Pakistani evacuees at Rubicon, a forward aerial refuelling point, in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.
Sgt. Daniel Scott, crew chief, Bravo company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade distributes donated toys and school supplies to children from the town of Kalam and surroundin More
Col. Robert Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Command Sgt. Maj. Lucio Vandevoorde case the brigade colors in preparation for brigade headquarters movement to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade assemble and prepare the unit's CH-47D Chinook helicopters for operation at Pakistan Air Force base Chaklala prior to flying t More
Lt. Col. John Knightstep, commander, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Capt. Travis Easterling, 'Sugar Bears' commander, 1-52nd, 16th CAB display the Capt. William J. Kossl More
A child among a group of evacuees being transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Swat valley, Pakistan.
Evacuees transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
Col. Robert Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and Command Sgt. Maj. Niko Vandevoorde case the brigade colors in preparation for brigade headquarters movement to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., More
16th Combat Aviation Brigade colors against an Alaska sky prior to the start of the Arctic Falcons three-mile esprit de corps run on Fort Wainwright's Ladd Army Airfield May 13. A brigade run was conducted to b More
An evacuee aboard a Task Force Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying out a humanitarian assistance mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
Soldiers of Task Force Denali receive Humanitarian Service Awards during the redeployment ceremony held in the Physical Fitness Center, Jan. 19, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The task force spent three months pro More
Local Pakistanis unload sacks of flour delivered by a TF Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter to Kalam, a landing zone in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Maj. Gen. Raymond Palumbo (left), commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska and presiding officer over the day's ceremonies, Col. Robert Werthman (center), outgoing commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Col More
Staff Sgt. Blair Foreman, technical inspector/crew chief, 1-52 GSAB, 16th CAB, secures humanitarian aid cargo aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at a re-supply point in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sen. Mark Udall speak with Lt. Col. John Knightstep, commander, 1-52 General Service Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, during their visit to Ghazi Aviation Base More
Soldiers of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, conduct live-fire training at the Multipurpose Training Range here Oct. 25, as part of the monthlong Exercise Raider Fusion with the 4th Stryker Brigade More
A red flag blows in the wind, signifying that Range 7 and 8 here has gone "hot" for live-fire training. Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division c More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division drive a Stryker command vehicle into the cargo hold of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from 62nd Airlift Wing Jan. 28 at Joint Bas More
M777 155 mm howitzers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment “Vikings”, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division are transported by CH-47 Chinook helicopters of 1st Battalion, 214th Aviat More
A red flag blows in the wind Feb. 4, signifying that Range 9S here has gone 'hot' for demolitions training by soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and 38th Engineer Company. The units, both of 4th S More
Col. Michael Getchell, commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders” (center) and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Balmforth, senior non-commissioned officer, 4th SBCT, 2nd Inf. Div. (right) More
Soldiers from the Mobility Support Platoon of the 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders” position the Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System for a gap-crossing operation More
Soldiers from the Mobility Support Platoon (MSP) of 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division prepare to execute their ground-side tasks as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Co More
Amy Downing, wife of Lt. Col. William S. Downing, commander of 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, is cheered by the fans after her singing of ‘ More
Family Spur Ride participants from 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division gather for a group photo at Training Area 6 here Aug. 30. A trooper in a caval More
Family, friends and soldiers from 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division gathered to solemnly honor the memory of Spc. Robert Joseph Allen at Evergree More
Spc. Daniel Johan Mackie, an infantryman from 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and the program's honor graduate, shakes the hand of brigade Command Sg More
Brandon Mebane, defensive tackle with the Seattle Seahawks football team, signs an autograph in the team's yearbook for a soldier from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at a informal meet a More
Family, friends, and soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division gathered to honor the life and legacy of Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams in a memorial ceremony at Evergreen Chapel, Jan. 16.
Soldiers, family, and friends gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Sgt. David J. Chambers, an infantryman in 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, during a memorial ceremony at Evergreen Chapel, Feb. 6.
