This 75 mm artillery round is one of four pieces of unexploded ordinance discovered by personnel at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. Antonio F. Padilla, tactical safety specialist, JMRC, is responsible for coo More
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, commander of Multinational Battle Group East, speaks to local mayors at a luncheon at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 9.
The 197th Liaison Monitoring Team report for duty at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The mission of the LMTs is to sense the polulace in order to gatehr information on issues and problems out in the local communities s More
Col. John Haramalis, commander, Area Support Team, addresses a room full of Soldiers from KFOR 12 and civilians working on base during a graduation ceremony, July 12, at Camp Bondsteel. The ceremony was held to More
Pvt. Ilhan Pagan, a rifleman with A Company, 296th Infantry Battalion, Multinational Battle Group East, pulls security around a landing zone during a Quick Reation Force training exercise in Karaceve/Karacevo, More
First Lt. Onix Santiago, commander, 544th Military Police Company, Multinational Battle Group East, and 1st Sgt. Johhny Quinones, company first sergeant, 544th, unveil thier units colors during a Transfer of Au More
Staff Sgt. Frederick Ferrigno, non-commisioned officer-in-charge military working dogs, Camp Bondsteel, and Hugo search a vehicle for explosives during an demonstration July, 23 at Camp Bondsteel. The domeonst More
Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Vicens, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general of North Dakota National Guard, and Capt. Angel Lopez, officer in charge of Li More
Soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East along with some Kosovo Police officers served as demonstrtorsin an exercise conducted at the Bill Clinton Sports Complex i More
Spc. Tyson Brian (left), Des Moines, Iowa, a petroleum supply specialist attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/114th Aviation Battalion, performs a "hot refuel" on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on More
Swedish and U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal soldiers with KFOR prepare supplies for a joint training event in Kisnica/Kishnica, Kosovo, Aug. 4.
A member of the Kosovo Security Forces explosive ordnance disposal team prepares detonation wire for a controlled detonation of anti-personnel mines during a training exercise in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Aug. More
Staff Sgt. Frederick Ferrigno, a dog handler with the 529th Military Police Company, cuts into the cake for University of Maryland University College's 60th anniversary of providing education to deployed servic More
Swedish Army 1st Lt. Christopher Johannson, Stockholm, Sweden, gives an orientation briefing to train Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment Soldiers near a starting point for Administrative Boun More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jeremy Walburn, Des Moines, Iowa, a helicopter pilot with C Company, 2-147th Aviation Battalion, Task Force Griffin, Multinational Battle Group East, helps two students with a reading ex More
Puerto Rico National Guard member Sgt. Marta Gonzalez, Carolina, Puerto Rico, a former military truck driver, now a U.S. Army sergeant with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, More
Maj. Oleksander Lutsenko, Multi-National Battle Group-East incoming Ukraine commander, signs the transfer of authority order as Maj. Gen. Sergiy Popko, 7th Detached Mechanized Brigade, and Lt. Col. Viacheslav A More
Father Palic Mataol, pastor of the Church of St. Nicholas in Yanjoyo, Kosovo (right) blesses a crucifix belonging to Master Sgt. Carlos Baez, Caguas, Puerto Rico, at the Church of the Black Madonna in Letnica/L More
Sgt, Gerardo Figueroa, Saint Just, Puerto Rico, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, raises the American flag during a Transfer of Authority ceremony Aug. 16, at Mount Goles, Kosovo. More
Sgt, Gerardo Figueroa, Saint Just, Puerto Rico, infantryman, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, raises the American flag while Spc. Nathaniel Morell, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, salutes the flag, duri More
Rexhep Sylemani (left), the manager of Industrial Batteries Gjilan, guides Maj. Jose Velazquez (right), Ponce, Puerto Rico, the chief engineer for Multinational Battle Group East, and Kosovo Security Forces 1st More
Spc. Elias Montanez, Cayey, Puerto Rico, former supply specialist, now government specialist with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team, Multinational Battle Group East, shows off the backpacks that he and his fell More
Francisco J. Neuman, Multinational Battle Group East commander, Bajrush Ymeri, mayor of Novoberde/Novo Brdo, Kosovo, and Jahir Syla, school director for Ardeni school, cut the ribbon to inaugurate a new sports More
Lt. Col. Michael D. Payne, flight surgeon, Multinational Battle Group East, gives a group of multinational doctors a tour the base medical clinic on Camp Bondsteel, Sept. 4. The tour was part of a conference he More
