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U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade prepare a simulated casualty for a medical evacuation while conducting a complex attack lane during exercise Combined Resolve V at the U.S... More

Guests salute the French flag during a Memorial Day

Guests salute the French flag during a Memorial Day

Guests salute the French flag during a Memorial Day ceremony in which U.S. Marines performed alongside the French Army at the Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery in Belleau, France, May 29, 2016. The French ... More

170714-N-AC979-294 PARIS (July 14, 2017) French Alphajets,

170714-N-AC979-294 PARIS (July 14, 2017) French Alphajets,

170714-N-AC979-294 PARIS (July 14, 2017) French Alphajets, followed by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and two F-22 Raptors, conduct a flyover while displaying blue, white and red contrails during the Military ... More

During the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment staff

During the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment staff

During the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment staff ride, officers and non-commissioned officers visited key battlefields and memorials in Normandy, France, April 18 – 20, 2018. At each site, they reflected on l... More

190131-N-JI086-048 TOULON, France (Jan. 31, 2019) The

190131-N-JI086-048 TOULON, France (Jan. 31, 2019) The

190131-N-JI086-048 TOULON, France (Jan. 31, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrives in Toulon, France, Jan. 31, 2019. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain... More

Paris Air Show visitors observe French Armed Forces

Paris Air Show visitors observe French Armed Forces

Paris Air Show visitors observe French Armed Forces static displays June 17, 2019. Continual interaction between partnering forces enables allied nations to strengthen overall coordination during times of crisi... More

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with French

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with French

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly, at the Hôtel de Brienne, Paris, Sept. 7, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe

Sergeant Major Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Sergeant Major, delivers a public affairs and media interaction brief to service members who have recently arrived in Carentan, France, May 3... More

U.S. Army paratroopers joined paratroopers from several

U.S. Army paratroopers joined paratroopers from several

U.S. Army paratroopers joined paratroopers from several nations during a paradrop as part of the commemoration of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, during World War II, in Normandy, France. Aircraft from the ... More

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 live in field

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 live in field

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 live in field tents at the Normandy Commemoration in Picauville, France, June 1, 2016. Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1 (LLB1) participate in the 72nd D-Day La... More

Two French Air Force Eurocopter EC725s prepare to conduct

Two French Air Force Eurocopter EC725s prepare to conduct

Two French Air Force Eurocopter EC725s prepare to conduct Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling with a U.S. Air Force HC-130J assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing over the coast of France during exercise Dar... More

New York Army National Guard Spc. Steven Snyder of

New York Army National Guard Spc. Steven Snyder of

New York Army National Guard Spc. Steven Snyder of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division folds the American flag during a ceremony unveiling a marker honoring Gen. Douglas MacArthur an... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel, Avranches, France on May 18, 2019. This event comes at the invitation ... More

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing prepares to taxi prior to formation flight in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 5... More

Historian Dr. Scott Wheeler leads the group down Omaha

Historian Dr. Scott Wheeler leads the group down Omaha

Historian Dr. Scott Wheeler leads the group down Omaha Beach to help give them a better perspective of what Soldiers had to deal with during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Senior noncommissioned officers w... More

The president of France, Francois Hollande, approaches

The president of France, Francois Hollande, approaches

The president of France, Francois Hollande, approaches attendees of a ceremony held to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Ranville British Cemetery, France, Jun. 6, 2012. Distinguished gues... More

Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit

Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit

Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, prepare to be lowered into the water as they conduct an underwater recovery operation in the Mediterranean Sea in search of an unaccounted-fo... More

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response debark an MV-22B Osprey at Camp des Garrigues, France, Oct. 28, 2013, during bilateral training between SP-MAGTF Crisis Response an... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bad Company, 10th Engineer

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bad Company, 10th Engineer

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Bad Company, 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division observes as a bulldozer builds a fighting position while conducting engagement area development during... More

A Romanian soldier assigned to 191st Infantry Battalion,

A Romanian soldier assigned to 191st Infantry Battalion,

A Romanian soldier assigned to 191st Infantry Battalion, 18th Infantry Brigade, provides security while conducting defensive operations during exercise Combined Resolve V at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational ... More

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261

A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 holds his son after returning from a half-year deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa during the unit’s homecomi... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, lays a wreath in front of the Iron Mike monument during a ceremony prior to the American Memorial Day observance, at Belleau Wood, France, May 29, 2016. Ea... More

