1st Lt. Jessica Larson, a physician assistant with 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, describes how she decided to practice medicine in the Army after a 10-y More
Jumpmasters Sgt. Maj. Marcus Stahl with Luftlande Brigade 31 of the German army, and Sgt. 1st Class Damian Cromartie with the U.S. Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, retrieve static lines a More
Spc. John Takacs and Sgt. Blake Parsons, infantrymen with Company C, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, train with the M320 grenade launcher at ni More
Spc. Richard Farrachi, a sniper with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a Barrett M82 .50-caliber sniper rifle during a basic sniper course bein More
Sgt. Maj. Charles Gregory, operations sergeant major with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to jump from a UH-60M Black Hawk during rotary-wing airborne exercises Nov. 29, 2010, at Fort More
A cannon crew with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, swivels the barrel of a an M119A2 105mm howitzer to the front during a training exercise Dec. 3 More
With steam rising from his back and an icicle growing on his helmet, 2nd Lt. Matthew Howe, a platoon leader with Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, re More
Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lloyd, a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, grades the sit-up event of an Army Physical Fitness Test during e More
Pfc. Jacob Durant, a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, plots waypoints on a map during the land navigation event of an Expert In More
Spc. Josh Estrello and Staff Sgt. Robert Novak stand ready to sling-load an M119A2 105 mm howitzer to an approaching UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault training mission conducted by the 82nd Air More
Sgt. Orlando Garcia swings a red chemical light to rally fellow artillerymen on his gun during training Feb. 10, in preparation for a large 82nd Airborne Division night-time airborne exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C More
Spc. Trenton Dahlman, a fire support specialist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, gets a lesson from a civilian trainer on how to use an Army Battlefield Command System for fire support More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team prepares to lead other soldiers into another room of a farmhouse they are clearing of insurgent players April 27, 2011 during a two-week p More
A platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team briefs his engineers on a breaching mission using a dirt mockup of the battlefield July 21, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. In spite of the More
Warrant Officer Weldon Malbrough Jr., an intelligence officer deployed to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, shows a family photo with younger brother, Philip, and twins, Jes More
Afghan police officers and U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team use a model village to play a raid to find a suspected weapons cache, April 7, 2012, in southern Ghazn More
Gov. Musa Khan of Ghazni province thanks Polish troops of Task Force White Eagle, in particular, Battle Group Bravo, 15th Mechanized Brigade, who supported Afghan security forces in southern Ghazni, and welcome More
An honor guard salutes with arms as a bugler plays "Taps" for Cpl. Antonio Burnside, a combat engineer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team who was lost in combat four days prior to the Apr More
Sgt. Jason Weber, a company operations sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, describes the layout of a Morale, Welfare and Recreation center to be built on Forward Operating Base A More
Maj. Murray Reefer Jr., a dentist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team deployed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, explains to Sgt. Preston Yates the procedure he is about to perform to fill More
Staff Sgt. Jesse Thompson, a mechanic with the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, explains to Afghan National Army drivers with the 6th Kandak how a Humvee’s cooling system works, April 26, 2012, at Forward Opera More
Capt. Rudy Stevens, chaplain with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, presides over a memorial for 1st Lt. Jonathan Walsh and Pfc. Michael M More
First Lt. Timothy Harting, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, stands by as an Afghan soldier questions a villager about the presence of insurgents in the area during a c More
An Afghan National Army soldier writes the Dari characters for “Obama” on the palm of Spc. Denzell Ward, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, A More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, get briefed prior to a patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The More
Staff Sgt. Martin Sierra, a non-commissioned officer with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, works with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps More
Spc. Zeke Littleton, a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, watches a movie in his barracks on Forward Operating Base Warrior, May 11, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Littleton More
Pfc. James Burson, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, secures his sector with an enhanced battle rifle May 17, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Burson is from Tyler, Texas.
