A paratrooper from the Dutch 11th Air Mobility Brigade explains the march route to paratroopers from the U.S., United Kingdom and Poland Sept. 17, 2015, near Arnhem, Netherlands. The commemoration brought toget More
A Dutch citizen watches paratroopers from the U.S., U.S., Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K conduct an airborne operation Sept. 18, at Houtdorperveld Drop Zone, the Netherlands, as pa More
British paratroopers, who jumped here during World War II, listen to U.K. Lt. Col. Oliver Kingsbury, commander of 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment Sept. 19, during a ceremony commemorating the history of More
A Georgian military police officer stands guard here at the Batumi port, May 5, which is receiving U.S. military equipment transported by ship from Varna, Bulgaria to support Exercise Noble Partner. Equipment i More
A Georgian soldier waits to welcome paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade here, May 8. The paratroopers arrived from Grafenwoehr, Germany, and are here to train a More
Georgian 2nd Lt. Beka Metreveli, 1st Platoon commander, stands in front of “Alpha” Company, 12th Battalion, 1st Light Infantry Brigade, during a ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 15 at Vaziani Training Area, More
A Georgian assigned to Company A, 12th Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, Georgian, part of the NATO Response Force, stands in formation, May 11, during a ceremony kicking off exercise Noble Partner 15. Noble Par More
U.S. and Georgian Soldiers participate in close quarters battle drills May 13 during Exercise Noble Partner 15. The two partner nations trained on room clearing procedures and tactics, learning how to communica More
The fourth day of Exercise Noble partner brought together U.S. and Georgian soldiers to a marksmanship range at Vaziani Training Area. The nearly 20 minute ride from where the Soldiers are living went deep into More
Payson, Utah, native Spc. Jacob Zeeman, an infantryman who also manages the weapons room for his company, “Alpha” Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, poses for a p More
Exercise Noble Partner 15 continues to build battlefield interoperability between U.S. and Georgian soldiers as they exercise movement tactics in the hills of Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, May 19. Noble Partn More
Paratroopers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Abn. Bde., trained at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise Noble Partner 15, May 20, on providing mortar support fire. The More
Gen. Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, speaks with participants of the 23rd annual Conference of European Armies Oct. 27, held in Wiesbaden, Germany. The conference was hosted by Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges More
Staff Sgt. Nicole Brittain, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 213th Regional Support Group’s personnel division, works on a personnel report at Exercise Trident Jun More
Bradley Fighting Vehicles assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, line the battlefield Nov. 3, during obstacle breach training ne More
A Chinook helicopter, piloted by a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade pilot, flies over the crowd Nov. 4, as part of the distinguished visitors day of Exercise Trident Juncture 15. Trident Juncture 2015, which boasts More
Patrick J. Murphy, the acting Secretary of the Army, meets with Soldiers and Airmen, Feb. 7, during a USO sponsored Super Bowl 50 party at Landstuhl, Germany.
