Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment stand at attention during Bemowo Piskie Training Area celebration day ceremony Sept. 7 at BPTA, Poland. BPTA inherited the More
British army Brig. Felix Gedney, the Regional Command-East deputy commanding general for support, laid a remembrance wreath in honor of Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2012, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The cere More
U.K. Army soldier performs emergency surgery on a medical training mannequin at Forward Operating Base Freedom during Global Medic at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 20, 2015. Combined Joint Atlantic Serpent enhances th More
A U.K. army trainer gives instruction during mine detection training at the Besmaya Range Complex Iraq, July 2, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve More
Spc. Raymond Badillo (right), San Antonio, Texas native, infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, aims a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during a multinational training event for exercise Puma 2 with B More
Polish army Pvt. Elwira Lapinska, scout with 15th Mechanized Brigade, provides security during a lethality demonstration for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on Ju More
A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment gives a thumbs up while competing with another Soldier during a multinational combatives tournament with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training More
A M18A1 Claymore mine is detonated during a Battle Group Poland multinational claymore training exercise between the U.S. Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment , and U.K. Army's 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guar More
A child tries on military equipment from the Romanian Army's Air Defense Artillery “Blue Scorpions” during a static display for the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade's Tank Day Celebration with the Battle Group Po More
Australian army Lt. Brayden Joy, with Task Group Taji’s quick reaction force, interacts with British soldiers during a Coalition range shoot at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse More
Spur holders with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment motivate spur candidates during a spur ride Aug. 17-18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. BPTA Soldiers participated in a time-honored cavalry tradi More
From left, U.K. army Trooper Rich Thomas, U.S. Army Pfc. Lenske Dylan, a joint fire support specialist with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and U.K. army Lance Cpl. Joe Spencer build a tripod frame for a sig More
Stryker crewmen with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire an M1128 Mobile Gun System during a joint combined arms live fire exercise Aug. 26-30 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. The CALFEX is desig More
1st Lt. Dimitriy Yershov, a field artillery officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division plots a position area to deconflict artillery and aviation miss More
Sgt. 1st Class Judith Beltowski [right] with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division applies a zombie costume on Pfc. Jacob Deharo [left] with 4th CAB during a zombie run as a Halloween celebration O More
Soldiers with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade help one another to get on the back of a light medium tactical vehicle [LMTV] during a military decision making process exercise [MDMP] Nov 20 at Hohenfels Training More
Latvian soldiers [right] share a laugh with Pfc. Joseph Rogers [left], an M1 armor crewman with 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during preparation for exercise Combined Resolve XI Nov. 30 at Hohenfels Trainin More
Romanian soldiers prepare a TR-85 M1 main battle tank for combat training during preparation for exercise Combined Resolve XI Dec. 1 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. CBRXI exercise gives the U.S. Army’s reg More
A Moldovan soldier simulate setting an improvised explosive device (IED) during exercise Combined Resolve XI Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. CBRXI exercise gives the U.S. Army’s regionally allocated More
A Soldier (left) assigned to 1st Cavalry Division plots grid coordinates on a map with a Lithuanian soldier (right) during exercise Combined Resolve XI, Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. CBRXI exercis More
Soldiers with 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and civilians offload shipping containers from a cargo ship during port operations, Jan. 29 at Zeebrugge, Belgi More
Soldiers with 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division observe parked aircrafts to ensure uniformity during port operations, Jan. 30 at Zeebrugge, Belgium. 1st CAB is More
Special guests sit prior to the beginning of the event during an American D-Day Flag exhibition ceremony, Feb 4. at Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The D-Day flag that flew on a U.S. Navy ship leadin More
Maj. Jody Harlow, the chaplain of 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division preaches to Soldiers during a changing of the stole ceremony, Feb 10. at Illesheim, Germany. The ceremony was a transfer of r More
Spc. Bernard Porter with 197th Field Artillery Brigade, NH National Guard discusses fire procedure with a Polish soldier during exercise Dynamic Front 19, March 4 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Dynamic More
A Latvian soldier drags a simulated casualty who is a U.S. Soldier with Company A, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from a UH-60 Blackh More
Italian Army soldiers walk back to their area of operation after completing a mission during exercise Ready To Fight, March 16, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Ready To Fight is a multinational exercise which de More
British Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika meets with Spanish soldiers at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, May 18, 2019. Ghika was there to thank the Spanish contingent for their efforts to train Iraqi soldiers a More
Maj. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, Commanding General, 1st Armored Division, delivers remarks welcoming Brigadier Andy D. Cox, MBE, U.K. Army, and his family to the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss on Iron Soldier F More
Gen. Jaroslaw Mika marches and salutes the partner nations Soldiers in Bemowo Piskie Training Area during BPTA celebration day ceremony Sept. 7 at BPTA, Poland. BPTA inherited the traditions of the 5th Zaslavia More
British army Brig. Felix Gedney, the Regional Command-East deputy commanding general for support, laid a remembrance wreath in honor of Remembrance Day, Nov., 11, 2012, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The cer More
An Interim Armored Vehicle "Stryker” and a AH-64 Apache helicopter with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, move to secure an area during a multinational training event for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Pol More
