Blake Hall
Here are 30 images from around the United States Army that provide just a peak into the daily lives of our nation’s heroes. We thank you all for your brave service!
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Actions on the Objective
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Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment move around a tank during a squad fire range, used to train Soldiers in squad fire movement drills while assaulting objectives, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.
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Airborne Delivery
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Paratroopers assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, finish boarding an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft loaded with a heavy-drop-rigged Humvee for a night jump onto Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Source: US Army
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Airborne Operations
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Dutch and American Paratroopers joined forces for airborne operations on Sicily Drop Zone. A total of 220 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the Royal Netherlands Army 11th Airmobile Brigade jumped from the All American Division’s CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Source: US Army
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Army Drill Team
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Soldiers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”, perform the U.S. Army’s largest community outreach program, Spirit of America, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Source: US Army
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Blast Blanket
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Combat engineers assigned to 1st Platoon, 43rd Engineer Company, 2nd Squadron “Sabre”, 3d Cavalry Regiment, find cover behind a “blast blanket” after detonating an entryway with explosives at a subterranean tunnel complex on Fort Hood.
Source: US Army
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Chaos in Darkness
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Weighed down by heavy equipment, cadets must perform several tasks in a pool being churned by artificial wave makers amid simulated battlefield chaos. Artificial fog, rain, and deafening noise are pumped in, darkness is punctuated only by strobe lights. Since its inception, every graduating cadet has met and mastered the Survival Gate # 4 challenge.
Source: US Army
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Clearance Mission
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An U.S. Special Forces soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle system after receiving small-arms fire during a clearance of Denasaro Kelay village in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan.
Source: US Army
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Combat Water Survival Test
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A Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group frees himself from a parachute harness in the Eglin Air Force Base Pool as part of a Combat Water Survival Test and in preparation for a deliberate parachute jump into water. The CWST is used to assess a Soldier’s swimming capability and train him for maritime operations.
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Fire Mission
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Artillerymen of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a fire mission at Normandy Drop Zone during a live-fire exercise. The exercise, which was the conclusion of an airborne operation, tested the readiness of the “Black Falcons” to deploy anywhere in the world on short notice.
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Free Fall Exit
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A soldier with 2nd Squadron, 38th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, exits a CH47 Chinook helicopter during a free fall jump at III Corps and Fort Hood. The Soldiers completed the jump from 12,500 feet not only to maintain proficiency, but also to follow up on wind tunnel training conducted last month.
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Free Fall Static Line Exit
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Members of the Utah Army National Guard 2-211 Aviation Battalion assist members of the 19th Special Forces Group with freefall and static line parachute jumps near Camp Williams, Utah.
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Get Out of Here!
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A wave of fire crashes against the riot shields of Soldiers from Company C., 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, during a fire phobia training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. Fire phobia training tested U.S. and multinational forces on their ability to face their fears of being set on fire.
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Helicopter Launch
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Helocasting
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A member of Joint Task Force-Bravo jumps from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during helocast training at Lake Yojoa, Honduras. Several members of the Task Force spent the day training on helocasting, caving ladder, and overwater hoist operations.
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Historic Landing
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter based in Camp Zama, Japan, lines up for a historic landing Sept. 1, 2013 on the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Murasame. This marked the first time a U.S. Army helicopter landed on a JMSDF ship.
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Jungle Survival Training
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A soldier drinks the blood of a king cobra, a Thai cultural act to instill bravery, during jungle survival training. The jungle survival course is part of the larger exercise Cobra Gold, a recurring multinational and multi service exercise, which takes place annually in the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Leaflet Drop
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A psychological operations specialist (PSYOP) with 303rd Psychological Operations Company (303rd POCO), and U.S. Marine Corps load master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252), watch leaflets fall off of a KC-130 Super Hercules over southern Afghanistan. Leaflets were dropped in support of operations to defeat insurgency influence in the area.
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A Leap of Faith
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Soldiers from the 555th Engineer Brigade jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast operations at American Lake on Fort Lewis, Wa. The helocast is the first the unit has conducted and is part of the brigade’s program to prepare Soldiers for the Sapper Leader Course.
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Leaving the Tomb of the Unknown
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A Tomb Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), lays a rose at the foot of one of the crypts of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The placing of a rose at the foot of each crypt signifies a Sentinels’ last and final honor before they leave The Tomb of the Unknown.
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Mission Rehearsal
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An Soldier with Easy Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, prepares to conduct a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
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Missile Fire
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A soldier with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101 ABN DIV, fires a tube-launched, optically-tracked and wire-guided missile at a target while Cpl. Christopher Parker, observes at the heavy weapons range on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan.
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Mortar Fire
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Indirect fire infantryman with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault), make adjustments to a 81mm mortar system during a live fire at Afghan Combat Outpost Kaligu, Afghanistan.
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M1A2 Abrams Muzzle Blast
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1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Soldiers conduct a live-fire accuracy screen test, to calibrate the tank’s fire control system, on their M1A2 Abrams tank at the Udairi Range Complex, Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
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Night Fire
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An M1A2 Abrams Tank with Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires a round into the night during a battalion live fire gunnery exercise.
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Night Operations
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U.S. Army Rangers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, load a MH-47 Chinook helicopter for night operation training on Fort Knox, Ky. Rangers consistently train to maintain the highest level of combat readiness.
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No Matter the Weather
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Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) braved yet another brutal winter storm to lay to rest Lt. Col. Edward J. Neumann in Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
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A squad leader with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, observes the area around Forward Operating Base Torkham while wearing the new Capability Set 13 communications suite.
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Old Guard Performance
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Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), perform in front of hundreds of spectators, during a Joint Service Drill Exhibition at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The USADT spends countless hours a week perfecting each movement and routine.
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Pre-flight operations with Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion prior to a training flight near Savannah Ga. on Hunter Army Airfield.
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Recovery Exercise
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A UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief from Detachment 1, C Company, 5-159th Air Ambulance out of Phoenix hoists up two members of the special forces during a joint personnel recovery exercise at Meter Crater which is 20 miles west of Winslow Ariz. Five people were extracted from inside the crater that took approximately 12 minutes to complete.
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