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U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander, U.S. Central

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander, U.S. Central

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command, meets with members of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs May 17, 2018. Votel was in France to meet with senior leaders to discus... More

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SAINT-QUENTIN, France (May 26,

180526-N-FO714-1001 SAINT-QUENTIN, France (May 26,

180526-N-FO714-1001 SAINT-QUENTIN, France (May 26, 2018) Staff Sergeant Justin Gray, assigned to Headquarters, United States Army, Europe, renders a salute at the Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in honor ... More

CWO4 Rene Garcia, personnel officer with Marine Forces

CWO4 Rene Garcia, personnel officer with Marine Forces

CWO4 Rene Garcia, personnel officer with Marine Forces Europe and Africa, visits headstones with his daughter during the Battle of Belleau Wood Centennial Ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, France, May ... More

A C-130 Hercules performs a fly over after a playing

A C-130 Hercules performs a fly over after a playing

A C-130 Hercules performs a fly over after a playing of the French and American national anthems at Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, Moselle, France, May 27, 2018. Civilian and military officials came... More

Rhone American Cemetery-7

Rhone American Cemetery-7

180527-N-YO638-1014 DRAGUIGNAN, France (May 27, 2018) Members of the U.S. Naval Hospital, Naples Color Guard participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Rhone American Cemetery. The ceremony was in remembrance of... More

Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band march off

Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band march off

Marines with the 2nd Marine Division Band march off after the ceremony of The Battle of Belleau Wood Centennial at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, France, May 27, 2018. The Ceremony commemorated the sacrific... More

Army Jeep on Omaha Beach

Army Jeep on Omaha Beach

A vintage World War 2 era Army Jeep with excited children moves along Omaha Beach in Normandy, France prior to the 74th Anniversary Commemoration.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops paratroopers

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops paratroopers

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops paratroopers over Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 3, 2018. U.S. and Allied aircraft conducted memorial airdrops to commemorate the Battle of Normandy in World War I... More

Members of the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division)

Members of the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division)

Members of the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division) learn about the ultimate sacrifices Soldiers of their heredity line made in World War I during their visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery.

Soldiers stop to view wreaths at the foot of a monument

Soldiers stop to view wreaths at the foot of a monument

Soldiers stop to view wreaths at the foot of a monument at the Tyne Cot Cemetery Aug. 4 in Zonnebeke, Belgium. Approximately 35 Soldiers traveled to Belgium and France to visit historical battlegrounds and muse... More

World War I Commemoration

World War I Commemoration

Army National Guard legacy units walk along the San Quentin Canal in the WWI Somme battlefield Aug. 6 in France. Soldiers before them fought alongside the Australians and British during WWI in this sector.

Soldiers walk through the trenches Aug. 6 at the Australian

Soldiers walk through the trenches Aug. 6 at the Australian

Soldiers walk through the trenches Aug. 6 at the Australian Corps Memorial Park in France during the World War I Commemeration tour to Beglium and France.

Seven partner nations celebreated opening the new European

Seven partner nations celebreated opening the new European

Seven partner nations celebreated opening the new European Partnership Integration Enterprise facility at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 24, 2018. From left to right, U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt, USAFE-AF... More

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Nov. 14, 2018) – Col. Douglas G.

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Nov. 14, 2018) – Col. Douglas G.

