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  • The safety and well-being of all Department of the Army Civilians, or DACs, is at the forefront of a policy unveiled Sept. 17, 2021, which now allows them to receive Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention services. New SHARP policy grants additional services to Army Civilians September 17, 2021
  •  3rd Infantry Division celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month September 16, 2021
  • Sgt. Traice R. Prentice, a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician from the 707th Ordnance Company (EOD), prepares a Skyraider Unmanned Aerial System during field testing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.  The company was one of the first EOD companies to field the UAS system.  U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy M. Walsh. EOD Soldiers first to field test unmanned aerial system September 15, 2021
  • Members of the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Non-Governmental Organizations work together to welcome and guide Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Applicants into their hotel, August 7, 2021 at Fort Lee, Virginia. The applicants are staying at Fort Lee temporarily to complete the final stages of their visa application process as part of Operation Allies Refuge, led by the Department of State. The Department of Defense, in support of the Department of State, is providing transportation and temporary housing for Afghan special immigrant applicants recently relocated to the United States to complete the final steps of the immigration process. This initiative follows through on America's commitment to Afghan citizens who have helped the United States, and provides them essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan, where they and their families can complete the Special Immigrant Visa process safely.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody Nelson) Task Force Eagle at Fort Lee plays a central role in Operation Allies Welcome September 15, 2021
  • U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mauricio Garcia, right, pilots a 12th Aviation Battalion UH-60M Black Hawk, with his co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Wikstrom. Native Colombian pursues dream as Army aviator September 14, 2021
  • Tim Harris, a mobilization and planning specialist, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and his then 2-year-old son, Josiah, spend time together at his home in New Braunfels, Texas, July 9, 2020. (U.S. Army courtesy photo) After the ventilator, COVID survivor advocates for vaccine September 14, 2021
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  • Spc. Tyler Boyer, a Hayden, Colorado native and medical specialist assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th  Infantry Division, administers the COVID-19 vaccine at Fort Carson, Colorado Aug 3, 2021. The 4th Inf. Div. remains committed to keeping the Fort Carson community safe and healthy by offering mobile vaccinations centers.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Greenwood) Army announces implementation of mandatory vaccines for Soldiers September 14, 2021
  • Army Statement on Soldier killed in Afghanistan August 27, 2021
  • 2021 DoD Warrior Games canceled due to COVID-19 Delta variant August 17, 2021
  • U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville 40th Chief of Staff of the Army, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va, July 26, 2019.  (U.S. Army photo by William Pratt) A Message from the Army Chief of Staff August 17, 2021
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  • Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis visits the Pentagon Memorial Chapel on Jan. 23, 2017. 9/11 anniversary: After escaping death, Army architect designs pillar of faith September 8, 2021
  • Para-swimmer Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks during the medal ceremony of the women’s 100-meter backstroke, S6, where she won gold and broke the world record with a time of 1:19.57. Marks medaled in three events at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Marks is a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program. New world record and three medals for Paralympic Soldier-athlete September 8, 2021
  • Military service members salute while fire and rescue workers unfurl a massive American flag over the side of the Pentagon on Sept. 12, 2001, as rescue and recovery operations continued following the 9/11 terrorist attack.  They include Sgt. William K. Wilkins, wearing a beret, standing third from the right. The Ordnance Corps Soldier and his mobile communications crew were among the initial wave of those responding to the scene.  Wilkins is a now a chief warrant officer 4 assigned to U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command headquartered at Fort Lee, Va. Soldier reflects on Pentagon recovery following 9/11 attack September 7, 2021
  • Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Toraj Rozbeh, who was born and raised in Afghanistan before immigrating to the United States, is deployed to Kuwait with the 29th Infantry Division. He is serving as an interpreter and cultural adviser for the Task Force Freedom command team during Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton) Afghan American Soldier supports Operation Allies Welcome evacuees September 3, 2021
  • Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth, left, swears in Lt. Gen. Donna Martin as the Army's inspector general during a ceremony Sept. 2, 2021. Martin previously spent a year as the Army's provost marshal general. Secretary of the Army swears in first female inspector general September 3, 2021
  • Master Sgt. Melissa Branch, the Alaska Army National Guard state religious affairs noncommissioned officer, poses for a photo at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2021. Branch, who was serving in the Marine Corps at the time when 9/11 happened, was stationed at the Navy Annex building next to the Pentagon in Washington and was there when the American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon during the terrorist attack that sparked a 20-year-long war. Alaska National Guard Soldier reflects on her 9/11 experience August 30, 2021
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  • A soldier runs through red smoke with a Bangalore torpedo during Exercise Garuda Shield at Baturaja Training Area, Indonesia, Aug. 12, 2021. Garuda Shield brings together the U.S. and Indonesian armies to train on jungle warfare.