Giro district Subgovernor Fazel Rahman joins U.S. paratroopers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Afghan National Security Forces on a patrol May 19, 2012, near Combat Outpost Giro in More
Afghan National Security Forces search a motorcyclist during a combined patrol with paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team May 19, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At center in More
Sgt. Brandon Mendes, a communications specialist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, leaves Combat Outpost Giro with fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers and policemen during a patrol More
Dust lights up the rotors of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as paratroopers with 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment load for an air assault mission near Combat Outpost Ab Band, May 23, 2012, Ghazni province, Afgha More
Sgt. Kenneth Jones, a logistics soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, cinches a strap around PVC pipes for shipment to a combat outpost May 25, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian More
Support soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team signal to a truck driver which way to back up while loading a flat rack onto a Load Handling System, May 25, 2012, Forward Operating Ba More
First Lt. Kirk Shoemaker, a platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, calls roll prior to a patrol May 29, 2012, Forward Operating Ba More
Capt. Robert Gacke III, a company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, explains to U.S. and Afghan leaders his company’s role in a partnered, three-day clearing operation of a re More
First Lt. Lashka Khan, an Afghan National Army officer, explains to villagers gathered outside a mosque for prayer why they should support the Afghan government and not the Taliban during a clearing operation o More
An unmanned aerial vehicle operator with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team prepares an arresting cable June 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The cable More
U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, a company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, explains recent events in the villages around Joint Security Station Hasan to Afghan army command More
U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, a company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, explains recent events in the villages around Joint Security Station to Afghan army commanders an More
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Trevino, a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, treats an injured toe of a boy who lives near Joint Security Station Hasan June 13, 2012, southern Ghazni provi More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team share a laugh with shepherd boys as they stage for a patrol with Afghan soldiers, June 14, 2012, Joint Security Station Hasan, Ghazni provi More
Arabkhan, a platoon sergeant with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, ensures proper spacing of his troops with paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team during a par More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson, an AH-64 Apache pilot currently serving as a brigade aviation element officer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, unpacks a Puma unmanned More
U.S. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley, an infantry team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, leaves Combat Outpost Muqor on patrol, June 27, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Hurley was in More
U.S. Army Spc. Corey Stephenson, A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, greets a young child while on patrol, June 27, 2012, in Muqor, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Stephenson More
U.S. Army Sgt. David Pickard, a team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, prepares to sweep a road for improvised explosive devices June 30, 2012, in southern Ghazni province, Afgha More
U.S. Army Spc. Greg Maguire and Sgt. Travis Miller, lifelong friends from a small town in Pennsylvania, are deployed together in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Comba More
Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Toryalia of 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, explains to top U.S. and Afghan noncommissioned officers what he is looking for in a future NCO training course to be tau More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team directs vehicles to be used for a combat logistics patrol June 8, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghan More
U.S. Army support paratroopers, with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, prepare for a tactical convoy operation July 8, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. T More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Narowski, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 307th Brigade Support Battalion, speaks to his support paratroopers about treating each mission as if it were their first, July 9, 201 More
U.S. Army Pfc. Colin Rafferty, A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, operates a remote gun turret from within a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle while on a mounted miss More
U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, describes the actions his paratroopers should take if fired upon by insurgents in their upcoming patrol More
Spc. Ean Ulrich, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, plays a violin for the formal all-ranks ball of his unit, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Nov. 30, 20 More
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team exit a C-130 Hercules during an airborne training operation at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013. The paratroopers are using the Ar More
A U.S. Soldier, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, assembles a Raven during a UAV refresher course at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 5, 2013. (U.S. Army More
Leaves and twigs are whipped into the air by the rotor wash of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as soldiers prepare to hook up an M119A2 105 mm howitzer during air assault training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 8, 2013. More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Steven Laire, right, with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, inspects a paratrooper's parachute harness before an airborne operation during Joint Operational Access Exercis More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Hayes, a mechanic with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands in front of a Heavy Equipment Mobility Tactical Truck Wrecker, that he uses to recover vehicles for 3rd Sq More
A coalition color guard marches off the 82nd Airborne Division parade field to conclude the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas, the annual training event between the U.S. and Indian armies at Fort Bragg, N.C., May More