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Nov. 14, 2018) – Col. Douglas G. Vincent, foreground right, Maneuver Center of Excellence chief of staff, and Retired Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, chairman and chief executive officer of the Na... More

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing arrives at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands for the 2019 Frisian Flag, March 29, 2019. Frisian Flag is a 12-day NATO partnership exe... More

The Brigade Staff from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade,

The Brigade Staff from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade,

The Brigade Staff from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, visit the World War I Museum in Romagne, France near the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. The owner has been collecting artifacts f... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to the

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to the

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) packs his parachute near the island of Mont Saint Michel, Avranches Commune, France, on May 18, 2019, during an airborne o... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Victor Ney, the enlisted

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Victor Ney, the enlisted

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Victor Ney, the enlisted conductor with the 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) Band, conducts during a performance in Chateau-Thierry, France, May 24, 2019. The 1st MARDIV Band held... More

Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commanding General

Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commanding General

Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Europe, lays a wreath to commemorate the men and women who gave their lives in service of their country during WWII at a Memorial Day ceremony a... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, the commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, the commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, and distinguished guests march during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery near Seringes-et-Nesles, Fr... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Europe and Africa walk

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Europe and Africa walk

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Europe and Africa walk to the wreath-laying ceremony at the German World War I cemetery near Belleau, France, May 26, 2019. The ceremony was held in commemoration of the 101st an... More

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs”

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs”

NORMANDY, France (June 04, 2019) “Czech Hedgehogs” sit in front of a German bunker at Crisbecq Battery, a German stronghold during the invasion Normandy. On D-Day 150,000 allied troops took on 40,000 Germans du... More

Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division (Air

Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division (Air

Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, renders a salute during the Cabbage Patch Ceremony and Parade at Carentan, France June 5, 2019. The Cabbage Patch commemoration ceremony ... More

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special

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

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest

World War II veterans, members of our nations “Greatest Generation”, stand to be honored during the 75th D-Day Anniversary ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June... More

French, German, and U.S. attendees, present wreaths

French, German, and U.S. attendees, present wreaths

French, German, and U.S. attendees, present wreaths at the Allied Prison of War Camp ceremony in Foucarville, France, June 8, 2019. More than 1,300 U.S. Service Members, partnered with 950 troops from across Eu... More

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying

A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying the American flag, Canadian flag and an illustrated pin stating “I heart our veterans,” extends his arm waiting to high five one of the many U.S. stat... More

THE HAGUE, NL. (June 20, 2019) The U.S. Coast Guard

THE HAGUE, NL. (June 20, 2019) The U.S. Coast Guard

THE HAGUE, NL. (June 20, 2019) The U.S. Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle (WIX 327) offers an open ship tour while making a port call in Scheveningen, Netherlands as the finish to the Liberty Tall Ships Regatta. The ... More

Secretary Esper Meets in Paris with French Counterpart

Secretary Esper Meets in Paris with French Counterpart

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

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Pagan, a flight engineer with

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Pagan, a flight engineer with

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Pagan, a flight engineer with B Co “Big Windy,” 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion, rides the ramp of a CH-47 during air assault training with Soldiers of the French Army during exe... More

PARIS, France – Soldiers from the 16th Infantry Regiment,

PARIS, France – Soldiers from the 16th Infantry Regiment,

PARIS, France – Soldiers from the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, march through the streets of Paris on their way to the Picpus Cemetery July 4, 1917. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army)

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, fly over the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the commeroration ceremonies for D-Day 74 -- the 74th anniversary ... More

The Mayor of Carentan, Jean-Pierre L’honneur, along

The Mayor of Carentan, Jean-Pierre L’honneur, along

The Mayor of Carentan, Jean-Pierre L’honneur, along with the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Mark A. Milley, the Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Major General Brian WInski, the Command... More

U.S. and German military members board a U.S. Air Force

U.S. and German military members board a U.S. Air Force

U.S. and German military members board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 4, 2017. The moder... More

Spectators watch the aerial demonstrations at the D-Day

Spectators watch the aerial demonstrations at the D-Day

Spectators watch the aerial demonstrations at the D-Day 75 Commemorative Airborne Operation in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 9, 2019, which honors the epic airborne operation conducted by Allied forces on Ju... More

U.S. paratroopers Army Sgt. Marquis Fuse, left, of

U.S. paratroopers Army Sgt. Marquis Fuse, left, of

U.S. paratroopers Army Sgt. Marquis Fuse, left, of the Kaiserslautern, Germany-based 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Devant Jones of... More

