U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Anderson of Dallas, receives the first salute as the new commander of Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team at Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields during a Nov. 5 transfer o More
French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner was on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier in Kapisa province Nov. 14, to meet the Task Force La Fayette commander, Brig. Gen. Hogard. Kouchner received a pre More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - The Marines watched as the dust flitted across the barren dirt road. They looked on with interest as a truck drove past them More
Two U.S. Army Black Hawks and a King Air 300, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize-Afghanistan, wait on a C-130 Hercules to land before their departure on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Ar More
A King Air 300 from Bravo Company, 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize - Afghanistan, sits on the Delta East Ramp during sunset on Bagram Air Base, Afghanis More
U.S. Army Sgt. Blake Gordon, of Cowden, Ill., and Spc. Jeffrey Bates, of Bathe, N.Y., fight to keep aircraft free of snow during a snow storm at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 22. This is the second major More
A Task Force Corsair UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter sits on a pad at Forward Operating Base Shank. Corsair is one of 6 multiple-function aviation task forces deployed under the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade throug More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Griffin of Orlando, Fla., a flight medic with Task Force Wolfpack, observes a simulated patient being loaded onto a Black Hawk.
Task Force Atlas's "Red Ball Express" is one of a few small commuter planes shuttling troops and parts across RC-East for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. By using the plane instead of combat helicopters to sh More
Spc. Gabriele Harper, an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade food service specialist from Memphis, Tenn., removes fresh pizza from the oven just prior to the Super Bowl. "Pizzas 4 Patriots," a nonprofit organization i More
Task Force Saber Command Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods of Hampton, S.C., conducts his rounds on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Feb. 23. Woods has been a sergeant major for 13 years, and is one of seven task force serg More
Task Force Saber Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods, of Hampton, S.C., stops to chat as Spc. Matrix Morton, of West Valley City, Utah, works on a generator Feb. 22 on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Maj. Brad Bertinot, of Bayou Blue, La., Task Force Talon executive officer, and U.S. Army Spc. Yeonju Henderson, of Daejon, South Korea, a supply specialist with Task Force Talon, plan a joint operati More
U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Stover, of Yuma, Ariz., and Spc. Zach Eddy, of Ramsey, Ill., Black Hawk crew chiefs with Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, carry M-240 machine guns, M-16 rifles and M-4 rifle More
A CH-47F Chinook is waiting for takeoff at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, March 1. The Chinook pilots and crew members with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, have flo More
Capt. Michael Stackhouse of Lima, Ohio, and 1st Sgt. Christopher Roche, of Alexandria, Va., 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Saber, place gold combat spurs on the feet of Saber Troopers March 2, 2012. G More
A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D Kiowa Warrior patrols the skies near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Soldiers with Bravo Company, 7-158th, form up one last time to receive their end of tour awards March 6. During their 10 month deployment, the Spartans, a U.S. Army reserve unit out of Olathe, Kan., were respon More
U.S. Army medical evacuation soldiers with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, stand at attention in front of coalition forces, March 13. Six U.S. soldiers were awarded the French Cross of th More
Afghan National Army Col. Atahullah-Ahmedi, corps surgeon with 215 Corps, addresses the graduates of the first Afghan-instructor led ANA medic course, March 17, 2012. Atahullah-Ahmedi congratulated the ANA sold More
U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Bouman, an avionics mechanic with the Ohio National Guard, gives a quick class to U.S. Army Spc. Michael Johnson on the UH-60 Black Hawk generator during scheduled maintenance, March 19. ( More
Four AH-64D Apache Longbows with Task Force Wolfpack depart from Forward Operating Base Salerno in support of combat operations in Ghazni province March 21. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erin Dierschow, Task Force P More
Lance Cpl. Thomas Nichols, food service specialist, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, checks the temperature on some chicken, with Cpl. Peter Espinoza, food service chief, 1st Bn., 7th Marines, April 2, 2012. More
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) uses his forklift to pick up cargo, April 3, 2012. Wantuch supports 12 shops, bringing fuel More
Two young Afghan girls wait as their family receives food donations near Bamyan, Afghanistan. Bamyan, the site of giant Buddhas carved in the 5th century and later destroyed by the Taliban, is one of the poores More
