A Weapons Load Crew with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a Southwest Asia air base, loads two-thousand pound bombs onto a B-1B Lancer to prepare it for a mission Dec. 21. Airman David P More
Iraqi army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division stand in formation during their Warrior Leader's Course graduation ceremony at Joint Security Station Jihad in southern Baghdad's Rashid Distri More
Spc. William Berdan, a cannon crewmember with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, plots land navigation coordinates on a map More
Staff Sgt. Bradley Thibodeaux, left, who serves as a small group leader with the Third Army NCO Academy, and a Camp Cook, La., native, observes soldiers as they perform first aide procedures during a situationa More
Staff Sgt. James Churchtown, Warrior Leader Course senior small group leader, conducts an after action review with WLC students in his squad after the completion of a training lane. Churchtown was one of three More
Sgt. Kassandra Rutherford (left), an analyst from Dundas, Minn., and Sgt. Andrea Wittlief (center), billeting non-commissioned officer from Hugo, Minn., exchange stories with a soldier from the Kuwaiti National More
Soldiers receive a patrol brief during The Warrior Leader Course, a 15-day training cycle at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, which solely focuses on creating Army NCO’s. The soldiers are divided into severa More
Color guard lowers the colors of the Non-commissioned Officers Academy during the singing of the National Anthem during the graduation of Warrior Leader Course 06-12 on Fort Bragg March 29.
Staff Sgt. Jim McKinzie, a small group leader for the Non-commissioned Officers Academy's Warrior Leader Course, ensures soldiers achieve a vertical sit-up position during their Army physical fitness test on Fo More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility arrive for zero day of Warrior leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 22. Warrior leader course is a hard-hitting and intensive course wi More
U.S. Army Alaska Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight (in red beret) USARAK Noncommissioned Officer Academy commandant, command sergeant major (center), and senior instructor Sgt. 1st Class Ernest W. Moore (far rig More
A Warrior Leadership Course student leads his peers through Army Physical Readiness Training at the Henry H. Lind Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 16, 2012.
Spc. Bilal Rasul, a resident of Ravenna, Ohio, and a cook with the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and other soldiers practice the proper technique to load and unload casualties from a UH-60 Black Ha More
A joint service color guard assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command escorts possible remains of a fallen service member onto a C-17 Globemaster during a repatriation ceremony in Vanuatu Sept. 24, 2012. More
Soldiers practice Drill and Ceremony during the Warrior Leader Course at the Staff Sgt. John W. Kreckel NCO Academy at Fort Campbell, Ky., Oct. 7. Numerous soldiers of the 159th CAB have graduated on the Comman More
Third Army warrior leader course class 13-702 stands at attention as they wait to be dismissed from their graduation ceremony. The Third Army NCO Academy teaches the warrior leader course, a foundational leader More
A new class of enlisted leaders graduates from the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) at Camp Williams, Utah, April 25. WLC is the first step in professional development of Army noncommissioned officers. (Army Nationa More
Cpl. Kim Jin-koo(the fifth soldier from the left), 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command G-3 clerk, graduated from the Warrior Leader Course Aug. 2 at Camp Jackson. He made the Commandant’s list and earned the More
Sgt. Wilfredo Ramos-Prado, a transportation management coordinator with the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), received his diploma during a graduation ceremony here Nov. 21. Service members packed the g More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Celona, an East Boston, Mass. native and a cadre member with the 7th Noncommissioned Officers Academy, conducts an after action review with U.S. Army Cpl. Hee Beom Kim, a Joint Regiona More
Soldiers from across the Army Central Command (ARCENT) area of responsibility take a physical fitness test at the start of an ARCENT-led warrior leadership course, May 29, 2014, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (N.Y. More
Soldiers from U.S. Army Central Command Warrior Leadership Course Class 704-14 conduct their final training lanes and evaluations during the night of June 14, 2014 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (N.Y. Army National More
Staff Sgt. Robert Jones, a Warrior Leader Course instructor at the U.S. Army NCO Academy here, competes in the M4 rifle qualification event during the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition here June 2 More
Sgt. Henry Easterling (center left), a helicopter mechanic with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, listens to a mission brief from Staff Sgt. Brunson, a Warrior Leadership Cours More
Sgt. David Phinney, graduating student of the U.S. Army Central’s Warrior Leader Course, pulls security during his final training lanes and evaluations during the early morning of July 12, 2014, in Camp Buehrin More
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division would like to congratulate its graduates of Warrior Leader Course class 09-14. The graduation was held at Fort Polk's Bayou Theater on Sept. 18, 2014, and fea More
The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) Operational Command Post (Forward) chief of operations, Col. Beth Salisbury, and Command Sgt. Maj. Leroy Benavidez congratulate Spc. Nam Kim, of the 21st Combat Supp More
Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group-East participate in land navigation training during the first Warrior Leader Course for the Kosovo Force 19 rotation at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, March 4. Warrior Leader Cou More
U.S. Soldiers graduate from the Army’s Warrior Leadership Couse class 007-15 at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., April 24, 2015. WLC is the first leadership course noncommissioned officers attend. WLC i More