A French paratrooper greets his daughter after participating

A French paratrooper greets his daughter after participating

A French paratrooper greets his daughter after participating in an airborne operation in Sainte-Mere- Eglise, France, June 4, 2017. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-natio... More

U.S Army Europe senior leaders benefit from this year’s

U.S Army Europe senior leaders benefit from this year’s

U.S Army Europe senior leaders benefit from this year’s Staff Officers’ Staff Ride, 18-20 October 2017, with a tour of battlefields and in depth discussion about the battles of Jena and Auerstedt fought by Napo... More

A shoulder patch commemorating the D-Day jump in Normandy

A shoulder patch commemorating the D-Day jump in Normandy

A shoulder patch commemorating the D-Day jump in Normandy France is worn proudly on the uniform of a German Paratrooper he instructs Allied paratroopers on techniques to jump with German Equpment.

Spc. Torin Samples, with the North Carolina National

Spc. Torin Samples, with the North Carolina National

Spc. Torin Samples, with the North Carolina National Guard, stops to read the names off a monument wall at the Tyne Cot Cemetery Aug. 4 in Zonnebeke, Belgium. Approximately 35 Soldiers travelled to Belgium and ... More

U.S. Army and Army Reserve Soldiers take part in a

U.S. Army and Army Reserve Soldiers take part in a

U.S. Army and Army Reserve Soldiers take part in a guided 10km WWI historical march from French Hill 304 to the village of Montfaucon, France, Sep. 21. The march followed the footsteps of the American Expediti... More

Members of the 1st Infantry Division serve as the U.S.

Members of the 1st Infantry Division serve as the U.S.

Members of the 1st Infantry Division serve as the U.S. Color Guard during WWI Centennial Commemorations in Thiaucourt, France, Sep. 22.

Nigerien soldiers load their weapons with blank ammunition

Nigerien soldiers load their weapons with blank ammunition

Nigerien soldiers load their weapons with blank ammunition before attacking a enemy command and control node, during training at Camp Po, Burkina Faso, on Feb. 20, 2019, during Flintlock 19. Flintlock is an a... More

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade pose with the mayor of Sainte-Mère-Église outside the town hall on June 4, 2019. Sainte-Mère-Église was liberated from Nazi occupation by ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Daniel, an infantryman and sniper

U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Daniel, an infantryman and sniper

U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Daniel, an infantryman and sniper with the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment engages targets with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during a barricade fire event as part of the 2019 Eu... More

Sjoerd "Red" van der Ven, a Dutch World War I historian

Sjoerd "Red" van der Ven, a Dutch World War I historian

Sjoerd "Red" van der Ven, a Dutch World War I historian and mentor for the students participating in the Digging Through History Program, makes remarks to guests at the William A. O'Neill State Armory, Nov. 15,... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Estaban Gonawicha, 435th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Estaban Gonawicha, 435th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Estaban Gonawicha, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, poses for a photo before exercise Frozen Defender in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14,... More

Family and friends of World War 2 paratrooper Raymond

Family and friends of World War 2 paratrooper Raymond

Family and friends of World War 2 paratrooper Raymond Wallace walk along the path between the Normandy American Cemetery and Omaha Beach in France as he reflects on his war time service here 74 years ago.

U.S. Army Paratroopers from United States Army Civil

U.S. Army Paratroopers from United States Army Civil

U.S. Army Paratroopers from United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Carentan, France, Jun. 4, 2012. Paratroopers from the Alli... More

A wrecked German gun sits at Brest, France, after the

A wrecked German gun sits at Brest, France, after the

A wrecked German gun sits at Brest, France, after the city was captured from the Germans, Sept. 7, 1944. National Archives photo

Georgle Kline, U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion D-Day

Georgle Kline, U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion D-Day

Georgle Kline, U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion D-Day veteran salutes during "Taps" at the Pointe Du Hoc Ranger Monument to pay respect to U.S. Army Rangers who served during World War II June 5, 2015, Normandy, ... More

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Brian Nason, 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conducts a visual inspection of the tail of a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft after being flo... More

160507-F-WU507-025: Two Team US wounded warrior athletes

160507-F-WU507-025: Two Team US wounded warrior athletes

160507-F-WU507-025: Two Team US wounded warrior athletes block a serve during a sitting volleyball preliminary match between the US and Canada at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orla... More

160508-F-WU507-006: Team Australia former Army sapper

160508-F-WU507-006: Team Australia former Army sapper

160508-F-WU507-006: Team Australia former Army sapper and now a wounded warrior athlete Peter Roberts and his daughter, Alona, embrace before Roberts steps on the field to compete in the archery competition at ... More

