First Army Division West

Wives of soldiers in Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade get ready to fire their weapons in the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 virtual firing range during the brigade's Military Spouse Appreciation Day at Fo More

Maj. Gen. Erik C. Peterson, commanding general of First Army Div. West, presents Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher Dooley 2nd Bn., 291st Avn. Regt., 120th Inf. Bde., with the prestigious Soldier’s Medal, Nov. More

Soldiers from 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, First Army Division West, learn safety precautions on the .50-caliber from Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Parnello, right, instructor at safety stand down, 402nd FA, at Mitc More

Col. Carolyn Birchfield (right), 402nd Field Artillery Brigade commander, briefs First Army's commanding general, Lt. Gen. J. Michael Bednarek, on the brigade's training missions during his visit Nov. 6, 2012. More

Capt. Eric Dunkley, left, commander of Division West's Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, congratulates 3-year-old Breyton Carter on winning a new bicycle in a drawing at the unit's Christmas party held, More

Sgt. 1st Class John Steffey of the 166th Aviation Brigade's 1st Battalion, 383rd Aviation Regiment, provides Team Leader 1st Lt. Servando Maldonado of the California National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 1 More

Susan Hunter and Carl Anderson listen to guest speakers during celebrations for the Army Reserve 105th birthday, at Fort Hood, Texas, April 23, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Michael M. Novogradac/Released)

Maj. Gen. Warren Phipps Jr., right, Division West commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Orosz, left, Division West command sergeant major, pose for a photo with the Division West NCO and Soldier of t More

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps, Jr. (left), First Army Division West commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald E. Orosz, Division West command sergeant major, leads a division run near division headquarters More

U.S. Army Col. Gregory W. Robinette, the commander of the 371st Sustainment Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, out of Springfield, Ohio., briefs visiting Ohio Congressman Mike Turner ,right, role-played by Phil More

Staff Sgt. Brett Oldenburger with the 1-310th out of Fort McCoy, Wis., attempts a rear naked choke on a trainer during the combatives portion during First Army's 2013 Best Warrior competition. Oldenburger went More

Sgt. 1st Class Craig Wireman, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, demonstrates his hulahooping capabilities to second- and third-grade students during the Gatesville Elementary School field day in Gatesville More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Krogh, a trainer/mentor with 1st Battalion, 361st Engineer Regiment, Task Force Redhawk, 5th Armored Brigade, explains how to fire the .50-caliber Browning machine gun at the M1151 Humvee stat More

Staff Sgt. Omar De La Cruz, a 1st Battalion, 360th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warhawg, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West noncommissioned officer, instructs Demarkus Reed, son of Staff Sgt. Chateau Reed, als More

Staff Sgt. Michael Robinson, 2nd Battalion, 381st Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, explains vehicle capabilities to community members as they sit in the MRAP all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV) d More

Sgt. 1st Class Scott Heathcote, 3rd Battalion, 362nd Armor Regiment, Task Force Stallion, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, plays the role of operation forces during the 211th Military Police Company culminat More

(From left to right) Sgt. 1st Class Genaro Garcia, Sgt 1st Class Ernest Cornwell, Staff Sgt. Arthur Welcome, Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Lester, Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Payne, and Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stickels, all o More

Staff Sgt. Dale Wells (center), assigned to 1st Regiment 363rd Combat Support/Combat Service Support (Training Battalion), 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West, explains the driving course to the drivers train More

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., center, First Army Division West commanding general, gives a speech on the significance of Memorial Day at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial on Cameron Field near First Army Div More

William E. Duvall V with his mother, Alicia, and father, Lt. Col. William E. Duvall IV, commander of 1st Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, attend his high school Baccalaureate c More

The commanding general of First Army Division West, Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., is surprised by a birthday cake from his staff at Mission Training Complex Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth Kan., June 19, 2014. More

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., Division West commanding general, presents Col. Carolyn S. Birchfield, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade outgoing commander, with a farewell gift during the awards ceremony Wednesday More

Col. Gregory Reilly (center), Division West chief of staff, passes the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Eric Puls, as Lt. Col. Robert Donnelly, incoming commander, watches, during the 166th Aviation Brigade's 1st B More

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Franka, in the black shirt, is the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the Task Force Stallion unarmed self-defense team, 3rd Battalion, 362nd Armored Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade. He i More

A battery of the Wyoming National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment conducts its crew certification on newly assigned High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems at Camp Guernsey, Wyo. (Photo by More