World War II veterans render a salute during the playing

World War II veterans render a salute during the playing

World War II veterans render a salute during the playing of taps at a ceremony to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Utah Beach, June 5, 2012. World War II veterans gather in Normandy each ... More

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby Baldock,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby Baldock,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bobby Baldock, assigned to Defense Media Activity Europe/Africa, shows a child photos on his camera, May 31 in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. This year marks the 74th annive... More

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and other U.S. Army units stand in formation during a 74th D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2018 at Utah Beach along the coast of France. Yearly, units from across... More

This memorial adjacent the town square in Scherwiller,

This memorial adjacent the town square in Scherwiller,

This memorial adjacent the town square in Scherwiller, France, was dedicated by the people of Scherwiller on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, to the 103rd Infantry Division, which liberated the town from... More

A German Jumpmaster pins the German Jump wings on 173rd

A German Jumpmaster pins the German Jump wings on 173rd

A German Jumpmaster pins the German Jump wings on 173rd Airborne Brigade Jumpmaster Sgt. Clymer after she jumped from a German aircraft on the commemorative D-Day jump at Sainte Mere Eglise, France.

U.S. Army Col. Al Boyer (left), commander of the 1st

U.S. Army Col. Al Boyer (left), commander of the 1st

U.S. Army Col. Al Boyer (left), commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Manning, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division, render salutes to the memorial dedicated... 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

The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned

The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned

The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams participates in an anti-piracy exercise with the Russian navy destroyer RFS Admiral Chabanenko during FRU... More

After laying a wreath in honor of the sacrifices made

After laying a wreath in honor of the sacrifices made

After laying a wreath in honor of the sacrifices made at Belleau during World War I, Gen. Joseph Dunford, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, salutes to the Marine memorial, “Iron Mike,” that is nestled o... More

Lance Cpl. Colt Mcginnis, a team leader with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Colt Mcginnis, a team leader with Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Colt Mcginnis, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs a member of the Guinea army on the correct way to execute baton strikes during non-lethal weapons training, July... More

Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, a civil affairs Marines with

Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, a civil affairs Marines with

Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy, a civil affairs Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, digs a trench in order to plant a live fence for a local farmer here, July 17. The volunteer project was part of a civil affairs humanita... More

Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount

Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount

Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC20), pins a new member of the United States Navy League French Riviera-Monaco Council during the Navy League Luncheon at Le Parana Café, Aug. ... More

An MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

An MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

An MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response prepares to land at Camp des Garrigues, France, Oct. 28, 2013, during bilateral training between SP-MAGTF Crisis Response Marin... More

Brig. Gen. John Gronski (center), 28th Infantry Division

Brig. Gen. John Gronski (center), 28th Infantry Division

Brig. Gen. John Gronski (center), 28th Infantry Division commander selects a reporter to ask the next question during an exercise-driven press conference at French military camp Mourmelon Monday, May 19. Engage... More

U.S. Rangers young and old pose in front of the World

U.S. Rangers young and old pose in front of the World

U.S. Rangers young and old pose in front of the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument, located on a cliff eight miles west of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, which overlooks Omaha Beach on June 4,... More

Robert Wright Jr., son of famed 501st Parachute Infantry

Robert Wright Jr., son of famed 501st Parachute Infantry

Robert Wright Jr., son of famed 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment medic Robert Wright Sr., gives a brief speech about his father during a June 7 ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain, France. The ceremony was held to ... More

Paratroopers from various countries draw parachutes

Paratroopers from various countries draw parachutes

Paratroopers from various countries draw parachutes during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 8, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annually, to build global partn... More

A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 2nd Company, 3rd

A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 2nd Company, 3rd

A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 2nd Company, 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 61st Mechanized Brigade, provides security while conducting base defense operations during exercise Combined Resolve V at the ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Daiman Smith, center, of Headquarters

