The approximately 180 graduates approach their seats during the 16th Annual Graduation Ceremony hosted by the Education Services Division on Fort Hood, Nov 15. The graduates came from all over Fort Hood and rec More
The 1st Medical Brigade’s mascot, the Silver Knight, stands sentinel outside the tactical operations center during a field training exercise in preparation for the Defense CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiologi More
U.S. Army Army 2nd Lt. Philip Macfarland, center, platoon leader of 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, goes over the movement plan fr More
Brig. Gen. David G. Clarkson, deputy commanding general, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, shares a laugh with Staff Sgt. Bobby Henline, who was wounded in Iraq in 2007 by a roadside bomb. Third Army’s hosting o More
Service members participate in the Peachtree Road Race 10K, July 4. Third Army hosts this event to shape the future by remembering and celebrating Independence Day.
RAITH contractors download helicopters from the Alliance Charleston at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, July 6. By supporting the operation, Third Army is shaping the future of the Middle East.
The leader of the Camp Arifjan Gospel Choir, Staff Sgt. Marshel Riley, human resource specialist, 342nd Transportation Corps Detachment, 330th Battalion, 230th Brigade entertains gathered service members at the More
Lt. Col. Gary Mundfrom, commander, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, Brigade Special Troops Battalion (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Bruce Stowe, command sergeant major, 1-34 BSTB (right), uncase the colors More
Sgt. Keenan Miles, health care specialist with the 6250th United States Army Hospital, verifies an address. Despite his original mission’s completion, Miles still shapes the future by ensuring mail is delivered More
The 994th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services) set up the first U.S. Army Reserve-operated food surveillance laboratory in Third Army’s area of responsibility. The lab allows for rapid response to possible More
A container in the Four Corners site is ready to receive equipment. After the container is full, it will be moved into a staging area, where it will join other containers ready to ship to Camp Arifjan for proce More
Col. Paul J. Cisar (right), commander, Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group Task Force 11 and a resident of Aberdeen, Md., cases the unit’s colors at the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Arifjan More
Lt. Col. Craig Baumgartner (left), commander, 15th Engineer Battalion and resident of Winchester, Va., salutes the unit’s colors during a transfer of authority ceremony here Oct. 17. Baumgartner then cased the More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Naaman Barrows (Superman costume), aviation boatswain’s mate, U.S. Navy Customs and West Springfield, Mass. native, finishes the Run for Your Life Halloween 5K here Oct. 31. Barrows chos More
Capt. Dick W. Turner (center), commanding officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait and native of Colombia, Mo., salutes as the official party enters the transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 3. The TOA More
Kevin Meltzer, International Telephone and Telegraph Exelis contractor/spill response leader and Los Angeles resident, gives classroom instructions during the Fuel Spill and Response Course prior to the hands-o More
Michael Britt, Lonestar guitarist and Fort Worth, Texas, native, performs with the rest of the band during a concert held at the Zone 6 Morale, Welfare and Recreation Community Center Stage here Nov. 14. Third More
Second Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment vehicles move from the Four Corners yard to the staging area here for redeployment back to the U.S., Dec. 6. Third Army is dedicated to meeting the security ag More
Soldiers ground guide tactical vehicles into the Four Corners yard here Dec. 6. After the long journey from Iraq, the vehicles and equipment will go to the Redistribution Property Assistance Team yard to be sta More
Capt. Eric Storey (second from left), field services veterinarian, 994th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services) and Baton Rouge, La., native, talks to soldiers at the Warrior Wellness Expo here Jan. 7. Storey More
An executive officer, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, inspects an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before he signs for weapons being transferred to his u More
Lt. Col. Daniel P. Alston (right), 143rd Dental Company (Area Support) Forward commander and native of Agden, Utah, poses for a photo in his office with Staff Sgt. Kevin Morgan (Left), the 143rd Dental Company More
Col. Robert Cheatham, Area Support Group–Kuwait commander and Springfield, Va., native gives his opening remarks at the grand opening of the ASG-K Tax Center here Jan. 30. Behind him stands Mary Kay Marlow, leg More
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Dale, a Black Hawk helicopter maintenance platoon sergeant, D Company, 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard and Staff Sgt. Danielle Burke, a human resource spe More
Army Reservists, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Johnathan Keck (right), a property accounting technician, and Basehor, Kansas, native, and son, Pfc. Justin Keck (left), an unit supply specialist, and Manhattan, Kansas More
(From left to right) Capt. Ricky Mitchell, plans officer and Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, and native of San Antonio, Staff Sgt. Long Tran, biomedical and container management non-commissione More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Sheleada Wells, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), chaplain assistant and Shreveport, La., native, reads a short biography of Shirley Ceasar and Willie Barrow at the Black History Month obs More