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 360th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Rough Rider, 5th Armored Brigade, along with local city workers pitched in Sept. 22 to help repair the damage brought on by heavy storms at the B More

Dr. Robert Nachtmann, Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at El Paso, presents Col. Raul Gonzalez, 5th Armored Brigade commander, with a framed photo of the business admini More

Col. Raul Gonzalez, 5th Armored Brigade commander, converses with Jesus Sanchez, cadet with University of Texas at El Paso Reserve Officers' Training Corps, during a Thanksgiving dinner at UTEP recently at UTEP More

Lt. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, left, First Army commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., outgoing Division West commanding general, walk back to the pavilion after reviewing the formation during a r More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt, left, First Army Division West commanding general, discusses training opportunities with Air Commodore Jan Willem Westerbeek, right, of the Dutch Defense Helicopter Command, and Dutch More

Col. Christopher Albus, left, 166th Aviation Brigade commander, and Carla Manning, Gatesville Military Affairs representative, talk with First Army Division West and Gatesville leaders during a meet-and-greet l More

Sgt. 1st Class Ismaro Carrasquillo-Espada, victims advocate for the U.S. Army Reserves 389th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), Fort Totten, N.Y., interviews Staff Sgt. Erica Cain, 479th Field Artille More

Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina National Guard’s 351st Aviation Support Battalion perform perimeter support for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battali More

Capt. Michael D. Bales, with the 1st Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, conducts the flexed arm hang as part of requirements to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge ("Das Abze More

Huw Priday, Welsh opera singer and Christian recording artist, sings an old Wales hymn during the First Army Division West Prayer Breakfast at the Spirit of Fort Hood Chapel on Fort Hood, Texas, April 17. Prida More

Capt. Robert Blome, left, an observer, coach/trainer with Division West’s Medical Training Task Force, and the 2015 Army Nurse Corps’ Reserve Component Award of Excellence award recipient, observes a nurse with More

Col. Christopher E. Albus, left, former 166th Aviation Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Bailey, former 166th senior enlisted adviser, fold the brigade colors before casing them in the aviator’s More

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Navarro, outgoing senior enlisted advisor, 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade, makes his final remarks during the battalion’s change of responsibil More

Retiring Soldiers from throughout III Corps and Fort Hood gather and pose for a photo before the III Corps and Fort Hood Retiree Celebration Ceremony, Aug. 28, at the Phantom Warrior Center on Fort Hood, Texas. More

An independent Dutch production company filmed a Dutch Special Forces team on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept 14, to aid in the recruiting for the Dutch SF. The film crew spent several days capturing images of the SF te More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt, left, First Army Division West commanding general, flipped the DivWest commander’s coin at the beginning of the Southwestern University Military Appreciation Day football game, recent More

FORT HOOD, Texas-- Staff Sgt. Nathan Carter, middle, a crew chief with the National Guard's 77th Combat Aviation Brigade headquartered in Arkansas, is submerged in water during water survival training at Fort H More

FORT HOOD, Texas-- Staff Sgt. Nathan Carter, a crew chief with the national Guard's 77th Combat Aviation Brigade headquartered in Arkansas, prepares to egress a simulated airframe during water survival training More

Col. Will Duvall, Chief of Staff (left front), and Command Sgt. Major Jeffery Dillingham (right front), both of First Army Division West, receive a staff briefing during their tour of the Iowa National Guard’s More

Staff Sgt. Shawn Collins, assigned to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Regiment of the Kansas National Guard, practices loading the rocket pod of a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System moun More

U.S. Army Reserve battalion command teams listen to opening remarks from Col. Robert Cooley, 85th Support Command deputy commander, during a New Command Teams Orientation held at 85th Support Command Headquarte More

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Augusto Villalazhiguero, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 345th Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, pauses for a photo during the 85th Support Command’s New Command Teams Orientation brief in More

Command Sgt. Maj. Vernon I. Perry III, Command Sergeant Major, 85th Support Command, walks along his formation, representing the command’s 46 Army Reserve battalions, making adjustments prior to the relinquishm More

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Walter Rodgers, Human Resources Sergeant, 85th Support Command, holds the American flag during the centennial anniversary of the 85th Support Command on July 9, 2017 at Arlington Heights More

Army Reserve Soldiers present the unit’s battalion colors during the 85th Support Command’s relinquishment of command ceremony held in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 9, 2017. The 85th Support Command, partnered More

