U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hartman, 722nd Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hartman, 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), executes the flexed arm hang for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 48th Chemical Brigade, watch
U.S. Soldiers with the 48th Chemical Brigade, watch a CH-47 Chinook lift a container during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load operations allow units to... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole Rotte, commander, Bravo Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, explains the unit’s capabilities to a Department of Defense distinguished visitor at Joint Warfig... More
Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery
Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian army fire their 105 mm C3 howitzer during training here Oct. 14. The unit co-located at a firing point with troops from the U.S.... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Moran, 744th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Moran, 744th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), carries a simulated casualty to a casualty collection point during a mass casualty ... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gather
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gather for feedback after conducting a dry run of mounting drills during Rising Thunder 19 at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington, Sept. 7. The training... More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington,... More
Pfc. Aric Walquist, a truck driver with the 1844th
Pfc. Aric Walquist, a truck driver with the 1844th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, conducts IED lane training as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington... More
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and medics from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both part of the Illinois Army National Guard, load simulated casualties into a... More
First Sgt. Rojer Matthews, a New Iberia, La., native,
First Sgt. Rojer Matthews, a New Iberia, La., native, assigned to 172nd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Battalion, conducts pre-movement inspections May 14 prior to a five day eva... More
Spc. Joshua Williams stands between a U.S. Soldier
Spc. Joshua Williams stands between a U.S. Soldier and Japanese troops at an impromptu lesson on some of the special artillery the U.S. possesses, while on a lunch break during Operation Rising Thunder 2014 at ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Enrique Morales, a Chicago native and
U.S. Army Pfc. Enrique Morales, a Chicago native and driver with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, prepares for Stryker live-fire training at Yakima Trainin... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Will Lewis, 20th CBRNE Command,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Will Lewis, 20th CBRNE Command, acts as an anchor and safety during vertical access training at Yakima Fire station 95, Yakima, Wash., April 24, 2017.The vertical access training is designe... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael King, a CBRNE Specialist assigned
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael King, a CBRNE Specialist assigned to the 92nd Chemical Company, 83rd CBRNE Battalion, 48th CBRNE Brigade, walks up a wall at Yakima Fire Station 95, Yakima, Wash., April 24, 2017. Sgt. Ki... More
Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground
Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, rush towards their first objective during an Urban Live Fire training event as part of Exercise Rising Thunder 18 at the Yakima Train... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Special Forces engineer
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Special Forces engineer sergeant with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) trains special operations forces enablers on room clearing at Yakima Training Center, Washington, July... More
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide medevac training to Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center i... More
Staff Sgt. Yong Shin of the 296th Brigade Support Battalion,
Staff Sgt. Yong Shin of the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who has been serving as an interpreter during Rising Thunder, talks with two Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense at... More
Soldiers defend the tactical operations center of 5th
Soldiers defend the tactical operations center of 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Nov. 11, during a simulated attack. The soldiers were taking part in a training exercise at Yakima Training Center.
Soldiers of 17th Field Artillery Battery fire their
Soldiers of 17th Field Artillery Battery fire their M-777 Howitzers April, 20 while conducting training at the Yakima Training Center. (photo by Spc. Erik Warren 5th MPAD JBLM Army)
Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery
Soldiers from the 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian army examine an M4 carbine belonging to a member of 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment during training here Oct. 14. T... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, speaks to Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, a... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis,
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis, commander at Joint Modernization Command, conducts a briefing of the day’s agenda here to distinguished visitors from various Department of Defense organ... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Zubia, 767th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Zubia, 767th Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), ascends up a wall at Yakima Fire Station 95, Yakima, Wash., April 24, 2017. The vertical access tra... More
Retired Navy Capt. Bill Dodge, who served as Army Spc.