TAHOUA, Niger - Capt. Neal a U.S. Army Special Forces

TAHOUA, Niger - Capt. Neal a U.S. Army Special Forces

TAHOUA, Niger - Capt. Neal a U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment – Alpha Commander in 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), addresses dignitaries during the Tahoua opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 ... More

French locals get into the spirit of honoring the 74th

French locals get into the spirit of honoring the 74th

French locals get into the spirit of honoring the 74th anniversary of the liberation of their country by dressing in period correct costumes and touring various D-Day sites throughout Normandy, France, June, 2... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Russel A. C. Sanborn, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Russel A. C. Sanborn, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Russel A. C. Sanborn, the commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, salutes during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Belleau, France, May 26, 20... More

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran, 30th Infantry Division, hugs

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran, 30th Infantry Division, hugs

Tony Jaber, WWII veteran, 30th Infantry Division, hugs a local French girl during a commemoration ceremony honoring the 30th Infantry Division “Old Hickory” at Mortain, France, June 2, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S... More

Several WWII Veterans of the battle receive the Legion

Several WWII Veterans of the battle receive the Legion

Several WWII Veterans of the battle receive the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, by President Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, for their service during... More

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper takes part in

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper takes part in

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper takes part in a press conference with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly, at the Hôtel de Brienne, Paris, Sept. 7, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The president of France, Francois Hollande, meets with

The president of France, Francois Hollande, meets with

The president of France, Francois Hollande, meets with attendees of a ceremony held to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Ranville British Cemetery, France, Jun. 6, 2012. Distinguished gues... More

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II

A formation of U.S Army Soldiers and a World War II reenactor dressed in a vintage WWII combat uniform salute as the U.S. national anthem plays during a WWII commemoration ceremony at Sainte Laurent sur Mer, Fr... More

Official French flag bearers stand at attention during

Official French flag bearers stand at attention during

Official French flag bearers stand at attention during a memorial service honoring American pilots lost in a downed B-24 Liberator during World War II. Sailors and embarked Marines aboard the amphibious dock la... More

In Memorial Day tradition, distinguished guests, including

In Memorial Day tradition, distinguished guests, including

In Memorial Day tradition, distinguished guests, including Gen. Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, the mayor of the town of Belleau, Monique Benier, and former Sgt. Maj. of the Marine... More

A paid of British MK3 Merlin helicopters lift off after

A paid of British MK3 Merlin helicopters lift off after

A paid of British MK3 Merlin helicopters lift off after inserting U.S. Marines on the Island of Tinian, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, May 16, 2017. Marines and Sailors are participating i... More

British and French soldiers with the Airborne Combined

British and French soldiers with the Airborne Combined

British and French soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force conduct airborne operations during Exercise Swift Response 17 Phase II near the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, G... More

Soldiers from the US Army sniper teams pose for a group

Soldiers from the US Army sniper teams pose for a group

Soldiers from the US Army sniper teams pose for a group photo after competing in the 2019 European Best Sniper Team Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 25, 2019. The European Best Sniper... More

F-15 Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct

F-15 Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct

F-15 Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct a flypast over Normandy, France in support of the 76th anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2020. An epic multinational operation, D-Day forged partnerships and rei... More

French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President

French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President

French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump descend the red carpet toward the Omaha beach overlook during the commemoration ... More

World War II veteran Tom Rice congratulates the 21

World War II veteran Tom Rice congratulates the 21

World War II veteran Tom Rice congratulates the 21 Soldiers who reenlisted during the 101st Airborne Division reenlistment ceremony in Carentan, France, June 7, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partn... More

U.S. Army Spc. Maxwell Kelley, an infantryman and sniper

U.S. Army Spc. Maxwell Kelley, an infantryman and sniper

U.S. Army Spc. Maxwell Kelley, an infantryman and sniper team leader with 1-4 IN, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, finishes the 12 mile ruck march during the European Best Sniper Team Competition, at the G... More

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units

U.S. Army paratroopers from various airborne units ride bumper cars at a carnival during a commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Saint Mère Èglise, France, June 2, 2012. Paratroopers and ... More

Service members hold the U.S flag after conducting

Service members hold the U.S flag after conducting

Service members hold the U.S flag after conducting a parachute jump during the D-Day 75 Commemorative Airborne Operation in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 9, 2019, which honors the epic airborne operation con... More