Col. Michael Getchell, commander of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Vinson, the brigade's senior non-commissioned officer (right), case the unit colors More
The 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division 'Raiders' kicked off their Walk to Afghanistan project at Pierce County Fantasy Lights Walk sneak preview Nov. 18, at Spanaway Park in Spanaway, Wash. More
Several hundred community members, well-wishers, dignitaries and friends gathered to view the presentation of the Silver Star Medal to William V. Wuorinen at an award ceremony held at Naselle-Grays River Valley More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division's Raider Ready Reserve completed a week of Advanced Situational Awareness Training, conducted, Feb. 25 through March 1. In the pictured scena More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, enter the troop holding area at McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., upon return from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan i More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, listen to and speak with a representative, right, from the area's Harley-Davidson shop about the topic of motorcycle safety, More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, march in formation to the welcome back ceremony held at Soldiers Field House, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., upon return from their seven- More
Sgt. 1st Class Jacques Hamilton, a Raider Ready Reserve intelligence non-commissioned officer-in-charge with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, his son Jean-Paul, and a member of West Pierc More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Shayne Charlesworth, right, the acting command sergeant major of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division engages the brigade’s Soldiers in open discussion about the Army’s More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division march into position and prepare to make a left-face toward their loved ones in a homecoming ceremony held at Soldier's Field House, Joint Bas More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, march into position and prepare to make a left-face toward their loved ones in a homecoming ceremony held at Soldiers Field House, Joint Bas More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Hasenpflug, center, fire support officer with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Soldiers with 2nd Platoo More
Pfc. Taylor Jones, acting rear detachment training room noncommissioned officer in charge with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, climbs in More
U.S. Soldiers with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division are welcomed home by friends an family July 28, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Reese Von Rogatsz/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Ryan (left), a career counselor assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, begins the two-mile run event of the Army Physical Fitness Test prior to the I Corps Career C More
Col. Michael Getchell, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division commander, shakes hands with Col. Bruce Bowers Jr., commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, in a ceremony transitioning the Seattle Sea More
U.S. Army Col. Michael Getchell, left, the commander of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Vinson, the brigade’s senior enlisted adviser, unfurl the brigade’ More
A color guard precedes the Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division, as they march in a parade Sept. 15, 2013, during a welcome home celebration at Joint Base Lewis-Mc More
Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment "Manchu" of 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division - and their spouses - took part in a seminar titled "Oxygen for Your Relationships" h More
Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, present the colors at the Idlewild Elementary School’s Veterans Day assembly in Lakewood, Wash., Nov. 8. More
Soldiers and families from 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, gathered at the Raider Inn dining facility, Nov. 27, for their last traditional Thanksgiving meal before the unit’s inactivatio More
Local Pakistanis unload aid supplies from a TF Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Kalam in flood-affected Swat valley of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.
Col. Robert Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade leads the Arctic Falcons as they march to cadence call toward the starting point of a three-mile esprit de corps run on Fort Wainwright's Ladd Army More
Lt. Col. Bryan Hoff (left), commander, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion and acting Command Sgt. Maj., First Sgt. Patrick Winkler (right) uncase the unit's colors during an activation and assumption of command More
An aerial view of terrain en route from Ghazi Aviation Base to Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
A young girl among a group of evacuees being transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Swat valley, Pakistan.
With the brigade colors cased, Command Sgt. Maj. Lucio Vandevoorde, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade steps forward to join the commander and staff in a movement symbolizing the brigade's transition from Fort Wainwr More
A TF Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter comes in for a landing at Kalam, a landing zone in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, Pakistan.