The 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy's Warrior Leader Course graduating class 005-15 marches out of the wood lines through purple and yellow smoke at Camp Normandy field, May 7. The three-week course ob More
Soldiers recite the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer in formation while attending Basic Leadership Course (BLC) at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, S.C., Jan. 9, 2016. BLC is an intensive monthlong cour More
U.S. Army Spc. Shaina Williams, Company H, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard wheeled vehicle mechanic, studies the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer while she and her classmates st More
Junior enlisted Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard, 29th Infantry Division, graduated from the Basic Leaders Course in a ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 8, 2017. Formerly known as the Warrior More
Lt. Col. Ed Rowe, the 2nd Brigade, Iraqi Army Military Transition Team chief and native of Gaithersburg, Md., congratulates an Iraqi army soldier on graduating from the Warrior Leader's Course at Joint Security More
Spc. William Berdan, a cannon crew member with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, plots land navigation coordinates on a ma More
Spc. Joel Giesting, who serves as a budget analyst with Third Army, and an Indianapolis, Ind., native, is handed his diploma after graduating from the Third Army NCO Academy at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March, 26. More
A soldier takes up a perimeter position during a Warrior Leader Course training lane mission at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
Sgt. Kassandra Rutherford (right), an analyst, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, an Army National Guard unit based in Bloomington, Minn., participates in training with the Kuwaiti Na More
Spc. Jose Ramos of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps receives the Iron Warrior Award for top male physical performance during the Warrior Leade More
Staff Sgt. Jim McKinzie, a small group leader for the Non-commissioned Officers Academy's Warrior Leader Course, monitors a soldiers form during her Army physical fitness test on Fort Bragg May 8. The APFT is g More
Soldiers in the Warrior Leadership Course pull an injured Soldier to safety during a simulated combat patrol at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 23, 2012. Soldiers are graded on how well they perform doctr More
Spc. Patrick Claybaugh, a resident of Belle Vernon, Pa., and member of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) support operations section, and other soldiers practice the proper technique to load and unlo More
Spc. Tariq Muhammad, a fueler with Company A, 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, keeps troops in step during the Warrior Leader Course at the Staff Sgt. John W. Kreckel NCO Academy More
Command Sgt. Major Charles M. Tobin imparts his words of wisdom to class 13-702 Third Army's warrior leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 19. The Third Army NCO Academy teaches the warrior leader course More
Cpl. Kim Jin-koo, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command G-3 clerk, receives the Certificate of Achievement for the Iron Warrior from Command Sgt. Maj. Ray A. Devens, Eighth Army command sergeant major, Aug. 2 More
Spc. Brianna Falzone, a paralegal specialist with the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), prepares her equipment before conducting movement and maneuver drills during a Warrior Leadership Course held here Nov. 17.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Celona, a native of East Boston, Mass., and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andre Hesse, a Houston native, conduct an after action review with Multinational Battle Group-East soldiers at the conc More
Sgt. David Phinney, graduating student at the U.S. Army Central’s Warrior Leader Course, sets his stopwatch as he takes off from the starting line for the 2-mile run during a Physical Training Fitness Test, the More
Sgt. Mathew Kratts (front left), from Rochester, N.Y., now a paralegal with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, listens to a mission brief from a Warrior Leadership Course (WLC) More
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division would like to congratulate its graduates of Warrior Leader Course class 09-14. The graduation was held at Fort Polk's Bayou Theater on September 18, 2014 and More
These 393rd Medical Logistics Company soldiers, Spc. Douglas Groff and Spc. Alanna Yeutter, gather their equipment and belongings after completion of the warrior leader course, Camp Buehring, Sept. 30. Groff an More
Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group-East learn the fundamentals of Army doctrine in the class room for the Warrior Leader Course for the Kosovo Force 19 rotation at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, March 4. Warrior L More
Spc. Christian Pait, an engagement controller, assigned to Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command is the distinguished honor graduate More
Sgt. 1st Class Wolfhard Woode, who serves as a platoon sergeant with the Third Army NCO Academy, speaks with soldiers after they have graduated from WLC at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March, 26. Woode spoke to the so More
A student in the Warrior Leader Course briefs members of his squad about the next training lane mission as a WLC instructor observes. Training lanes provide students the chance to practice leadership and make d More
Sgt. Andrea Wittlief (left), billeting non-commissioned offier from Hugo, Minn., and Sgt. Kassandra Rutherford (center), an analyst from Dundas, Minn., exchange stories with a soldier from the Kuwaiti National More
Staff Sgt. Jim McKinzie, a small group leader for the Non-commissioned Officers Academy's Warrior Leader Course, ensures Soldiers achieve a vertical sit-up position during their Army physical fitness test on Fo More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility have their height and weight checked during in processing at zero day of Warrior leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 22. Warrior leade More