Sgt. Blayne Peterson, health care specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Third Army/ARCENT and native of Winamac, Ind., announces himself to his Warrior Leader Course classmates and assembled guests More
Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur T. Swingler (center), incoming senior enlisted adviser, 160th Signal Brigade and native of Chambersburg, Pa., accepts the sword of the non-commissioned officer in a Change of Responsibi More
Staff Sgt. Rodney Reynolds, Joint Robotics Program shop foreman and native of Chicago, demonstrates how to operate several different types of robots used by explosive ordnance disposal personnel to Kuwaiti High More
Staff Sgt. Rodney Reynolds, Joint Robotics Program shop foreman and native of Chicago, shows Kuwaiti students the control interface for several robots used by explosive ordinance disposal here, March 10. The st More
An emergency responder checks a simulated casualty for possible chemical contamination in an Area Support Group-Kuwait mass casualty exercise here, March 26. The exercise began with a controlled explosion simul More
Command Sgt. Maj. Stephan Frennier (far right), Third Army senior enlisted adviser and Whitehouse, Texas, native, leads non-commissioned officers here on a 5K run April 19. Frennier took the opportunity to spea More
Service members and civilians participate in a Zumba exercise routine here April 27, as part of Third Army’s observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Third Army is dedicated to preventing sexual assault th More
Participants of the Sprint Triathlon at BLORA move toward the water to begin the swim event Sept. 15.
Students and cadre of the Fort Hood Air Assault School class 003-12 stand at parade rest during the graduation ceremony on Sadowski Field Sept 17.
Col. Patrick D. Sargent, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center commander, addresses the crowd gathered for day one of the Soldier Art Show at Oveta Culp Hobby Center at Fort Hood Sept. 24. The theme of the art sh More
Sgt. Jeremy Odom, 89th Military Police Brigade public affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge, edges the grass along Battalion Avenue, Oct. 15, as other soldiers help cut and sweep grass off the sidewalk and street.
Trick or Treaters make the rounds of Patton Park on Fort Hood, Oct. 31. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., soldiers and families across Fort Hood came out in costume to celebrate Halloween.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (left), 1st Cavalry Division Band commander, conducts a rehearsal at Fort Hood, Nov. 6. The rehearsal is for a performance at the University of Texas at Arlington, Nov. 7. Si More
Lt. Gen. Mark Milley (center), Fort Hood and III Corps commanding general, hands the 1st Med. Bde. colors to the incoming commander, Col. Bertram Providence, during the 1st Medical Brigade change of command cer More
Private 1st Class Brian Butt, Infantryman, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment helps Amy Rister, chief of staff for Representative Tony Dale, don the Improved Outer Tactical Vest prior to entering the simulated More
U.S. Army Cpl. Clarence Simpson, right, a retransmission team chief, with the 324th Network Support Company, performs a chest needle decompression on a simulated casualty during the hands-on test as part of the More
A referee ducks out of the way as U.S. Army Pfc. Holt Sarneentria, right, drops Pfc. Casey Gonzalez to the mat during a combatives tournament semifinal match at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 22, 2013. Sarneentria is w More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Seth White, right, a platoon sergeant with the 68th Engineer Company speaks with Pfc. Cody M. Vickers, center, role-playing as the foreman of a chemical company, about setting up defens More
Spc. Michael Jones, combat medic, 1st Medical Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, poses for a photo in front of the brigade colors in the command suite April 12. Jones was selected as driver because More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maurice Reid, a noncommissioned officer with the 36th Engineer Brigade, speaks during the memorial ceremony for Spc. Joseph Edward McDonald at the Spirit of Fort Hood Chapel in Killeen, Texas, Ap More
Pvt. Dustin "Car Wreck" Cerrick, M1A2 armor crew member and M240 machine gun operator, 1st Platoon "Blood Angels," D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, More
Pvt. Victor Gutierrez, an armor crewmember with Company D, 1-5 Cav. Regt., 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., stops to have lunch during a convoy live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., More
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, greets senior leaders assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Cavalry Division, in the Joint Readiness Training Cen More
A help sign, spray-painted on a white sheet, covers a wrecked police vehicle during Vibrant Response 13-2 here, Aug. 10. The numerous vehicles are placed specifically for each exercise and then collected before More
A street is littered with damaged vehicles to simulate the aftermath of a nuclear explosion during Vibrant Response 13-2, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Aug. 10, 2013. Vibrant Response is a U.S. Northern Command-spo More
First Lt. Ciaka Flemister, a budget analyst with the 16th Engineer Brigade, a National Guard unit from Columbus, Ohio, discusses the unit budget with his soldier during Vibrant Response 13-2 Aug. 11. Vibrant Re More
Maj. Gen. (Promotable) Perry Wiggins, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), talks with Catherine E. Sendak, professional staff member on the House Armed Forces Committee, Aug. 13. Wiggins par More
Soldiers from the 44th Chemical Company from Fort Hood, Texas, load simulated casualties on the back of a utility vehicle here as part of Vibrant Response 13-2 Aug 13. After the casualties were decontaminated, More
Re-enlistment by air: two soldiers re-enlist in the sky above Camp Atterbury.
