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U.S. Army Sgt. Kayci Landes, an attack helicopter repairer assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, I Corps, receives the oath of enlistment from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Olivero More

Salomon Manriquez is captured in action during the All Star Futures Game for Minor League Baseball prospects, June 21, 2006. Manriquez, a native of Valencia, Venezuela, is a former professional baseball player, More

A young Afghan boy was injured by shrapnel in his village. Nordstrom treated the boy after he was injured. (Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Philip Nordstrom)

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Knox says farewell to colleagues during his Fort Knox retirement ceremony July 30.

Capt. Jake Weber looks back fondly at his time playing Minor League Baseball but remains focused on taking the teamwork and leadership skills he learned on the baseball field to his new role as a company comman More

Maj. Michael Gacheru, who hails from Evanston, Ill., a battalion operations officer, 3rd Special Troop Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), administers the oath of enlistme More

Father and son meet during physical training to conduct a road march around North Fort, July 7. Sgt. 1st Class Fernando Perez, platoon sergeant, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, and Spc. Jerae P More

Sgt. 1st Class Matt Nelson, mentor for the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Marching Band and tuba player for the U.S. Army Field Band, works with his section during small group mentoring sessions at Catholic C More

Members of the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl East and West Teams participate in community outreach at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio Jan. 1, 2014. Players spent the afternoon visitin More

U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year Sgt. 1st Class Ryan McCaffrey counts the situp repetitions of West Team players for the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Soldiers, players and band members particip More

Col. Jim Iacocca, deputy commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, receives a situational brief from Sgt. Roberto Castro, Training Support Company, 32nd Medical Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio ‚ Fort Sam Housto More

Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Deputy Chief of Engineering Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite questions Aidan Moyers, a senior from McCallum High School in Austin, Texas about his robot, More

A "Fearless Robotics" team member from Richardson Berkner STEM Academy at L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, watches the current match while waiting his turn to compete in the 2014 VEX All-American More

Atlanta Braves mascot, Homer, walks onto the field to celebrate the 239th U.S. Army birthday at Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga., Jun. 13, 2014. The Atlanta Braves hosted the event prior to an evening game against t More

Col. James Iacocca, deputy commanding officer of U.S. Army Recruiting Command since July 2013, became Brig. Gen. Iacocca during a promotion ceremony at Fort Knox, Ky.

Sgt. Jesse Thurman, (standing on tank, left) is pictured reenlisting in 2015, with 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. Thurman, now a staff sergeant, now serves as a rec More

U.S. Navy recruits from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes Naval Base present all 50 state flags during a Memorial Day commemoration at the Village of Norridge, May 24. Ceremony military participants include More

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Taylor, 85th Support Command, assists a boy try on an Army load bearing vest during the U.S. Army’s 240th birthday celebration in downtown Chicago, June 10. The four-hour ceremony incl More

Lt. Col. Michael Coleman, outgoing commander of Albany Recruiting Battalion passes the battalion guide on to Command Sgt. Maj. Darrick Hazely during change of command ceremonies today at Watervliet Arsenal.

Sgt. 1st Class William Mote, reserve-component career counselor, XVII Airborne Corps, gives a Continuum of Service brief as part of the Soldier for Life program in the transition services building at Fort Bragg More

Army Staff Sgt. Mitchel Havard, a recruiter in College Station, Texas, attempts to get out of a headlock while disarming Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Bridge, another recruiter in College Station, during a self-defen More

The Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction, Vt., offers U.S. Army Recruiters from Burlington Company, Albany Recruiting Battalion a huge pool of potential recruits. Recruiters man the recruiting exhibit for al More

The Eastern States Exposition hosts midway rides, livestock exhibits, big name musical acts including Alabama, Kansas, Ace Frehley from Kiss, Dave Davies of The Kinks, and others during its 17-day run in West S More

Shartim Robinson, a 2012 Albany High School graduate, shipped to Basic Combat Training. To get to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Robinson lost 205 pounds so he could join the U.S. Army. Recruiters with Albany Re More

United States Recruiting Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Troy D. Kok holds his coin prior to honoring Albany Recruiting Battalion Soldiers for their efforts in making the battalion's Recruiting Reserve Part More

USAREC Marketing product featured in 2016 fall and winter editions of 'Innovation & Technology Today' magazine. Product was used to generate interest and propensity among recruiting prospects. Image submitted p More

Col. Jack Usrey, executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of the Army and sexual assault survivor, shares his story to attendees of the 3rd annual Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Summit Au More

An undated profile shot of Sgt. 1st Class Jared Siple, recruiter, Buckeye Recruiting Station, who is currently serving as the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion’s lead medic for the battalion COVID-19 Medical Tracker More

Public service product to alert students of the on-line test prep sponsored by the U.S. Army.

