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10 Most Amazing Army Photos of the Last Year

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The U.S. Army has no shortage of amazing photos. The only hard part of making a list like this is choosing which ones to include.

The history of the U.S. Army goes back further than the nation itself. While the Army as we know it today was established by America’s Congress of the Confederation on June 3, 1784, the branch’s roots reach back further, to the establishment of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775. As a result, the U.S. Army isn’t just the biggest branch in the U.S. military, it’s also the most senior, beating out the Marine Corps by about five months.

All told, the U.S. Army’s modern fighting force includes more than a million troops broken up into the regular Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserves, and it uses those numbers to maintain a global presence.

So without further ado, check out these amazing Army photos taken over the past year!

Amazing Army Photos
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct a night live-fire iteration of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the Training Support Centre, Krivolak, North Macedonia, June 11, 2019. Combined training enables allies and partners to respond more effectively to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Frances Ariele Tejada)
Paratroopers
Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, huddle over a mock casualty to protect it from the rotor-wash of a landing UH-60 helicopter at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 20, 2019. The Spartans teamed up with Soldiers from Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2nd Battalion, 104th General Support Aviation Battalion, JBER, to validate their capabilities of medical evacuation.
Amazing Army Photos
Soldiers demonstrate how to integrate maneuver forces with enablers for CWMD operations in an Underground Facility in South Korea. (Spc. John Che, U.S. Army)
Training
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade react to contact while participating in Exercise Immediate Response at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, May 15, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Europe. The logistics-focused exercise is designed to test and improve the ability to move forces and equipment rapidly from one location to another. The exercise will improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations.
Amazing Army Photos
Soldiers conduct a tactical airfield seizure demonstrating they are always lethal, agile and combat ready. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. John Hall)
Explosive breaching
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct explosive breaching using bangalores alongside a team of engineers from Alpha Company, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2IBCT, during the 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg. Platoon Live Fire Exercise, Aug. 14, 2019, on Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Chelsea Hall)
Amazing Army Photos
Infantry Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live fire exercise in Jordan on August 27, 2019, in support of Eager Lion. Eager Lion, U.S. Central Command’s largest and most complex exercise, is an opportunity to integrate forces in a multilateral environment, operate in realistic terrain and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Liane Hatch)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights and the British Army’s Red Devils train together during a joint training exercise with other parachute team Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandan Parra)
Amazing Army Photos
U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, climb the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, in Cricqueville en Bessin, France June 4, 2019. Rangers scale the cliff to honor the 135 men killed or wounded from the 2d and 5th Ranger Battalions while capturing and holding Pointe du Hoc. More than 1,300 U.S. service members, partnered with 950 troops from across Europe and Canada, have converged in northwestern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy, commonly known as D-Day. Upwards of 80 ceremonies in 40 French communities in the region will take place between June 1-9, 2019, the apex being held June 6th at the Normandy American Cemetery at Coleville sur Mer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy M. Kin)
Army Soldiers
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division move to an assembly area Feb. 1, 2019 at Normandy Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The paratroopers conducted a combat equipment static line airborne operation onto the drop zone to maintain their proficiency and rehearse their roles during follow-on missions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Taylor Hoganson)

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Alex Hollings

Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran who specializes in foreign policy and defense technology analysis. He holds a master’s degree in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

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