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U.S. Army Spc. Robb Mellard and Staff Sgt. Andrew Steen watch a corner for enemy threats while on a patrol, Dec. 28, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq. The Soldiers are from Nemesis Troop, 1st Platoon, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

A local Iraqi girl sits with Soldiers from Nemesis Troop, 1st Platoon, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, December 28, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

After conducting the unit's last patrol out of Iraq on Aug. 19 , a few soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, take a break and celebrate. These Stryker soldiers are the last of th More

2nd Lt. Christine Chang sings for the attendees of the Women’s Equality Day Luncheon.

About 140 Strykers arrive at Fort Bliss. Public domain photograph of a tank, military vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Iraqi woman enters a shop in the town of Tarmiyah May 19. Soldiers of Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash. patrolled More

A Soldier with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., pulls security in a street in Tarmiyah May 19. Soldiers of Company More

Cpl. Stephen Stoops (left), explains to Staff Sgt. Currie (center) the situation inside the hut. The ANP in partnership with Charlie Company 1-24 dismount and conduct Area Recon in the villages of Kala, Gagezi More

ANP in partnership with Charlie Company 1-24 Inf. conduct Area Recon in the villages of Kala, Gagezi and Shenghali Kalay to disrupt Taliban activities outside Qalat and develop ANP.

First Lt. Daniel Reimer talks with his ANA counter parts at checkpoint two on Route Chicken when ANP in partnership with Charlie Company 1-24 Inf. conducted Area Recon along Route Chicken making stops at ANA ch More

Spc. Jones (left), U.S. interpreter Susan (center) and Spc. Lee (right), wait for shura to begin during OP Moose Kill II. ANP in partnership with Charlie Company 1-24 Inf. search the villages of Musa Khely and More

The Radio Literacy package includes one hand-crank radio and one handbook per family. This radio can receive AM, FM or shortwave radio frequencies and can be charged via hand-crank, solar panel, or operated off More

Spc. Richard Nettles (left), Haslet, Texas, and Spc. Geneva Cano, Aransas Pass, Texas, POL Clerks for 5-20 Infantry Battalion, Task Force 1-14 Cavalry Regiment, ensure there’s always enough lubricants on hand f More

A soldier from Task Force 1-14 Cavalry browses the magazines at Forward Operating Base Apache’s Post Exchange, Jan. 11, 2012.

Capt. Joe Mickley, commanding officer, Battle Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, briefs his executive officer, 1st Lt. Jordan Smiley, Jan. 11, 2012, More

Capt. Joe Mickley, commanding officer, Battle Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, has a word with some of his soldiers, Jan. 13, 2012, about their mov More

Spc. Mark Davison, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, prepares the final lunch dish at Forward Operating Base Sweeney’s dining facility, Jan. 14, 2012. Though th More

Capt. Joe Mickley, commander, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, gets situated in the co-pilot’s seat aboard an AS355N “Twinstar” helicopter at Forward Ope More

Col. Gadda Muhammad Dost, commander, Afghan National Army, Shinkai district, speaks with Capt. Joe Mickley, commander, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry More

Third Platoon, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, steps out on their first patrol to the village of Shinkai, Jan. 16, 2012. The patrol is the c More

Spc. Landon Moeller, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, acts without delay when he discovers a soldier with simulated injuries during a unit rea More

Soldiers from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, warm up around a fire barrel at the end of a laborious day outdoors, improving Forward Operatin More

A mortar team from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment calculates the trajectory to their next target during a live fire exercise at Forward Opera More

Graduates of the Afghan National Army Academy at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Shinkai district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, form up for their graduation commencement ceremony Jan. 22, 2012. The ANA graduati More

A mine resistant ambush protected truck (front) and an MRAP Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, both from the 883rd Engineer Battalion, stand ready to move out from Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanista More

First Lt. Dan Marvin (left) and 1st Sgt. William Conard, 787th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, carry homemade explosives out of their secure container for disposal, Feb. 15, 2012. The explosives were dis More

Spc. Arnaldo Martinez, a financial specialist with the 389th Finance Detachment, Puerto Rico, hands Capt. Joe Mickley, Battle Company Commander, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14t More

Spc. James Covington repairs the starter on a Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2012. The bulldozer will clear the roads from FOB Sweeney to the villages of Mende More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bradley from Minneapolis, Minn., assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scan the horizon as More

Soldiers from Crazy Horse Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment en route to Forward Operating Base Grizzly to partner up with Afghan National Army soldiers from 4th Kandak. Partnered missions are essential More

Soldiers from HHC, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, stand at parade rest as their commander, Lt. Col. Jeff Stewart, explains to them the importance of their decision to re-enlist, March 1, 2012. These sol More