An Interim Armored Vehicle "Stryker” and AH-64 Apache helicopters with Battle Group Poland, move to secure an area during a lethality demonstration for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie More
Two U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment compete in a multinational combatives tournament with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on July 6, 2018. Battle Group Pola More
U.K. Sgt. Rob Veasey, a troop sergeant with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, emplaces M18A1 Claymore mine during a multinational claymore training exercise with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area More
A Soldier mounted on a U.K. Army "Coyote" Tactical Support Vehicle with the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards fires at a notional enemy during a lethality exercise with the Battle Group Poland at Orzysz, Poland on More
A British soldier, with the United Kingdom training team, loads his SA-80 rifle during a combined forces range shoot at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international community More
Spur candidates with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stand in formation during a spur ride Aug. 17-18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. BPTA Soldiers participated in a time-honored cavalry traditio More
U.S. and U.K. Army Soldiers attempt to put out a fire without water during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training Aug. 20-24 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. The British led course teaches S More
Combat engineers with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment cut concertina wire to breach an obstacle during a joint combined arms live fire exercise Aug. 26-30 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. The CALF More
Spc. Dominique White, a radio operator-maintainer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division checks off found grid points during a land navigation course as p More
Spc. Isabel Molinary [left] with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division wins best zombie costume during a zombie run as a Halloween celebration Oct. 31 at Illesheim, Germany. The zombie run teaches More
Cpl. Cassandra Najera, a unit supply specialist with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, wipes snow off a table in preparation for beakfast during a military decision making process exercise [MDMP] Nov 20 at Hohen More
Soldiers of 615th Military Police, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade organize multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) during preparation for exercise Combined Resolve XI More
Master Sgt. David Jones, an Observer/Coach Trainer with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center speaks to soldiers from the U.S.A., Lithuania, Ukraine, Serbia and Romania about safety when handling a smoke gre More
Moldovan soldiers discuss training plan with Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during exercise Combined Resolve XI Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, More
A Soldier with 91st Engineer Battalion,1st Cavalry Division construct a berm using a Cat 966H wheel loader during exercise Combined Resolve XI, Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. The Soldiers built fig More
Soldiers with 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division tighten screws on main rotor blades of an AH-64 Apache helicopter during port operations Jan. 29 at Zeebrugge, More
Pete Hoekstra (left), the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and Ank Bijleveld (right), the Netherlands Minister of Defense uncase the D-Day flag during an American D-Day Flag exhibition ceremony, Feb 4. at Kun More
Maj. Jody Harlow (rear), the chaplain of 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division puts a stole on Maj. Shay Worthy (front), the chaplin of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division during a c More
Lt. Col. Eric Gust (left), a staff officer with Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, shares strategic ideas with British Army Lt. Col. Tim Iddon (right), chief of operations with ARRC during exercise Dyna More
A Latvian soldier pulls a simulated casualty who is a U.S. Soldier with Company A, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division to a safe position More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jeffery Thompson (left) with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division exchanges a U.S. Army patch for an Italian Army p More
British Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika talks with an Iraqi soldier about training operations at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, May 18, 2019. Ghika visited Besmaya to thank the Spanish contingent for their w More
Brigadier Andy D. Cox, MBE, U.K. Army, delivers brief remarks on Iron Soldier Field during a formal Retreat ceremony to welcome him and his family to the 1st Armored Division October 22. Brigadier Cox will serv More
British Cassino Troop from enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland ready to fire during a Platform Weapons Operator Course January 14, 2021, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt More
Polish Soldiers raise and salute the Polish flag during Bemowo Piskie Training Area celebration day ceremony Sept. 7 at BPTA, Poland. BPTA inherited the traditions of the 5th Zaslavian Uhlan Regiment who fought More
A U.K. army trainer explains the parts of the Vallon metal detector during mine detection training at the Besmaya Range Complex Iraq, July 2, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force More
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters with Battle Group Poland, provide aerial support during a multinational training event for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland on J More
A U.S. Army Soldier (right) with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Polish army soldier (left) with 15th Mechanized Brigade, discuss the capabilities of the Stryker 30mm Infantry Carrier Vehicle during a l More
A Croatian Army Soldier with Artillery Rocket “Storm” Battery (top), competes against a U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (bottom) during a multinational combatives tournament with Batt More
Staff Sgt. Zachary Zandoonai (left), and Staff Sgt. Jared Cherry (right), both with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, unpack M18A1 Claymore mines during a multinational claymore training exercise with Battle More
A "Coyote" Tactical Support Vehicle with the U.K. Army 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards moves to secure an area during the polish 15th Mechanized Brigade's Tank Day celebration with the Battle Group Poland at Orz More
Coalition members participate in a combined forces range shoot at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international community will continue its support to the people of Iraq in ord More
Spur candidates pack their rucksacks after inspection during a spur ride Aug. 17-18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. BPTA Soldiers participated in a time-honored cavalry tradition that gave cavalry troop More