The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Stanton Trotter of LaPalma, Calif., presides over Easter sunrise service on Bagram Air Field April 8, just prior to the "Run for Jesus." Trotter, an avid runner, More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Shober of Fayetteville, N.C., receives an Army Commendation medal from 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. T.J. Jamison and Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer April 21. Shober More
Four 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers were inducted into the Order of Saint Michael on Bagram Air Field, April 21. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the promotion of Ar More
The Sergeant Audie Murphy medallion. The Sergeant Audie Murphy club is a private U.S. Army organization for non-commissioned officers only. According to regulation, members must "exemplify leadership characteri More
A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook hovers as ground crews hook a large generator to the heavy-lift aircraft on Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan. Late-night Chinook airlifts More
The Army Commendation medal with "V" device. The "V" device signifies valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy force. Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awarded three ARCOMs with "V" device More
The Air Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. The award was established in 1942. The Army and Air Force both award air medals with "V" dev More
Toby Keith performs for more than 1,000 service members on Bagram Air Field, April 29. Keith is on his 10th USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. "I've met so many great, brave service men and women over the yea More
U.S. Army Spc. Mark Jordan, a medevac crew chief from New Albany, Miss., prepares his UH-60 Black Hawk for flight on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, May 9.
U.S. Army Capt. Augustine Castronovo, of Woodland Hills, Calif., and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Deane Bostick stand watch while 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Troops salute a memorial dedicated to U.S. Army Staff Serge More
An All-American Dustoff crew unloads a patient wounded in the insurgent attack on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, June 1. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade medevac crews were airborne just minutes More
First. Lt. Mathew Fazzari, 25, of College Place, Wash., originally of Walla Walla, Wash., died in when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter was engaged by enemy forces over eastern Afghanistan June 6. The Gonzaga Univer More
U.S. Army Spc. Jessie Wentworth, of Hesperia, Calif., works on a disassembling a CH-47 Chinook engine aided by Afghan counterparts. Wentworth's unit, the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation B More
This is the charge to newly-promoted non-commissioned officers. Becoming a non-commissioned officer is the most important career-progression step for a young enlisted soldier. Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat A More
Petroleum supply specialists in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade customize their helmets with paintings of their hobbies, favorite sports teams, or scenes from their hometowns. Staff Sgt. John Tune, a petroleum More
Sgt. Koku Adzoble, an automated logistical specialist with Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, is deployed to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan. Adzoble emigrated to the United States More
Spc. Alfred Kollie escaped civil war in Liberia and more than eight years in a refugee camp to become a U.S. soldier with Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Af More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Rogers of Galveston, Texas, helps U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Halberg of Battle Ground, Wash., and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Stumpff of Fort Bragg, N.C., hook up to extraction equipment More
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Terry Mills, 51, joined the National Guard four years ago, along with his wife, Carol. Both were 47. The retired firefighter wasn't done giving back to his community, and now serve More
The July 4 Valkyrie medevac rescue crew. (From left to right) U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lee Jones, of Roxboro, N.C.; U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Aronson, of Austin, Texas; U.S. Army Spc. Terry Mills, of Bran More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Bouchard (left), 35, of Redlands, Calif., and U.S. Army 1st Lt. June Ciaramitaro, 26, of Fort Worth, Texas, prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter for take-off on More
A French air force EC 725 Caracal helicopter of Task Force Mousquetaire sits on display at Kabul International Airport for a contingent of U.S. Army aviators and commanders from Task Force Pegasus, 82nd Combat More
U.S. Army Spc. William Rhodes of Shelbyville, Tenn., a CH-47F Chinook crew chief and mechanic, observes for enemy activity from the rear ramp of the massive bird. The fastest helicopter in the Army inventory, C More
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Executive Officer Maj. Kenric Smith presents the colors during the brigade change of command ceremony on Pike Field, Dec. 13. Col. T.J. Jamison, 82nd CAB commander, relinquished com More
A Marine with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group stands watch as a bulldozer demolishes the unit's patrol base during a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia (center), Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), tours Forward Operating Base (FOB) Boldak while visiting U.S. military perso More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Claudia Huizar, right, a Staff Section Chief for Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)), watches U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. "Rush," an improvised explosive device detection dog with Cha More
