U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Zimmermann, a joint terminal attack controller from the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron from McChord AFB, Wash., searches through a box of meals ready to eat in front of th More
Afghan children crowd around and speak to U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol More
Sgt. Daniel C. Denny, a native of Ridgecrest, N.C., and a combat engineer with 1st Platoon, B Company, 40th Engineers Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade, based out of Baumholder, Germany, conducts a pre-mission More
U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 STR) picks up debris from an Iraqi car wreck Nov. 29, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. Army Pfc. Luis Torres, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, tests the communication system on his Stryker vehicle prior to a presence patrol mission in the Dora District of Baghdad, I More
An Iraqi army soldier prepares to enter an Iraqi home in the Dora District of Baghdad, Iraq, in order to search the home during a joint knock and search operation of the area with members of the U.S. Army 2nd S More
Spring Valley, Minn., native, Lt. Col. Myron Reineke, commander of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, talks with Pan-Arabic media, after critical infrastructure guards took charge of checkpoints in the More
Spokane, Wash., native Sgt. Jonathan Weiser, a lab tech with Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, draws blood from Dayton, Ohio, native Sgt. Brian Janek, combat medic with M More
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Daniel Savage from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, talks with Iraqi locals in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2008.
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jose Garcia, a Brunswick, Maine, native, who works as the Special Troops Squadron electronic warfare officer for the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Bryan Denny More
Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, left, the commanding general of Multi-National Division - Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, who is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss., along with Hammond's executive officer, Maj. An More
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., and Lt. Col. Bob McAleer, commander, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, a native More
School girls from the Seyab school express their excitement and anticipation as they wait patiently for the delivery of school supplies from the Soldiers of Battery A, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-nation More
Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Clanin, a native of Corona, Calif., and a platoon sergeant with Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi More
Capt. Augusto Giacoman, a Spring Lake, N.C., native and an operations officer with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National More
Brig. Gen. Milano, the 4th Infantry Divison's assistant division commander for support, Harker Heights, Texas, native, Col. Ricky Gibbs, commander, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Spring Valley, Minn., na More
Iraqi Army 1st Lt. Ali Abdul Hussin Hameed (left), who serves as a sick-call doctor with the 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, uses his medical equipment to better look inside the mouth of a patient March More
1st Lt. Blakely Anderson, Simpsonville, S.C., native, mortar platoon leader for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, waits as Spc. Benjamin Johnston, a pay clerk wi More
Iraqi police patrol with members of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, in the Rashid district in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 28. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Lester Colley)
Lt. Col. Lee Marsh, Jr., a native of Atlanta, and Lt. Col. Steven Neuser of Fort Myers Fla., stand side-by-side before their change of command ceremony, March 30. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Arron Schille)
Pvt. Axel Marson, a native of Lewiston, Maine, scans his sector through the scope of his machine gun during a patrol in the Suleikh and Qahira neighborhoods of Baghdad, April 1. Marson serves as a mortar infant More
Staff Sgt. Sean Clark, a Los Angeles native who serves as a squad leader from the Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - More
Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, conduct inspections at a joint check point with the Iraqi police in Ben More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets,' 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, instruct Iraqi army soldiers from the Muthana Brigade on how to properly clear More
Sgt. 1st Class Craig McNeal, a native of Hollandale, Miss., pounds fists with an Iraqi boy while on patrol in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad, on April 1. McNeal is the platoon sergeant for 4th Platoon, Compan More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Dog Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, conduct an early morning clearing operation in Abu T'shir, Saydiyah, Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16 to look for weapons ca More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Echo Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment breach a door during a search for weapons caches in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16. (U.S. Army photo/Lester Colley)
A former detainee greets a friend with a hug after a release ceremony in Ibrahim Bin Ali, northwest of Baghdad, April 25. The Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry More
2nd Lt. Vincent Barber, a native of Toledo, Ohio, talks with an Iraqi man in Rathwaniyah on April 30 after receiving small arms fire. Barber serves as the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Battery B, 1st Battalio More
Country music singer Trace Adkins tunes his guitar before performing for 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldiers during a concert at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, located in Diyala, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2008. Adkin More
Former Major League Baseball player Dean Palmer, of the Detroit Tigers, signs a jersey for a 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldier during the 2008 Heroes of the Diamond Tour while at the dining facility at Forwa More
Amen: Father Mario Rosario gives holy communion to a 2SCR trooper stationed at Combat Outpoust Atghar.
