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https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/25/490455/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/25/490455/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="(min-width: 640px) 640px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/25/490455/size1.jpg" alt="AUSTIN, Texas -- At the request of Gov. Greg Abbott through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, about 700 members of the Texas Army National Guard and Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard with the Texas Military have been activated and are pre-positioning throughout the state ahead of Hurricane Harvey and its anticipated landfall later today."/> </span> <span class="title"> <span class="title-inner"> Texas National Guard mobilizes ahead of Hurricane Harvey's landfall </span> </span> </a></li><li class="mosaic-tile tile-2 video-tile "> <a href="javascript:;" class="tile-inner tile-image " data-ytid="_8OxZOci5yc"> <span class="tile-overlay"></span> <span class="tile-tab-type"> Featured Video </span> <span class="image"> <img class="resp-image" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/sddefault.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/hqdefault.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/mqdefault.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/default.jpg 120w" sizes="(min-width: 640px) 640px" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_8OxZOci5yc/hqdefault.jpg" alt="In 2016, all Military Occupational Specialties became open to women. The best qualified are now afforded the opportunity to serve. This video is a tribute to all of the servicewomen who paved the path to this historic time in our Army's history.Produced, directed and edited by Sgt. 1st Class Jared Morgan Original Soundtrack by Master Sgt. Adrian Hernandez Audio by Master Sgt. Mack McLaughlinThis piece was made possible by: The U.S. Army Women's Museum http://www.awm.lee.army.mil/ The United States Army Field Band http://www.armyfieldband.com 12th Aviation Battalion https://www.army.mil/12thCAB The Old Guard http://www.oldguard.mdw.army.mil/regiment http://www.fifeanddrum.army.mil/ 55th Signal Company http://www.55comcam.army.mil/ The Continental Color Guard http://www.oldguard.mdw.army.mil/specialty-platoons/continental-color-guard The United States Army Band http://www.usarmyband.com/ The United States Navy Band http://www.navyband.navy.mil/ Defense Media Activity http://www.dma.mil/ AMVID http://www.hqda.army.mil/amvid/ The Washington Source http://www.thewashingtonsource.com/ Killian The Red Productions http://joetylerdp.com/ DC Jibs http://www.dcjibs.com/ Amigo Media http://www.otthouseaudio.com/"/> </span> <span class="title"> <span class="title-inner"> Tribute to Women in the U.S. Army </span> </span> <span class="video-icon"></span> </a></li><li class="mosaic-tile tile-3 photo-tile "> <a href="javascript:;" class="tile-inner tile-image " data-ytid=""> <span class="tile-overlay"></span> <span class="tile-tab-type"> Featured Photo </span> <span class="image"> <img class="resp-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/25/490445/size0.jpg" alt="Reserve Soldiers from the 482nd Engineer Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., train to extinguish a fuel fire during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 15, 2017. CSTX includes more than 12,000 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps as well as from six countries. 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alt="Cavalry Soldiers sustain readiness with maneuver training in Kuwait"/> </span> <span class="title">Cavalry Soldiers sustain readiness with maneuver training in Kuwait</span> </a></li></ul><div class="view-all"><a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/news">VIEW ALL NEWS</a></div></div></div> </section><div class="news announcements"><div class="container"><div class="inner-container"><h4>Official Army Announcements</h4><div class="controls"> <a href="javascript:;" class="left disabled" title="Previous">Previous<span></span></a> <a href="javascript:;" class="right" title="Next">Next<span></span></a></div><div class="carousel"><ul><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/191124/department_of_the_army_announces_10th_mountain_division_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 10th Mountain Division deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/486010/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/486010/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/486010/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/486010/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/486010/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 10th Mountain Division deployment</span> <span class="date">July 20, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/189082/department_of_the_army_announces_force_structure_decisions_for_fiscal_year_2017" title="Department of the Army announces force structure decisions for fiscal year 2017"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/08/480981/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/08/480981/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/08/480981/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/08/480981/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/08/480981/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces force structure decisions for fiscal year 2017</span> <span class="date">June 15, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/188063/department_of_the_army_announces_1st_cavalry_division_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 1st Cavalry Division deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478600/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478600/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478600/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478600/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478600/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 1st Cavalry Division deployment</span> <span class="date">May 19, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/188064/department_of_the_army_announces_iii_corps_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces III Corps deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478614/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478614/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478614/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478614/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/05/19/478614/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces III Corps deployment</span> <span class="date">May 19, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/186751/department_of_the_army_announces_1st_infantry_division_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 1st Infantry Division deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475743/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475743/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475743/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475743/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475743/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 1st Infantry Division deployment</span> <span class="date">April 27, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/186753/department_of_the_army_announces_82nd_airborne_division_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 