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  • Lead Story FORT BRAGG, N.C.  -- It's 3 a.m. and a physician assistant (PA) deployed to a remote location in Africa is sound asleep. All is quiet until an urgent radio call from a Special Forces medic out in the field breaks the silence. A Special Forces Soldier was wounded while conducting clearing operations in a nearby village, and a few of his comrades are transporting him to the PA's location. Army, Air Force form partnership, lay foundation for CJADC2 interoperability
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  • Army improves mobility, readiness with new secure wireless systems Army leaders share stories of the 9/11 Pentagon attack
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  • Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks during an event where NASA introduced 12 new astronaut candidates at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Seven candidates are service members: Army Maj. Frank Rubio, a battalion surgeon for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dominick, Former Navy SEAL Jonny Kim, Air Force Lt. Col. Raja Chari, Marine Corps Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli, Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Bob Hines and Navy Lt. Kayla Barron. After completing two years of training, the new astronaut candidates could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on deep space missions on NASA's new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.

    Military astronaut candidates

  • U.S. Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, set off smoke grenades during Northern Edge 2017 May 10, 2017, at Fort Greely, Alaska. The smoke was used by the Soldiers to mark the completion of one of the objectives needed to regain the port the simulated port they were taking.

    Smoke grenades

  • A paratrooper participates in an airborne operation in Sainte-Mere- Eglise, France, June 4, 2017. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.S. service members from units in Europe and the U.S. are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017.

    D-Day airborne operation

  • A U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team member soars over an Air Force F-22 Raptor during the Memorial Day weekend National Salute to America's Heroes Miami Air and Sea Show at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-locka, Fla., May 26, 2017. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard service members are participating in the air and sea show to demonstrate their capabilities to the public, educate, and increase awareness of each branch's unique mission and role.

    Air and sea show

  • Sky Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Greek helicopter, May 22, 2017, in Thessaloniki, Greece, as a part of Exercise Bayonet Minotaur 2017. This is a bilateral training exercise between U.S. Soldiers and the Greek Armed Forces, focused on enhancing NATO operational standards and developing individual technical skills.

    Fast rope training exercise

  • Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division detonate explosives during an airborne review at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg N.C., May 25, 2017. The airborne review is the culminating event of All American Week 100, which is an opportunity for Paratroopers past and present to celebrate being members of the All American Division. This year's theme is,"Celebrating a Century of Service!"

    Explosives

  • Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, participate in the Best Squad Competition, located on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2017. The Best Squad Competition is an All American Week tradition where squads from throughout the Division complete an obstacle course, a warrior skills lane, a combat lifesaver skills lane, and stress shoot for time.

    Best Squad Competition

  • Soldiers return fire while conducting a town defense scenario during Saber Junction 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 15, 2017. Saber Junction 17 is the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment's combat training center certification exercise. It includes nearly 4,500 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations.

    Town defense scenario

  • Soldiers detonate a Mine Clearing Line Charge during Northern Edge 2017, May 10, 2017, at Fort Greely, Alaska. The MICLIC is a clearing device used to clear a path through minefields or obstacles.

    Mine Clearing Line Charge

  • The North Carolina National Guard's military funeral honors team renders professional and dignified honors in accordance with service tradition, to all eligible service members, retirees, and veterans when requested by an authorized family member or representative.

    Military Funeral Honors

  • Roses line the Global War on Terrorism Memorial during the All American Week Memorial Service at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 24, 2017. The Memorial Service is an All American Week tradition which allows members of the 82nd Airborne Division, Family members and friends to take a moment and recognize 5,021 Paratroopers who gave their lives in combat and 236 Paratroopers who made the ultimate sacrifice training during the Division's Century of Service.

    Global War on Terrorism Memorial

  • Troopers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment seize an objective during a Joint Force Entry exercise, in collaboration with NATO allies, to kick off Saber Junction 17 at Hradcany Air Field, Czech Republic, April 29, 2017.

    Joint Force Entry exercise

  • Sgt. 1st Class Chris Richards of the Connecticut National Guard attaches a 12,000-pound beached buoy to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, May 9, 2017, near Chatham, Mass. The Chinook lifted the buoy from the beach and brought it offshore where Coast Guard Cutter Oak picked it up after it broke free of its mooring off the coast of Maine during a winter storm.

    12,000-pound beached buoy

  • U.S. Army Soldiers operate a high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) in support of ground forces in Afghanistan, May 5, 2017.