U.S. Army Pfc. Daiman Smith, center, of Headquarters

U.S. Army Pfc. Daiman Smith, center, of Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, loosens the bolts on a tire mount as a fellow Soldier hold... More

U.S. Marine noncommissioned officers of U.S. Marine

U.S. Marine noncommissioned officers of U.S. Marine

U.S. Marine noncommissioned officers of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa visited the historic Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, Dec. 11-13, a pivotal site featuring the remnants of the amphibious All... More

160505-F-WU507-013: Wounded Warriors from Team Australia

160505-F-WU507-013: Wounded Warriors from Team Australia

160505-F-WU507-013: Wounded Warriors from Team Australia practice weight lifting at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 5, 2016. Fifteen countries are competing in the... More

160506-F-WU507-003: Team Georgia wounded warrior athletes

160506-F-WU507-003: Team Georgia wounded warrior athletes

160506-F-WU507-003: Team Georgia wounded warrior athletes practice sitting volleyball at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 6, 2016. Fifteen countries are competing ... More

160509-F-WU507-004: Army Sgt. Stefan Leroy (Ret.),

160509-F-WU507-004: Army Sgt. Stefan Leroy (Ret.),

160509-F-WU507-004: Army Sgt. Stefan Leroy (Ret.), Team U.S.A., pedals through a long straightaway during the cycling finals at the 2016 Invictus Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney Wo... More

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Special Purpose Marine

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Special Purpose Marine

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, pause and establish communication for the assault on Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Town during... More

160601-N-AX546-094 ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France (June

160601-N-AX546-094 ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France (June

160601-N-AX546-094 ANGOVILLE AU PLAIN, France (June 01, 2016) U.S. service members arrive at a church during their tour of the Battle of Carentan, June 1, which was the site where two medics from the 101st Airb... More

SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France- Soldiers, veterans, and

SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France- Soldiers, veterans, and

SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France- Soldiers, veterans, and civilians convened for church services at the church of Sainte-Mère-Église , the historic site of the first French town liberated in the D-Day invasion, in co... More

U.S. Army soldier gives meal ready to eats to German

U.S. Army soldier gives meal ready to eats to German

U.S. Army soldier gives meal ready to eats to German Soldiers waiting for transportation after sustained airborne training before airborne operations from a mock C-160 Transall during the 72nd Anniversary of D-... More

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1) pose

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1) pose

Soldiers from the German Luftlandebrigade 1(LLB1) pose for a group photo while participating in the 72nd D-Day Landing Anniversary in Normandy to commemorate the sacrifice of Soldiers during World War II, Picau... More

320 Paratroopers from the United States, Germany, and

320 Paratroopers from the United States, Germany, and

320 Paratroopers from the United States, Germany, and France conduct airborne operations into Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France on June 5, 2016 to commemorate the 72nd D-Day Landing Anniversary in Normandy. The Jump i... More

Paratroopers from France, Germany and the 82nd Airborne

Paratroopers from France, Germany and the 82nd Airborne

Paratroopers from France, Germany and the 82nd Airborne Division walk off drop zone together after 320 Paratroopers from the three countries jumped into Sainte-Mere- Eglise, France on June 5, 2016 to commemorat... More

PORT EN BESSIN, France (June 06, 2016) International

PORT EN BESSIN, France (June 06, 2016) International

PORT EN BESSIN, France (June 06, 2016) International leaders from over 10 countries paid respect to the remembrance of the invasion of Normandy during the 47th Royal Marine Commando Monument Ceremony honoring t... More

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial poster showcasing the

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial poster showcasing the

Marine Corps Reserve Centennial poster showcasing the slogan, "For 100 Years: Serving Corps and Country," along with official Centennial branding. This poster showcases Reserve Marines in France during World Wa... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William E. King IV, Commander

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William E. King IV, Commander

