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Jacob Lara, a test engineer with the Materiel Test Directorate, clears a tunnel underneath White Sands Missile Range’s Launch Complex 38 while preparing for the Network Integration Evaluation beginning this wee More

Antennas bristle from a tower and MATVs at C-station on White Sands Missile Range. The communications heavy NIE requires almost all the spectrum resources available on WSMR and the test had to be carefully coor More

Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left) holds the colors of the 2nd Engineer Battalion while Battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas lights the flag on fire during a ceremony held on White More

Technicians mount the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Flight 2 research vehicle on a turntable for weight distribution evaluations at White Sands Missile Range's 300k test facility.

A JLENS aerostat is launched at White Sands Missile Range. The aerostat is equipped with a powerful radar.

Members of the 2nd Engineer Battalion shake hands with members of the 573rd Clearance Company as they board the buses for their deployment to Afghanistan.

A Medium Extended Air Defense System missile is launched to intercept a target during a MEADS test at White Sands Missile Range Nov. 29. MEADS is a NATO program to develop an advanced air defense system with a More

A New Mexico State University cadet, dressed in the uniform of a Soldier stationed in the Philippines in early World War II, leads the way to the start line for the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March at White San More

A tank target sits on the tarmac at Condron Army Airfield while engineers check it's systems April 11. The Tank is mobile and remotely operated and a road test was conducted at Condron to check the targets syst More

A soldier searches a room in the facility under Launch Complex 38 on White Sands Missile Range May 12 during NIE 13.2. The facility had various features, traps, and observation equipment installed to make the o More

A PAC-3 MSE Missile is fired from the MEADS launcher during a test at White Sands Missile Range.

A Terrier Black Brant sounding rocket equipped with a spectral telescope from John Hopkins University launches from White Sands Missile Range early Nov. 20. The Rocket was used to study the composition of the comet Ison.

Members of the 595th Sapper Company stand with the damaged armor plate presented to Sgt. Thomas Dacey at an award ceremony Jan. 24 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

A panoramic composite image of marchers in the 2014 Bataan Memorial Death March held at White Sands Missile Range.

Master Sgt. Rod Larreau from U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) uses a targeting device at White Sands Missile Range's 500k Site to identify targets during a test. WSMR provided a wide range of test ta More

Rocks are cleared from Headquarters Ave following brief flooding. Flash floods are a risk on White Sands Missile Range and WSMR Service members, employees and residents are reminded not to enter flooded roads.

Bill Elowitz, the Patriot program lead test officer with WSMR Material Test Directorate (in blue) shows the new bay to WSMR VIPs. The bay allows for the replacement of an o-ring in patriot missiles.

Civilians from SMDC and HELSTF conduct a test of the HEL-MD system at White Sands Missile Range. The control room in located in an old cold war bunker, allowing the workers to control testing on the surface tha More

A vapor glow in the ionosphere above White Sands Missile Range Feb 25, 2015, caused by a research rocket.

An M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires a training rocket during a test on White Sands Missile Range. The test saw the launch of 138 rockets in a single day, stressing the system to ensure the improved ar More

Dozens of small off-the-shelf drones sit idle while program officials conduct system checks to prepare them for flight preceding NIE 16.1. In the NIE the drones are being used to conduct simple recon missions, More

Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks en route to set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. More than 500 paratr More

A C-17 lands as part of an emergency deployment readiness exercise June 19 at White Sands Missile Range. The unimproved runway on the gypsum flats was originally built to accommodate the space shuttle.

Electronics Engineer Jim Cutler works on the model rocket used for calibration testing at White Sands Missile Range Jan. 12. The team launched a total of nine rockets during the two-day calibration test meant More

White Sands Missile Range Commander Col. David C. Trybula, left, and 1st Sgt. Yancy Hampton, right, present 1st Sgt. Crystal Y. Ramirez, center, a certificate of appreciation for speaking at the Women's Equalit More

Maj. Benjamin W. Klandrud assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Air Missile Defense Test Detachment during a change of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2019 at White Sands Missile Range. The More

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division secure equipment at the Company operation Facility on White Sands Missile Range after arriving Oct. 31. The facility is not currently occupied, and move-in-ready for any More

Command. Sgt. Maj. William K. Maddox (center left) accepts a US flag during his retirement ceremony at White Sands Missile Range dec. 5.

The Miniature Hit-to-kill interceptor missile leaves the launcher during a test at White Sands Missile Range Jan. 26. The MHTK is being developed by Lockheed Martin to intercept small threats like rockets, mort More

Antonio Rodriguez is a new mechanic at the Auto Skills Center where services offered have increased with his arrival. (U.S. Army Photo/Leah Romero)

Launch of a PAC-3 Missile during a stockpile reliability test.

