Spc. Thomas E. Malmborg receives a commander's coin from Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard for intervening after recognizing suicidal intentions from his battle buddy. Malmborg, a communications specialist from Wheat More
Soldiers assigned to 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat, Airborne), Pfc. Christopher Moore, a native of St. Albans, W.Va., left, Pvt. Jordan Villa, a native of Oxnard, Calif., Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, a native of Sh More
Pfc. Jason Radley, a military policeman of the Florida Army National Guard, receives his first Army Achievement Jan. 29 while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Directorate of Mobilization More
A member of an afghan and coalition security force prepares to depart to an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Taliban leader holds se More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force gathers prior to an operation in Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban l More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The senior More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security outside an Afghan home during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 2, More
A member of Afghan and coalition security force prepares for an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. The operation led to the detainment of a Taliban leader and one More
Afghan and coalition security force members fire a flare before departing for an operation in Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The operation led to the detention of a senior More
An Afghan and coalition security force wait prior to a night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The operation resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader and tw More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force prepares to depart for a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban lead More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force searches a Taliban facilitator's residence for improvised explosive devices and weapons in Nawah-ye-Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 5, 20 More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force conducts preliminary checks during a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a More
A coalition security force member prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
An Afghan and coalition security force secure a Taliban leader's home during an night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22, 2013. The leader is responsible for directing and More
(center, L to R) Pvt. Marvin Frisby, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team; Spc. Benjamin Rubino, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade; and Sgt. Larry Blais, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team; stand in front of soldi More
Spc. Elena Rooney, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, takes down a clay pigeon as her unit spends a day at the Skeet/Trap Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, N More
“Leave it cleaner than you found it,” is one of the oldest sayings in the military and for 11 North Carolina National Guard Soldiers in Youngsville, it was more than an order this April 18, 2015, it was a privi More
U.S. Army Pfc. Liam Ingram, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, readies himself to move after subduing the op More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathaniel Layton, 97th Transportation Company, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) chief engineer, poses with a friend in front of a U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom at Naval Suppo More
Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, training non-commissioned officer for the 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, walks without a battle buddy outside the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Reading, Pa., Feb. 26, 2017.
A U.S. Air Force Airman and a U.S. Army Soldier show support for sexual assault survivors at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 28, 2017. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which highlig More
Kayla Harrison, Olympic Gold Medalist, speaks with Soldiers during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 14, 2017. Harrison, who is a sexual assault vict More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Honorary Lt. Finley Lewis, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi facility dog, with a young admirer in the Pharmacy waiting area. Finley is an expertly trained, well-mannered Silver Labra More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Honorary Lt. Finley Lewis, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi facility dog, gives Capt. Marnie S. Buchanan, executive officer, a kiss of encouragement before the beginning of the clinic’ More
Family photos are set on display during the seventh annual “Thanks for Giving” holiday social for Gold Star families at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 16, 2017. The event was hosted by Survivor Outreach S More
U.S. Navy Corpsman deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve teach Iraqi army members one way to properly carry a wounded soldier during combat lifesaving training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2018. More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a litter carry July 15, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Delta in Wasit province, Iraq. The litter carry is part of an e More
Pfc. Jason Radley receives his first Army Achievement on Jan. 29 while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Directorate of Mobilization and Deployment at Fort Bliss. Maj. Daniel S. Gray, DoM More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security prior to entering the house of a Taliban leader in Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. The operation r More
An Afghan and coalition security force stand outside an Afghan home during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2013. The senior leade More
Members of Afghan and coalition security force are in route to detain a Taliban leader and one other insurgent during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. The ins More
An Afghan and coalition force provides security outside the home of a senior Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The leader was detained and charged with a wi More
A member of an afghan and coalition security force waits prior to a night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The operation resulted in the detention of a Taliban More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search for an enemy in a tree during a night operation in Nawah-ye-Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 5, 2013. The enemy ran from a Taliban f More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security outside a Taliban leader's home during a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The operation result More
Coalition security force members prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
When Spc. Benjamin Rubino (right) checked his phone June 29, 2013, he never expected to see what appeared on the screen: his former squad leader—nearly 2,700 miles away at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii—was holding More
Army Pfc. Michael Febus, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, loads his shotgun prior to engaging clay pigeons as his unit spends a day at the Skeet/Trap Range on Joint Base E More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, assess casualties while recovering a downed aircraft during Decisive Action Rotati More
U.S. Army recruit Katie Stone, of El Paso, Texas, holds up her battle buddy Paule Boglo, of Loganville, Ga., while demonstrating a buddy carry during a class in a company bay during white phase of basic combat More
U.S. Army Pfc. Liam Ingram, with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, tosses a grenade to an enemy vehicle during an assau More
A U.S. Air Force Airman poses for a photo to show her support for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 28, 2017. The Airman aspires, through her experience, to More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, Center for Initial Military Training commander, presents Kayla Harrison, Olympic Gold Medalist and guest speaker, with a gift during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Preven More