Cherish Pedraza pins the EMFB on her husband, Staff Sgt. Jose Pedraza, veterinary food inspection specialist, 43rd Medical Detachment, Nov. 1. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bradley J. Wancour, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)
Several tables containing Native American artifacts and other effects were on display during a Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month observance at Club Hood, Nov. 14. Some of the items on display ca More
Soldiers from the 36th Engineer Brigade conduct a staff exercise designed to allow them practice time on systems they will be using for command and control should they deploy to overseas operations, here Dec. 1 More
Jonathan Caylor (left), a captain supervisor, police officer and public information officer, Department of Emergency Services, uses a Taser on Sgt. Austin Peyton, military police with the 410th MP Company, duri More
Dr. Kathryn M. Sneed, president and director of Service members Opportunity Colleges, speaks to the gathered graduates during the 16th Annual Graduation Ceremony hosted by the Education Services Division on For More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Mullaney, center, the 1st Medical Brigade senior enlisted adviser, directs Soldiers setting up the tactical operations center during a field training exercise in preparation for the De More
U.S. Army Pvt. Bryan French, an armor crew member with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5 Cavalry Regiment., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, races to hook a tow strap to a vehicle hit by a simulate More
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler stands with soldiers who are part of Operation Proper Exit. The organization is designed to bring wounded soldiers back to their place of injury to grant them clos More
Service members bow their heads in prayer prior to beginning the Peachtree Road Race 10K July 4. Among them is Staff Sgt. Long Tran, a medic with 3rd Medical Deployment Support Command (orange shirt). Tran was More
Sgt. Jackson, 1173rd Transportation Company, records information from a Military Shipping Label of an M1-557 Armored Personnel Carrier before sending it to the staging lots in preparation for onward movement in More
Chaplain (Col.) David Colwell, Third Army/ARCENT command chaplain, extols the virtues of the Camp Arifjan Gospel Choir at the 236th anniversary of the Chaplain Corps July 29. Third Army chaplains are committed More
Lt. Col. Gary Mundfrom, commander, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, Brigade Special Troops Battalion stands at attention in front of the colors, carried by members of the 1-34th BSTB Aug. 3. Under the ban More
Chief Warrant Officer Ronald L. Todd Jr. (right), food safety officer, 994th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), and native of Lafayette, La., explains the capabilities of the food surveillance lab to Lt. More
The lanes of the Four Corners site took roughly 30 days to set up and stands ready to process convoys leaving Iraq due to the presidential directive. Each lane has stations for different classes of supplies to More
Col. George R. Berry (right), commander, 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group and a native of Madison, Miss., uncases the unit’s colors at the transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Arifjan Oct More
Lt. Col. Stephen W. Jaco (left), commander, 230th Engineer Battalion and New Johnsonville, Tenn. native, uncases the unit’s colors at the transfer of authority ceremony here Oct. 15. The 230th Eng. Bn. is dedic More
Service members and civilians wait in line for the haunted house at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Zone 1 Community Center here Oct. 31. Many of the participants of the Run for Your Life Halloween 5K braved More
Capt. Dick W. Turner (left), commanding officer, Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait and native of Colombia, Mo., cases the colors at the transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 3. The 325th CSH (FWD) is ded More
Kevin Meltzer, International Telephone and Telegraph Exelis contractor/spill response leader and Los Angeles resident, pours contaminated material into a water spill as part of a hands-on exercise during the Fu More
Dean Sams, Lonestar keyboard player and Garland, Texas, native, poses during Lonestar’s concert held at the Zone 6 Morale, Welfare and Recreation Community Center Stage here Nov. 14. Third Army is dedicated to More
Soldiers download equipment at the Four Corners yard here Dec. 6. After downloading the vehicles, they will be staged for redeployment back to the U.S. The transition of troops and equipment are part of the Dec More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment dismount their vehicles so they can attend a brief from the Redistribution Property Assistance Team members before downloading equipment here Dec. 6 More