    High mobility artillery rocket system

  • A U.S. Army Soldier jumps from a Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter into the Pacific Ocean near Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, May 16, 2017, during helocast insertion training. The Soldier is assigned to 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

    Jumping into the Pacific Ocean

  • 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment leaders observe as their follow-on paratroopers exit a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster to join in the fight during a Joint Forcible Entry Operation exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 3, 2017. Hundreds of paratroopers jumped from U.S. and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft in conjunction with the biennial U.S. Air Force Alaska Command exercise Northern Edge. It is in preparation for upcoming training at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La.

    Joint Forcible Entry Operation exercise

  • Nearly 70 members the Oklahoma Army National Guard returned home from a deployment to the Middle East to a ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., April 25.
, 2017. The 777th Aviation Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command deployed to the Middle East last summer. While there, the unit provided aviation support, including aviation refueling operations, ammunition distribution, warehouse operations, water purification and transportation for the 77th Theatre Aviation Brigade out of Arkansas.

    Homecoming embrace

  • Pvt. Michael Rojas fires a M249 light machine gun during a small arms training range at Arta, Djibouti, May 2, 2017. He is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's East African Response Force. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensures regional access and freedom of movement, and protects U.S. interests.

    M249 light machine gun

  • Staff Sgt. Keith Beardsley, air assault instructor from the Phantom Warrior Academy, signals a CH-47 Chinook to go left during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load operations allow units to accomplish their mission by rapidly relocating supplies and equipment, bypassing surface obstacles.

    Directing sling load operation

  • A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter, assigned to the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, flies in front of a wall of fire during the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, May 6, 2017. This expo is a combined arms demonstration showcasing the abilities of South Carolina National Guard Airmen and Soldiers while saying thank you for the support of fellow South Carolinians and the surrounding community.

    Combined arms demonstration

  • The Scout Squad representing 2-14 Cav, 25th Infantry Division, approach an obstacle during the 2017 Gainey Cup Best Scout Squad Competition prior to conducting the Squad Stress Shoot, May 2, 2017, at Simpson Range on Main Post, Fort Benning, Ga. The biennial Gainey Cup Competition is designed to identify the most competent and versatile Scout Squad in the US Armed Forces and partnering Allies through an extremely challenging contest centered on essential reconnaissance and security tasks and skills.

    2017 Gainey Cup Best Scout Squad Competition

  • Tomb Sentinels from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct a changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 5, 2017. Members of The Old Guard have guarded the Tomb every second, of every day regardless of weather conditions since April 6, 1948.

    Changing of the guard ceremony

  • Soldiers assigned to Multinational Battle Group-East's Southern Command Post Medevac, conduct live hoist rescue training with Kosovo forces in Prizren, Kosovo, April 24. In the event the flight crew is unable to land the aircraft, flight medics, Kosovo Police, fire fighters, and Kosovo Security Force, are better prepared to reach stranded patients.

    Hoist rescue training

  • A Soldier with the Missouri National Guard's 1138th Engineer Company fills sandbags in Poplar Bluff, Mo., May 2, 2017.  Around 40 Soldiers worked with the community to fill approximately 4,800 bags to help support a levy at risk of breaking.

    Flood support

  • A Soldier demonstrates hand-to-hand combat on a "volunteer" from the crowd during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion's open house event, April 29, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate. The event displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action.

    Hand-to-hand combat demonstration

  • Capt. Mark Ray fires the M9 pistol during the marksmanship portion of the German Armed Forces Badge qualification at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 27, 2017. The German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency is one of the most sought after foreign awards in the U.S. Army.

    German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency

  • A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from A Company, 1/150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, flies over Belize City while transporting Soldiers and Marines on their way back from Dangriga, Belize, April 10, 2017. The 1/150th is providing lift support and medevac, if necessary, for Beyond the Horizon 2017, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Army South-led exercise, designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.

    Beyond the Horizon 2017

  • U.S. Soldiers use a Line Demolition Charge System while coordinating an obstacle reduction mission during Exercise Combined Resolve VIII at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafhenwoehr, Germany, April 24, 2017. Exercise Combined Resolve VIII is a multinational exercise designed to train the Army's Regionally Allocated Forces to the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve VIII will include more than 3,400 participants from 10 nations. The goal of the exercise is to prepare forces in Europe to operate together to promote stability and security in the region.

    Line Demolition Charge System

  • A Best Sapper competitor completes an Australian rappel, April 25, 2017, as part of the 2017 Best Sapper Competition being held at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

    Australian rappel

  • A CH-47F Chinook helicopter maneuvers with a sling loaded M1114 Up-Armored Humvee during a sling load training event at Saunders pick-up zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 4.

    Sling load training

  • A Soldier walks across the wire during the mountain obstacle portion of the French Desert Commando course in Djibouti, Africa, April 8, 2017.

