Incoming
February 25th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Johnson, from San Antonio, Texas, who is a lead engineer for the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, Task Force Spartan, flings a snowball during an epic snowball fight with Paratroopers of the 509th Infantry Regiment on Forward Operating Base Gardez Feb. 20. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
February 24th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducts a mass airdrop of paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, out of Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 10, 2012. More than 300 paratroopers were dropped to commemorate 70 years of combat airlift abilities for the 37th AS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)
Equine Therapy
February 7th, 2012 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
Robert MacTamhais, a National Guard veteran who was a medic in Iraq in 2008, gives a goodbye hug to Mel after his equine assisted therapy session, at Rocky Top Therapy Center, in Keller, Texas. The center recently received a grant for its new Horses for Heroes program to work with veterans and their families to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological injuries and adjustment issues. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Lara Solt)
Tug of War
January 28th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Pier, a military working dog, plays with his handler, Staff Sgt. Marque Daniels, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, during a MWD capabilities demonstration here Jan. 19, 2012. Military working dogs deploy to the AOR for six months at a time. In that time, they work with a handler to provide base defense. Daniels is deployed from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.
2011 Military Photos of the Year
December 22nd, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
PHOTO OF THE YEAR: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2011 after Gaeta’s ship returned from 80 days at sea. It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings – one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Brian J. Clark)
On the Road Out
December 19th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
The last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31. Since 2003, more than one million airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/USAF)
The War in Iraq Through the Lens of Military Times
December 16th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
While by no means a complete history of the war in Iraq, here are a handful of images as Military Times photographers covered the 2003 invasion as well as various assignments through 2011.
President and First Lady Visit Fort Bragg
December 14th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
First lady Michelle Obama hugs a soldier in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. President Obama and the first lady traveled to Fort Bragg to pay tribute to soldiers returning from Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Blackhawk over Nasiriyah
December 4th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over the desert on Dec. 1, 2011, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The U.S. military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Tip of the Spear
December 1st, 2011 | Photography The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Active U.S. Army servicemen from the U.S. Army Drill Team practice a routine ahead of the British Military Tournament at Earls Court on Dec. 1, 2011, in London, England. Around 700 participants, including active servicemen from the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, will perform at the The British Military Tournament, which includes a motorcycle performance by the Royal Signals White Helmets, more than 100 horses and an array of military vehicles. The show takes place Dec. 2-4, 2011, at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)