U.S. Army Maj. Steven Wallace, a cavalry officer with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, stands before a coalition color guard of American paratroopers and Indian soldiers with the 99th Mount More
First Lt. Kunal D. Desai, a fire support officer in the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, talks to an officer from the Indian army, May 5, 2013, during Yudh Abhyas, a bilateral annual training e More
Indian Army Capt. Praveen Kumar, a platoon leader with the 99th Mountain Brigade, explains to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Kemp, a platoon sergeant with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, More
Indian Army Maj. Prashant Mishra, a company commander with the 99th Mountain Brigade, reviews the route for a training patrol with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stodola, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Di More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, cavalry squadron commander with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, leads the final manifest call for an airborne training operation with his paratroopers of More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, commander of 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, describes a scale model of a training area to Indian army Brig. Gen. Jagdish More
Indian army paratroopers with the 50th Independent Parachute Brigade and U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stage outside of a mock insurgent compound during company-level f More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jumps a hurdle while competing in a Team Assault obstacle course competition as part of the division's All American Week celebration, May 21, 2013, at Fort More
Congressional Rep. Christopher Gibson (R-N.Y.), a former brigade commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, reviews the troops with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., division commanding general (right), More
A Fort Mitchell, Ky., student displays a poster for her town’s “homecoming” for the Fort Bragg, N.C., Paratroopers the town has adopted, and who visited the town Oct. 22-24, 2010. As part of the America Support More
Spc. Alexander Day, a scout sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a Barrett M82 .50-caliber More
A parachute is pulled from its deployment bag for a paratrooper with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, after he exits a UH-60M Black Hawk during rotary-wing airborne exercises Nov. 29, 2010, at F More
Staff Sgt. Jamaal Kennebrew with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team grades a candidate for the Expert Infantry Badge during an Army Physical Fitness Test, administered at the beginning of the More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team prepare to hook up an M119A2 105 mm howitzer to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a field training exercise Feb. 2, at Fort Bragg, N.C. More
Lt. Col. David Gardner, executive officer of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, makes a suggestion to Sgt. Justin Lacy, a forward observer working the floor of a tactical operations center du More
A fire team of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team moves quickly across a road prior to assaulting an objective on the third day of a four-day platoon training and evaluation More
A combat engineer throws a grappling hook to clear a potential mine field before advancing during a field training exercise July 21, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The paratrooper and his first sergeant observing at More
Col. Mark L. Stock (right), commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, unfurls the brigade colors with the assistance of Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love during a transfer of authority ceremo More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team make a human house so that Afghan policemen can practice clearing the "rooms."
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team mourn the loss of Cpl. Antonio Burnside during a memorial ceremony April 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghan More
Maj. Murray Reefer Jr., a dentist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team deployed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, looks through dentistry optics while filling a soldier’s cavity, April 17, More
A shy Afghan boy shakes the hand of a U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team April 20, 2012, in southern Ghazni province. The boy’s father, a shopkeeper in a bazaar, is More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, based on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, works out with makeshift gym equipment prior to the construction More
A bugler plays taps during a memorial ceremony for 1st Lt. Jonathan Walsh and Pfc. Michael Metcalf, both of whom served with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, April 27, 2012, at Forward Oper More
Staff Sgt. Jason Guerrero, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, explains to an Afghan National Army soldier the differences between the Afghan’s M-16 rifle and his M-4 carbin More
Sgt. Jason Smith, A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, is confronted by a group of young Afghan girls during a clearing operation April 28, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan More
An Afghan National Army soldier takes aim on his M-16 assault rifle as his squad puts on a demonstration for visiting American troops prior to a partnered foot patrol, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. More
First Lt. Daniel Loeffler, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, drives a Lightweight Tactical All Terrain Vehicle on Forward Operating Base Warrior, May 12, 2012, Ghazni prov More
Explosive ordnance specialists detonate an improvised explosive device in place after paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team discovered it on a hilltop during a patrol, May 17, 2 More
Fazel Rahman, the sub-governor of Giro district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, searches documents discovered during the search of a compound of suspected insurgents May 19, 2012, near Combat Outpost Giro. Th More
Fazel Rahman, the subgovernor of Giro District in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province, joins paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Security Forces on a patrol May More
Paratroopers with 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an air assault mission near Combat Outpost Ab Band, May 23, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The unit is part o More
Spc. Jessica Bruce and Spc. Lance Landry, support soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, help another soldier move a bundle of pipes onto a flat rack for shipment to a combat outpos More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team jumps an irrigation ditch on the edge of a village May 29, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The paratrooper’s platoon conducts several More