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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., drive to their objective inside an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020. Decisive Action Rotations at the National Training Center ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Franco, Operations Group, National Training Center)
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Setting up a Tactical Operation Center during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin

February 16, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., drive to their objective inside an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020. Decisive Action Rotations at the National Training Center ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams [Read More …]

Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh Forces conducting a patrol to protect key terrain and natural resources were attacked at a pro-Syria regime checkpoint, near Qamishli, Syria, Feb., 12. The U.S.-led Coalition commonly patrols the area in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces to deny malign actors’ access. Despite U.S. troops’ repeated de-escalation efforts, the patrol was forced to defend itself after local militia members attacked with small-arms weapons from multiple firing positions. U.S. Forces killed an adult male combatant during the incident, which is under investigation. One U.S. service member received superficial injury during the engagement and since returned to duty.
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Coalition forces repel attack

February 15, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh Forces conducting a patrol to protect key terrain and natural resources were attacked at a pro-Syria regime checkpoint, near Qamishli, Syria, Feb., 12. The U.S.-led Coalition commonly patrols the area in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces to deny malign actors’ access. Despite U.S. troops’ repeated de-escalation efforts, the patrol was forced to defend itself [Read More …]

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart Ga., move to their objective inside an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 14, 2020. Decisive Action Rotations at the NTC ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Franco, Operations Group, National Training Center)
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Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif

February 15, 2020 defenseadmin 0

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart Ga., move to their objective inside an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 14, 2020. Decisive Action Rotations at the NTC ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams [Read More …]

Members of Iraqi Special Forces, Qwat al-Khasah al-Iraqi, practice clearing a M240B machine guns near Baghdad, February 2020. These drills teach Qwat al-Khasah soldiers to fire machine guns accurately while remaining mobile on the battlefield. The Iraqi Security Forces continue to aggressively pursue ISIS remnants where they are hiding – such as sleeper cells, caches, temporary camps, finances and key personnel. The QK is an elite fighting force that specializes in raids, seizing, clearing and holding terrain for limited durations and conducting reconnaissance, counter-insurgency or counter terrorism operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alec Dionne)
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Qwat al-Khasah al-Iraqi learn various advanced Machine Gun techniques

February 15, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Members of Iraqi Special Forces, Qwat al-Khasah al-Iraqi, practice clearing a M240B machine guns near Baghdad, February 2020. These drills teach Qwat al-Khasah soldiers to fire machine guns accurately while remaining mobile on the battlefield. The Iraqi Security Forces continue to aggressively pursue ISIS remnants where they are hiding – such as sleeper cells, caches, temporary camps, finances and key [Read More …]

Multiple M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to 1st Battalion, “The Steel Warrior Battalion,”, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., travel to the firing point during a live-fire exercise on February 14, 2020, on Fort Sill. The Steel Warrior Battalion continues to train in supporting worldwide contingency as III Corps and Fort Hood only airmobile long-range precision fires capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dustin D. Biven / 75th Field Artillery Brigade)
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Steel Warriors Setting The Standard While Preparing For Artillery Table XV Live-Fire

February 14, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Multiple M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to 1st Battalion, “The Steel Warrior Battalion,”, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., travel to the firing point during a live-fire exercise on February 14, 2020, on Fort Sill. The Steel Warrior Battalion continues to train in supporting worldwide contingency as III Corps and Fort Hood [Read More …]

A Polish Soldier, assigned to 15th Mechanized Brigade, conducts urban weapon drills, during a static display for local school children in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Gizycko, Poland, Feb. 14, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
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NATO Battle Group Poland Soldiers collaborate to put on a static display for local school children

February 14, 2020 defenseadmin 0

A Polish Soldier, assigned to 15th Mechanized Brigade, conducts urban weapon drills, during a static display for local school children in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Gizycko, Poland, Feb. 14, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate [Read More …]

New M17 pistols, the new handguns of the U.S. Army, made by Sig Sauer, lay on a table as Soldiers assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion familiarize themselves with the weapon replacing the M9 pistol, in Chièvres, Belgium, Feb. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie)
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AFNORTH Soldiers train with new M17 Pistol

February 14, 2020 defenseadmin 0

New M17 pistols, the new handguns of the U.S. Army, made by Sig Sauer, lay on a table as Soldiers assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion familiarize themselves with the weapon replacing the M9 pistol, in Chièvres, Belgium, Feb. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie)

Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, gives a presentation to students Feb. 7, 2020, at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy. Luckey gave the students some career advice and important ideals to remember as they move forward as future leaders in the Army. This was also part of an official visit to Fort McCoy, where Luckey visited with garrison officials about various projects and met with Joint-Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) training personnel to learn more about how the training is planned for 2020. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
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Chief of Army Reserve visits Fort McCoy

February 14, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, gives a presentation to students Feb. 7, 2020, at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy. Luckey gave the students some career advice and important ideals to remember as they move forward as future leaders in the Army. This was also part of an official [Read More …]

Back dropped by the rotating earth, NASA astronaut U.S. Army Col. Andrew Morgan pauses for an “Army Strong” photo opportunity during extravehicular activity (EVA) #64 at the International Space Station’s Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer worksite Jan. 25, 2020. Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Italian Air Force Col. Luca Parmitano participated in this fourth and final EVA to complete the repairs on the AMS, a state-of-the-art particle physics detector. (Photo by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano)
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NASA astronaut U.S. Army Col. Andrew Morgan performs extravehicular activity (EVA) #64 at the International Space Station

February 11, 2020 defenseadmin 0

Back dropped by the rotating earth, NASA astronaut U.S. Army Col. Andrew Morgan pauses for an “Army Strong” photo opportunity during extravehicular activity (EVA) #64 at the International Space Station’s Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer worksite Jan. 25, 2020. Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Italian Air Force Col. Luca Parmitano participated in this fourth and final EVA to complete the repairs [Read More …]