A child among a group of evacuees being transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
With the brigade colors cased, Command Sgt. Maj. Niko Vandevoorde, 16th CAB steps forward to join the commander and staff in a movement symbolizing the brigade's transition from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, to Join More
Soldiers and helicopters of 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade designated Task Force Denali at Ghazi Aviation Base from where they carried out humanitarian assistance operations More
Evacuees aboard a Task Force Denali CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying out a humanitarian assistance mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division place a crate of AT-4 84 mm anti-armor weapons at the firing line on Range 7 and 8 here in preparation fo More
Soldiers of 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division prepare a Stryker vehicle for transport in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from 62nd Airlift Wing Jan. 28 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., s More
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment in an air assault operati More
Staff Sgt. Shawn White, squad leader, 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, gives an overview of the Bangalore torpedo, typically used to reduce wire obstacles, to soldi More
Col. Michael Getchell, commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Chief of Army, Australia, discuss the brigade’s organization and operational capabilities at More
Soldiers from the Mobility Support Platoon of the 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders” lower the extended bridge of the Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System across a More
Soldiers from the Mobility Support Platoon (MSP) of 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division kneel atop a Rapidly Emplaced Bridge (REB) and prepare to hook it to a CH-47 Chi More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with their Families and friends, gathered for ‘Raider Night’ at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. August 7 to enjoy a baseball game betw More
Several of the younger Family Spur Ride participants from the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division prepare to enter the "Shoothouse" (a training modul More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, are seen after their Culture and Language Training graduation ceremony held at the Henry H. Lind Non-Commissioned Officer Academy here, Sept. 28.
Russell Wilson, quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks football team, poses for a photograph with a soldier from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at an informal meet and greet event held on More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division march past the grandstands during the "Pass in Review" portion of the brigade's color casing ceremony held on Watkins Field here Oct. 18. The More
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler pins the Silver Star Medal onto William V. Wuorinen during an award ceremony held at Naselle-Grays River Valley School, Naselle, Wash., Jan. 30. The award was given for his "gall More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division's Raider Ready Reserve, in their role as local police, carry a casualty of simulated sniper fire to the medical station during Advanced Situa More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stand in formation at the soldiers Field House Sports and Fitness Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., facing families and friends at More
U.S. Army Spc. Dominique Byrd, center, a radar repairer with the 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, takes a field sobriety test with the aid of goggles whic More
Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, enter the troop-holding area at McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., upon return from their seven-month deployment to Afghanistan More
Army 1st Sgt. Shayne Charlesworth, the Raider Ready Reserve acting command sergeant major with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, engages the brigade’s soldiers in open and honest discussio More
Family members and friends reunite with Soldiers assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during a homecoming ceremony in the Soldier's Field House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Was More
Raider families and friends are reunited with soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, in a homecoming ceremony held at Soldiers Field House, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 3 More
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, participate in call-for-fire familiarization training using a call for fire tra More
Vaughn Gittin Jr., 2010 Formula Drift champion, puts a Ford Mustang RTR through the paces during a drifting demonstration at a Smoke Show in the parking lot of Lewis Main Post Exchange, Joint Base Lewis-McChord More
U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Squires, a forward observer with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fills out paperwork during in-processing July 28, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. A More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Ryan, a career counselor assigned to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division performs pushups during the Army Physical Fitness Test prior to the I Corps Career Coun More
Seattle Seahawks NFL football practice squad player Sealver Siliga signs an autograph for a soldier from 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, after a ceremony transitioning the Seattle Seahaw More
U.S. Army Col. Michael Getchell, left, the commander of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Vinson, the brigade’s senior enlisted adviser, place a wreath at t More
U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division, drive a Stryker in the welcome home parade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash, More
Sgt. Joseph Longoria, a food operations non-commissioned officer, 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, stands in front of his mixed media painting memorializi More
A young man among a group of evacuees transported by a Task Force Denali helicopter carrying out its humanitarian assistance and flood relief mission in Kohistan valley, Pakistan.
Col. Robert Werthman, commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and staff at the head of the formation of Arctic Falcons during a three-mile esprit de corps run on Fort Wainwright's Ladd Army Airfield May 13. A b More
A TF Denali UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off with a cargo of aid supplies from Rubicon, a re-supply point in Swat valley, Pakistan.
Maj. Gen. Raymond Palumbo, commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to pass the colors to Col. Robert Dickerson, incoming commander, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade during an activation and change of comma More
Pakistani men load crops and relief supplies delivered by TF Denali helicopters onto a truck for local transport at Kalam, a landing zone in flood-affected Swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.