Retired Navy Capt. Bill Dodge, who served as Army Spc. Evan Mettie’s guardian ad litem, addresses those gathered to witness the renaming of the Selah Airstrip to the Mettie Airstrip at the Yakima Training Cente... More
A soldier with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field
A soldier with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, gets ready to connect an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter through a swirling cloud of dust a... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets and special
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets and special operations forces enablers with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) load a Polaris RZR tactical off-road vehicle into an MH-47 Chinook helicopter at Yaki... More
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Komen,
From left, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Komen, S.C., native, now a platoon sergeant, watches Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native, now a cannon crewmember, brace Pfc. Douglas H. Newlon, a... More
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, prepare to hook up during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load o... More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, along with Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, gather data and zero weapons for a Sniper Competition during, Rising Thunder 18, at the Yakima ... More
Private Joshua Dehart, from the 1st Battalion, 17th
Private Joshua Dehart, from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, engages his practice target before the start of a Sniper Competition with Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force during Rising T... More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 96 multi purpose
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 96 multi purpose missile system fires a TOW missile at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 5. The missile launch was part of a demonstration during Operation Rising Thund... More
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, launches his rocket at a tank silhouette target during Exercise Rising Thunder 18 at the Yakima Training Center, WA, Sept. 2. This exer... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, commanding general of the Eastern
Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, commanding general of the Eastern Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Maj. Gen. James Boozer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Japan, receive a briefing at Yakima Training Cente... More
U.S. Army Spc. Preston Embree and Pvt. Travis Boston,
U.S. Army Spc. Preston Embree and Pvt. Travis Boston, 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, prepare to hook up a container during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training C... More
Capt. Brant L. Green, a Gilbert, S.C., native, now
Capt. Brant L. Green, a Gilbert, S.C., native, now the A Battery commander with 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, gets ready to connect an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47... More
Spc. Maria Barajas, of Ellensburg, Wash., a food service
Spc. Maria Barajas, of Ellensburg, Wash., a food service specialist with the 737th Transportation Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Yakima, Wash., makes homemade pineapple upside-down cake during the unit'... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 20th CBRNE Command's CBRNE Leaders
U.S. Soldiers with the 20th CBRNE Command's CBRNE Leaders Course, prepare to rally during a squad movement training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April 22, 2017. The CBRNE Leaders Course is des... More
Range Safety Officer Sgt. 1st Class Jason Drake (right),
Range Safety Officer Sgt. 1st Class Jason Drake (right), gives feedback to infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard after a li... More
A Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment,
A Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, posts guard at the entrance of a training building while the rest of his team complete... More
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th
Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and medics from the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, both part of the Illinois Army National Guard, engage their culminating exercis... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), applies a tourniquet to 1st Lt. Kamya Jabari, 68th CBRNE Company, 2nd CBRNE Batta... More
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Chanelle Colbert with
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Chanelle Colbert with 445th Chemical Company, tests the chemical detection capabilities of the Stryker control vehicle in support of the Joint Warfighter Assessment 19, at Yakima T... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen watch a C-130 Hercules perform
U.S. Air Force Airmen watch a C-130 Hercules perform multiple airdrops at Yakima Training Center, Wash., during Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 5, 2017. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and in... More
Pfc. Bronson Koeber, a chart operator with 2nd Platoon,
Pfc. Bronson Koeber, a chart operator with 2nd Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, plots coordinates on a large chart of paper with grid lines and a long steel ruler May 21 at Yaki... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicklaus Braun a Survival,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicklaus Braun a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (S.E.R.E.) specialist from the 6th Operations Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participates a static line jump ... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army National
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Brittany Mattison, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear non-commissioned officer with the 690th Chemical Company, directs her Stryker te... More
A Soldier from the 1844th Transportation Company pulls
A Soldier from the 1844th Transportation Company pulls security during a mass casualty training lane as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, September 3, 2019. Rising Thu... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, observe the performance of a ... More
U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated
U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated wounded to a casualty collection point during a situational training exercise (STX) lane at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., April 28, 2017. T... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), ensures the path is clear during the CBRNE Leaders Course squad movement training exercise ... More
Col. Jeff Bryson, commander of 4th Battalion, 23rd
Col. Jeff Bryson, commander of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., addresses his Soldiers and members of the Japan Gro... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 20th CBRNE Command, dive into
U.S. Soldiers with the 20th CBRNE Command, dive into the pool to commence the 100 meter swim portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) at the Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.,... More
During a training exercise at Yakima Training Center,
During a training exercise at Yakima Training Center, 2nd Lt. Michael Tollerton of Sarasota, Fla., a platoon leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, shows the re... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – An M1135 nuclear biological
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – An M1135 nuclear biological chemical reconnaissance vehicle from the 690th Chemical Company, U.S. Army Alabama National Guard, maneuvers around obstacles during the Joint Warfigh... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabe Albertson, 722nd Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabe Albertson, 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Haynes, 71st Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 71... More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, prepare to conduct military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, ... More
Lt. Gen. David Morrison, chief of staff of the Australian
Lt. Gen. David Morrison, chief of staff of the Australian army, observes "The Shadow", one of the Army's unmanned aerial systems, while visiting soldiers from 2nd Battalion,3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, duri... More
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division operate M-777 at Yakima Training Center April 20, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Ethan Valetski)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical,
