Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company laugh together during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia, Sept. 14. Garuda Shield 2014 is a bilateral, tactic More
Pvt. Jared Beier, Pvt. Zachary Hilleary and Spc. Alexander Clements(from left to right), radar section, Headquarters and Headquarter Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, ground the generator t More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, scans the horizon as the sun rises in the below-freezing morning More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security from the turret of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle in the small village of Y More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, patrol through the small village of Yahya Khel March 10. Members of Company A More
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies, a medic for Company C, 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, Task Force Blackhawk, and a native of Longview, Wash., sits on the bumper of one of the emergency vehicles used by the For More
Two members of the Albanian special operations forces conduct security operations with Sgt. 1st Class Jason Taylor (back, left) and Staff Sgt. Glen Kent near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Both U.S. so More
Maj. Edward Choi, the brigade chaplain for Combined Task Force-Arrowhead, explains the concept of the new behavioral health tool The Warrior's Huddle during the Sergeants Major/Religious Support Team Conference More
Spc. Bryan Carpenter a combat medic with C Company, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, runs from a pack of kids during the recess portion of Chambers Prairie Elementary School’s fun run More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, cleans a M249 light machine gun during Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 at the National Training C More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, complete a live fire exercise range at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Acti More
U.S. Army Soldiers fill a valley with smoke to allow friendly forces to advance at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016. This 15-day traini More
A Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, checks a target, Sept. 13, 2019, during a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle system More
A CH-47 Chinook delivers a Howitzer cannon to the hills of Yakima Training Center, Wash., Aug. 25. The M777 Howitzer was brought to members of Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment during More
Pvt. Zachary Hilleary, radar operator, Headquarters and Headquarter, Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, takes up a defensive position after completing certification on the new EQ-36 Target A More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramon Rodriguez, a native of Juna Diad, Puerto Rico, and a team leader for 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepares the crew of his mine- More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint outside Combat Outpost Yosef Khel with a platoon from the Afghan National More
Spc. Jaaziel Ramos, infantryman, C Company, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, is led by a group of children during Chambers Prairie Elementary School’s fun run day May 31. The young ru More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, rush up a staircase while clearing a building at the National Training Center as part of Dec More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, carries a M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon at the National Training Cen More
Marines set up in a security posture as an M1A1 Abrams tank makes its way up the training area during a tank and infantry integration exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan 30, 2017. The Marines integrated with on More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian J. Prins, an infantryman assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, loads a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle syst More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company and a Soldier from the 411 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Armed Forces, enjoy the beach together during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir More
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Shrout, 2nd Infantry, 6th Infantry Regiment commander, uncases his unit colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Combat Outpost Carver May 11. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Justin Snyder)
U.S. Army Spc. Kevin McGovern, from Bridgewater, N.J., assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, prepares the gunner's nest of his mine resistant ambush pro More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint with soldiers from the Afghan National Army near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, search travelers at a traffic checkpoint outside Combat Outpost Yosef Khel, March 9. The 1st Platoon s More
Spc. Jaaziel Ramos, infantryman, C Company, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, carries a girl to the finish line during Chambers Prairie Elementary School’s fun run day May 31. Particip More
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and about 170 Republic of Korea army personnel including its special warfare command soldiers conducted training at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, C More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, use teamwork to clear a building at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, run toward an objective at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation More
A Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, loads a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle system, Sept. 13, 2019, during a qualifi More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company and Soldiers from the 411 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Armed Forces, enjoy the beach together during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company take off on a Pacific ocean sea tour during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia, Sept. 14. Garuda Shield 2014 More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, set up a traffic checkpoint with Afghan National Army soldiers in the frigid dawn of March 8, near Com More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., a member of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, gets passed by a classic, old car during More
A cat watches U.S. Army Spc. Josh Beans, from Miami, a medic for 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, as he uses his rifle scope to watch a More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, watches as members of the Afghan National Army set up a traf More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Black Hawk, conducts a foot patrol in the small village of Yayah Khel, March 10, 2012. Members of Company A were More
Sgt. Guillermo Garcia, an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector while on farmland near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Garcia's unit is part of the 2nd More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, rush from cover to cover at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, climb up a hill at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 in More
A Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle system, Sept. 13, 2019, during a qualifi More
U.S. Army Pfc. Grant Lloyd, from Sylvester, Ga., and Spc. Mark Sheffy, from Visalia, Calif., both members of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blac More
U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Harris, a native of Frederick, Md., and a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, takes biometric information from a suspected membe More