The MWR at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, which is located a short walk from their living quarters, features 10 computers and six phones to help keep soldiers connected to their loved ones at home. It also fea More

Capt. Yoonhwan Kim, chaplain, (right) poses with Pfc. Nicholas Auchey, Blackhawk Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, April 16, 2012. Auchey was involved in a battle with insurgent forces. For his ac More

Before being screened for blood donation, 1st Lt. Daniel Brown, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, fills out required paperwork at the Forward Operating Base Lagman Forward Surgical Team site, April 26, 2012. Blood More

First Sgt. Talib Hussain (left), Weapons Company first sergeant, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, Shinkai district, discusses the upcoming patrol with 2nd Lt. Matthew Domenech, platoo More

Afghan National Army soldiers, from the 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, Shinkai district, destroy a field of opium poppy, discovered during a routine patrol, outside the village of Samogay, Afghanistan, M More

Spc. Heather Ray and Pfc. Jacqueline Buschman, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1-14 Cavalry Regiment, and their female interpreter, return from a meeting with some Afghan women More

Soldiers from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, whisk two Afghan soldiers to a medevac helicopter following an improvised explosive device stri More

A soldier performs preventive maintenance checks and services a Stryker fighting vehicle, June 5, at Fort Irwin, Calif. Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, recently arrived to More

Sgt. Sebastian Malikai of 1st Platoon, Iron Company, 3-2 Cavalry Regiment, and a native of Mauk, Ga., pulls security while at a tactical control point June 20, 2012 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, during Exercise Saber More

Sgt. Brian Wertz, a vehicle commander for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and a Bellwood, Pa. native, assists Spc. John Symanski, vehicle comma More

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Fuller, an assistant team leader with the Recon platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, follows his squad th More

Using only the Stryker headlights to conduct casualty transfer, soldiers from the medical platoon of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Pennsylvania More

Capt. Chang J. Kim, unit chaplain for 1st Battery, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, preaches the sermon to the Protestant congregation at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Aug. 26, 2012.

Sgt. Jeff Rauch, 132nd Engineer Company (Mobile-Role Bridge), California Army National Guard, instructs an Afghan National Army soldier from the 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th ANA Corps, how to conduct preventi More

Afghan National Army soldiers from the 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th ANA Corps pull security during a routine halt while on patrol in the Mahali Hokumat bazaar, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2012. The 2nd Kandak parti More

An Afghan National Army soldier from 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps shakes hands with a local shopkeeper during a walk-through of the bazaar in Mahali Hokumat, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2 More

Leadership from the 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th ANA Corps and Battle Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Task force Warhorse, convene for an informal meeting with the 2-2-205 ANA Corps commander More

Lt. Col. Wilson Rutherford (left), commander, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment "Tomahawks," 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, reads the official announcement awarding Pfc. Matthew Bro More

Arrowhead soldiers standing tall with former Commander Col. Charles Webster and former Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Murphy.

(Left to right) Col. Hugh D. Bair incoming commander, 3rd Styker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, commander, 7th Infantry Division, and Col. Charles Webster, outgoing comm More

2nd Cavalry Regiment Strykers are offloaded from U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft one hour after NATO paratroopers from the U.S., Canada and Italy conducted an airborne operation to seize Lielvarde Airb More

Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Royal Canadian Regiment and Italian Folgore Brigade jump from U.S. Air Force C-130s into Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 5, 2014. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO ex More

A Soldier with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment sits atop a Stryker armored vehicle during NATO exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 6, 2014. The Strykers were brought in by U.S. Air Force More

Paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment wait for an U.S. Air Force C-130 to land to depart Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, during NAT More

Pvt. Paul Black, 3rd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, assists the Stryker Vehicle Commander shutting the hatch after his platoon d More

Paratroopers assigned to Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, cross a foot bridge during a training exercise at Adazi Training Area on Sept. 15 More

Troopers assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare to travel in Strykers from Rukla to the Pabrade training area, Lithuania, Feb. 23, 2015. Once at Pabrade, U.S. troopers and Lithu More

Dragoons assigned to Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment participated in a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area located near Rose Barracks, Germany, March 5, 2015. Troopers conducted group More

Dragoons assigned to Head Hunter Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment loaded their Strykers and equipment onto a local railway as they prepare for their upcoming rotation in support of Operation Atlantic R More

Citizens flooded the parking lot of a local Maxima supermarket on March 24 to see a static display of U.S. and Lithuanian Army vehicles including the Strykers of Iron Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. 2CR is conduct More

Sgt. Anthony Metzger, a Dragoon with Iron Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, greets some Polish school children at the Warsaw Uprising Museum in Warsaw, Poland, March 26. The trip to the museum was a cultural excursi More