An Afghan National Policeman walks with a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Af More
An Afghan National Policeman looks at a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, from Vilseck, Germany, as he pulls security near Kandahar Airfield, Afghani More
U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, and members of a human terrain analysis team patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, at More
Regional Chairman Josef Wittmann (right) congratulates Capt. Matthew Mckernnon (left) and Capt. Jeffrey Fritz for their heroic efforts which resulted in the apprehension of an intoxicated motorist May 24, 2011 More
Quality time: Couples from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment enjoy a tour of the Ettal Monastary during the recent FIRES family retreat held in Garmisch.
Pvt. Thomas Peddicord, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, personnel security detachment team member, secures the perimeter of the governor's office during a meeting in Qalat City, Zabul province, July More
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Afghan National Police take a quick break during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabu More
Dragoons for life : Regimental Command Sgt Major Mark Morris (left), Gen David Petraeus and 2/2SCR Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Omar Jones (right) proudly display their unit patches following Petraeus’ inducti More
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force and commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, shakes hands with 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Trooper, Sgt. Alexis Means of Durham, N.C. More
Glory: Sgt. Delena Cherry performs an interpretitve dance in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the MLK remembrance luncheon held Saturday, Jan 22, at Forward Operating Base Lagman.
The CTZ Choir sings a stirring rendition of “Go Down Moses” during the Black History Month celebration at Forward Operating Base Laghman.
Col. James Blackburn, the 75th colonel of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, left, sits down to discuss issues with a tribal elder in Spin Boldak.
Sgt. Anthony Miller waits to participate in as the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment color bearer during the relief in place and transfer of authority to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 5th Infantry Re More
Hans Drexler, mayor of the village of Hirschau (left) invites the new 1st Squadron Commander of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Lt. Col. Kendrick Robbins to sign the town's prestigious Golden Book. Signing th More
Maj. Gen. James Boozer, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, talks about training ideas with the attendees at the FIRES Support Conference held Sept. 7 at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany.
Honoring Heroes: Troopers of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stand alongside their partners from the 122nd Panzer Grenadier Battalion during a tribute to the fallen Heroes of Sept. 11. During the ceremony a More
Soldiers with Reaper Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire a TOW missile during a range mission, Aug. 29, 2012 at Grafenwoehr training area. The troopers prepared for an upcoming training mission.
Polish soldiers assigned to the Polish army's 6th Airborne Brigade pull security during a combined training event July 2, 2015 with U.S. Soldiers of P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment near Nowa More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to A Battery (Archer) and C Battery (Cobra), 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct a certification training on M777 towed 155 mm howitzers. Rose Barracks Vilseck, Bavaria, Germany, July 16, 2015. More
U.S. Army wheeled vehicles from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment arrives at Orzysz, Poland, train station on March 24, 2017. The 2nd Cav. Regt., is currently deployed to Orzysz, Poland for six months in support More
Approximately 29 wheeled vehicles, and trailers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Battle Group arrives at Orzysz, Poland, March 24, 2017. The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Battle Group is currently deployed More
Mr. David Orr, the Lead for Training Support Team Orzysz, and Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment battle group, unpack containers and training aids at the Orzysz, Training Area, Poland, March 25, 201 More
Mr. Georgios Moumoulidis, a Visual Information Specialist with Training Support Team Orzysz, document the night time arrival of Soldiers from the 2 Stryker Cavalry Regiment, at Orzysz, Poland on March 28, 2017. More
Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, arrive in Orzysz, Poland, to form Battle Group Poland on March 30, 2017. Battle Group Poland, is comprised of U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Cav. Regt., More
U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment arrived in Orzysz, Poland, on March 30, 2017. Battle Group Poland, comprised of 2/2 CR, U.K. and Romanian Soldiers, is currently deployed to Orzysz, Pol More
U.S. Military Police assigned to Battle Group Poland, conduct detaining a non Compliant Subject Training, on April 04, 2017. Battle Group Poland, comprised of 2/2 CR, U.K. and Romanian Soldiers, is currently de More
Soldiers from Battle Group Poland, conduct weapons zeroing on April 4, 2017 in Orzysz, Poland. Battle Group Poland, comprised of 2/2 CR, U.K. and Romanian Soldiers, is currently deployed to Orzysz, Poland for s More
Soldiers from Battle Group Poland, conduct a weapons zeroing range on April 6, 2017 in Orzysz, Poland. Battle Group Poland, comprised of U.S., U.K., Romanian and Polish Soldiers, is currently deployed to Orzysz More
A soldier with 1st Platoon, B Company, 40th Engineers Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade, based out of Baumholder, Germany, scales a wall after clearing a small cornfield of any possible insurgent activity, Oct. More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andrew Green, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, commander, (left) based in Vilseck, Germany, Afghanistan Highway Police Capt. Haji Sahebjan, AHP Capt. Haji Shahlohallab and Afghanistan Bord More
U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Marsh, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, provides security for a Human Terrain Team in front of a Stryker armored vehicle in a village near Kan More
U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, speaks with an Afghan child during a patrol near Kandahar More
An Iraqi policeman hands out fliers of fugitives to Iraqi locals at a checkpoint, Nov. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Vogelphol, of the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, reviews a map of the Dora District in Baghdad, Iraq to determine where his squad will go next during a presence More
A U.S. Army Soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, provides security from his Stryker vehicle gunner position during a knock and search operation of Iraqi homes in the Dora More
U.S. Army Spc. Craig Staley (left) and1st Lt. Brandon Bodor (right) both of the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, walk down a residential street as they help conduct a knock and search More
Edwardsville, Ill., native Spc. Alyson Haynes, right, practices examination procedures on Augusta, Maine, native Spc. Lena Reichardt both from Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg More
U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Donnery from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, patrols Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2008.