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William E. King IV, Commander of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) Command, escorts our multinational counterparts through the training facilities a... More

A tank platoon from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment,

A tank platoon from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment,

A tank platoon from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, is cheered on by fellow Soldiers of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, after the platoon’s four M1A2 Abrams tank crews completed the ... More

Austrian soldiers with the Bundesheer platoon, work

Austrian soldiers with the Bundesheer platoon, work

Austrian soldiers with the Bundesheer platoon, work to replace a section of track on a Leopard 2A4 tank, during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Are... More

A French Leclerc tank fires at its targets during the

A French Leclerc tank fires at its targets during the

A French Leclerc tank fires at its targets during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017. The Strong Europe Tank Challenge (... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters, assistant

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters, assistant

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, drinks from Devil Dog Fountain, Belleau, France, May 28, 2017. "Devil Dog" was a name given to U.S. Marines by the German troop... More

George K. Mullins, a D-Day veteran who participated

George K. Mullins, a D-Day veteran who participated

George K. Mullins, a D-Day veteran who participated in the liberation of Carentan, tries on historic replica boots during a battlefield tour in Carentan, France on June 1, 2017. This event commemorates the 73r... More

Reenactors are separated into divisions before the

Reenactors are separated into divisions before the

Reenactors are separated into divisions before the Carentan Liberty March in Carentan, France, June 3, 2017. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing ... More

Spectators crowd La Fiere bridge, which 82nd Airborne

Spectators crowd La Fiere bridge, which 82nd Airborne

Spectators crowd La Fiere bridge, which 82nd Airborne Paratroopers secured during World War II, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 4, 2017. The event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest mul... More

Mass Communication Specialist Chief John M. Hageman,

Mass Communication Specialist Chief John M. Hageman,

Mass Communication Specialist Chief John M. Hageman, left, together with a reenactor, render a salute during the Main Ceremony for D-Day 73 June 6, 2017, at Utah Beach in Saint Marie Du Mont, France. This cerem... More

An Exercise Flintlock opening ceremony was held in

An Exercise Flintlock opening ceremony was held in

An Exercise Flintlock opening ceremony was held in Burkina Faso April 12, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key pa... More

A Britiish tanker returns unused ammo to ammo point

A Britiish tanker returns unused ammo to ammo point

A Britiish tanker returns unused ammo to ammo point during Strong Europe Tank Challenge. U.S. Army Europe and the German Army co-host the third Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 3... More

Paratroopers descend from Airborne heaven as they approach

Paratroopers descend from Airborne heaven as they approach

Paratroopers descend from Airborne heaven as they approach the hallowed grounds of Iron Mike Drop Zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, France in a commemorative jump celebrating D-Day in Normandy France.

A formation of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers

A formation of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers

A formation of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers stand at the position of parade rest while Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer (right), commander 79th Theater Sustainment Command (formerly the 79th Infantry Division, duri... More

Sgt. Zachary Willis, Commanding General’s Mounted Color

Sgt. Zachary Willis, Commanding General’s Mounted Color

Sgt. Zachary Willis, Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard, 1st Infantry Division (right), Adam Kralina, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div. (middle) and Pvt... More

Charles Shay, a “Big Red One” World War II Silver Star

Charles Shay, a “Big Red One” World War II Silver Star

Charles Shay, a “Big Red One” World War II Silver Star recipient, and other 1st Infantry Division veterans salute the 1st Inf. Div. Monument on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, June 6. Shay is a Silver Star recip... More

A Royal Army chaplain with 29th Commando Royal Artillery

A Royal Army chaplain with 29th Commando Royal Artillery

A Royal Army chaplain with 29th Commando Royal Artillery offers religious services to nations participating in Exercise Green Cannon 18 at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom, July 9, 2018. Green Cannon is an annu... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in a Flag Retirement