Spc. Christopher McCullough, an information technology specialist, conducts 'port arms' during an official honor cordon welcoming Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, the Lithuanian Land Force's commanding general, to U.S More
Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were underway the entire voyage across the Black Sea with the tanks, fighting vehicles and support equipment, which docked in Poti, Georgia, May 4, for N More
A contract worker guides a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle onto a trailer, May 5, at the railhead near Vasiani Training Area, Georgia, in preparation for Exercise Noble Partner 16. The exercise is scheduled More
A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion., 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, inspects the track bolts on a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, May 6, in prepar More
Capt. Chris Pulliam, commander of Company H, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, wraps up his parachute, May 10, after jumping from a C-130 “Hercules” aircraft at Vaziani Training Ar More
A Soldier assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, stands with the unit’s guidon in preparation for the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 16, May 11, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgi More
Capt. Samuel Herbert, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, stands ready to begin the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 16, May 11, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The ceremon More
Room clearing training, also formally called basic quarters marksmanship, was lead by soldiers assigned to the U.K.’s 3d Rifles, May 13, at the training area at Noble Partner. The instructors spent approximatel More
A paratrooper assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, sets his sight on a target approximately 300 meters away, May 15, at Vaziani Training Area during Exercise No More
Paratroopers assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participated in a ‘sports day’ May 19, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise able Partner 16. Even More
A Soldier assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry division, finishes filling an Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank, May 20, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exerc More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Georgia’s National Guard trains on a RPK-74 light machine gun, May 21, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise Noble Partner. The U.S. state of Georgia is currently matched More
A Georgia Nation Guard Soldier explains the weaponry of a 50-caliber sniper rifle to U.S. and Georgian soldiers, May 22, during Exercise Noble Partner 16. The day consisted of the partner nations working togeth More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade leave the Oosterbeek cemetery Sept. 17, during a commemorative road march to pay tribute to those who jumped here as part of Operation Market Garden 71 years ago. Th More
A young Dutch watches paratroopers from the U.S., Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K jump Sept. 19, as part of a commemorative event held to remember Operation Market Garden. local The More
U.S., Belgian, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish and British paratroopers jump from a Dutch C-130H Sept. 18, 2015, at Houtdorperveld Drop Zone, the Netherlands, as part of the 71st anniversary of Operation Market More
Georgian military police officers stand guard here at the Batumi port, May 5, which is receiving U.S. military equipment transported by ship from Varna, Bulgaria to support Exercise Noble Partner. Equipment inc More
Georgian soldiers wait to welcome paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade here, May 8. The paratroopers arrived from Grafenwoehr, Germany, and are here to train alo More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division stand in formation during a ceremony kicking off exercise Noble Partner 15. Noble Partner is a field training an More
Sgt. Nathan Watkins, a sniper team leader assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, teaches U.S. and Georgian soldiers close quarters battle drills and how to work togeth More
Georgian 2nd Lt. Beka Metreveli, 1st Platoon commander assigned to “Alpha” Company, 12th Battalion, 1st Light Infantry Brigade, makes adjustments on his weapon, May 14, during live-fire training at the Vaziani More
Soldiers from the 173rd Abn. Bde. offloaded thousands of rounds of ammunition, to be distributed to soldiers after completion of initial training on the M4, M249 and M240B weapon systems. Noble Partner is a fie More
Julian Zeeman, who is currently working on her master’s degree in kinesiology, poses for a photo for her husband, Jacob, with Leia, helping the two stay connected while he is deployed to Europe.
Georgian company commander gives instructions to U.S. and Georgian squad leaders on safety and range operations prior to training execution. Establishing communication and safety guidelines before helped sold More
Spc. Ryan Krobath, a mortarman assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Abn. Bde., sets up the mortar system, making sight adjustments before the team began unpacking the mortar rounds. ( More
Gen. Salih Zeki Çolak, Commander of Turkish Land Forces, asks a question Oct. 28, during the last day of the 23rd annual Conference of European Armies held in Wiesbaden, Germany. The conference was hosted by Lt More
U.S., Spanish and German soldiers conducted a fast-paced vehicle obstacle breach together, Nov. 3, at Exercise Trident Juncture 15 as part of the overall live-action portion of the exercise. Trident Juncture 20 More
A Spanish paratrooper salutes Lt. Gen. Beh Hodges, the commander of U.S. Army Europe, Nov. 4, as part of the distinguished visitors day of Exercise Trident Juncture 15. Trident Juncture 2015, which boasts more More
