The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team let a Benton High School student try on a parachute at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonst... More
A member of the F-35 Demonstration team hands a sticker
A member of the F-35 Demonstration team hands a sticker to a Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadet at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited schools to ... More
A patrol passes a sign outside a forward operating
A patrol passes a sign outside a forward operating base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, during combat logistics patrol launched by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), July 25, 2013. The... More
An Afghan youth with an AK-47 walks along a desert
An Afghan youth with an AK-47 walks along a desert road during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand provin... More
Pvt. James Smith tightens down straps on a palletized
Pvt. James Smith tightens down straps on a palletized load at the 2011 Warrior Exercise held here. Smith, from Benton, Mich., is a member of the 401st Transportation Company (Palletized Loading System), a U.S. ... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), monitors the hoisting of a broken mine roller during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. A combat log... More
Tracks from a military vehicle mark a desert hill during
Tracks from a military vehicle mark a desert hill during a combat logistics patrol launched by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2013. More th... More
Staff Sgt. Humberto Morales, F-35 Demonstration team
Staff Sgt. Humberto Morales, F-35 Demonstration team member, speaks to Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited ... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
An F-35A Lightning II helmet is displayed at Bossier
An F-35A Lightning II helmet is displayed at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited schools to inspire the students to have a plan for the future as wel... More
First Team engineer receives Purple Heart
Maj. Gen. Anthony Ierardi (left), commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, awards the Purple Heart to Capt. Kenneth Spoon, the facilities and construction manager for the division engineer section, Feb. 21 at... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, rescue a civilian stranded by flooding near Benton, Pennsylvania, August 13, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard ... More
A crew of Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2,
A crew of Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), work into the early morning hours to recover a downed mine roller near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. The Marines... More
A fine layer of sand covers the outside of a M-240
A fine layer of sand covers the outside of a M-240 machine gun at the end of a resupply mission conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand... More
A gunner peers out of his turret during a combat logistics
A gunner peers out of his turret during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 2... More
Two Afghan motorists approach the rear of convoy during
Two Afghan motorists approach the rear of convoy during a resupply mission conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanista... More
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team let a student at Captain Shreve High School try on a parachute at Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and t... More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Porter, Special
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Porter, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Benton High School in Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 ... More
Afghan children watch as a combat logistics patrol
Afghan children watch as a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest) passes through a village on its way to a forward operating base in Helmand province, Afg... More
Lance Cpl. Michael Ortiz, an Orlando, Fla., native
Lance Cpl. Michael Ortiz, an Orlando, Fla., native and motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), poses for a photo in his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehi... More
U.S. Army Spc. Elkanah Kibet, B Company, 82nd Financial
U.S. Army Spc. Elkanah Kibet, B Company, 82nd Financial Management Unit, financial specialist, from Benton, Ill., runs the Peachtree Road Race shadow run July 4, 2014 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. He finished in fir... More
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team pose with Benton High School Junior ROTC take a photo at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demon... More
Lance Cpl. Jacob Johnson, a Loris, S.C., native and
Lance Cpl. Jacob Johnson, a Loris, S.C., native and heavy equipment operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), sits in the back of a Mine Resistant ... More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Porter, Special
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Porter, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers a... More
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team pose for a photo
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team pose for a photo with Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited schools to... More
A vehicle approaches the rear of a combat logistics
A vehicle approaches the rear of a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2013. Marine convoys operating in th... More
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle equipped
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle equipped with a mine roller plows through the fine sand of Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Transportation Support Company, ... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team prepares to fire the M-107 .50 Caliber sniper rifle at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. The sniper rifle has ... More
Master Sgt. Thomas Hulsart, F-35 Demonstration team
Master Sgt. Thomas Hulsart, F-35 Demonstration team member, hands a sticker to a Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Tea... More
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team visit Captain Shreve High School at Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and F-35 Demonstration Team visited... More
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team helps a Benton High School student try on a parachute at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demon... More
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team speak to Junior
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team speak to Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited schools to inspire the students to have a p... More
U.S. soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation
U.S. soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade rescue a dog stranded by flooding near Benton, Pennsylvania, August 13, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Daniel Schwartz)
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luke Whitington, Special
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luke Whitington, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers ... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), prepare to hoist a damaged mine roller onto a truck during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. The Mar... More
Spc. Elkanah Kibet, B Company, 82nd Financial Management
Spc. Elkanah Kibet, B Company, 82nd Financial Management Unit, financial specialist, from Benton, Ill., completes the 2014 Peachtree Road Race shadow run in 31 minutes and 49 seconds July 4. Kibert finished the... More
An Afghan compound sits in the distance as a combat