Col. Flint Patterson, center, commander of the 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade, First Army Division East, meets with Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 208th Transportation (Palletized Loading More

U.S. Army Capt. Gustavo Madrigal, right, with 4th Cavalry Multi-functional Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and observer coach/trainer team chief of “Killer Team”, meets with members of his OC/T team duri More

(Right) Col. Paul Garcia, commander of 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Adrian Jackson, incoming commander of the 7th Personnel Service Battalion, 95th Regiment, 4th More

Lt. Col. Adrian Jackson salutes as he leads the incoming 7th Personnel Service Battalion, 95th Regiment, 4th Brigade, 94th Training Division, 80th Training Command formation at the CONUS Replacement Center Tran More

Col. James Schultze, 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade commanding officer, passes the unit colors for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 181st MFTB to the incoming company commander, Capt. Daniel Frant More

Soldiers assigned to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade participate in the Brigade's Best Captain Competition on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 4, 2018. The competition allowed the officers to dem More

Sgt. Bryant Johnson, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, mentors U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 142nd Transportation Company, 77th Sustainment Brigade during the annual Combat Support Trainin More

FORT BLISS, Texas – Sgt. Brenden Krejci (right), a critical care flight paramedic with Gulf Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, makes adjustmen More

Medic Observer Trainer/Controllers from 4th Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment Medical observe medics from 7234th Medical Support Unit, Vallejo, Calif. as they in-process a Soldier through Patient Administrati More

FORT BLISS, Texas - German Air Force Master Sgt. Ann-Christin Buse, of the German Air Defense Center, checks her roster to confirm a U.S. Army Soldier’s identity during the 100-meter swim event of the German Ar More

A petroleum specialist from 61st Quartermaster Battalion demonstrates fuel testing procedures during a petroleum leadership engagement event. Petroleum specialists from First Army Division West, 13th Expeditio More

Unit graphic for the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade- Swift and Lethal. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Asa Bingham)

U.S. Army Combat Medic Soldiers in the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), conduct cold and hot load training on a MEDEVAC UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, n More

Staff Sgt. Ethan Calhoun, a Soldier with the 393rd Field Artillery Battalion, First U.S. Army Division West, performs a battle-buddy drag on a mannequin in Mission Oriented Protective Posture level four, part More

Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Burns, a Soldier with 395th Brigade Engineering Battalion, First U.S. Army Division West, determines an azimuth for his first point of the land navigation stage of the First U.S. Army Divis More

Soldiers who participated in the First U.S. Army Division West Best Warrior Competition pose for a picture prior to the board portion of the competition at the First Army Division West Headquarters on Fort Hood More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Upshaw, along with other Best Warrior competitors, participates in the range portion of the First Army Division West Best Warrior Competition on Feb. 25, 2020, at Fort Hood, Texas. Upshaw More

Soldiers assigned to the 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, conduct hand-release pushups during an Army Combat Fitness Test for a three-day non-commissioned officer and officer of the quarter compet More

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Leonguerrero, currently assigned to 2nd Battalion, 357 Infantry Regiment, 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade, First Army Division, conducts an after action review with Michigan National More

Sgt.1st.Class Chris Dumont, an infantryman, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 357th Regiment, 189th Infantry Brigade, navigates one of the 17 obstacles at the Fort Stewart Confidence Obstacle Course, Oct. 20. Dumont i More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Cummings, assigned to 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, participates in the leg tuck event of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the Best Warrior Competition at Came More

Right, Capt. Julio Camarillo, operations officer, 2-362nd Field Artillery Battalion, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, First Army Division West, practices martial arts with Master Sigung Perez of Shaollin Wu Shu K More

Col. Carolyn Birchfield, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade commander, races down Mount Cristo Rey Trail, New Mexico, during an early morning physical readiness training session with her brigade officers. A devoted More

Sgt. 1st Class John Steffey (right) and 1st Lt. Jamie Battle, both observer/controllers with the 166th Aviation Brigade, keep close eyes on a team from the California National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, More

The command staff of the 2206th and 2208th Mobilization Support Battalions watch as the youngest and oldest soldiers of the battalions, Capt. Ginette Bocanegra and Sgt. 1st Class Lorenzo Sifuentes, make the ini More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. LaKendra Johnson, a Noncommissioned officer in charge of the First Army Division West Chapel, sings a laudable rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," during the celebration of the Army Re More