    Smoky training

  • A soldier assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” takes part in military funeral honors for Army Cpl. Lloyd Odom at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 11, 2021. Odom was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by Chinese forces. He was taken prisoner and died of his wounds on Jan. 31, 1951.

    Arlington Honors

  • Soldiers position a Stryker vehicle during Rifle Ready 2, an emergency deployment readiness exercise, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 29, 2021.

    Starlit Stryker

  • A soldier jumps over an obstacle during a “This Is My Squad” competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 29, 2021. The 36-hour event aims to build strong, cohesive teams through tough, realistic training.

    Obstacle jump

  • Sgt. First Class Elizabeth Marks competes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

    Tokyo Paralympian

  • Soldiers move a 128-ton firetruck as far as possible within 60 seconds to win a competition against British and Romanian troops at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, June 29, 2021.

    Army Strong

  • An Army UH-60 helicopter flies to Whidbey Island, Wash. with a view of Mount Rainier for a Soldier reenlistment ceremony, June 17, 2021.

    Mount Rainier Reenlistment

  • U.S. Army HIMARS with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, and U.S. Marine Corps HIMARS with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and fire rockets during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 on Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 18, 2021

    Talisman Sabre 21 HIMARS

  • Army Spc. Kiana Malbas participates in an Army Combat Fitness Test at the University of California, Los Angeles, July 17, 2021.

    Fitness Test

  • U.S. Army Spc. Larry Macias from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, inspects a HH-60L Blackhawk for flight at U.S. Naval Base, Guam during Exercise Forager 21.

    Black Hawk Inspection

  • Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment conduct a ruck march at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 16, 2021. The dog in the front, Chico, is the unofficial mascot of BPTA, accompanying the troops as they departed the cantonment area.

    Poland Ruck March

  • Soldiers resupply an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during aerial gunnery training as seen through a night vision lens at Fort Drum, N. Y., June 13, 2021.

    Hawk's Eye

  • A soldier completes a swim test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 14, 2021, while practicing for an upcoming Jungle Operations Training Course.

    Water Warrior

  • 1st Lt. Amber English wins Olympic Gold and sets a new Olympic Record in Women’s Skeet Shooting.

English is part of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and the Army Marksmanship Unit.

    First WCAP Gold

  • A Soldier looks out from the back of an Army CH-47 Chinook during Northern Edge over Alaska, May 10, 2021. The exercise is designed to improve joint combat readiness.

    Scenic Route

  • OCS Class 66 reported to Camp Ripley, Minnesota, June 5, 2021 for the beginning of their phase one training. The opening formation is designed to get the students outside of their comfort zones and execute decision making while under pressure (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

    Ripley ready

  • Aerial porters work with maintainers to load a CH-47 Chinook into a C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Resolute Support retrograde mission in Afghanistan, June 16, 2021.

    Afghanistan Retrograde

  • Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as ‘The Old Guard,’ participate in the U.S. Army Birthday Run at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 14, 2021.

    Army Birthday run

  • Soldiers conduct M119 Howitzer night live-fire training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 19, 2021.

    Hawaii Howitzer

  • Army Col. Randy Lau fires a 120 mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Camp Roberts, Calif., June 15, 2021.