Col. Christopher Ward receives the colors from Brenda Lee McCullough, Director, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Readiness, signifying his new role as Garrison Commander at White Sands Missile Range. More

Army Biologist Patrick Morrow (center) holds the head of a desert bighorn sheep while medical treatment is given. The sheep was captured in the San Andres Wildlife Refuge on White Sands Missile Range and was mo More

Maj. William Bosely,(front) from the US Army Nuclear and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency along with 2nd Lt. Jorge Munoz (right) and Spc. Ason Figueroa (back) from the 1st Stryker Division run checks More

US Army Photo by Caleb Creech Marchers wearing green pose before marching in the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March. The march took place on St. Patrick's Day.

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Andres Hernandez, 28, the son of a WSMR employee, is preparing to competitively swim in the upcoming International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) Global Games 2019 in Brisbane, Australia.

Preparing families and communities for disasters and emergency planning is critical for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsored National Preparedness Month. Each week has a theme for National P More

The White Sands Missile Range, Directorate of Emergency Services Honor Guard conducted the placing of the wreath as a tribute to those we lost on Sept. 11, 2001. From left, Firefighter Jorge Chacon, Lieutenant More

As technology progresses, its use is changing the dynamic of relationships. For some, it brings people closer together, and for others, it allows their abuser to always be at their fingertips. Abuse occurs when More

White Sands Missile Range Commander Col. David C. Trybula, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. William A. Wofford, right, present Richard O. Martinez an award for speaking at the National Hispanic Heritage Month observ More

Holding the grant check from left to right is Jaymes George, Onate High School Student, Dr. Karen Trujillo, Las Cruces Public Schools Interim Superintendent, Shannon Manion, National Math and Science Initiative More

White Sands Missile Range recently hosted the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Commanders’ Conference designed to encourage and support ongoing ATEC leadership collaboration. As a direct support uni More

During 'Second Chance,' a play, an emotional Spc. Jones, played by Spc. Jeffreyth Ararat, continuously tries to convince everyone in his chain of command his innocence when it comes to the trouble he got into w More

The White Sands Missile Range Army Community Services building decorated to create awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Jonathan Behr is the 2019 White Sands Missile Range Volunteer of the Year. Brig. Gen. David Trybula, WSMR Commander and Col. Christopher Ward presented the award at a luncheon on July 7, 2020.

White Sands Missile Range leadership with the signed Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation. They proclaim their support against Domestic Violence through various measures including assisting with preve More

John Wahl, a Field Service Engineer DRS Technology how to adjust the sighting system on the IMSHORAD system. The IMSHORAD system has a lot of on-board systems Soldiers will need to use, and the Soldiers from 5t More

Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson (left), director of the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team salutes a Soldier from 4-5ADA during an award Ceremony Dec. 3rd on White Sands Missile Range. The Soldiers have spen More

To support this fall’s Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range, additional villages like this one had to be built. Soldiers will use these villages as objectives when conducting tactical ope More

Battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas salutes the burning 2nd Engineer Battalion flag held by Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings during the Battalion’s burning of the Colors Ceremony Nov. 30 at White More

Technicians mount the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Flight 2 research vehicle on a turntable for weight distribution evaluations at White Sands Missile Range's 300k test faci More

A JLENS aerostat is seen on White Sands Missile Range near Orogrande Range Camp.

A soldier from the 573rd Clearance Company and his loved one get their photo taken before the soldiers' deployment.

A Medium Extended Air Defense System missile is launched to intercept a target during a MEADS test at White Sands Missile Range Nov. 29. “Today’s successful flight test further demonstrates MEADS’ ability to id More

Marchers follow the van carrying the survivors of the Bataan Death March to the starting line of the 2013 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2013. (Courtesy photo by U.S. More

A tank target drives past a taxiway at WSMR's Condron Army Airfield April 11. The tank is actually a plastic shell mounted on a utility ATV, allowing it to move like a real tank, but without the cost.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (front) exchange information while clearing tunnels under White Sands Missile Range. An observer from the As More

A missile is launched at an airborne target during a test of the MEADS air defense system at White Sands Missile Range. MEADS is a NATO program to develop a new air defense system for use by several countries.

Sgt. Thomas Dacey, a combat engineer with the 595th Sapper Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., holds the armored plate that saved his life alongside his 2-year-old son Thomas.

Sgt. 1st Class Justin Rotti, a combat developer from the Training and Doctrine Command Fire Cell, Fires Center of Excellence, uses a developmental hand-held precision targeting device during a test at White San More

Gerry Veara, director of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security checks with other WSMR offices while surveying the flooding that occurred on Headquarters Ave. Sept. 22. Headquarters Ave More

White Sands Missile Range executive director (center) cuts the ribbon on the bay at Launch Complex 38.

The HEL-MD is a laser system mounted on a standard Army heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMETT). Still a demonstrator, it’s hoped the testing conducted at White Sands and other ranges will lead to a pro More

A vapor disperses from a NASA tarrier black-brant sounding rocket above White Sands Missile Range. The vapor is part of a study of the upper atmosphere.

An MLRS kicks up clouds of dust while firing during a test on White Sands Missile Range.