82nd Airborne Division deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475733/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475733/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475733/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475733/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475733/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 82nd Airborne Division deployment</span> <span class="date">April 27, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/186752/department_of_the_army_announces_3rd_infantry_division_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 3rd Infantry Division deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475734/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475734/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475734/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475734/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/27/475734/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 3rd Infantry Division deployment</span> <span class="date">April 27, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/185658/department_of_the_army_announces_upcoming_deployment_and_intent_to_retain_alaska_airborne_brigade" title="Department of the Army announces upcoming deployment and intent to retain Alaska Airborne Brigade"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/07/472939/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/07/472939/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/07/472939/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/07/472939/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/04/07/472939/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces upcoming deployment and intent to retain Alaska Airborne Brigade</span> <span class="date">April 7, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/185131/department_of_the_army_announces_1st_armored_division_headquarters_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Division Headquarters deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471722/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471722/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471722/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471722/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471722/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Division Headquarters deployment</span> <span class="date">March 29, 2017</span> </a></li><li> <a href="/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/article/185136/department_of_the_army_announces_1st_armored_divisions_sustainment_brigade_deployment" title="Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Division's Sustainment Brigade deployment"> <span class="image"> <img srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471739/size1.jpg 446w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471739/size2.jpg 342w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471739/size3.jpg 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471739/size4.jpg 100w" sizes="33vw" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/03/29/471739/size2.jpg" alt=""/> </span> <span class="title">Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Division's Sustainment Brigade deployment</span> <span 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CSTX includes more than 12,000 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps as well as from six countries. CSTX is a large-scale training event where units experience tactical training scenarios specifically designed to replicate real-world missions." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/25/490445/size1.jpg" data-title="Extinguishing fuel fire" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. 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The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, enables Iraqi security force partners through the advise and assist mission, contributing planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/23/490012/size1.jpg" data-title="M777 towed 155 mm howitzer" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm"><p class="img-title">M777 towed 155 mm howitzer</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="The Class of 2021 has completed the Acceptance Day Parade and are now members of the Corps of Cadets, Aug. 19, 2017. Acceptance Day is to welcome the Plebe Class into the Corps of Cadets, and the affiliation class reviewing party serves to reinforce the connection between this incoming class and those that preceded it." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/22/489926/size1.jpg" data-title="Acceptance Day at West Point" data-author="U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Austin Lachance"><p class="img-title">Acceptance Day at West Point</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conducted a Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Aug. 15, 2017. Sgt. Allen L. Stigler Jr. died in action earlier last week in Iraq, and will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/21/489841/size1.jpg" data-title="Dignified transfer" data-author="U.S. Army Photos by Pvt. Lane Hiser"><p class="img-title">Dignified transfer</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A squad leader with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, directs his Soldiers during a live fire exercise at the High Altitude Military Marksmanship Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/18/489747/size1.jpg" data-title="Directing Soldiers" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love"><p class="img-title">Directing Soldiers</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier assigned to the 336th Firefighter Detachment, navigates a confined space during Combat Support Training Exercise, at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 9, 2017. More than 12,000 service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and six other countries trained at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of the 84th Training Command's CSTX 86-17-02 and Army Reserve Medical Command's Global Medic; this joint and multi-national exercise was designed to ensure that America's Army Reserve units are capable, combat ready and lethal." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/17/489510/size1.jpg" data-title="Navigating a confined space" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Russell"><p class="img-title">Navigating a confined space</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a simulated shooting drill at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 7, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/16/489199/size1.jpg" data-title="Simulated shooting drill" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Spc. Emily Houdershieldt"><p class="img-title">Simulated shooting drill</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Infantrymen from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment exit their Stryker Combat Vehicle for a dismounted patrol during a blank fire situational training exercise, Aug. 4, 2017, during Noble Partner 17 in Vaziani Training Area, Ga. Noble Partner is a multinational training exercise in support of Georgia's second light infantry company contribution to the NATO Response Force." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/15/489051/size1.jpg" data-title="Dismounted patrol" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Photos by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn"><p class="img-title">Dismounted patrol</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participate in the graveside service for U.S. Army Sgt. Willie Rowe at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 8, 2017. Rowe was missing in action, Nov. 25, 1950, after an offensive to push North Koreans to the Yala River in the Ch'ongch'on River region. He was identified by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification laboratory in May 2005. Rowe's remains were repatriated in Section 60 with full military honors." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/14/488937/size1.jpg" data-title="Korean War MIA Full Honor Funeral" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser"><p class="img-title">Korean War MIA Full Honor Funeral</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="An infantryman at the urban assault course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, July 26." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/11/488799/size1.jpg" data-title="Urban Assault Course" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Russell Toof"><p class="img-title">Urban Assault Course</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), based out of Coraopolis, Pa., currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command, rappels off of a tower during a professional development training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 31, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/10/488415/size1.jpg" data-title="Rappelling in Kuwait" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Chevele Crawford"><p class="img-title">Rappelling in Kuwait</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, conduct a live-fire exercise in conjunction with Network Integration Evaluation 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 14, 2017. The priority for all Army units is to build decisive action readiness to enable Army forces to rapidly deploy. NIE 17.2 enhances unit readiness by providing rigorous Soldier-led operational training opportunities." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/09/488289/size1.jpg" data-title="Live-fire exercise" data-author="Staff Sgt. Sean Callahan"><p class="img-title">Live-fire exercise</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier applies face paint in preparation for a live fire exercise as part of exercise Saber Guardian 17 at Koren, Bulgaria, July 15, 2017. Saber Guardian is a U.S. Army Europe-Led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/08/488198/size1.jpg" data-title="Warrior paint" data-author="U.S Army photo by Spc. Winterlyn Patterson"><p class="img-title">Warrior paint</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers conduct a leader reconnaissance the night before a morning mission during a Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., July 22, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/07/488004/size1.jpg" data-title="Leader reconnaissance" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret"><p class="img-title">Leader reconnaissance</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts an airfield seizure in Turzii, Romania during Exercise Saber Guardian 17. Saber Guardian 17 is an annual, multi-national exercise that aims to assure our Allies and partners of the enduring U.S. commitment to the collective defense and prosperity of the Black Sea region." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/04/487802/size1.jpg" data-title="Airfield seizure" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Vermilyea"><p class="img-title">Airfield seizure</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conclude a repatriation ceremony for service members missing from the battle of Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, July 25, 2017. The remains of at least 17 service members were excavated by History Flight Inc., a strategic partner with DPAA. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/03/487627/size1.jpg" data-title="Repatriation ceremony" data-author="DOD photo by Bill Dasher"><p class="img-title">Repatriation ceremony</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE during a sling load operation as part of the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 24, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/02/487561/size1.jpg" data-title="CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE" data-author="Pvt. Deomontez Duncan"><p class="img-title">CH-47 Chinook transports a HUMVEE</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="President Donald J. Trump hosts the Medal of Honor ceremony for former Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2017. McCloughan was awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguished actions as a combat medic assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, during the Vietnam War near Don Que, Vietnam, from May 13-15, 1969." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/08/01/487397/size1.jpg" data-title="Medal of Honor Cermony" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Eboni EversonMyart"><p class="img-title">Medal of Honor Cermony</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Bulgarian Soldier pulls security on a bunker as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, descend onto Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, July 18, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/31/487257/size1.jpg" data-title="Security" data-author="Spc. Taylor Hoganson"><p class="img-title">Security</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participate in a simulated force-on-force training training exercise during the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 15th, 2017. This annual exercise provides a test-bed for emerging concepts and capabilities in an operationally realistic and rigorous environment." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/28/487055/size1.jpg" data-title="Simulated force-on-force training" data-author="U.S. Army photo"><p class="img-title">Simulated force-on-force training</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, move to a parachute collection zone while another lands in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. The airborne operation was conducted as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, a massive, biennial exercise designed to exercise the partnership of joint forces throughout the Pacific region." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/27/486918/size1.jpg" data-title="Airborne operation in Australia" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love"><p class="img-title">Airborne operation in Australia</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Pfc. Robert Nelson assigned to 687th Rapid Port Opening Element, determines the grid coordinate of a point on a map during night land navigation at the 2017 Army Materiel Command's Best Warrior Competition, July 18, 2017, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. During the three-day competition, these elite warriors are test on basic and advanced warrior tasks and drills." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/26/486640/size1.jpg" data-title="Warrior tasks and drills" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Teddy Wade"><p class="img-title">Warrior tasks and drills</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Sgt. Zachary Scuncio, a military police officer with the Rhode Island Army National Guard's 169th Military Police Company, navigates an obstacle while running through the stress shoot event of the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., July 18, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/25/486488/size1.jpg" data-title="Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy"><p class="img-title">Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="An Army National Guardsman embraces a loved one upon returning to Virginia, July 10, 2017, from a deployment to the Middle East supporting Task Force Spartan Shield." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/24/486425/size1.jpg" data-title="Welcome home" data-author="U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Terra C. Gatti"><p class="img-title">Welcome home</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Mortar men from Fort Campbell, Ky., conduct live fire exercise during Network Integration Evaluation 17.2, July 14, at Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, is the first rotational unit to participate in NIE." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/21/486159/size1.jpg" data-title="Network Integration Evaluation 17.2" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maricris C. McLane"><p class="img-title">Network Integration Evaluation 17.2</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers of the 200th Military Police Command prepare to conduct physical fitness training at Fort Meade, Md., July 16, 2017. The 200th MP Command hosted a Quarterly Training Briefing conference at the McGill Training Center at Fort Meade, from July 15-17, to strategize on future needs, and how they support the U.S. Army Reserve Command's focus on combat readiness." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/20/485974/size1.jpg" data-title="Early morning PT" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Audrey Hayes"><p class="img-title">Early morning PT</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier from 277th Aviation Support Battalion engages a target during a convoy live fire exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on July 7. Soldiers engaged targets while on the move and ended with calling in a medevac helicopter during exercise Saber Guardian 17." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/18/485771/size1.jpg" data-title="Convoy live fire exercise" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Scaggs"><p class="img-title">Convoy live fire exercise</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Spc. Rodney Drew assigned to the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes a picture with children at Caritas in Djibouti, July 06, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/17/485689/size1.jpg" data-title="Bonding with children in Djibouti" data-author="U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Victoria Eckert"><p class="img-title">Bonding with children in Djibouti</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="PARIS (July 12, 2017) Almost 200 U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen assigned to units in Europe and the 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, march from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde during a rehearsal for the Military Parade on Bastille Day to be held July 14, 2017. This year, the U.S. will lead the parade as the country of honor in commemoration of the centennial of U.S. entry into World War I -- as well as the long-standing partnership between France and the U.S." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/14/485319/size1.jpg" data-title="Military parade on Bastille Day rehearsal" data-author="U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael McNabb"><p class="img-title">Military parade on Bastille Day rehearsal</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Parachutes open from Soldiers after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, during airborne operations on Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 6, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/13/485082/size1.jpg" data-title="Airborne operations" data-author="U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore"><p class="img-title">Airborne operations</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier shakes the hand of a young boy while patrolling to support Operation Inherent Resolve in Mosul, Iraq, July 4, 2017. The Soldier is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/11/484856/size1.jpg" data-title="Patrolling in Mosul" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm"><p class="img-title">Patrolling in Mosul</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and military working dogs demonstrate their capabilities during the fourth annual Urban Warrior Challenge held at Joint Base Myer--Henderson Hall, Va., June 22, 2017. The event brought Soldiers and Marines together for a friendly competition to build espirt-de-corps." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/10/484716/size1.jpg" data-title="Military working dog capabilities" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. George Huley"><p class="img-title">Military working dog capabilities</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Brigade medically evacuated a simulated casualty while conducting a freedom of maneuver detachment during a Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, July 1, 2017. The KFOR MRE 23 is designed to prepare the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for their deployment to Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment. KFOR MRE 23 hosts 900 soldiers from 10 nations. The exercise runs from June 19 through July 11 in Hohenfels, Germany." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/07/484548/size1.jpg" data-title="Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Zachery Perkins"><p class="img-title">Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea, July 5. The missile launch demonstrated the combined deep strike capabilities which allow the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance to neutralize hostile threats and aggression against the ROK, U.S. and our allies." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/06/484461/size1.jpg" data-title="M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario "><p class="img-title">M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Presidential Salute Battery, provides support during the playing of the 1812 Overture in Washington D.C., June 4, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/05/484264/size1.jpg" data-title="Capitil Fourth" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Sgt. George Huley"><p class="img-title">Capitil Fourth</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 339th Military Police Company (Combat Support), train on route reconnaissance at a Warrior Exercise (WAREX) held at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 20. The MP company's Soldiers had to relocate their tactical assembly areas in the field multiple times as they reconnoitered different areas of their operational environment, while fighting against temperatures reaching 100-plus degrees daily." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/07/03/484134/size1.jpg" data-title="Route reconnaissance" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret"><p class="img-title">Route reconnaissance</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A U.S. Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot deployed with Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, scans over the Registan Desert in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2017. The Warhawks provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/30/483986/size1.jpg" data-title="Registan Desert" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris"><p class="img-title">Registan Desert</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A Soldier fires an M320 grenade launcher for the Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition, June 13, 2017, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The contest will determine who is the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the Pacific. (," src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/29/483877/size1.jpg" data-title="Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moore"><p class="img-title">Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Soldiers of the 100th Battalion donned ghillie suits, June 18, 2017, in preparation for a mock ambush on opposing forces during their annual training at Kahuku Training Area." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/28/483747/size1.jpg" data-title="Ambush on opposing forces" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Gail Lapitan"><p class="img-title">Ambush on opposing forces</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Reserve Soldiers from the 339th Military Police Company (Combat Support), headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, train on route reconnaissance at a Warrior Exercise (WAREX) through the dusty trails of Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 20. The Soldiers had to relocate their tactical assembly areas in the field multiple times as they reconnoitered different areas of their operational environment, while fighting against temperatures reaching 100-plus degrees daily." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/27/483577/size1.jpg" data-title="Route reconnaissance" data-author="U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret"><p class="img-title">Route reconnaissance</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Soldiers put on camouflage and set up forward observation posts at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Bemowo Piskie, in Poland, June 14, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year's exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence- oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations' militaries." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/26/483354/size1.jpg" data-title="Forward observation posts" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Brooks"><p class="img-title">Forward observation posts</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="North Carolina National Guard and Air National Guard firefighters extinguish a simulated crash during exercises for Operation Vigilant Catamount in Dupont State Forest, June 8, 2017. Operation Vigilant Catamount is a joint civilian and NCNG regional domestic operations and homeland security exercise." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/23/483153/size1.jpg" data-title="Firefighters extinguish a simulated crash" data-author="Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. David McLean"><p class="img-title">Firefighters extinguish a simulated crash</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade, descend onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, June 8, 2017, after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projective forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/22/482996/size1.jpg" data-title="Airborne operations" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara"><p class="img-title">Airborne operations</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="A flag detail raise the flag before the Army's 242nd Birthday run, Fort Benning, Ga., June 15." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/21/482701/size1.jpg" data-title="Flag detail" data-author="Army photo by Patrick A. Albright"><p class="img-title">Flag detail</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="1st. Sgt. Andre Bland of the 82nd Airborne Division stands focused while his parachute is inspected prior to an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 14, 2017." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/20/482533/size1.jpg" data-title="Parachute inspection" data-author="U.S. Army photo by 2nd. Lt. Kenneth Herron"><p class="img-title">Parachute inspection</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Special Operations Soldiers fire upon an enemy vehicle during a capabilities exercise hosted by U.S. Army Special Operations Command, June 6, at Fort Bragg, N.C." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/16/482262/size1.jpg" data-title="Special Operations capabilities exercise" data-author="Photo by Michael Bottoms"><p class="img-title">Special Operations capabilities exercise</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk II led III Corps staff, subordinate commanders and sergeants major, in a D-Day observance PT session, June 6, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the momentous Allied assault on Normandy at Omaha, Sword, Gold, Juno, and Utah beaches. The event featured a run and obstacle course at the Phantom Warrior Air Assault Course here, focusing on the service and sacrifices of "The Greatest Generation" 73 days ago today." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/15/482034/size1.jpg" data-title="D-Day observance" data-author="U.S. Army photo"><p class="img-title">D-Day observance</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers conduct sling load and air assault training with M777A2 Howitzers, during Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 7, 2017. Saber Strike 17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. This year's exercise includes integrated and synchronized deterrence-oriented training designed to improve interoperability and readiness of the 20 participating nations' militaries." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/14/481771/size1.jpg" data-title="Sling load and air assault" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stefan English"><p class="img-title">Sling load and air assault</p> </span> </a></li><li> <a href="javascript:;"> <span class="image"> <img alt="U.S. Army vessel Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (LSV-4) approaches a slip at Waipio Point, Hawaii, June 3, 2017. The Army vessel ferried vehicles and M777A2 155mm howitzers for transport to Hawaii." src="/web/20170827044449im_/https://www.army.mil/" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827044449/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/06/13/481614/size1.jpg" data-title="U.S. Army vessel Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker (LSV-4)" data-author="U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon"><p class="img-title">U.S. Army vessel Lt. Gen. William B. 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