Patrick J. Murphy, the acting Secretary of the Army, meets with Norwegian Capt. Per Waldermarsen Feb. 8, at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army Europe's commanding general, salutes an official honor cordon welcoming Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, the Lithuanian Land Force commanding general, to U.S. Army Europe headquarters, A More
A vehicle is offloaded at the Georgian port of Poti May 4, in support of Noble Partner 16, which is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 and will include approximately 1300 participants from the U.S., Georgia a More
A Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle is offloaded, May 5, at the railhead near Vasiani Training Area, Georgia, in preparation for Exercise Noble Partner 16. The exercise is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 More
A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion., 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, checks the oil levels of a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, May 6, in preparati More
Capt. Chris Pulliam, commander of Company H, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, finishing packing up his parachute, May 10, after jumping from a C-130 “Hercules” aircraft at Vaziani More
A Georgian soldier stands ready for the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 16, May 11, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The ceremony included static displays of multinational soldiers and their equip More
A Georgian soldier who serves as part of the NATO Response Force participates in the opening ceremony for Noble Partner 16, May 11, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The ceremony included static displays of mu More
Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment gathered the morning of May 13 to train on medical evacuations, cordon tactics and room clearing. The training was the first of Noble Partner 1 More
Paratroopers assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, communicate to verify target locations, May 15, at Vaziani Training Area during Exercise Noble Partner. The ex More
A paratrooper assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade arm wrestles a competitor during ‘sports day’ May 19, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise able More
Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry division, secure the gas cap on a Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank, May 20, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Ex More
A Georgian soldier explains basic marksmanship principles of the 7.62 mm PKM machine gun to U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Georgian National Guard, May 21, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise Nobl More
Ammunition is organized, May 22, while soldiers from the Georgia Nations Guard and soldiers from the Georgian military train together on mid-range weapons and machine guns at Exercise Noble Partner 16. The day More
A young Dutch sits on his father’s shoulders and watches a Dutch aircraft deliver paratroopers from the U.S., Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K jump Sept. 19, as part of a commemorati More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, continue their march from Oosterbeek cemetery Sept. 17, during a commemorative road march to pay tribute to those who jumped here as part of Operation Market Garden More
Paratroopers from the U.S., Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K. conduct an airborne operation Sept. 18, 2015, at Houtdorperveld Drop Zone, the Netherlands, as part of the 71st anniver More
A Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle is offloaded by railcar here at the Batumi port, May 5, which is receiving U.S. military equipment transported by ship from Varna, Bulgaria to support Exercise Noble Partner. More
Paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade are welcomed here, May 8, by Georgian soldiers during a small ceremony held for their arrival. The paratroopers arrived from More
Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles act as a static display during the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 15, May 11, while paratroopers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Ai More
U.S. and Georgian Soldiers participate in close quarters battle drills, May 13, during Exercise Noble Partner 15. The two partner nations worked in teams to clear rooms and practice tactics, learning how to com More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, train on marksmanship fundamentals before receiving ammunition to zero their weapons. Upon successful zeroing t More
After deciding which method to use, the U.S. squad leader takes a knee behind the U.S. and Georgian soldiers where he can safely give guidance and instructions while also observing the soldiers on the battlefie More
The mortarman carefully prepares the first round before receiving the fire command to begin to load the rounds in the tube. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Daniel Cole, Army Europe Public Affairs)
Lt. Gen. Rrahman Rama, Chief of Staff of Kosovo’s Army, speaks with Lt. Gen. Danilo Errico, Chief of Staff of the Italian army, Oct. 27, during the 23rd annual Conference of European Armies held in Wiesbaden, More
Col. Joseph Ryan, the commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after his paratroopers jump during a display Nov. 4 as part of the disting More
An Abrams Battle Tank .50-caliber gunner assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, adjusts his equipment after completing obstacl More
Patrick J. Murphy, the acting Secretary of the Army, meets with Maj. Kim Kendle, Feb. 8, at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Staff Sgt. Kia Xiong, an information technology specialist, conducts 'present arms' during an official honor cordon welcoming Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, the Lithuanian Land Force's commanding general, to U.S. Ar More