U.K. army Lt. Charlie Byrd teaches U.S. and U.K. Soldiers how to collect water from a transpiration bag during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training Aug. 20-24 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Pola More
Soldiers with the Filed Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment load rounds in an M777 howitzer as they engage their target during a joint combined arms live fire exercise Aug. 26-30 at Bemowo Piskie Training More
From left, Spc. Christian Brutlag, a joint fire support specialist and Pfc. Mercedes Castaneda, an aviation operations specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf More
From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Marty Book and Maj. James Acevedo with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division stretch during a zombie run as a Halloween celebration Oct. 31 at Illesheim, Germany. The z More
Soldiers with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade disentangle a concertina wire for boundary security during a military decision making process exercise [MDMP] Nov 20 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. The MDMP i More
Soldiers throw smoke grenades during preparation for exercise Combined Resolve XI Dec. 1 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. CBRXI exercise gives the U.S. Army’s regionally allocated combat forces in Europe th More
A Soldier with 91st Engineer Battalion,1st Cavalry Division secures a Cat 966H wheel loader after constructing a berm during exercise Combined Resolve XI, Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. The Soldier More
Soldiers with 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division install a tail rotor system on an AH-64 Apache helicopter during port operations, Jan. 29 at Zeebrugge, Belgium More
Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands gives a round of applause in appreciation for veterans, present and past Soldiers for their sacrifices during an American D-Day Flag exhibition ceremony, Fe More
Maj. Jody Harlow (left), the chaplain of 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division prays for Maj. Shay Worthy (right), the chaplain of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division during a changi More
U.S. Army Soldier (right), an assistant chief of operations with the 42nd Infantry Division observes a training plan with Master Sgt. Cosmin Codin, a Romanian soldier, during exercise Dynamic Front 19, March 4 More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Mburu (right), an aerospace medical service specialist shows a Latvian soldier (left) the proper way to treat a casualty during a mass casualty training for exercise Ready To More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Raymond Rugenstein, a staff weather officer (SWO) gives an update for the weather before training during exercise Ready To Fight, March 18, at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Ready To Figh More
British Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika discusses training improvements with Spanish service members at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, May 18, 2019. Ghika visited Besmaya to thank the Spanish contingent for More
Soldiers fold the U.S. flag during a formal Retreat ceremony welcoming Brigadier Andy D. Cox, MBE, U.K. Army, and his family to the 1st Armored Division on Iron Soldier Field October 22. Brigadier Cox will serv More
French army Lt. Col. Olivier Mouton, the Regional Command-East French senior liaison officer for Task Force La Fayette (right), attends a ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2012, for Remembranc More
An Iraqi army soldier adjusts a Vallon metal detector during mine detection training at the Besmaya Range Complex Iraq, July 2, 2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force - Operation More
Polish army Rak 120mm Self-Propelled Mortar Systems with 15th Mechanized Brigade, fire for effect during a lethality demonstration for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Po More
A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (left) referees a match bwtween a Croatian Army Soldier with Artillery Rocket “Storm” Battery, and a U.K. Soldier with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards More
Spc. Andrew Gipson, a Mobile, Alabama native and infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, unpacks M18A1 Claymore mines during a multinational claymore training exercise with Battle Group Poland at B More
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment exit a Interim Armored Vehicle "Stryker” during the Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade's Tank Day Celebration with the Battle Group Poland at Orzysz, Polan More
U.S. Army Pfc. Cory Banks, with Bandit Troop, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, fires an M-4 rifle during a combined forces range shoot at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2018. A Coalition created from a diverse international com More
U.S. and U.K. spur candidates perform the V-up exercise during a spur ride Aug. 17-18 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. BPTA Soldiers participated in a time-honored cavalry tradition that gave cavalry tro More
U.K. army Cpl. Tom Warner pours hot water into a cup for U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Sherrer, an infantryman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment while teaching Soldiers how to make tea in the woods during a Sur More
Infantrymen with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire a Stryker 30mm Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon (ICVD) during a joint combined arms live fire exercise Aug. 26-30 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, P More
Sgt. 1st Class Judith Beltowski [left], a simulated zombie with 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division chases after a zombie run participant during a zombie run as a Halloween celebration Oct. 31 at More
Sgt. 1st Class Conrad Martin [right], an Observer/Coach Trainer with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center observes a Ukrainian soldier as he throws a smoke grenade during preparation for exercise Combined R More
Soldiers with 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division ground guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during port operations Jan. 29 at Zeebrugge, Belgium. 1st CAB is de More
Soldiers salute for the National Anthem during an American D-Day Flag exhibition ceremony, Feb 4. at Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The D-Day flag that flew on a U.S. Navy ship leading the allied ad More
A Soldier with Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, looks through an M777A2 Howitzer sighting system to aim at a target during exercise Dynamic Front 19, March 5 at Grafenwoehr Traini More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Wohlford (left) with Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, explains the importance of following proper rescue procedures to a Latvian soldier (right) during More