    Mortar Fire

  • 1st Lt. Ryan Harakel, an Army Reserve Medical Service Officer from Des Moines, Iowa, is tested on night land navigation skills while Spc. Heather Fitzwater, a Reserve dental technician from Lubbock, Texas observes, during an Expert Field Medical Badge event held May 16-22, 2021 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. This EFMB event is the first hosted by the Army Reserve, and offers an opportunity for Soldiers in the medical field to earn the special skill award by demonstrating exceptional competence and outstanding performance in Soldier and medical tasks. Less than twenty percent of candidates pass the challenging test.

    Nighttime navigation

  • Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) support military funeral honors for U.S. Army Master Sgt. Gable Gifford in Section 55 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, June 22, 2021.

Gifford served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years and had deployed five times to Colombia, Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations.

His spouse, Candance Gifford, received the U.S. flag from her husband’s casket.

    13 folds

  • A sentinel from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participates in the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 20, 2021.

    Changing of the Guard

  • A Special Forces soldier demonstrates a chemical light during Trojan Footprint in Macedonia, May 10, 2021. The exercise is designed to demonstrate proficiencies, assess readiness and lethality and improve interoperability with allies and partners.

    Circle of color

  • A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) navigates the weaver obstacle during an obstacle course for the 1st Special Forces Group Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, May 19, 2021.  The Best Warrior Competition was a week-long crucible that tested candidates on their military proficiency and physical stamina through a rifle and pistol qualification, land navigation, an obstacle course, an Army Combat Fitness Test as well as a road march.  The competition also tested the candidates' mental fortitude through a written test on general Soldier knowledge, an essay and a board.

    Weaver

  • U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) observe a target for a U.S. Navy Sikorsky HH-60 helicopter with the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 during Close Air Support Training in Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2021. Green Berets trained using the 5-line Call for Fire, directing the aircraft to targets in order to support ground force elements.

    Call for fire

  • A soldier performs security operations during Exercise Swift Response at Boboc Air Base, Romania, May 10, 2021. Swift Response is designed to validate U.S. European Command's ability to send high readiness forces into a designated area while advancing airborne interoperability among NATO allies.

    Swift Response

  • The graduating class of cadets march to the stadium for the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, May 22, 2021.

    Graduation reflection

  • 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy Air Assault instructors conducted a Rooftop insertion during a Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES/SPIES) Master course on May 26, 2021, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Throughout this course, these students were taught how to rig, inspect and deploy Soldiers fast-roping 20ft above a rooftop, or suspended 100ft below the helicopter while 200ft above the ground. With these skills, the FRIES/SPIES Masters can deploy soldiers anywhere in the combat zone no matter how treacherous the terrain may be.

    Lightning Academy

  • Soldiers complete a 5K in preparation for a jungle operations training course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 14, 2021.

  • U.S Army Reserve Cadre observes the terrain below while riding a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the 2021 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior/Best Squad Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 25. Approximately 80 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy to compete in the annually-recurring event running May 19-28. The competition draws the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of “Best Warrior” and “Best Squad” among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and teamwork abilities to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, which test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

    Terrain observation

  • Soldiers practice exiting CH-47 Chinook helicopters during Swift Response in Bulgaria, May 11, 2021. The exercise is designed to strengthen U.S. European Command's ability to send high readiness forces into a designated area while advancing airborne interoperability among NATO allies.

    Chinook exit

  • Soldiers wrap up a joint forcible entry operation during Northern Edge at Fort Greely, Alaska, May 11, 2021. The exercise is designed to improve joint combat readiness.

    Northern edge

  • Soldiers from the U.S. Army 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from all armed forces service branches, place over 265,000 U.S. flags at every gravesite, columbarium court column, and niche wall column as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2021.

For more than 50 years, soldiers from The Old Guard have honored our nation’s fallen military heroes by placing U.S. flags at the gravesites of service members buried at both Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. For the first time in 20 years, members from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard placed flags alongside soldiers from The Old Guard across the 639 acres of Arlington National Cemetery.

    Flags in

  • Soldiers from across the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii test their proficiency in basic infantry and Soldier tasks in the hopes of earning the Expert Infantryman Badge or the Expert Soldier Badge. The Expert Infantryman Badge is reserved for Soldiers possessing military occupational specialties of infantryman or special forces while the Expert Soldier Badge is open to the remainder of Soldiers aside from medics.