Beltine Biqmeti, a local student, sings the U.S. national anthem during a memorial service in downtown Ferizaj, Kosovo, Sept. 11. Soldiers from Task Force Aviation, Multi-National Battle Group East, were presen More
Portuguese Army Brig. Gen. Marco Serronha, deputy commander, KFOR, received a brief by 1st Lt. Suehaine Cancel, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, at a restaurant in Strpce/Shterpce, Sept. 14. One of the topics discussed More
KFOR Multi-National Battle Group-East's Turkish Coy soldiers display various Crowd and Riot Control equipment they use during a massive crowd and riot control exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, that took place Sep More
Ukrainian Staff Sgt. Urii Boudarchuk, Ukraine COY, Multinational Battle Group East, is carried to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a Quick Reaction Force training exercise, Sept. 18, in Crep/Crepana. The tr More
Command Sgt. Maj. Angel Alvardo, Coamo, Puerto Rico, deputy Joint Law Enforcement Liaison Team, gives a situation brief to Lt. Gorkem Durak, Izmir, Turkey, 1st platoon leader, as the Turkish Contingent moves in More
Polish Col. Stanislaw Sprawka (center), signs the transfer of authority order for the Polish contingent of Multinational Battle Group East, along with Lt. Col. Dariusz Kosowski (left), outgoing commander of the More
U.S. soldiers with Multinational Battle Group East fly the U.S. flag in formation during the Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Camp Ville, Kosovo, Sept. 30. MNBG E took over the Quick Reaction Force and Crowd a More
Spc. Emilio Rivera-Maldonado (on stage) leads a Zumba® class at Camp Bondsteel, Oct. 6. Rivera, Coamo, Puerto Rico is a certified personal trainer and Zumba instructor, and conducts classes twice each week for More
Participants in the Oct. 10 Dancon March in Mitrovica/Mitrovice, Kosovo, await the starting horn for the 26-kilometer (16 mile) march through the countryside. The Dancon March is a Danish tradition that dates b More
Spc. Juan Mass, Adjuntas Puerto Rico, a soldier with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Brigade, Multi-National Battle Group East, renders a salute as the U.S. flag is raised during a Transfer of Authorit More
Christian Sly, Dallas, Texas, the lead singer for Matthew JC and the AllStars, performs for the soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East at the theater at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 20. The show, which is More
An American UH-60 Medical Black Hawk Helicopter lifts off after a patient was loaded onto the aircraft during a Quick Reaction Force exercise Oct. 22. Turkish soldiers were validated on their QRF abilities befo More
Vidar Pedersen, European Rule of Law Mission liaison officer to Kosovo Forces, speaks to Multinational Battle Group East soldiers during a seminar at the Medal of Honor Hall on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 22. More
Spc. Yarib Rivera, Isabela, Puerto Rico, a military police officer, 544th Military Police Company, Puerto Rico National Guard, hands out water to local students during a break in a Zumba session at a community More
Multi-National Battle Group-East soldier Maj. Robert Lundgren, Task Force Falcon Medical Preventive Medicine officer in charge, nears the five mile mark while running the hilly course for the Army Ten-Miler on More
Capt. Felicia Anderson, administration officer, Task Force Griffin, 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Multinational Batle Group East, crosses the finish line during the Camp Bondsteel Army 10-miler Shadow Run, More
Spc. Daniel Maier, Fayetteville, N.C., and Military Working Dog Ceno, search a vehicle as part of normal duty while deployed to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Daily duties include random searches, deterrence, and trai More
Capt. Eric Nelson, Madrid, Iowa, commander, C Company, 2-147th Aviation Battalion, Iowa National Guard, poses with a group of students from Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, during a visit to Camp Bondsteel, Oct. 30. T More
Command Sgt. Maj. Gilbert Arocho (on stage), command sergeant major of Multinational Battle Group East, addresses the graduating soldiers of Warrior Leader Course, Nov. 1, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The graduat More
Three ethnic Albanian girls from Kamenica/Kamenice performed a traditional dance for their peers and the Multinational Battle Group East soldiers who took part in the days events Saturday, Nov. 6. Directly foll More
A group of German soldiers march along the Dancon route Nov. 7 in Mitrovica/Mitrovice. The Germans soldiers, along with more than 700 others, participated in the approximately 27-kilometer March. (Photo by: Pfc More
York Underwood, the youngest of the comedians who visited Camp Bondsteel Sunday Nov. 7, uses exaggerated facial expressions to get a joke across to the audience comprised mostly of soldiers. Underwood and his f More
Capt. Mark Mackey, Austin, Texas, presents an in-depth brief on anesthesiology as Mentor Gjelaj, a linguist, translates his words to the audience of doctors and medical technicians.