An Afghan compound sits in the distance as a combat logistics patrol launched by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), delivers supplies to forward operating bases in Helmand province, Afgh... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), work to recover parts from a damaged mine roller near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. A combat logistics patrol returning fr... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), monitors the hoisting of a broken mine roller during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. CLR-2's comb... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), hoist a damaged mine roller onto a truck during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. The Marines cordon... More
A weathered Afghan flag flies along a road taken by
A weathered Afghan flag flies along a road taken by a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2013. The flags a... More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Anthony Klotz, Special
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Anthony Klotz, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, demonstrates how to free fall at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstr... More
Lance Cpl. Brett Alessandro, a Verona, N.J., native
Lance Cpl. Brett Alessandro, a Verona, N.J., native and bulk fuel specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), secures supplies to the back of a truck during a resupply mission in ... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
94th BSB Soldiers Keep Busy on FOB Rustamiyah
Capt. Janay Hurley Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, and Pvt. Jennie Burrow, Comp... More
Shell casings cover the ground at the Bossier Parish
Shell casings cover the ground at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. The M-240 B machine gun has a maximum fire rate of 950 rounds a minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by S... More
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles with Combat
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest) cut a path through the desert in Helmand province while delivering needed supplies to several forward oper... More
Senior Airman Alexander Cook, F-35 Demonstration team
Senior Airman Alexander Cook, F-35 Demonstration team member, speaks to Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited... More
US COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY, Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2003)--Petty Officer 2nd Class James Benton checks to see if the seal on the container has been tampered with. Coast Guard cargo inspection teams walked through the Blount Island T... More
The Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll, a 436-foot Type
The Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll, a 436-foot Type 20 Duke Class frigate, homeported in Plymouth, Devon, England, along with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team conducts a patrol as part of Opera... More
Cpl. Kenneth Benton, a Greensboro, N.C., native and
Cpl. Kenneth Benton, a Greensboro, N.C., native and technical controller with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), mans a machine gun turret during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand pro... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team visits Benton High School at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited school... More
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team loads a magazine at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. The Airmen shot the M-9 while standing, walking and behi... More
Benton High School Junior ROTC cadets watch a demonstration
Benton High School Junior ROTC cadets watch a demonstration from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the... More
A local Afghan market rests along the route of a combat
A local Afghan market rests along the route of a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2013. Marine convoys o... More
Brig. Gen. Raymond Shields, Director of Joint Staff
Brig. Gen. Raymond Shields, Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard speaks to Major Andrew Pinckney and his family before promoting him to lieutenant colonel during 2nd Civil Support Team change... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team speak to Bossier
Members of the F-35 Demonstration team speak to Bossier High School Junior ROTC cadets at Bossier City, Louisiana, May 17, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demonstration Team visited schools to inspire the ... More
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal
An Airman from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team fires the M-107 .50 Caliber sniper rifle at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. The sniper rifle has an effectiv... More
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luke Whitington, Special
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luke Whitington, Special Operations Command Black Daggers parachute jumper, speaks to kids at Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers ... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by soldiers
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, flies by a flooded neighborhood near Benton, Pennsylvania while conducting rescue operations, August 13, ... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Trucks approach the front of a combat logistics patrol
Trucks approach the front of a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, July 25, 2013. Local vehicles regularly interming... More
Cpl. Kenneth Benton, a technical controller with
Cpl. Kenneth Benton, a technical controller with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), grimaces in his machine-gun turret during a combat logistics patrol in... More
US COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY, Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2003)--Chief Petty Officer Robert Gleichauf and Petty Officer 2nd Class James Benton walk down the loading ramp of the USNS Bob Hope after inspecting storage plans and procedures of... More
A vehicle approaches the rear of the convoy during
A vehicle approaches the rear of the convoy during a resupply mission conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ju... More
Airmen from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
Airmen from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and a Bossier Parish Sheriff’s deputy head to the pistol range at the BPS Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. EOD Airmen were trained in small a... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. Team Barksdale and the BPSD train with each oth... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), assists a hoist removing a broken mine roller from the road during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013... More
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department deputies train 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team Airmen on use of firearms at the BPSD range in Benton, La. Sept. 26, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Airmen of the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
Airmen of the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team learn shooting techniques from the Bossier Parish Sheriff deputies at the BPSD range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. Team Barksdale and the BPS department trai... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), prepare to hoist a damaged mine roller onto a truck during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. The Mar... More
Airmen from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
Airmen from the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal team fire an M-240 B machine gun at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department range in Benton, La., Sept. 26, 2018. The M-240 B machine gun has a maximum range of 3... More
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Demonstration Team helps a Benton High School student try on a parachute at Benton, Louisiana, May 16, 2019. The Black Daggers and the F-35 Demon... More