David Stake, a program manager with Microsystems, works on one of the small commercially available drones being used in NIE 16.1. These drones are very affordable, costing only around $1,000, but are also limit More

Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers conduct communication checks as the unit sets up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. More than 500 parat More

Dutch Soldiers exit a C-17 transport during an exercise on WSMR June 19. The Soldiers found the extreme heat a welcome challenge, as future operations may occur anywhere in any conditions.

Jim Cutler, electronics engineer places the rocket on the launch pad out at West Center 50 during calibration testing Jan. 12. The tests were conducted with rockets in order to test the team's ability to track More

Capt. Kevin M. Ryan relinquished command of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Air Missile Defense Test Detachment during a change of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2019 at White Sands Missile Range. The More

A Soldier assembles a cot, a difficult task. The Soldiers form 10th Mountain Division will be staying at White Sands Missile Range for about a week in November to train for a possible domestic security mission.

Command Sgt. Maj. William K. Maddox (right) passes the Noncomissioned Officer's Halberd to Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez (left) at White Sands Missile Range Dec. 5. The passing of the halberd represented the transfer More

A desert bighorn sheep is airlifted in for processing before being taken to Alamogordo for release. A special team of helicopter game managers had to be brought into captures the sheep in WSMR’s rugged mountains.

US Army Photo by Sgt. Caleb Creech Marchers pose at the start of the 30th Bataan Memorial Death March

White Sands Missile Range held a Sept. 11 ceremony at the Main Chapel on Sept. 11, 2019 to honor the first responders we lost. Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Robert L. Parker was the guest speaker.

The Onate High School NJROTC presenting colors and their choir singing the national anthem on Nov. 18. The U.S. Department of Defense, in conjunction with White Sands Missile Range and the National Math and Sci More

During the play 'Second Chance,' Mrs. Jones, played by Sgt. Maria Toro, is emotionally distraught about the fate of her husband. Two performances of the play took place on Jan. 23 at White Sands Missile Range, More

White Sands Missile Range Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon awards that were given out on July 7, 2020.

David Hill, a Test Engineer with DRS (right) shows Solders with the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment how to use a boresighting system on the IM-SHORAD's 30mm cannon. The soldiers are on WSMR to More

A 4-5ADA Soldier preps the IM-SHORAD system to move. The IM-SHORAD system doesn't need a complex setup process like older air defense systems do, allowing it to keep up with the maneuver unit and provide better More

The Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Flight 2 research vehicle is seen on a turntable for weight distribution evaluations, at White Sands Missile Range's 300k test facility.

A JLENS aerostat is seen on its mooring station at White Sands Missile Range.

Sgt. Thomas Dacey is seen while deployed to Afghanistan.

Members of the 573rd Clearance Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion board a plane at Biggs Army Airfield.

A Medium Extended Air Defense System missile is launched to intercept a target during a MEADS test at White Sands Missile Range Nov. 29. The test exploited the MEADS capability for full-perimeter, 360-degree de More

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Armor Division start the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17, 2013. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army/Released)

Engineers push a tank target onto the runway during a systems check at Condron Army Airfield on White Sands Missile Range. The tank is made of the same plastic board used for political campaign signs, and fitte More

Soldiers cover a doorway in the facility under Launch Complex 38 on White Sands Missile Range May 12 during NIE 13.2. The facility was used as an objective to study how soldiers fight in underground environments.

A missile is launched from the MEADS missile system during a test on White Sands Missile Range. The test put MEADS up against a pair of targets representing an enemy aircraft and missile.

Bills Halls (right) from WSMR Directorate of Public Works talks with a heavy equipment operator after clearing Headquarters Ave. of rocks washed over it by the flooding. The high water forced the road to be tem More

A target drone shows damage to the tail section inflicted by the HEL-MD laser. Unmanned aircraft similar to this drone are becoming a rapidly expanding threat and developing weapons to counter them is a priorit More

A cloud of vapor disperses in the morning light at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

An MLRS with an improved armored cab relocates between shots during a test on White Sands Missile Range. The test was to ensure the improvements didn't change the vehicle's performance, so the test required the More

Five small off-the-shelf drones launch from White Sands Missile Range Sept. 3 in preparation for Network Integration Evaluation 16.1. Army Test and Evaluation Command and Program Executive Office for Simulation More

Maj. Jason Alexander, HHC, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts communication checks as Soldiers set up the 2nd BCT Tactical Operations Center on White Sands Missile Range Space Harbor. Mor More

A C-17 transport plane takes off from White Sands Missile Range's Space Harbor landing strip. A Patriot missile battery has been set up as part of a joint US-Dutch exercise, with the equipment and personnel flown in.

Maj. Benjamin W. Klandrud assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery Air Missile Defense Test Detachment during a change of command ceremony Sept. 26, 2019 at White Sands Missile Range. The More

Ground support crew from the Logistical Readiness Center unloading a C-130 aircraft in support of Vigilant Shield at White Sands Missile Range, 31 October 2017.

Desert bighorn sheep were placed in a large trailer before being driven to Alamogordo for release at the Space History Museum. The Sacramento Mountains which the space museum backs up to, have been without repo More