Danish Lt. Col. Jens Nyrup, deputy commander of Multinational Battle Group North, addresses Hungarian, Polish and Slovenian soldiers during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Nothing Hill, near Leposavic/ More
Pfc. Dolores Harris, North Little Rock, Ark., supply specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1-114 Security and Support Aviation Battalion, Multinational Battle Group East, Arkansas National Guard, wo More
Capt. Barbara Bujak, physical therapist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, speaks in her native tongue, Polish, with members of Multinational Battle Group East’s Polish Contingent and European Rule of Law Mi More
A soldier from A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Multinational Battle Group East, Puerto Rico National Guard, plays an injured rioter and is carried away by members of the Kosovo Tactical Maunu More
Spc. Cory Alexander, Little Rock, Ark., Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1-114 Security and Support Aviation Battalion, Multinational Battle Group East, Arkansas National Guard, and Spc. Kyle Shorter, Clem More
Spc. Carlos Ruiz, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Division, Multinational Battle Group East, cycles near the perimeter of Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Dec. 2. Ruiz r More
Lt. Col. Jose Boria-Cruz, Multinational Battle Group East deputy commander, thanks the soldiers of the Ukraine Contingent for the professionalism and dedication to service alongside Maj. Aleksander Lutsenko, Uk More
Polish Pvt. Piotr Krzyzynski, infantryman, Polish Coy, Multinational Battle Group East, pulls security around a simulated downed helicopter during a Quick Reaction Force exercise in Gllagoc, Kosovo, Dec. 8. The More
Spc. Jerome Norton, Plain Dealing, La., registered mail clerk, 328th Postal Services Detachment, Multi-National Battle Group-East, U.S. Army Reserves, checks in mail as Spc. Jacob Swindle, Bossier City, La., te More
Capt. Bryan Combs, State Family Program director and Joe Brummett, Community Outreach director, give Mark Fichtner of the Lexington English Pub the Kentucky Minuteman glass award for appreciation of the support More
Maj. Nadim Islam, Houston, Texas, emergency physician, Task Force Medical Falcon, Multinational Battle Group East, gave a lecture during a medical Grand Rounds event held at the hospital in Ferizaj/Urosevic Jan More
Connecticut Army National Guard members from D Company, 1-169th Aviation Regiment, Enfield, Conn., perform a "hot refuel" on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during their two-week annual training at a Canadian arm More
A fire team from Company A, 102nd Infantry Battalion, practices room clearing procedures before entering the "shoot house" at a training site at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 21. The "shoot house" is a training buildin More
Sgt. Mark Fuggiti, a recruiter with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Nationa More
Sgt. Matthew Howard, a cannon crew member with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, throw a simulation grenade during the urban operations portion of the Army National Gu More
Second Lt. Andrew Shetland of Griswold, Conn., Distinguished Honor Graduate of Class 57 Officer Candidate School, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Mark Russo of Connecticut Army National Guard on Aug. 18 at Camp Ni More
(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard, Sgt. Mathew Howard, National Guard Non-commissioned Officer of the Year from Arkansas National Guard, Sgt. Mar More
1st Lt. Nicholas Polcar, Wisconsin National Guard, poses for a picture with his father, Scott Polcar of Sheboygan, Wis., outside Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., Aug. 21. Polcar, along with his teammate, Capt. More
Sgt. Mark Fuggiti and his wife Ashley look at a monument during their tour of Arlington Cemetery. The tour was a part of the Outstanding Soldier and Airmen of the Year Week which took place in Washington, D.C. More
Pfc. Kyle Boulerice, A Company, 102nd Infantry Division, Connecticut Army National Guard, completes the "slouch pipe lunges" obstacle of the "Spartan Run" during the Connecticut SWAT Challenge in Avon, Conn., A More
Sgt. Mark Fuggiti and his wife Ashley enter the 2012 Outstanding Airmen and Soldier of the Year Banquet in Arlington, Va., Aug 24, where Fuggiti was recognized as the Army National Guard's Best Soldier of the Year.
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau addresses the crowd at the 2012 Outstanding Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet in Arlington, Va.