Christian Munoz of the Skyline Coyotes Junior Varsity Football team catches a pass for a touchdown, in a 20-12 win over Westwood High School, Aug. 25, 2016, Westwood H.S., Mesa, Ariz. Munoz and the Coyotes have More

Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Fry, recruiter, Superstition Recruiting Center, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, instructs defensive backs from the Skyline Coyotes Junior Varsity Football team, during a practice in Sept. 2016 More

Regan Mendina-Pellow (standing), education services officer, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, conducts an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test with students at Chino Valley High School, Prescott More

The Memorial Stand for Staff Sgt. Cameron Beckwith, Recruiter, 5th Recruiting Brigade, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, is displayed at the memorial ceremony which was held at the Robinson Maneuver Training Facili More

Lt. Col. David Clukey (left), battalion commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, listens intently to Congressman Ruben Gallego, 7th District of Arizona, prior to a ceremony at the Phoenix Downtown Post Office, More

Kylah Thomas glances at the promotion orders for her father, Master Sgt. Redus Thomas, operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, prior to his promotion ceremony to master serge More

Master Sgt. Redus Thomas, operations noncommissioned officer in charge, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, makes a speech shortly after being promoted to master sergeant, during a ceremony, Feb. 1, 2017, battalion h More

Joker, a 4-year-old military working dog assigned to Fort Rucker, Ala., grabs hold of Sgt. Oscar Rodriguez, military working dog handler, 483rd Working Dog Detachment, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., during a demonstrati More

Ashley Street, security officer with Security Services, a non-sworn position with the Glendale Police Department, and also a noncommissioned officer in the Army Reserve, poses at the Glendale Police Department, More

Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, left, is inducted into the Allentown High School Hall of Fame Feb. 17 during a ceremony at the school. Kok was More

Tony Schumacher, 8-time National Hot Rod Association champion and current U.S. Army sponsored dragster driver, speaks to Soldiers, future Soldiers and invited guests, prior to racing in qualifying heats at an N More

Col. Terance Huston, brigade commander, 5th Recruiting Brigade, talks about the generational shift in the military and how to effectively engage and recruit millennials in the modern Army, at the Equipment and More

Sgt. Roberto Cruz, recruiter, Goodyear Recruiting Station, Phoenix West Recruiting Company, is pictured performing a ruck march, part of the 2017 Combined Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake More

Kaylee Waynick (left), Justin Lahman (center) and Richard Lahman (right) pose for a photo at the Phoenix Military Entrance Processing Station, March 13, shortly after Justin took the oath of enlistment to join More

Regan Mendina-Pellow, education services officer, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, discusses the March2Success program, March 16, battalion headquarters. The March2Success program is a free website providing users More

Capt. Natalie Mallue (far right), gives the Hawaiian Shaka symbol during mountaineering training in the second phase of Ranger School, Camp Merrill, Ga., March, 2017. Mallue became the sixth female to graduate More

Warrant Officer Jonathon Carreno, formerly a recruiter in Sierra Vista, Ariz., stands proudly after graduating from Warrant Officer Candidate School, March 21, Fort Rucker, Ala. (Courtesy Photo)

Staff Sgt. Michael Stone (second left), center leader, Rio Rancho Recruiting Center, Albuquerque Recruiting Company, stands at attention after being named 5th Recruiting Brigade center leader of the year, March More

Victoria Faris, a GlobalTranz employee, sings a version of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ prior to a Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program partnership signing event between the U.S. Army and GlobalTranz, Mar More

Lt. Col. David Clukey (left, at microphone), commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, administers the oath of enlistment to 50 Future Soldiers from the battalion, April 9, Chase Field, Phoenix. The mass enlistm More

Lt. Col. Dave Clukey (center), commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, smiles for a group photo with fellow veterans at the Veterans Heritage Project’s annual Community Reception and Book Signing event, April More

Christopher O’ Shana, waiver analyst, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, talks about his photographic project ‘The Invisible Scar’ at a Community Action Committee meeting, April 12, Scottsdale Marriott Old Town, Sco More