Sgt. Erika Campos, an automated logistics specialist with 4th Squadron, 6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, instructs her peers on how to identify symbols on a military map during More
Pilots and crew members of C Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation (General Support Aviation Battalion) land a UH-60 Medevac Black Hawk helicopter during the situational training exercise of warrior leader cou More
Soldiers attending the Warrior Leader Course at the Staff Sgt. John W. Kreckel NCO Academy at Fort Campbell, Ky., display their military bearing and discipline as they wait in line for lunch Oct. 7. Numerous so More
Sgt. Bryant Holloway graduates from the Third Army warrior leader course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 19. The Third Army NCO Academy teaches the warrior leader course, a foundational leadership course that ev More
Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, Second Infantry Division commander, encourages Cpl. Kim Jin-koo, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command G-3 clerk, with praise after the Warrior Leader Course graduation Aug. 2 at Ca More
Sgt. Wilfredo Ramos-Prado, a transportation management coordinator with the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), takes cover and returns fire while conducting movement and maneuver drills during a Warrior More
Soldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East gather over a sand table to discuss their plan for executing a situational training exercise lane at Camp Bondsteel Nov. 22. The exercise was part of a Warrior Lead More
Sgt. Mathew Kratts (right), from Rochester, N.Y., now a paralegal with the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, gives a mission brief before his squad's Warrior Leadership Course (WLC More
Sgt. David Phinney, 3rd Human Resource Sustainment Center, 406TH Human Resources Company, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, graduates within the top 20 percent of his class at the Warrior Leader Course, making t More
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division would like to congratulate its graduates of Warrior Leader Course class 09-14. The graduation was held at Fort Polk's Bayou Theater on Sept. 18, 2014 and feat More
Spc. Nadia Wilson, a petroleum supply specialist with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey National Guard, receives the Iron Warrior for receiving the highest score out of the females on the arm More
Segal, a U.S. military working dog, attends a graduation ceremony for the Warrior Leaders Course at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., April 24, 2015. One-hundred and thirty Soldiers graduated from th More
Sgt. Timothy J. Wagner, a force protection advisor and Bellville, Ohio, native, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit provides instruction to junior Marines on proper assembly of a large field tent aboard Cam More
A student in the Warrior Leader Course takes time to brief members of his squad about the next training lane mission. Training lanes provide students the chance to act as leaders by putting them in situations s More
Sgt. Kassandra Rutherford (right), an analyst, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, an Army National Guard unit based in Bloomington, Minn., practices shooting from the kneeling positio More
Command Sgt. Maj. Nicolino Parisi, of the Non-commisioned Officer Academy, awards Sgt. 1st Class Shajuan Butts for being the Small Group Leader of the Cycle during the Warrior Leader Course 06-12 graduation on More
Staff Sgt. Jim McKinzie, a small group leader for the Non-commissioned Officers Academy's Warrior Leader Course, reads the operational order to Sgt. Andrew Fadley, the squad leader for the first mission of the More
Soldiers in the Warrior Leadership Course plot points on their map prior to undertaking the land navigation practical exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 22, 2012.
Pilots and crew members of C Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation (General Support Aviation Battalion) provided training support during the situational training exercise of warrior leader course class 12-709 More
Spc. Devan Foley, 420th Movement Control Battalion, 316th ESC, receives his certificate from Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin, the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) command sergeant major, during the class 13-70 More
Spc. Brianna Falzone, a paralegal specialist with the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), scans her sector of fire while patrolling through the situational training exercise lanes during a Warrior Leaders More
Multinational Battle Group-East soldiers pull security along a trail during a training exercise at Camp Bondsteel Nov. 22. The exercise was part of a Warrior Leaders Course where 48 MNBG-E and Area Support Team More
Sgt. Daniel Feng (right), from Brooklyn, N.Y., now a signal support systems sergeant with HHC, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, gives a mission brief before his squad's Warrior Leadership Course (WLC) training mis More
Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group-East line up as the first Warrior Leader Course graduating class for the Kosovo Force 19 rotation at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, March 11. Warrior Leader Course (WLC) teaches More
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Meyer, a military dog handler with the 17th Military Police Detachment at Fort Jackson, greets Segal, his working dog, following a graduation ceremony from the Warrior Leaders Course at t More
Junior enlisted Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard 29th Infantry Division graduated from the Basic Leaders Course in a ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, March 8. The course, formerly known as the War More
Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Central, Joseph C. Cornelison, speaks to Soldiers currently enrolled in USARCENT Noncomissioned Officer Academy’s Basic Leader Course, during a site visit to Camp Buehring, K More