Members of the Connecticut Air National Guard erect a tent near Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30. The National Guard set up a commodity distribution point at the site in order to facilitate deliv More
Sudden erosion of Great Gull Island during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 caused damage to research posts and historical military structures left over from the Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. (U.S. Army More
Members of the U.S. Army and Air Force, along with Dutch and German service members met to discuss the details of Exercise Swift Response during a conference held July 28, at Camp Albertshof, Hohenfels, Germany More
Air Force Master Sgt. Jason E. Tomkinson, chief joint terminal attack controller instructor, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, communicates via tactical radio with flight controllers during the Short Take O More
Czech Army T-72M4CZ tanks from the 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanized Brigade roll into the train station at Parsburg, Germany, Aug. 3. The 73rd is one of four battalions falling under the 7th Brigade during E More
U.S. Army Europe's Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl D. Lyon participated in a friendly game of soccer with Soldiers from Joint Multinational Readiness Center for morning physical training at Hohenfels High School's ath More
Lt. James Barnes, of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, Camp Lejeune, N.C., takes notes regarding the Georgia National Army’s training, Aug. 8. Barnes is acting as an assessor for the Mission Readiness Ex More
Lt. Col. Shannon Graham, commander of the United Kingdom’s 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, explains the organization of his area of operations to Col. Josef Kopecky, commander of the Czech Republic Army’s More
First Lt. Ashley Noel, 143rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, walks through a warehouse holding Department of Public Health personal protective gear and hospital equipment waiting to be distributed to hosp More
Pallets of Personal Protective Gear and hospital equipment are received, organized, and distributed to hospitals and medical personnel from a warehouse operated by the Connecticut National Guard.
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) conducts weapons qualification training using an Engagement Support Trainer system at Camp Nett, More
Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard prepare to unload a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment from an Alaska National Guard C-17 Globemaster at the Army Av More
Students in the Connecticut National Guard's 169th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Combat Medic reclassification course listen to an instructor on how to facilitate casualty care while waiting for a heli More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, adjutant general for the Connecticut National Guard, gives a speech during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn. Aug. 20, 2020. T More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. John Noone, Connecticut National Guard's state equal opportunity employment manager, address a crowd a the beginning of a Women's Equality Day event at the Gov. William A. O'Neill Armory i More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont talks to members of the 103rd Civil Engineering Squadron as they clear fallen trees from roadways in North Haven, Connecticut, Aug. 28, 2020. Lamont, along with Maj. Gen. Francis More
A Soldier assigned to the Connecticut National Guard's 143rd Regional Support Group takes a photo with his family at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. prior to departing for an overseas More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Samantha Sheehan, a human resources specialist with the Connecticut National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, grabs a couple jugs of milk for a family at a drive-through food More
(From Left to Right) Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard, Sgt. Mathew Howard, National Guard Non-commissioned Officer of the Year from Arkansas National Guard, Sgt. Mar More
Spc. Carlos Ruiz, an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, crests a hill during a mountain bike race in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2009. Ruiz, a member of the Puerto Rico N More
Brig. Gen. Alan S. Dohrmann spoke at the Liaison Monitoring Team transfer of authority wishing Soldiers from the 197th LMT good luck as they take on their mission in Kosovo.
Col. John Haramalis, commander, Area Support Team, shakes hands with Master Sgt. John T. Waters, G-3 exercise planner non-commissioned officer-in-charge, KFOR 12, after giving him a certificate during a graduat More
Spc. Joel Torres, a medic with A Company, 296th Infantry Battalion, Multinational Battle Group East, intitiates an I.V. on a 296th Soldier that notionally sustained injuries from a simulated vehicle rollover du More
Sgt. Brandon Hiller, military working dog handler, Camp Bondsteel, receives a bite from Ceno a military working dog, July 23 at Camp Bondsteel. Ceno, one of three MWDs on Bondsteel, is trained in attack and pat More
Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Vicens, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general of North Dakota National Guard, and Col. Francisco J. Neuman, commander of Mul More
A soldier from A Company 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry, Multinational Battle Group East, serving as a demonstrator in a training exercise with KP in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, gets tangled with a fellow soldier More
Pfc. Dennis A. Moore, Des Moines, Iowa, a petroleum supply specialist attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/114th Aviation Battalion, runs the fuel pump on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truc More
A Swedish soldier with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team of Multinational Battle Group Central covers an explosive prior to detonation during a joint training event with U.S. EOD Soldiers from MNBG East, in More
A member of the Kosovo Security Forces explosive ordnance disposal team prepares plastic explosives that will be used for the controlled detonation of several anti-personnel mines during a joint training exerci More