The first U.S. M1A2 Battle Tank to deploy to Georgia offloads at the Georgian port of Poti, May 4, and will travel to the Vaziani Training Area for Noble Partner 16, which is scheduled to take place May 11 to 2 More
A Soldier assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division places his company’s guidon on top of a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, May 5, at the railhead near Vasiani Training Area, Georgia, in preparation for More
Two Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion., 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, inspect and attach a 25mm gun barrel to a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, M More
Sgt. Ray Novak, a pathfinder assigned to 121st Infantry regiment, Georgia National Guard, calls in the “all clear” to allow paratroopers from Company H, 1st Battalion, to jump from a C-130 “Hercules” aircraft, More
Georgian soldiers stand ready for the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 16, May 11, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The ceremony included static displays of multinational soldiers and their equipme More
Attendees of the Noble Partner 16 opening ceremony pose for a photo, May 11, in front of an Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The ceremony included static displays of multinational More
Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment additionally learned about Georgian medical evacuations procedures, May 13, at Noble Partner. Specifically, the Soldiers learned how to move an More
Paratroopers assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, adjust communications equipment, May 15, at Vaziani Training Area during Exercise Noble Partner. The exercise More
A Georgian soldier competes in the bench press competition during ‘sports day’ May 19, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise able Partner 16. Events included multiple soccer matches between the U.S More
A mechanic assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry division, performs maintenance on a piece of equipment, May 20, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise More
A U.S. sniper assigned to Georgia’s National Guard trains checks range conditions alongside Georgian soldiers before firing a Georgian sniper rifle, May 21, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, during Exercise No More
A Georgian soldier explains the weaponry of a Georgian sniper rifle to U.S. and Georgian soldiers, May 22, during Exercise Noble Partner 16. The day consisted of the partner nations working together at the rang More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey Kim, a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, stops at the grave of a British paratrooper at Oosterbeek cemetery Sept. 17, during a commemorative road march to pay tribute to tho More
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Oser, a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, wraps up his parachute after jumping into Houtdorperveld Drop Zone, the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2015, as part of a combined airbo More
An Abrams M1A2 Main Battle Tank prepares to be offloaded, May 5, at the railhead near Vasiani Training Area, Georgia, in preparation for Exercise Noble Partner 16. The exercise is scheduled to take place May 1 More
A wheeled vehicle is offloaded by railcar here at the Batumi port, May 5, which is receiving U.S. military equipment transported by ship from Varna, Bulgaria to support Exercise Noble Partner. Equipment include More
Paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade are welcomed here, May 8, by Georgian soldiers during a ceremony held for their arrival. The paratroopers arrived from Grafe More
Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Abn. Bde., stand in formation, May 11, after completing a airborne jump during the opening ceremony for Exercise Noble Partner 15. Noble Partner is a field tra More
A U.S. Soldier peers around a corner as his four-man team, including Georgian soldiers, prepares to enter a building during close quarters battle training, May 13, part of Exercise Noble Partner 15. The U.S. So More
After completing training on marksmanship fundamentals, Soldiers fire at zeroing targets, which will give them insight on the adjustments needed to be made on their weapons. Noble Partner is a field training an More
A Georgian soldier provides suppressive fire while the other half of his team moves forward in the valley below. After the soldiers push forward the team providing suppressive fire will push forward. (U.S. Army More
Once the mortar system was set up the paratroopers carefully unpacked the rounds and checked for any potential faults or dangerous signs that could lead to a malfunction. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Daniel Cole, A More
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army Europe's commanding general, salutes an official honor cordon welcoming Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, the Lithuanian Land Force commanding general, to U.S. Army Europe headquarters at More
The last Bradley fighting vehicles exit the ship May 4 and will travel to the Vaziani Training Area for Noble Partner 16, which is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 and will include approximately 1300 partic More
A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion., 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, drives a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, May 6, in preparation for Noble Partn More
Paratroopers assigned to Company H, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, land at Vaziani Training Area in the nation of Georgia, May 10, after jumping from a C-130 “Hercules” aircraft More