Marine mortarmen assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine

Marine mortarmen assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine

Marine mortarmen assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment prepare to patrol through a brick passageway during a dismounted patrol training exercise at Saber Strike 2012. The Marines were on a mission to ... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller signs a guest before lunch at Les Invalides, Paris, France, May 24, 2018. Gen. Neller was there to receive the French National Order of Merit Award from Fren... More

U.S. Soldiers and Sailors walk alongside German soldiers

U.S. Soldiers and Sailors walk alongside German soldiers

U.S. Soldiers and Sailors walk alongside German soldiers and French civilians during a historic 10k march throughout the D-Day battle sites of Picauville, France, June 3, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service memb... More

A group of U.S. military officers and French civic

A group of U.S. military officers and French civic

A group of U.S. military officers and French civic leaders stand for the French national anthem during a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon in Sainte-Maxime, France, Aug. 14, 201... More

Paratroopers at the 71st D-Day commemoration in Normandy,

Paratroopers at the 71st D-Day commemoration in Normandy,

Paratroopers at the 71st D-Day commemoration in Normandy, France, conduct airborne operations over the La Fiere drop zone.

Amb. Larry André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, lays

Amb. Larry André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, lays

Amb. Larry André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, lays flowers on the grave of Pilot Officer Lawrence Maguire during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Djibouti New European Cemetery, Djibouti, May 27, 2019. The U.S. ... More

Jennifer Hunt of team parachute prototype shop at Combat

Jennifer Hunt of team parachute prototype shop at Combat

Jennifer Hunt of team parachute prototype shop at Combat Capability Development Command- Soldier Center (CCDC-SC) along with other reenactors dressed as a WWII U.S. Army Paratroopers, walks off the drop zone af... More

Two Polish soldiers engage in conversation before the

Two Polish soldiers engage in conversation before the

Two Polish soldiers engage in conversation before the stalking event during the European Best Sniper Competion, Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 23, 2019. Europe Best Sniper Competitin is a United States Army Europe-... More

Staff from NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC),

Staff from NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC),

Staff from NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), in Gloucester, deploy to London, 30 March 2020, in support of 'Operation RESCRIPT', the U.K. Ministry of Defence response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbre... More

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger

Maj. Matthew Piosa, with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pauses to take a picture of a bunker at Pointe Du Hoc. Pointe du Hoc is a 100-foot cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy, l... More

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The remains of Radioman

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The remains of Radioman

NORMANDY, France (June 19, 2018) The remains of Radioman 2nd Class Julius “Henry” Pieper rest in a chapel at Normandy American Cemetery prior to Pieper’s funeral service. Henry Pieper and his twin brother, Radi... More

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt... More

160508-F-WU507-011: A Team UK wounded warrior athlete

160508-F-WU507-011: A Team UK wounded warrior athlete

160508-F-WU507-011: A Team UK wounded warrior athlete competes in the archery competition at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2016. A total of three medals will... More

A U.S. Soldier, 48th Chemical Brigade, goes through

A U.S. Soldier, 48th Chemical Brigade, goes through

A U.S. Soldier, 48th Chemical Brigade, goes through the chemical decontamination process during the Dragon Fire exercise at the Satsop Nuclear Plant, Satsop, Wash., May 2, 2017. Dragon Fire is a bilateral exerc... More

An Austrian Leopard 2A4 tank, belonging to the Bundesheer

An Austrian Leopard 2A4 tank, belonging to the Bundesheer

An Austrian Leopard 2A4 tank, belonging to the Bundesheer platoon, maneuvers through obstacles and terrain as part of the precision driving lane, during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army ... More

First Lady Melania Trump, U.S. President Donald J.

First Lady Melania Trump, U.S. President Donald J.

First Lady Melania Trump, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and French First Lady Brigitte Macron, observe military aircraft flyovers while overlooking Omaha beach during the com... More

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines),

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines),

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), march down to the Devil Dog Fountain after the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Belleau Wood in Belleau, France on May 27, ... More

Nigerien soldiers wait for instructions before attacking

Nigerien soldiers wait for instructions before attacking

Nigerien soldiers wait for instructions before attacking a enemy command and control node, during training at Camp Po, Burkina Faso, on Feb. 20, 2019, during Flintlock 19. Flintlock is an annual special opera... More

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct sustained airborne training

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct sustained airborne training

U.S. Army paratroopers conduct sustained airborne training in preparation for airborne operations in Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy France, June 8, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 t... More