    French Desert Commando course

  • A Soldier and his wife embrace as their daughter looks over a crowd of families reuniting for the first time in nearly a year April 13, 2017. Soldiers from the 32nd Military Police Company return home after being deployed to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    Homecoming kiss

  • Estonian and U.S. soldiers conduct live-fire training during a combat exercise near Tapa, Estonia, April 6, 2017. The U.S. soldiers participated to boost the capabilities of the Estonian forces under the NATO-led Operation Atlantic Resolve.

    Live-fire training in Estonia

  • Soldiers react to simulated indirect fire during Decisive Action Rotation 17-05 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., April 4, 2017. Decisive Action Rotations at the National Training Center ensure units remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies.

    Simulated indirect fire

  • Paratroopers jump out of a Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules while conducting airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 13, 2017. The Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, belong to the only American airborne brigade in the Pacific and are trained to execute airborne maneuvers in extreme cold weather/high altitude environments in support of combat, partnership and disaster relief operations.

    Airborne training

  • U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017. The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, are preparing to assume their mission in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

    Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission

  • U.S. Army Ranger 1st Lt. John Barr, assigned to 25th Infantry Division, competes in the Urban Assault Course during the Best Ranger Competition 2017, on Fort Benning, Ga., April 7, 2017. The 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition 2017 is a three-day event consisting of challenges to test competitor's physical, mental, and technical capabilities.

    Urban Assault Course

  • A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter arrives at the pickup zone at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 6. The aviators were taking part in a joint-training exercise with Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, in anticipation of working together during future Atlantic Resolve missions.

    Joint-training exercise

  • A UH-72 Lakota Helicopter passes by an Opposing Force Surrogate Vehicle during the defense of the National Training Center's "Whale Gap" against elements, April 9, 2017, on Fort Irwin, Calif. This phase of NTC Rotation 17-05 was designed to force the unit to attack in multiple directions, while also contending with a robust disruption zone.

    Opposing Force Surrogate Vehicle defense

  • U.S. Army Soldiers from around the world compete in day three of the 34th Annual David E. Grange Jr., Best Ranger Competition, April 9, 2017, on Fort Benning, Ga. The competition is designed to determine the best two-Soldier Ranger team in the Army.

    Best Ranger Competition

  • Combat engineers carry Bangalore torpedoes as they rush to breach an obstacle on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 25, 2017. The purpose of the training was to clear a wire obstacle so Soldiers could pass through safely. They are assigned to the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

    Bangalore torpedoes

  • Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, role-play as opposing forces engaging simulated enemies while conducting an air assault scenario during Exercise Allied Spirit VI at 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, March 25, 2017. Exercise Allied Spirit VI includes about 2,770 participants from 12 NATO and Partner for Peace nations, and exercises tactical interoperability and tests secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations.

    Engaging opposing forces

  • A Virginia Army National Guardsmen receives a welcome home kiss at Dulles International Airport, Va., April 1, 2017, upon returning from a deployment. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, returned from Qatar, where they conducted security operations beginning in May 2016.

    Homecoming kiss

  • A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team fires a BGM-71 TOW missile at tank targets during training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 23, 2017. The tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided, is an American anti-tank missile.

    Firing a BGM-71 TOW missile

  • Soldiers conduct Operation Golden Shovel with Estonian Defence Forces on Kukepalu range as apart of Operation Atlantic Resolve, March 23. This exercise is part of a company level training exercise where Soldiers and tanks from from Company C, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,  teamed up with Estonian reconnaissance soldiers to advance their position and clear an entrenched force with anti-tank weapons. T

    Operation Atlantic Resolve

  • Spc. Kyler Hanstead, an infantryman, conducts aquatic training by performing squat jumps at Richardson Pool on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 15, 2017. The physical training is one of several different times the 3rd Brigade Combat Team conducts as part of a week long Advanced Physical Training course.

    Aquatic squat jumps

  • Army Reserve UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters quickly depart after dropping off Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division during an airfield seizure training to start off Warrior Exercise 78-17-01,  March 13,2017, at Lakehurst Maxfield Field, N.J. WAREX is a wide-scale assembly training event used to test the units' combat capabilities as the Army Reserve continues to be prepared and poised for future combat readiness.

    Airfield seizure training

  • U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in the 1st Mission Support Command Best Warrior Competition mystery event, held on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, March 14.

    Mystery event

  • A Paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade pulls security while setting in an ambush in Hohenfels, Germany on March 23, 2017.

    Security

  • U.S. and Slovenian forces prepare for a convoy exercise during Vanguard Proof at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 20, 2017. The exercise focuses on enhancing NATO operational standards and developing individual technical skills. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 16th Sustainment Brigade.

    Convoy exercise

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