quartermaster Company, smiles while holding a swaddled doll during the Boot Camp for New and Expecting Dads at the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Center, For More
Jade Shurns, 12, applies a bandage to her training partner's arm during first aid training for babysitters, March 11. The Fort Hood branch of the American Red Cross hosted a Babysitter Boot Camp where participa More
Loadmaster Senior Airman Ricky Wilder, with the 39th Airlift Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, directs Sgt. Samuel Northrup, a print journalist with the 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, into the tail end More
Pfc. Huley Reed, a combat medic with Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, tightens a strap on a stretcher held in the back of an M1113 Stryker medical evacuation vehicle during prep More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, watches his ball roll toward the hole during the Phantom Warr More
Spc. Eric Meraz, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, smiles for a picture with his mother, Loretta, and his wife, Melissa, during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22. The Glendo More
Katja Eckman, a Bamberg, Germany native, and her 2-year-old daughter Amillie, pick out a pumpkin during the Fort Hood Oktoberfest at the Sportsmen's Pavilion, Oct. 3. Oktoberfest is a traditional German autumn More
Vietnam veteran Sgt. Russell "Shorty" McKinney, who served during Operation Fishhook, presents a wall hanging depicting his time there to Capt. Jon Cochran, the company commander for B. Company, 2nd Battalion, More
Maj. Brian Oberg, a brigade fire support officer with 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 1st Cavalry Division, proudly holds up his swaddled baby doll during the Boot Camp for New and Expecting Dads class at th More
Lauryn Donahue, 13, wraps a guaze bandage around her training partner's arm during first aid training, March 11. The Fort Hood branch of the American Red Cross hosted a Babysitter Boot Camp for 11-18 year old d More
Senior Airman Ricky Wilder, a loadmaster with the 39th Airlift Squadron out of Dyess Air Force Base, tightens the chains that hold an M1097 HMMWV in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, April 16. (U.S. Army photo More
Sandylane Oquendo, the Operation Liquid Gold executive director from Central Texas College's branch of ENACTUS, sits behind the display for a program designed to help dispose of used cooking oil at Fort Hood's More
A medic ties down the loose ends on a restraint holding a stretcher in place on the back of a M1113 Stryker medical evacuation vehicle during preparations for the expert field medical badge at Fort Hood, May 13 More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Burnett, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, drives his ball to the green during the Phantom Warrior Golf Scr More
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians carry percussion actuated non-electric disarming devices in front of their friends and family members during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day, Aug. 22 More
Soldiers, families and friends gather in the shade of trees that made up the biergarten during the Oktoberfest celebration at the Sportsmen's Pavilion, Oct. 3. In Germany, hundreds of thousands Bavarians and o More
A soldier with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division peers through his night vision goggles searching for any signs of enemy activity during subterranean trainin More
Thirteen-year-old Lauryn Donahue performs chest compressions on a mannequin during the American Red Cross' Babysitter Boot Camp CPR training at Fort Hood, March 11. Donahue and 10 other young people took part i More
Senior Airman Ricky Wilder, a loadmaster with the 39th Airlift Squadron out of Dyess Air Force Base, directs 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment print journalist Spc. Marcus Floyd out of the back of a C-130J S More
Pfc. Huley Reed, a combat medic with Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, straps an "ambulatory patient" into the seat of an M1113 Stryker medical evacuation vehicle during preparat More
Sgt. Tanner Bragg, an infantry team leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, drives from the fairway during the Phantom Warrior Golf Scram More
Spc. Ryan Michael, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, sets a percussion actuated non-electric disarming tool near a simulated explosive device during the 75th Ordnance Company's Family Demonstration Day More
Madeline Jones, 12, performs CPR on a toddler sized mannequin during a weeklong Babysitter Boot Camp hosted by the American Red Cross on Fort Hood, March 11. Jones and 10 other military dependents learned how t More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, preps a tourniquet for his aid bag during the 1st combat testing lanes of More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, watches as his putt finds the hole during the Phantom Warrior More
The first station of Combat Testing Lane 1 is dissassemble, reassemble and perform a functions check of your assigned M16 rifle or M4 carbine. Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brig More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Burnett, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, places his ball down and lines up his shot to the hole during th More
One of the most basic tasks any Soldier is disassembling, reassembling and performing a functions check of their assigned weapon. Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support B More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Burnett, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, drops a "perfect" putt into a hole on the Courses of Clear Creek More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, straps a tourniquet on the leg of a Soldier who suffered "gunshot wound" More
Staff Sgt. Patrick Miller, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, swings for the pin at the end of the fairway during the Phanto More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, secures a tourniquet over the "injured" leg of a simulated casualty durin More
Sgt. Tanner Bragg, an infantry team leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, leans with his putt hoping it will find the hole during the P More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, drags a "casualty" to a safer location during the 1st combat testing lane More
Staff Sgt. Patrick Miller, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, swings at his ball to drive it further down the fairway of a p More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dresses a wound on a simulated casualty during the 1st combat testing lan More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, waits patiently to putt the final shot on a hole during the P More
Simulated mortars, smoke and the noise of the battlefield are not an impediment to dental technician Spc. Lawrence Echon from C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Div More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, lifts the pin as a ball rolls toward the hole during the Phan More
Shortly after a simulated mortar round went off, Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, charged through purple s More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, watches his ball sail through the air during the Phantom Warr More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, rushes to the aid of Pfc. Alexis Baul, a combat medic with 566th Area Sup More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Burnett, a squad leader with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, chips his ball onto the green during the Phantom Warrior Golf Sc More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, treats Pfc. Shyann Ward's "fractured arm" and "head trauma" during the co More
First Sgt. Chris Clark, the first sergeant with Assault Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, walks up to his ball to put the final putt on a hole at the C More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, begins treatment of "casualty" Pfc. Samantha WIlder, a signal support spe More
Pfc. Shyann Ward, a combat medic with 566th Area Support Medical Company, is carried out by Expert Field Medical Badge candidate, Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support B More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, straps down a litter in the back of a M997 Field Litter Ambulance Humvee More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, throws a fist in the air to celebrate his crossing the finish line of the More
Capt. Donald Pittcock, the head nurse at the Russell Collier Health Clinic on West Fort Hood, inventories the contents of his rucksack after completing the final leg of the Fort Hood Expert Field Medical Badge More
Capt. Donald Pittcock, the head nurse at the Russell Collier Health Clinic on West Fort Hood, receives his Expert Field Medical Badge from his son, Owen, on Sadowsky Field, May 20. Pittcock, a Duncan, Oklahoma More
Spc. Lawrence Echon, a dental technician with C Company, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, puffs out his chest to show off the Expert Field Medical Badge he just ea More