Staff Sgt. Parker Rojas, infantryman with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provides security near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. His unit is with Combined Task Force Arrowhead and More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, rush to cover at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 in F More
U.S. Soldiers detonate a Mine Clearing Line Charge to allow friendly forces to advance past an obstacle at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 29, More
Sgt. Scott Herring, an infantryman assigned Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle system, Sept. 13, More
Soldiers from the from the 411 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Armed Forces, enjoy the beach together during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia, Sept. 14. Garuda Shield 2014 is a bilate More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police rests on a roadside while his platoon conducts a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Manigault, from Bronx, N.Y., team leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, watches as members of the Afghan Nat More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., who is in 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, uses his rifle scope to scan a fa More
Staff Sgt. Glen Kent, infantryman with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provides security near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. His unit is part of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Tea More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, runs during a live fire exercise at the National Training Center as part of Decisive Action More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Meyers, a native of Savannah, Ga., briefs his soldiers in 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, before they h More
U.S. Army Pfc. Isaac Mancilla, a native of St. George, Utah, a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, retrieves a biometrics kit from a mine resistant ambu More
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, conducts a foot patrol in the small village of Yayah Khel, near combat outpos More
Second Lt. Michael Tovo, a platoon leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, talks to members of his unit during a patrol near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Tovo's unit is part More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company and from the 411 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Armed Forces, enjoy the beach together during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Bea More
Manum Ishmail, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police in the Yousef Kehl district, pulls security while his platoon conducts a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Batta More
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls lookout duty from a rooftop in the village of Yahya Khel, which is near More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Dehart, a native of Greensboro, N.C., and a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, checks a vehicle for explosi More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, sits in the reflection of his FGM-148 Javelin while scanning the horizon at the National Tr More
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment's Bravo Company prepare to go on a scuba diving trip during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia, Sept. 14. Garuda Shield 2014 More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tilley, a native of Statesville, N.C., currently serving as platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, scans the area with his More
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, is greeted by a local boy during a foot patrol through the village of Yahya K More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, cordon off the town square of a small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel M More
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Taylor, a platoon sergeant with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, speaks with Capt. Pennie Llorente, team chief with Alpha Company, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airbor More
Chartered transportation lines the beach parking lot as Soldiers enjoy fun in the sun during the Garuda Shield Cultural Day at Pasir Putih Beach in Indonesia, Sept. 14. Garuda Shield 2014 is a bilateral, tactic More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Weyant, who is from Harrisburg, Pa., a member of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security on the banks of a dry streambed while me More
A member of the Afghan Local Police pulls security in the small village of Yahya Khel as soldiers from the Afghan Uniformed Police construct a permanent check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Com More
U.S. Army Specialists Redmond Payne, from San Francisco, and Cody Grooms, from Phoenix, both members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Black More
Col. Alden Saddlemire, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks with local children about obtaining a soccer ball during a visit to the district center in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pull security in their mine resistant ambush protected vehicle during a traffic check point outside Co More
A local Afghan boy watches as U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, move through the village of Yahya Khel, which is More
Lt. Col. Joseph Cetta, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Trisha Bury, a field program officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, speak with an Afghan civilian about a More
Three local children watch as U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, move through their small village near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel, March 8.
A local Afghan elder watches soldiers from the Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a traffic check point with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackha More
A member of the Afghan National Army jokes around with U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, in the village of Yahya More
Lt. Col. Joseph Cetta, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks with Vlatko Trajkovski, a provincial manager with the Central Asia Development Group's Community Development Program, during More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, bow for a moment of silence to honor their fallen comrades before leaving on a mission from Combat Out More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, and members of the Afghan Local Police and Afghan Uniformed Police, stand watc More
First Lt. Greg Barry, platoon leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, patrols along Highway 4 outside the district center in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. His unit is part o More
Spc. Matthew Arehart, an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector during a patrol along Highway 4 in the city of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. His unit More
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, bow for a moment of silence to honor their fallen comrades before leaving on a mission More
First Lt. Greg Barry, a platoon leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, leads a group of soldiers during a patrol along Highway 4 in the city of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012 More
Spc. Benjamin Williams, an infantryman and radio telephone operator with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, patrols a street in the city of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. His unit i More
Pfc. Alexander Miller, an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, provides security during a patrol in the city of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. His unit is part of the More
First Lt. Jerrod Jerome, a platoon leader with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, talks with members of the Albanian Special Operations Forces before execution of a mission in the city of Spi More