More than 100 Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps as well as Afghan civilians stand waiting to board an aircraft aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2014. The soldiers a More
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, left, is greeted by Col. Peter D. Buck upon his arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Aug 19. Bogdan’s tour of the air station included stops at Marine Fighter A More
Lt Col. Ricky L. Allbritton, Commander, Headquarters Support Battalion, Army North, Fort Sam Houston, places Honor Guard Tabs on 24 incoming members of the Military Funeral Honor Platoon during an awards and ta More
Soldiers assigned to Army North along with civilians working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other Oregon state agencies take part in a mock press conference at the Oregon National Guard center More
U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) welcomed Brig. Gen. John B. Hashem and his family to Fort Sam Houston and San Antonio at a welcoming ceremony held at the historic quadrangle, November 7. Hashem assumes responsibil More
Sixteen WWII veterans from the San Antonio community were honored in a Veterans Celebration Ceremony held at MacArthur Field, November 9. Lt. Gen Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Commander, Army North (Fifth Army) presente More
Bob Delaney, a motivational speaker on Post Traumatic Stress and Resiliency speaks to soldiers and civilians assigned to Joint Base San Antonio at the Fort Sam Houston Theater on December 2, 2016. Delaney serve More
Staff. Sgt. Jody T. McIlroy, G2 section, Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) navigates one of the obstacles of the confidence course during the first More
Matt Hopper, a Telecommunications Specialist for Army North (Fifth Army), Fort Sam Houston conducts an informative class on Army North’s mobile communication platform capabilities during a staff training exerci More
Americans who live along the eastern coastline are no strangers to the devastation caused by hurricanes and tropical storms. In the wake of that disaster, first responders, state and federal agencies pool resou More
Leaders from Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) toured the Center for the Intrepid facility learning about the importance of support and care provided to wounded warriors. The fa More
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Mark Graham recently spoke to service members at the Fort Sam Houston Theater about the importance of resiliency and how two tragic deaths changed his family’s lives forever. Mark and his wife More
Matt Hopper, a Telecommunications Specialist for Task Force 51, Army North (Fifth Army), Fort Sam Houston, conducts a vehicle inspection of the sentinel mobile communication platform in preparation to provide s More
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Commander, U.S. Army North, Fort Sam Houston, visited service members assigned to Task Force 51, Army North, in Hempstead, Tx., September 2. Task Force 51 set up a Joint Operation More
Fort Sam Houston hosts a Veterans Ceremony and Celebration for all military veterans, family and friends in the greater San Antonio area Nov. 8, 11 a.m. Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, Commanding General, Installatio More
Two members from Military Family and Readiness discuss future engagements with new comers to the Vogel Resiliency Center. The Vogel Resiliency Center is a project that’s going to bring together eight entities o More
Key leaders from Joint Base San Antonio and city of San Antonio community leaders worked together to prepare and constructed a new facility called the Vogel Resiliency Center. The Vogel Resiliency Center is a p More
Sgt. 1st Class Raphael B. Bonair, Executive Aide, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) instruct students about knife utilization at the new teaching kitchen in the Vogel Resiliency Center. The Vogel Resiliency Center i More
Maj. Gen. John F. King (left) takes the Task Force-51 colors from Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) during a change of command ceremony at the historic quadrangle, January 26 More
Two U.S. Border Patrol Officers chat candidly before the start of the annual Border Commanders Conference. More than 30 generals and senior leaders from across the Department of Defense; U.S. Army North (Fifth More
The Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team on Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields stand in formation during a Nov. 5 transfer of authority ceremony. The TOA is a public ceremony held to say goodbye to the o More
Soldiers on Forward Operating Base Andar kick off the Afghanistan portion of the Turkey Trot five-kilometer race, Nov. 20. Soldiers from all elements assigned to FOB Andar participated in the run. Twelve hours More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Lomack Gray, aerial sensor operator, B company, 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize-Afghanistan, and resident of Fredericksburg, Va., More
Soldiers of F. Company, 5-159th Aviation MEDEVAC pose in front of their UH-60 Black Hawk at the beginning of their deployment to Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. This is the first time this unit has More
D Company phase team specialists Spc. Jonathan Chan, from Miami, Spc. Jessica Nelson, from Bellevue, Neb., and Spc. Robert Leach, from Houston, work on installing hardware to replace an engine. D Company is the More
A U.S. Army medevac crew, the “Devil Rays,” train Task Force Spartan soldiers how to load and unload a patient from a helicopter in case of an actual medical evacuation.