In this image released by the Army Reserve's 75th Training Command, soldiers with the unit's Headquarters Company present U.S. and Army flags at a drag racing event in Baytown, Texas, Friday, April 21, 2017. Th More

4615 pounds of food was collected at the 672nd Engineer Company Food Drive, Missoula, Montana, April 21-23, 2017. The 672nd and Missoula Army Recruiting Station did pushups in exchange for donations as a light- More

Educators and dignitaries from Arizona and New Mexico pose with leadership from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, outside the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, N.C., April 17, as pa More

Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers speaks at the 2017 Inaugural Induction Ceremony, April 28, Calvary Community Church, Glendale, Ariz. (Photo by Alun Thomas, USAREC Public Affairs)

Lt. Col. David Clukey (left) commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, and Mayor of Glendale Jerry Weiers (center), bow their heads during the benediction at the 2017 Inaugural Induction Ceremony, April 28, Calv More

Lt. Col. David Clukey (at podium), commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, speaks to future service members and their families at the 3rd Annual Tempe Community Salutes ceremony, May 8, Tempe Center for the Ar More

Leadership from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion listen as Richard Andrade (left), Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, District 29, talks to them about the strides being made for veterans More

Sgt. Erick Fernandez, recruiter, Tempe Recruiting Company, poses for a photo at the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion headquarters, Phoenix, May 18. Fernandez, originally from Panama, moved to the United States at t More

Capt. Matthew Peterson, commander, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, salutes at the table of the Missing in Action and Prisoners of War, during the Anthem Memorial Day Ceremony, Ma More

Capt. Richard Ezell, executive officer, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, recites the Pledge of Allegiance while opening the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors formal meeting, County Government Office, Phoenix, J More

Brig. Gen. Sandra Alvey, deputy commanding general, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), talks to both Phoenix Recruiting Battalion and Army Reserve leadership at a Reserve Recruiting Partnership Council More

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Kirim, center leader, Black Canyon Recruiting Center, holds the Phoenix North Recruiting Company guidon, during a change of command ceremony, June 30, West Maricopa Education Center, Phoenix More

Lt. Col. Dave Clukey (left), commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, passes the Phoenix North Recruiting Company guidon to new company commander Capt. Denard Honeysuckle (center), as outgoing commander Capt. M More

Capt. Denard Honeysuckle, commander, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, salutes during the national anthem, shortly before a Major League Baseball game between the Arizona Diamondba More

Capt. Denard Honeysuckle, commander, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, conducts an oath of enlistment ceremony to 32 Future Soldiers, shortly before a Major League Baseball game be More

Capt. Denard Honeysuckle (left, at microphone), commander, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, administers the oath of enlistment to 32 Future Soldiers from the battalion, July 2, Ch More

As part of a mass enlistment ceremony, Future Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion recite the oath of enlistment, July 23, Chase Field, Phoenix, prior to a Major League Baseball Game between the Arizo More

Incoming Phoenix Central Recruiting Company Commander Capt. James Hur (left) and outgoing commander Capt. Adam McGinnis (right) face their company formation, prior to their change of command ceremony, Aug. 4, G More

Aaron Koehne reports to an Officer Candidate Board with a salute, Aug. 9, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion Headquarters, Phoenix. Koehne, 22, is hoping to become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and enlisted More

Lt. Col. Dave Clukey, commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, discusses opportunities within the U.S. Army to Arizona School Board members, Aug. 12, Springhill Suites Hotel, Phoenix. (Photo by Alun Thomas, USA More

Lt. Col. Dave Clukey, commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, briefs members of the Arizona Business & Education Coalition at their quarterly meeting, Aug. 25, Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix. Clukey More

MG Jeffrey Snow makes his entrance at the 3rd Recruiting Command Change of Responsibility at Fort Knox, Kentucky. (US Army Photo by Charles Leffler)

A blood donor squeezes a rubber ball while donating blood at a community blood drive, Sept. 1, Mesa Armed Forces Recruiting Center, Mesa, Ariz. The blood drive was a joint effort between the Mesa Recruiting Com More

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Kirim (right), center leader, Black Canyon Recruiting Center, guides students from Moon Valley High School into an interactive Special Operations Semi (AS2) tractor-trailer, Sept. 5, Moon Va More