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jose Garcia, a Brunswick, Maine, native, who works as the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Special Troops Squadron electronic warfare officer receives Gold Spurs for his combat time in Ira More
Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, the commanding general of Multi-National Division - Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, who is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss., talks to a local barber about his security concerns a More
Capt. Matthew Terry, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who serves as a fires direction officer with Battery A, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-national Division – Baghdad, teaches a local boy hi More
Andover, Mass., native 1st Lt. Asaushik Narasimhan, a fire support officer with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-Nation More
A medic with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, checks the blood pressure of an Iraqi woman at the beginning of her visit with health-care providers March 18 during a combined medical More
Spc. Benjamin Johnston, Troy, Ohio, native , a pay clerk with Detachment E, 230th Finance Battalion, which is attached to the 24th Financial Management Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade More
An Iraqi police officer takes a break during a patrol in Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 28. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Lester Colley)
2nd Air Support Operations Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Lee Marsh, Jr., a native of Atlanta, relinquishes his command to the in-coming commander, Lt. Col. Steven Neuser of Fort Myers Fla., March 30. (U.S. Army P More
Spc. Francisco Lassiter, a native of Norfolk, Va., conducts a foot patrol on the streets of Baghdad's Suleikh neighborhood as a Stryker vehicle passes by April 1. Lassiter, who serves as a tanker with 4th Plato More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, demonstrate how to enter a building, by using the "glass house" training techn More
Spc. Gerardo Serrano, who hails from Las Cruces, N.M., and serves with the Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghda More
Iraqi police officers perform a vehicle search at a checkpoint in Beni Zaid, west of Baghdad Arpil 6. Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Mult More
An Iraqi child talks to a Soldier assigned to 4th Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division w More
Nineteen former detainees and their friends and family listen to Lt. Col. Mario Diaz, a native of Sierra Madre, Calif., and commander of 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets," 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regi More
Spc. Brent Parimore, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., examines an Iraqi army soldier after a vehicle accident April 30 at an IA checkpoint in Nassir Wa Salam, northwest of Baghdad. Parimore is a medic with 1st B More
Capt. Geoffrey Gorsuch, a native of Peoria, Ill., speaks with a local sheik in Rathwaniyah on April 30. Gorsuch and his platoon leaders often meet with sheiks to understand the needs of their communities. Gorsu More
Country music singer Trace Adkins performs his new song "Merry for Money," for 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldiers during a concert at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, located in Diyala, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2008. More
Former Major League Baseball players Andy Ashby, of the San Diego Padres, Sterling Hitchcock, of the New York Yankees and Dean Palmer, of the Detroit Tigers, sign souvenirs and chat with 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg More
Praise: Chaplain Doug Hogsten joins choir members from left to right: Sgt. Darlena Cherry, Spc. Jerome Jones and Pfc. Kathleen Dickerson singing during a gospel service at FOB Lagman.
Col. James Blackburn, the 75th colonel of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, left, and 2SCR Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Morris, right, pose for a photo at the top of Alexander's Castle near Qalat City in t More
Afghan Air Force airmen and U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, team leader, 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, prepare for a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, More
U.S. Army Spc. Luis Vertentes, cavalry scout for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, leaps across a ditch during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghan More
An Afghan National Policeman and a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, from Vilseck, Germany, look at one another while on patrol near Kandahar Airfiel More
Study time: FIRES Squadron Chaplain Capt. Doug Hogsten explains a marriage exercise during the family retreat held at the Edelweiss Lodge in Garmisch.