Waiting His Turn
October 15th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
A medic with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team prepares to enter a chamber of tear gas during training on Oct. 3, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Soldiers must periodically show they are proficient at donning and sealing a gas mask under the stress of contact with an irritant such as tear gas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Running Down a Devil
September 8th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry runs towards a dirt devil in Qalat, Afghanistan, on Aug 13, 2011. The soldier is at a firing range in Qalat to zero in weapons with his Company. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Oh Yeah
July 7th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A Canadian soldier sits aboard a plane as he laughs on their way home at Kandahar airbase on July 5, 2011. For Canadian troops leaving Afghanistan for the last time, their smiles and laughter as they filed across the tarmac to board the late-night transporter plane said it all – they were finally going home. The 117 troops who left Kandahar airfield, the giant military base in the heart of the southern warzone, early Wednesday were among the nearly 3,000 Canadian combat troops whose mission ends this week after nine years and 157 military deaths. Still in uniform, carrying camouflage kit bags and flashing thumbs-up signs to photographers, most were purely and simply looking forward to going back to their families. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai
Final Touches
May 19th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Ft. Myer, Va., finish preparing their uniforms before a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, May 18th, 2010. It can take up to six hours to get their uniforms ready from scratch for ceremonial duties.
Upwards, Onwards, Best Rangers
April 17th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Competitors in the 28th Best Ranger contest climb a rope “prusik-style” on day two of the annual Ft. Benning fracas; the winners of the 60-hour continuous event will be announced at 10am tomorrow…
Iraq: We Out (Part 2)
February 21st, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Lt. Col. Rob Love, Deputy J-1 at United States Forces – Iraq, hits golf balls into the lake across at the Joint Visitor’s Bureau – just across from the Al Faw Palace, where the headquarters for the Iraq mission is located. And yes, if you are good, you can hit the palace.
Iraq: We Out (Part 1)
February 20th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Bye, bye burgers. Read the fine print – soldiers at Balad Airbase are getting their last fast food orders in…. After Monday, their food options will be much more limited, like many bases across the country. And heads up for later this year: 45 days before a base is handed over to the Iraqis, the only food available will be MREs. Enjoy, folks.
Blue Valentine
February 16th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Riding the “Lighting Express,” via a Chinook on a ring route from Baghdad to Al Kut, Iraq just after sunset on Valentine’s Day.
Goin’ to Church
February 10th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Spc. Joshua Jacobsen, Bravo Co., 2-7 Cavalry, stands guard in front of a Christian church in Qaraqosh, Iraq, February 9, 2011. They go on daily joint Iraqi/Kurdish/U.S. patrols from Checkpoint #3 on the eastern outskirts of Mosul. These small patrol bases are one of the few places where U.S. military still regularly leaves their bases and interacts with the population.
All Quiet on the QRF
February 7th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Sgt. Jacob Davis, Bravo Battery, 1-148th Field Artillery, Idaho National Guard, works on a puzzle at FOB Prosperity in the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, February 5, 2011. His team, part of the Quick Reaction Force for what was once called the Green Zone, has had a very quiet time – they haven’t been called out since their arrival five months ago. They’ve completed 20 puzzles since then – some of them mounted on the wall behind him to the left. The U.S. embassy is generally the only target anymore – a few mortars a month – due to it’s easy location on the Tigris river.