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in a Flag Retirement

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in a Flag Retirement Ceremony during the WWI Centennial Commemoration at the St. Mihiel American Military Cemetery located in Thiaucourt, France, Sep. 22. The commemoratio... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt presents a plaque

U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt presents a plaque

U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt presents a plaque commemorating the opening of the new European Partnership Integration Enterprise facility to, far right, Italian air force Lt. Col. Giovanni Nappi, former EPIE D... More

An ammunition container is loaded onto a French Commercial

An ammunition container is loaded onto a French Commercial

An ammunition container is loaded onto a French Commercial Railway Company railcar at the port of Radicatel, France, Oct. 10-13. More than 170 containers were offloaded at the port, marking the first time in 50... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tiara Pippens, 435th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tiara Pippens, 435th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tiara Pippens, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response radio frequency transmission technician, connects parts of a Tent Model 60 during exercise Contested Forge on Gr... More

Senior Airman Austin Lewis, a radio frequency transmissions

Senior Airman Austin Lewis, a radio frequency transmissions

Senior Airman Austin Lewis, a radio frequency transmissions technician for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Global Mobility Squadron, installs telephone communications at Évreux-Fauville Air Base in Évre... More

190606-N-YG104-0013 NORMANDY, France (June 06, 2019)

190606-N-YG104-0013 NORMANDY, France (June 06, 2019)

190606-N-YG104-0013 NORMANDY, France (June 06, 2019) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith applauds D-Day veterans at a ceremony honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Ce... More

World War II Veterans, Service Members and residents

World War II Veterans, Service Members and residents

World War II Veterans, Service Members and residents of Carentan, France participate in the town's Liberty March Arrival in honor of the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, June 8, 2019. More than 1,30... More

Two Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft conduct airborne

Two Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft conduct airborne

Two Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft conduct airborne flight operations with paratroop reenactors during the Commemorative Airborne Operation at La Fière, France, June 9, 2019, to commemorate the 75th anniversary... More

U.S. and French soldiers shake hands and congratulate

U.S. and French soldiers shake hands and congratulate

U.S. and French soldiers shake hands and congratulate each other after jumping for the Commemorative Airdrop on June 9, 2019, in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with ... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brandon "Animal" Shelley, a

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brandon "Animal" Shelley, a

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brandon "Animal" Shelley, a 492nd Fighter Squadron weapon systems officer from the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, poses for a photo with visitors in front of an... More

The Patrouille de France performs aerial demonstrations

The Patrouille de France performs aerial demonstrations

The Patrouille de France performs aerial demonstrations featuring a series of aeronautical and ground-based performances during the international Paris Air Show, France, June 21, 2019. Held every two years, the... More

U.S. Army Spc. Richard P. Willard III, an infantryman

U.S. Army Spc. Richard P. Willard III, an infantryman

U.S. Army Spc. Richard P. Willard III, an infantryman and sniper with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, studies the zero target, on day zero of the European Best Sniper Team Competition, at the Grafenwoehr Tr... More

A Polish soldier goes through his equipment during

A Polish soldier goes through his equipment during

A Polish soldier goes through his equipment during the European Best Sniper Competition before executing the stalking event, Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 23, 2019. The European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U... More

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Willard III, an infantryman

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Willard III, an infantryman

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Willard III, an infantryman and sniper with the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, looks on as spotter while Spc. Nathan Daniel, engages targets with an M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System... More

U.S. Army Spc. Alex Stoyonovich, a spotter with 1st

U.S. Army Spc. Alex Stoyonovich, a spotter with 1st

U.S. Army Spc. Alex Stoyonovich, a spotter with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, adjusts his weapon as he marches on during the 12 mile ruck march at the European Best Sniper Team Competition, at the Grafen... More

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Petty Officer Benjamin Berzinis,

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Petty Officer Benjamin Berzinis,

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Petty Officer Benjamin Berzinis, right, participated in the color guard commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon and the liberation of Southern France, Aug. 15, 2019. The c... More

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