Soldiers and vehicles wait in line to be processed through the Four Corners yard here Dec. 10. As soldiers and equipment come through Khabari Crossing, the vehicles will be downloaded before they are staged for More
Sgt. Derrick Davis, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 1204th Aviation Support Battalion, Headquarters Support Company, Kentucky National Guard, and native of Lexington, Ky., weaves through cones while balancing a tenni More
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle is loaded onto a flatbed truck here Jan. 18, in preparation to be moved to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Third Army is transferring a large number of vehicles and equipment to 1st Brigade Co More
Col. Robert Cheatham (center), Area Support Group–Kuwait commander and Springfield, Va., native, Mary Kay Marlow (left), legal assistance and ASG-K Tax Center chief of client services and Indianapolis native, a More
Service members and civilians stand and sing during the Black History Month observance here Feb. 15. During the event, several service members took the stage to play the role of influential African-American wom More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald L. Tyce, outgoing senior enlisted adviser, 160th Signal Brigade and native of Charleston, S.C., gives his farewell speech to soldiers, civilians and assembled guests at the Change of Re More
An ACCESS program student smiles with her friends as she sits in a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle March 11. The students are part of the U.S. Department of State-funded ACCESS microscholarship program, More
Spc. Stephen Poole, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division and native of Raleigh, N.C., talks to a Kuwaiti student during a tour here, March 10. The students are part of a U.S More
Emergency response personnel send a simulated casualty through a decontamination tent in an Area Support Group-Kuwait mass casualty exercise here, March 26. The tent was set up to address concerns of possible c More
Third Army non-commissioned officers run past the American and Kuwaiti flags outside the Area Support Group-Kuwait headquarters during the NCO run here April 19. The run was led by Command Sgt. Maj. Stephan Fre More
Sgt. Tifani Hightower (center), Third Army equal opportunity operations non-commissioned officer in charge and Preston, Ga., native, participates in a Zumba exercise routine as part of Third Army’s observance o More
Participants of all ages prepare to begin the Sprint Triathlon at BLORA Sept. 15. The Sprint Triathlon consisted of a 300-meter swim, a 12-mile bike ride and a 5K run. One participant was as young as 11 years o More
Paige Braase pins the Air Assault Badge on her husband, Pfc. Hunter Braase, an armor crewman with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, during the Air Assault School graduation ceremony on Sadowski Fi More
Soldiers and civilians browse the various pieces of artwork displayed at the Soldier Art Show at Oveta Culp Hobby Center at Fort Hood Sept. 24. Paintings, photos, poetry, and even a large quilt were on display More
Spc. Robert Lofranco, an automated tactical data systems specialist with Company B, 20th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, mows the grass outside of the III Corps motor pool, Oct. 15, as More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeanne Pace (center), 1st Cavalry Division Band commander, conducts a rehearsal at Fort Hood, Nov. 6. The rehearsal is for a performance at the University of Texas at Arlington, Nov. 7. More
Col. Bertram Providence, 1st Medical Brigade commander, addresses the Soldiers and civilians gathered at the brigade’s change of command ceremony, Jan. 16. (Photo by Spc. Bradley Wancour, 13th PAD)
Members of the Texas Legislative Day tour participate in a simulated convoy in the Warrior Skills Trainer 2, Feb. 1 at Fort Hood. The simulator is a way for soldiers to train on convoy operations before deploym More
U.S. Army Pfc. Sean James, a wheeled vehicle mechanic, with Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a simulated casualty to be lifted from the crew More
U.S. Army Cpl. Dinh Vuong, right, with the 1st Cavalry Division, and Spc. Micah Barro, with the 41st Fires Brigade, grapple during a combatives tournament semifinal match at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 22, 2013. (U More
Pfc. Cody M. Vickens, bridge crewmember, 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company, plays the foreman of a chemical plant during the crisis management exercise, March 25. The crisis management exercise was held by the 68t More
Spc. Michael Jones, combat medic, 1st Med. Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, checks the fluid levels of one of the command group’s three vehicles as part of a periodic maintenance check April 12. More