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Company, 83rd CBRN Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, instructs soldiers how to decontaminate a Stryker armored ve... More
Sgt. 1st Class Ommar Zavala, the battalion master gunner
Sgt. 1st Class Ommar Zavala, the battalion master gunner from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, looks through the scope of Canadian Warrant Officer Henry R. Slack, the 5th (British Columbia) Field A... More
Staff Sgt. Keun Chung, a sergeant instructor at the
Staff Sgt. Keun Chung, a sergeant instructor at the Marine Corps’ Officer Candidates School, instructs officer candidates from Washington, Idaho and Montana to create a formation during an OCS preparation event... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – An autonomous vehicle
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – An autonomous vehicle manuevers around the training area May 4, 2019 at Joint Warfighting Assessment 19 here. JWA 19 is a live, large-scale modernization were participating units... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A UH-60 Blackhawk,
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A UH-60 Blackhawk, carrying Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis and distinguished visitors, lifts off from YTC airfield May 4, 2019. Davis, commander at Joint Modernization Command, welcomed... More
U.S. Army Spc. David Konitzer, 10th Chemical Company,
U.S. Army Spc. David Konitzer, 10th Chemical Company, 22nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, applies simulated super topical bleach to a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle during a th... More
U.S. Soldiers conduct a squad movement exercise at
U.S. Soldiers conduct a squad movement exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April 21, 2017. The CBRNE Leaders Course is designed to create adaptable leaders capable of combating chemical, biological, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Milazzo, a vehicle commander with
U.S. Army Sgt. James Milazzo, a vehicle commander with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, gives commands to his Stryker crew during live-fire practice at Yakima Training Cent... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Green Beret assigned
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Green Beret assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) establishes oversight on a tower during a training mission at Yakima Training Center, Washington, July 22, 2020. Gre... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare ammunition
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare ammunition to be loaded into the 20mm cannon on a Cobra anti-tank helicopter at a forward aircraft refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 4. The... More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, place balloons on targets during a Sniper Competition during Exercise Rising Thunder 18, at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Sept. 4. This exercis... More
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, clears a round from his weapon while providing suppressive cover fire during an Urban Live Fire training event during Exercise Risin... More
1st Lt. James Broadwell a platoon leader from Chosin
1st Lt. James Broadwell a platoon leader from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, along with a Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, report unit statuses to... More
Soldiers from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
Soldiers from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force e... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, look int... More
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide medevac training to Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center i... More
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise ceremony at the Yakima Training Center, Sept.13, 2019, in Yakima, Wash. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground S... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist, starts a fire by using a meal, ready to eat heater and a cap of water during a SERE class at ... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Euler, Air Mobility Liaison
U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Euler, Air Mobility Liaison Officer from the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recovers his parachute after participating in a static... More
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Shell casings eject from a .50-caliber machine gun
Shell casings eject from a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of a Stryker vehicle as its crew from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders,” qualifies during a live-fire range here ... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander with the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, hike d... More
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Stonebreaker, 10th Chemical
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Stonebreaker, 10th Chemical Company, 22nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, practices washing a Stryker armored vehicle during a thorough decontamination training exercise at the... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native,
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native, now a cannon crewmember with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, relaxes after braving a wave composed of dirt and ... More
Soldiers with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th
Soldiers with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, treat simulated casualties during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., in April. This tough, realistic training was designed to prepar... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, observes the performance of a platoon during Improvised Explosive Device Lane training at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April... More
Command Sgt. Maj. John Hurt, senior enlisted for the
Command Sgt. Maj. John Hurt, senior enlisted for the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, holds the squadron colors after conducting the transfer of authority ceremony during the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Re... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), radios their findings for a confirm or deny mission during a situational training exercise... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole Rotte, commander, Bravo Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, explains the unit’s capabilities to Department of Defense distinguished visitors at Joint Warfigh... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct urban area exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is an annual exerci... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (right), commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (right), commanding general for the 7th Infantry Division, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, observe the p... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets assigned
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) exfiltrate with special operations forces enablers from a village during a training mission at Yakima Training Center... More
A soldier with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
A soldier with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, checks his teammate's radio during military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training C... More
Soldiers with 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade
Soldiers with 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, tie knots in detonation cord before placing the cord inside of an improvised Bangalore during a field expedient demol... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical,
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Company, 83rd CBRN Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, instructs soldiers how to decontaminate a Stryker armored ve... More
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Bowman, S.C.,
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Bowman, S.C., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, watches a wave of dirt and loose grass roll t... More
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.
U.S. Soldiers receive instructions before commencing
U.S. Soldiers receive instructions before commencing the 9mm pistol range during the pistol qualification portion of the German Armed Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) event as part of the CBRNE Leaders Course at the Y... More