First Sgt. Danita Wimberly, of Pampano Beach, Fla., packs up hot wings for 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Troopers who couldn't make it to the unit's early morning Super Bowl party on Bagram Air Field, Afghanista More
Task Force Saber Apache mechanics conduct daily checks Feb. 23 on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan. Task Force Saber is part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, which has been logging record-setting a More
U.S. Army Pfc. James Warner of Cameron, N.C., prepares to fuel an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior while Spc. Sean Shuttleworth of Columbia, S.C., mans the fire extinguisher on Forward Operating Base Fenty. Both soldiers ar More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Francisco Cervantes, native of Mount Pleasant, Texas, a CH-47F pilot with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, does a pre-flight inspection to make More
U.S. Army Pfc. Nathaniel Hamilton, of Clintwood, Va., and armament, electrical and avionics system repairer with Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, watches an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior leave the forward More
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Lambert, of Milan, Ohio, assumes the push-up position while 1st Sgt. Byron Yeager, of Cove City, N.C., places gold combat spurs on his feet March 2. Lambert and Yeager are both servi More
Two Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D Kiowa Warriors fly toward a training range near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, March 2. Saber's Kiowas lead the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade in OH-58 hours, h More
Staff Sgt. Eric Maschmeier, aerial sensor operator, Bravo Company, 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize - Afghanistan, and resident of Anchorage, Alaska, che More
French army Brig. Gen. Jean-Pierre Palasset, Task Force Lafeyette commander, awards U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher DeOliveira, from Bronx, N.Y., and a medical evacuation pilot with Task Force Tal More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical platoon-sergeant with Headquarters Tolai, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stands in formation with fellow ANA soldiers during their graduation cerem More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Johnson, quality control non-commissioned officer in charge with Task Force Talon, inspects replaced aircraft components to ensure they are mission ready, March 19. (U.S. Army pho More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Regional Command East and 1st Cavalry Division commander, flies in an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior with Task Force Wolfpack for the first time during a visit to Forward Operating Base More
Food service specialists prepare steak fajitas for Marines of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Two Marines will typically begin preparing food five hours before dinner for the battalion. They make sure every More
Corporal Patrick Wantuch, heavy equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) carries cargo to a MV-22 Osprey, April 3, 2012. Wantuch fields calls from 12 different shop More
U.S. Army Spc. Micah Moten, an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Black Hawk crew chief, distributes boxes of rice to villagers in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7. The mission was the fourth of its kind to aid villagers More
More than 600 runners begin the "Run for Jesus" Easter morning on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade unit ministry team combined the five-mile race around Bagram Air Field with an E More
This is the Order of Saint Michael bronze medal. The order of Saint Michael recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the promotion of Army aviation in ways that stand out in the eyes of the More
U.S. Army Col. T.J. Jamison, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade commander, of Broken Arrow, Okla., awards U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason Smith, of Little Falls, N.Y., the Army Commendation medal with "V" dev More
The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer, of San Diego, Calif., poses with Staff Sgt. Danny Chin, of Fayetteville, N.C., after presenting him with the Sergeant Audie Murphy award, April More
U.S. Army Col. T.J. Jamison, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade commander, of Broken Arrow, Okla., awards U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Eckhardt, of Hastings, Neb., the Air Medal with "V" device for valor More