Sgt. Jared Prizmich (second left), recruiter, Chandler Recruiting Center, Phoenix Central Recruiting Company, and Staff Sgt. Brendan Martin (second right), recruiter Chandler Recruiting Center, Phoenix Central More

Arizona Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, listens during the invocation on the opening day of the Arizona Balanced Budget Amendment Planning Convention, Arizona House of Representatives, Phoenix, Sept. 12. The conve More

Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers introduces himself to students at Apollo High School, as Lt. Col. Dave Clukey, commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, looks on, Apollo High School auditorium, Sept. 13, Glendale, A More

Army Maj. Timothy Thompson (far left), an active duty family medicine physician and teaching faculty member at the Martin Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Fort Benning, Ga., Army Sgt More

Capt. Eugene Lee (right), commander, Phoenix West Recruiting Company, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, administers the oath of enlistment to Anthony Guerra, Sept. 21, Phoenix Military Entrance Processing Station. More

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Sanders, recruiter, Phoenix Central Recruiting Company, talks to Arizona high school students about leadership roles in the Army, at the Arizona Department of Education (DECA) Career Day More

Spc. Samantha Trotter interviews Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, commanding general for U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Oct. 7 during the Army Ten-Miler Expo at the D.C. Amory.

A photo of Travis Morrow, president, self-storage division, Strat Property Management. Morrow, a native of Tucson, served in the Army for eight years, both on active duty and in the National Guard, before enter More

Rasheed Walker (center), from North Point High School in Waldorf, Maryland, waits Oct. 18 to receive his official selection to the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The game is the nation’s premier high school More

Students from Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware provide the color guard Oct. 20 at a Partnership for Youth Success signing ceremony at J.F. Sobieski Mechanical Contractors Inc. PaYS partners s More

Under the watchful eye of a representative from the Army Marketing Research Group, a student from Trevor Browne High School attempts ten successive pull-ups, during the U.S. Army High School Challenge, Oct. 26, More

(From l. to r.) Incoming 1st Sgt. Leon W. Bright, Capt. Gary E. Miller, San Antonio Medical Recruiting Company commander, and outgoing 1st Sgt. Timothy J. Britt, salute the colors as the National Anthem is play More

Sgt. 1st Class Matt Vinson, recruiter, Prescott Recruiting Center, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, poses for a photo at the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion Headquarters, Phoenix, Oct. 31. (Photo by Alun Thomas, More

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Sullins, assigned to the U.S. Army’s Mission Support Battalion Mobile Exhibit Company, gives instructions Nov. 2 to a student at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, Maryland abo More

Hunter Kirk (at podium), All-American Games staff member, speaks to the audience gathered at Mountain Ridge School, Nov. 5, Glendale, Ariz., prior to the selection of 2 students to the U.S. Army All-American Bo More

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Figel (center), parachute demonstrator, talks to students at Liberty High School about the mission of the Black Daggers, the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstr More

Staff Sgt. Robert Hanners (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Rolanda Praymous (right), both recruiters for West Ridge Recruiting Center, Phoenix Central Recruiting Company, talk to high school students attending the Ari More

Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, speaks to Future Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, prior to a mass enlistment ceremony, Nov. 9, University of Phoen More

Future Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion recite the oath of enlistment, during a mass enlistment ceremony, Nov. 9, 2017, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. The mass took place shortly b More

A member of the Black Daggers, the official U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration team, parachutes into University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz., Nov. 9, 2017. The demonstration too More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Guilfoil (second left), recruiter, Paradise Valley Recruiting Station, Phoenix North Recruiting Company, meets with President Shaunna O’ Connell (right) of the Kiwanis Club of Taunton, Nov. 10, More

A young boy plays on the controls of a UH-60 Blackhawk Nov. 12 prior to the Washington Redskins’ Salute to Service game at FedEx Field.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jose Gomez (right), command sergeant major, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, introduces 28 foreign military attaché officers to the Scottsdale Recruiting Center, Nov. 13, Scottsdale, Ariz. The at More

Col. Dina Wandler, commander for the U.S. Army’s 1st Recruiting Brigade, chats with Will Hayes, a senior long-snapper, Nov. 18 prior to Towson University’s football game. The game, Towson’s last of the season, More

Lt. Col. Dave Clukey, commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, talks about the battalion’s recent involvement at a National Football League game, at a Reserve Recruiting Partnership Council (R2PC) meeting, Nov. More