Staff Sgt. Brett Oldenburger, a trainer/mentor with Division West's 181st Infantry Brigade at Fort McCoy, Wis., knocks on a door at division headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, before entering the room for his bo More

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Martin, a motor transport operator with the 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, First Army, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, low crawls during an obstacle course at the Division More

Col. Richard Creed, 479th Field Artillery Brigade commander, stands in front of a formation of his Soldiers on Cameron Field near Division West headquarters on Fort Hood, Texas, after the division's Run to Reme More

Visiting Ohio Congressman Mike Turner ,left, role-played by Philip D. Calahan, First Army Division West's deputy director of operations, speaks with U.S. Army Sgt. Angela M. Barney, an intelligence analyst with More

Col. Tim Bush, commander of Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade, presents the Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service to Christina Lengele during a volunteer awards ceremony at Fort Hood, More

Sgt. 1st Class James Mergerson, an intelligence analyst with the 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, talks to Gatesville Elementary School students about mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles during the More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 363rd Combat Service/Combat Service Support, Task Force Black Scorpion, 5th Armored Brigade, Division West, secure family members of 5th AR soldiers inside a simulator that is used to More

Trainer/mentor 1st Lt. Kandice Miller, right, with 3rd Battalion, 381st Combat Support/Combat Service Support Regiment, Task Force Deadeye, 5th Armored Brigade, helps William Detavernier, 5, son of Staff Sgt. S More

Master Sgt. Steven Gardin, 2nd Battalion, 381st Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, discusses the capabilities of the MRAP all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV) with Gatesville citizens during the Gat More

Maj. Gen. Warren E. Phipps Jr., left, First Army Division West commanding general, Sgt. Britny Drummond, center, and Division West Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick K. Akuna Jr. render salutes to honor fallen service m More

Soldiers assigned to California National Guard’s 670th Military Police Company attempt to qualify on Beretta 9mm pistols at McGregor Range, N.M., recently in preparation for a deployment to Guantanamo Bay Naval More

Staff Sgt. Marshall Williams, observer/coach-trainer with 3rd Battalion, 360th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Rough Rider, 5th Armored Brigade, directs traffic during TF Rough Riders’ clean up Sept. 22 at the Be More

Col. Raul Gonzalez, 5th Armored Brigade commander, speaks to a crowd of students, faculty members, retirees, fellow service members during the Fourth Annual Maj. Gen. Juan G. Ayala Military Appreciation Breakfa More

Capt. John Brimley, left, Mission Training Center Bliss public affairs officer, Command Sgt. Maj. Neil McKinley, right, 5th Armored Brigade command sergeant major, and Col. Raul Gonzalez, 5th Armored Brigade co More

Col. Michael C. Kasales, First Army Division West chief of staff, along with the division’s eight brigade commanders, command sergeant majors and the Division West headquarters and headquarters command team, sa More

Col. John White, right, 21st Cavalry Brigade commander, shakes hands with Dutch Brig. Gen. C.J. (Kees) Matthijssen, left, 11th Airmobile Brigade commander, and Air Commodore Jan Willem Westerbeek, center, Dutch More

Maj. Gen. Jeffery N. Colt, First Army Division West commanding general, discusses the relationship between Division West and the city of Gatesville with Fort Hood Good Neighbor from Gatesville, David Barnard, d More

Sgt. 1st Class Tammy S. Potter, center, Sexual Assault Response coordinator for the 479th Field Artillery Brigade, First Army Division West, gives feedback to Sgt. 1st Class Ismaro Carrasquillo, left, victims a More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the New Mexico National Guard’s C Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, prepares to land and pick up a fictional patient on Fort Bliss, Texas, in response to More

Lt. Col. Sean Smith, 1st Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade commander, conducts the 12-kilometer ruck march as part of the requirements to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge More

Chaplain Col. Paul K. Hurley, incoming U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, speaks to approximately 189 people at the First Army Division West Prayer Breakfast at the Spirit of Fort Hood Chapel on Fort Hood, Texas, Ap More

Capt. Brandi Lange, Division West clinical operations nurse, and 2015 C.J. Reddy Leadership Conference nominee, observes medical personnel assigned to the 115th Combat Support Hospital from Fort Polk, La., duri More

Col. John W. Leffers, left, former 479th Field Artillery Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James R. Higgins, former 479th senior enlisted adviser, fold the brigade colors before casing them in the artill More

Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Stewart, incoming senior enlisted advisor, 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade, stands in front of his battalion for the first time after assuming More