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing left

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing left

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, standing left foreground, shakes hands with a World War II veteran during a ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy, France,... More

What is left of old Nazis defenses on top of Point

What is left of old Nazis defenses on top of Point

What is left of old Nazis defenses on top of Point Du Hoc that now sit a rememberence of the battle that was fought there on Point Du Hoc, Normandy, France; June 2, 2015. This is the 71st Anniversary of the D-D... More

Howard Mariteragi, a life support investigator deployed

Howard Mariteragi, a life support investigator deployed

Howard Mariteragi, a life support investigator deployed with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, digs for possible material evidence as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Alsace-Lorraine, France, April 15. M... More

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit Omaha Beach

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit Omaha Beach

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit Omaha Beach together June 1, 2016. Omaha Beach is the second of the two American landing sectors. This beach is 5,9 kilometers long and is located 12 kilometers east of U... More

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. They were to be dropped near Amfreville, France, but ended up 18 miles southeast, in a town called Gr... More

Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, commanding general of the 82nd

Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, commanding general of the 82nd

Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, thanks the citizens of Angoville au Plain, France, for remembering the sacrifices of the 101st Airborne Division paratroopers who fought ... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa bound past flames from a Molotov cocktail to retrieve an injured mock rioter during a simulated U.S. embassy reinforcement e... More

British soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint

British soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint

British soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force cut across a village during Exercise Swift Response 17 Phase II near the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 20... More

Rail workers load vehicles from the 101st Airborne

Rail workers load vehicles from the 101st Airborne

Rail workers load vehicles from the 101st Airborne Division, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade onto rail cars July 12, 2020 in La Rochelle France. The 101st CAB is the sixth aviation rotation for Atlantic Resolve, ... More

The U.S. Army Europe Band plays during a ceremony held

The U.S. Army Europe Band plays during a ceremony held

The U.S. Army Europe Band plays during a ceremony held to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2012. U.S. Army soldiers gather in Normandy each year as a r... More

Running enthusiasts from all over Afghanistan converge

Running enthusiasts from all over Afghanistan converge

Running enthusiasts from all over Afghanistan converge on Bagram Air Base to participate in the Dublin Half Marathon shadow run, Aug. 4, 2013. The Dublin Half Marathon is part of the Rock'n'Roll Marathon Serie... More

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1)

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1)

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1) participate in a joint ceremony with American soldiers to commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of D-Day at the 4th ID Square in Montebourg, France on June 4, 2016. ... More

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines),

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines),

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment (6th Marines), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV), march off the parade deck during the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Belleau Wood in Belleau, Franceon May 27, 2018. Sixth... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Schuster, command sergeant major

Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Schuster, command sergeant major

Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Schuster, command sergeant major of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, walks through the headstones at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Aug. 6, 2018, near... More

U.S. and German service members stand together during

U.S. and German service members stand together during

U.S. and German service members stand together during a memorial ceremony at the U.S. Air Force monument in Picauville, France, June 3, 2019. The ceremony honors the contributions of the 90th Infantry Division ... More

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 tour Pointe

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 tour Pointe

German Soldiers from Luftlandebrigade 1 tour Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, June 1, 2016. Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1 (LLB1) participate in the 72nd D-Day Landing Anniversary in Normandy to... More

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform

U.S. Marines with the 2d Marine Division Band perform at Les Invalides, Paris, France, May 22, 2018. The band held a weeklong set of concerts throughout different parts of France in commemoration of the 100th a... More

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office surveys the St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in Thiaucourt, France, Sep. 18, 2018 in preparation for the World War I Centennial Commemoration of ... More

WWII re-enactors gather together for D-Day 73 celebrations

WWII re-enactors gather together for D-Day 73 celebrations

WWII re-enactors gather together for D-Day 73 celebrations in St. Mere-Eglise, France. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Agacinski/released.

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump delivers

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump delivers

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump delivers remarks to Service Members in Paris on the Eve of Bastille Day July 12, 2017. This year, the U.S. will lead the parade as the country of honor in commemora... More

National Guard Soldiers lower the American flag at

National Guard Soldiers lower the American flag at

National Guard Soldiers lower the American flag at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery July 26, 2018, near Belleau, France. The Soldiers were in France July 24-31 as part of the U.S. Army’s World War I Centennial... More

World War II veterans are greeted by the President

World War II veterans are greeted by the President

World War II veterans are greeted by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, at the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6,... More

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