    Expert Infantryman Badge

  • A Soldier and engineer from the 409th Engineer Company, based in Aurora, Colorado, stands on a pile of rubble and directs his fellow Soldiers where to look for possible survivors of a building collapse at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana, during exercise Guardian Response 21. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, Engineers, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) specialists, as well as medical units are conducting Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) training at the multi-million dollar facility to help prepare them to respond to a CBRN catastrophe at home or abroad.

    Search and rescue

  • A soldier from the Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, kneels on the ramp of a Chinook, April 22, 2021. The Sugar Bears provided support to the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska. The Sugar Bears are granted access to conduct training in the park in exchange for helping the National Park Service set up base camp for the 2021 Denali climbing season.

    Snowy scene

  • An Army military working dog and its handler undergo certification tests in Stuttgart, Germany, April 15, 2021.

    Certification Duo

  • Iowa Army National Guardsmen run through a spray of gasoline and flames during fire phobia training at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, April 13, 2021.

    Fire runners

  • Members of the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," perform at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2021.

    Ceremonial performance

  • Soldiers of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade perform routine maintenance on AH-64 Apache Helicopters at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. Maintainers identify, troubleshoot, and repair any issues the aircraft may be experiencing.

    Apache maintenance

  • A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503 Parachute infantry Regiment makes contact with his team and scans the drop zone for his assembly area at Juliette Drop Zone on April 15, 2021. This training gave our paratroopers the opportunity to test their tactics, techniques and procedures and to gain confidence in their equipment.

    Assembly area

  • A soldier jumps out of a boat during competitive tactical events at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The three-day series of events were designed to build cohesive teams.

    Cannon ball

  • Soldiers prepare new batches of the COVID-19 vaccine at the United Center Community Vaccination Center in Chicago, April 1, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through Army North, is committed to providing continued, flexible Defense Department support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19.

  • Army Spc. Caleb Romero, a California National Guardsman, scans his sector as smoke billows behind him during the mystery event of the California Guard’s Best Warrior Competition at Camp Roberts, Calif., March 31, 2021

    Colorful competition

  • Soldiers assigned to A Company, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conduct squad live fire exercise training lanes at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on March 30, 2021.

    Squad live fire

  • Soldiers participate in a live-fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 23, 2021.

    Training transit

  • Three soldiers in the 2021 Best Warrior Competition use a smoke grenade to conceal their movement as they prepare to capture a high value target during a military operation in urban terrain event at Camp Navajo, Ariz., March 4, 2021.

    Smoke grenade

  • Soldiers conduct a security scan during a simulated downed aircraft exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 10, 2021.

    Security scanners

  • Soldiers fire illumination rounds from a 120 mm mortar during live-fire training in Syria, March 16, 2021.

    Intense illumination

  • A soldier hands out candy to children in Lamu, Kenya, March 20, 2021. Soldiers collected donations from loved ones in the U.S. to support the humanitarian effort in the region.

    Candy lineup

  • 1st Lt. Kelly Brown from Apache Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a 5-mile run as part of the Bronco Fitness Challenge at F-Quad, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Mar. 22, 2021. The Bronco Fitness Challenge is a competition over the course of three days that assesses Soldiers on their muscular strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic, and aerobic endurance in order to give feedback on their physical readiness and gain the title of the fittest Soldier in the brigade.

    Bronco Fitness Challenge

  • Maryland Army National Guard paratroopers begin to free-fall towards a drop zone from 12,000 feet above sea level during an airborne training operation at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, Nov. 7, 2020.

    SOD-O and 2-20th SFG Conduct Airborne Training Operations

  • Soldiers participate in a six-mile ruck march during the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 23, 2021.

    Warrior march

  • Soldiers participate in a live-fire exercise during Eagle Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 16, 2021. The bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces builds teamwork and readiness between NATO allies.

    Smoky Sokol

  • A soldier crawls under barbed wire during assessment and selection at Camp Mackall, N.C., March 1, 2021. Participants were evaluated on individual physical fitness and confidence, intelligence and psychological capability and ability to solve dilemma-based problems individually and as a team.

    Carolina crawl

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