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Honorary Lt. Finley Lewis, Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi facility dog, and his handler, Pamela Lewis. Each weekday, except Tuesdays and Thursdays when he enjoys Special Liberty, F More
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany- Sergeant Nicholas Jackson, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assembles various weapons to time and standard during European Best Warrior Competition 2017. Twenty-two Soldiers, noncommissioned officers More
U.S. Army. Col. Beth A. Behn, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) commander, gives opening remarks during the seventh annual “Thanks for Giving” holiday social for Gold Star families at Joint Base Langle More
Left, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathaniel Layton, 97th Transportation Company, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) chief engineer, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick May, Office of the Chief of More
Iraqi soldiers practice the fireman carry during combat lifesaving training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve enha More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a tire flip on July 15, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Delta, in Wasit province, Iraq. The tire flip is part of an eig More
Members of an afghan and coalition security force line up prior to an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Taliban leader holds senior a More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide security prior to entering the house of a Taliban leader in Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. The operation res More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force receives instructions during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The senior leader exercised operational cont More
A member of Afghan and coalition security force prepares for an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. The operation resulted in the detaining of a Taliban leader and More
An Afghan and coalition force provides security outside the home of a senior Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The senior leader and four other insurgents w More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force prepares to depart for a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban lea More
Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (left), commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division, presents Spc. Benjamin Rubino, 201st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, with a Bayonet More
Pfc. Michael Febus, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, takes aim at clay pigeons as his unit spends a day at the Skeet/Trap Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, More
Sgt. 1st Class Agaiotupu Tuiolemotu, 1-306th Inf. Regt., 188th Inf. Bde, pins Sgt. 1st Class Herbert Lester, 1-306th, during the Expert Infantryman Badge graduation ceremony Oct. 2, 2014, at Fort Stewart, Ga. T More
U.S. Army Pfc. Liam Ingram, with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, engages the opposing force during an assault lane at More
Left, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathaniel Layton, 97th Transportation Company, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) chief engineer, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick May, Office of the More
A U.S. Army Soldier poses for a photo to show her support for sexual assault survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 28, 2017. The Soldier hopes t More
U.S. Army Soldiers learn proper falling techniques from Kayla Harrison, Olympic Gold Medalist for Judo, during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 14, More
Members of Boy Scouts Troop 45, Senior Leaders’ Spouses, McDonald Army Health Center and other community volunteers serve a Thanksgiving meal during the seventh annual “Thanks for Giving” holiday social for Gol More
U.S. Navy Corpsman deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve teaches Iraqi soldiers one way to properly drag a wounded member during combat lifesaving training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2018. This More
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division visited the statue of a Soldier coming to the aid of a wounded battle buddy on Omaha Beach during WWII, during a staff ride on May 31, 2018 at Normandy, France. The do More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conduct security operations during Decisive Action Rotat More
Former U.S. Army Cpl. Mervin Layton, the grandfather of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathaniel Layton, 97th Transportation Company, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) chief engineer, and U.S. Army More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a litter carry, July 15, at Contingency Operating Base Delta in Wasit province, Iraq. The litter carry is part of an eight More
A member of an afghan and coalition security force locks and loads his weapon prior to an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Taliban l More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search a Taliban leader's home during an operation in Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. The Taliban leader was in charg More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force stack-up outside a senior Taliban leader's home during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The senior leader e More
An Afghan and coalition security force stack-up outside an Afghan home during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2013. The senior le More
A member of a Afghan and coalition security force searches a bag for possible contraband during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. The operation resulted in the More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force secure a courtyard at a Taliban leader's home in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force illuminates the ground for his teammates during a night operation in search of a Taliban facilitator in Nawah-ye-Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanist More
A coalition security force member prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army illustration by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search the exterior of a Taliban leader's home during an night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22, 2013. The leader is re More
Spc. David Monroe, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, reloads his shotgun as his unit spends a day at the Skeet/Trap Range on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 1 More
U.S. Army Spc. Peter Parkinson, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, tosses a smoke grenade for concealment du More
U.S. Army Soldiers flip each other during a Judo training with Kayla Harrison, Olympic Gold Medalist, as part of a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 14 More
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Sgt. Nicholas Jackson (right) and Cpl. Eric Melendez (left) both the Soldier and Noncommissioned officer of the Year for 2nd Cavalry Regiment, complete the battle buddy run portion of the More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Malcolm B. Frost, Fort Eustis’ senior commander Army element, gives remarks during the seventh annual “Thanks for Giving” holiday social for Gold Star families at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, More
Iraqi soldier drag their battle buddies to a concealed area during combat lifesaving training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inh More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a tire flip, July 15, at Contingency Operating Base Delta in Wasit province, Iraq. The tire flip is part of an eight event More
Members of an afghan and coalition force provide security during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Taliban leader holds senior adm More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security outside prior to entering a senior Taliban leader's home in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The senior More