Soldiers assigned to "Killer" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and their replacements, "Death Riders" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division More

CH-47 Chinook helicopters fly above Soldiers assigned to "Killer" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and their replacements, "Death Riders" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigad More

Soldiers assigned to "Killer" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and their replacements, "Death Riders" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division More

Soldiers assigned to "Killer" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and their replacements, "Death Riders" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division More

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander, U.S. Army Europe, expresses gratitude to Soldiers assigned to "Killer" troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment who began their weeklong trek through Poland, The Czech Republic More

Soldiers assigned to "Killer" Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment near the border of The Czech Republic from Poland before continuing on to Germany as part of Dragoon Ride March 29. The road march is par More

Staff Sgt. Troy Woody, with Bravo Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, shows Michele Shaw, a member of the Seattle Yacht Club, some of the many weapon systems he and hi More

Polish army medics explore a U.S. Army M1133 Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle during the first day of joint training with U.S. Army medics July 2, 2015, at Nowa Deba Training Area in southern Poland. Having j More

Ambassador Andrew Schapiro (right) the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, accepts 'The Order of the Silver Spur' award from Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Prosser (left) senior enlisted advisor assigned to 4 More

Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles for a static display during a visit by the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and the Czech Republic Prime More

Two Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, discuss last minute preparations to their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicle during staging operations before participating in Dragoon Crossing, a tactical More

Lt. Col. Jonathan L. Due (left,) a squadron commander assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, meets with Minister of Defense for the Slovak Republic Martin Glvac, after arriving at Malaky Air Base, loca More

Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, begin to stage their vehicles as the prepare to conduct preventive maintenance, checks and services before driving the second leg of the Dragoon Crossing More

Staff Sgt. Derrick Lewellen and Sgt. Janell Pierre, food service specialists with Company F, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, set up the serving menu Sept. 14 at East Range prior to Sold More

Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, played a series of soccer games against members of the Slovak Republic Armed Forces during a short break in the unit's Dragoon Crossing, a tactical road More

Sgt. James Stanton, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, navigates the claymore range Sept. 16, on the third day of the More

Members of the Hungarian Defense Forces stood watch as troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducted a deliberate water crossing in their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles using a bypass bridgi More

A Soldier from the Hungarian Defense Forces watches as Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducted a deliberate water crossing in their M1126 Stryker Combat Vehicles using a bypass bridgi More

U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assault an enemy compound during Decisive Action Rotation 15-10 at t More

A U.S. Soldier from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scans for possible enemies during Decisive Action Rotation 15-10 at the Nation More

U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, dismount out of a Stryker Armored Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 15-10 at the National More

Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Vargas, an academic CSM for the Colombian army, looks over a Stryker and asks “Brave Rifles” Troopers questions about its operation Nov. 2 at Fort Hood, Texas. Vargas was a member of a More

An A-10C Thunderbolt II from 66th Weapons Squadron, United States Air Force Weapons School out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., conducts a reconnaissance fly-by on an enemy objective during Hustler Trough II at More

Strykers and other vehicles wait to be driven off train cars at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Dec. 9, 2015. The return of the vehicles signals the end of the Pacific Pathways mission in Japan and Korea.

A Soldier of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Vilseck, Germany, takes aim at a target with an M240 machine gun during a training exercise at Adazi Training Area in Latvia, Jan. 25, 2016. The tra More

Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, overlook the terrain of the sniper range and identify the enemy targets, some as far as 90 More

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Vilseck, Germany, acquire their targets during a sniper field training exercise at Adazi Training Center in Latvia, Jan. 27, 2016.

Second Lt. Michael Yoesle, a combat engineer platoon leader with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, originally from Marseilles, Ill., works his way out of the lake during the More

A Latvian Soldier gives the safety brief to U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, before beginning the Polar Plunge event at Adazi Training Area in Latvia, Jan. More

Latvian Engineer Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, gather together for a safety brief before a demolition exercise at Adazi Training Area in La More

Latvian Engineer Soldiers and U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, connect the fuse wires to the improvised explosive devices that the Soldiers made during a d More

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Vilseck, Germany, dig the trenches to place the 43-pound charge craters in during a demolition training exercise at Adazi Training Area in Latvia, Ja More

A Latvian Engineer Soldier tests his accuracy during a Stress Shoot Exercise, in which U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, at Adazi Training Area in Latvia, F More

A U.S. Soldier of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, inserts ear protection and prepares himself to be a lane safety during a Stress Shoot contest between the Latvian and U.S More

Soldiers of 3rd Squadaron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, fire a 120mm illumination round out of an M1129 Mortar Carrier Vehicle during a night training exercise at Adazi Training Area More