08/14/2015
Defense Leaders Participate in Army Chief Change
Left to right: Defense Secretary Ash Carter; Army Secretary John M. McHugh; Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno; and incoming Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley
receive a briefing before the start of the change-of-responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2015. During the ceremony, outgoing Odierno relinquished duties to Milley.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt First Class Clydell Kinchen
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08/14/2015
Dempsey Visits Airmen at Creech Air Force Base
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with airmen who were identified as outstanding performers for their squadrons at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 12, 2015. Creech Air Force Base is a command and control facility used to engage in daily overseas contingency operations of remotely piloted aircraft systems, which fly missions across the globe.
DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen
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08/14/2015
Train Advise Assist Command-South Leaders Conduct Aerial Survey
Afghan army Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, center, commander of the 205th Corps,
greets U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, right, the commander of Train Advise Assist Command-South, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2015, before an aerial battlefield familiarization flight of key terrain in southern Afghanistan to gain situational awareness and shared understanding of the area.
U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Bill Copppernoll
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08/14/2015
California Guardsmen Continue to Fight Fires
California Army National Guard Capt. Josiah Faber watches a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, aircraft drop fire retardant on a hilltop east of Clearlake, Calif., while battling the Jerusalem Fire, Aug. 12, 2015. Faber commands the California Army National Guard's Task Force Charlie and Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Cavalry Regiment, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, also involved in the Rocky Fire, adjacent to the Jerusalem Fire.
California Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza
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08/14/2015
U.S. Marines Continue to Provide Typhoon Relief in Saipan
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Andy Larsen, left, and Tommy Clark load water from the USS Ashland to transport to distribution stations to aid civilians as part of typhoon relief efforts in Saipan, Aug. 11, 2015. Larsen and Clark are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is assisting local and federal agencies after Typhoon Soudelor devastated the island Aug. 2-3.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bekkala
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08/13/2015
Paratroopers Participate in Operation Red Fury
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Wozniak, left, coordinates with an Army pathfinder assigned to ensure correct frequency channels are set for communication during Operation Red Fury on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 4, 2015. Wozniak is a pilot assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez
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08/13/2015
Soldiers Participate in Operation Dragon Spear
Soldiers dash across rocky desert terrain during a live-fire exercise as part of Operation Dragon Spear on Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015. The soldiers are snipers assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The demonstration included a forcible entry operation with Army and Air Force units showcasing the U.S. global response force's ability to deploy, fight and win.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull
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08/13/2015
Soldiers Participate in Operation River Assault
Soldiers disembark from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a simulated air assault and village patrol as part of Operation River Assault on Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 2. 2015. The soldiers are reservists assigned to the 479th Engineer Battalion. Army engineers and support elements participated in the exercise, which involved creating a modular bridge across the Arkansas River.
U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret
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