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  • Lead Story For 60 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command, otherwise known as NORAD, and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa's flight. NORAD continues long tradition of tracking Santa Claus
  • Featured Video 2016 Holiday Message to Soldiers and Families from Sgt. Maj of the Army Daniel Dailey and his wife Holly. Sergeant Major of the Army Holiday Message
  • Featured Photo Upon his arrival, children from the village of Akiachak embrace Santa with a warm welcome during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 3, 2016. This year marked the 60th anniversary in which the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Santa Claus with logistics and air support, delivering holiday cheer and gifts to remote Alaska villages. Operation Santa Claus
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  • Gen. Milley, Sgt. Major of the Army Dailey pay holiday visit to deployed Soldiers Gen. Milley, Sgt. Major of the Army Dailey pay holiday visit to deployed Soldiers
  • Operation Toy Drop: 19 years of bringing cheer to children Operation Toy Drop: 19 years of bringing cheer to children
  • Around the world, Soldiers get into holiday spirit Around the world, Soldiers get into holiday spirit
  • DOD funds new tissue biofabrication manufacturing consortium DOD funds new tissue biofabrication manufacturing consortium
  • This holiday season, watch your mental health as well as your waistline This holiday season, watch your mental health as well as your waistline
  • National Guard members bring Christmas spirit to assisted living facility National Guard members bring Christmas spirit to assisted living facility

Official Army Announcements

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  • Department of the Army announces 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division deployment December 8, 2016
  • Department of the Army announces 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division deploy December 8, 2016
  • Department of the Army announces 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division deployment December 8, 2016
  • Army will not grant easement for Dakota Access Pipeline crossing December 4, 2016
  • Army announces conversion of Fort Stewart-based Infantry Brigade November 30, 2016
  • 101st Airborne Divison completes Iraq tour, transfers mission to 1st Infantry Division November 21, 2016
  • Special Operations forces casualties identified November 4, 2016
  • 5th Special Forces Group casualties identified November 6, 2016
  • Department of the Army announces 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division deployment November 3, 2016
  • Department of the Army announces 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division deployment November 3, 2016
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INSIDE THE ARMY

  • DOD crowdsourcing effort to inspire creative thinking receives first submissions DOD crowdsourcing effort to inspire creative thinking receives first submissions
  • Wreaths Across America volunteers brave freezing weather to honor service members Wreaths Across America volunteers brave freezing weather to honor service members
  • Army teams tackle nationwide cleanup of thousands of former defense sites Army teams tackle nationwide cleanup of thousands of former defense sites

  • Upon his arrival, children from the village of Akiachak embrace Santa with a warm welcome during Operation Santa Claus, Dec. 3, 2016. This year marked the 60th anniversary in which the Alaska National Guard supported Operation Santa Claus with logistics and air support, delivering holiday cheer and gifts to remote Alaska villages.

    Operation Santa Claus

  • Alaska Guardsmen Spc. Tahdg Nakada, a signal support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment train at approximately 4,500 feet elevation in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in Canmore, Alberta, Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 2016. The Guardsmen put in 15 to 20 hours per week of cardio including skate and classic skiing and running. Additionally, they incorporated strength training and shooting into their training regimen.

    Biathlon training

  • Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, engage in crowd riot control training at Camp Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Kosovo, Dec. 8. The training demonstrated to representatives of Over the Horizon Forces the capabilities of the Freedom of Movement Detachment.

    Crowd Riot Control

  • Soldiers fire a M777 A2 Howitzer at night in support of Iraqi security forces at Platoon Assembly Area 14, Iraq, Dec. 7, 2016. They are assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. The fire mission is in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria.

    Soldiers fire a M777 A2 Howitzer

  • An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to take the load of a 14,000 pound buoy that washed ashore just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, in Garibaldi, Ore., Dec. 12, 2016. The Army aircrew assisted the Coast Guard in recovering the beached buoy that normally marks the navigable channel into Tillamook Bay.

    Recovering beached buoy

  • Soldiers with 127th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team prepare to connect a high-density load to the belly of an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat Aviation, 82nd Airborne Division during a sling load training event at Forward Operating Base Latham pick-up zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 7.

    Sling load training event

  • Spc. Ryan South, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, launches the RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct low-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance training during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia Dec. 8, 2016. Exercise Mountain Shock is an emergency response deployment exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures. Exercises such as this builds a foundation of teamwork and  readiness between allied NATO countries.

    RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle

  • Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans perform for service members during the USO Holiday Tour at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2016. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. along with USO entertainers, visited service members who are deployed from home during the holidays at various locations across the globe. This year's entertainers included actors Chris Evans, actress Scarlett Johansson, NBA Legend Ray Allen, four-time Olympic Medalist Maya DiRado, Country Music Singer Craig Campbell, and mentalist Jim Karol.

    USO Holiday Tour at Bagram Air Base

  • Paratroopers from Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat (Airborne), conduct an assault on an urban warfare training site, Nov. 29, during Exercise Iron Sword 2016 in Pabrade, Lithuania. Iron Sword is an international training exercise featuring 11 NATO countries and about 4,000 troops. The exercise is designed to test promote regional stability and security, while strengthening partnership capacity, and fostering trust while improving the ability to conduct joint training between Lithuania, the U.S., and NATO member nations.

    Exercise Iron Sword 2016

  • Army West Point Football defeats the U.S. Naval Academy 21-17 in the 117th Army Navy Game presented by USAA at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Dec. 10, 2016. Army's win snapped a 14-year Navy win streak.

    Army beats Navy

  • Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey emerged from his office at the Pentagon to give his support for the Army-Navy Game, Dec. 9, 2016.

    Army-Navy Game Spirit Rally

  • Paratroopers reload a M119A2 105mm howitzer during a live fire on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 22, 2016. They are assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska. USARAK is home to the Army's only Pacific airborne brigade combat team, and maintains the only airborne rapid-response capacity within the Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.

    M119A2 105mm howitzer

  • An audience of veterans and spectators from the United States and Japan attend the 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 75th Commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 6. The blackened canteen is a relic of an air raid over Shizauoka, Japan, in 1945, and is used for pouring bourbon whiskey as an offering to the fallen in the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor. Dec. 7, 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. Since Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. and Japan have endured more than 70 years of continued peace, a cornerstone of security and prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. As a Pacific nation, the U.S. is committed to continue its responsibility of protecting the Pacific sea-lanes, advancing international ideals and relationships, well as delivering security, influence and responsiveness in the region.

    Blackened Canteen ceremony

  • The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces took a historic step towards building a leadership structure for its senior enlisted personnel, Dec. 3, it is the first time that all branches of the ANDSF have come together in a symposium forum at a senior noncommissioned Officers level. The Afghan military welcomed a new command sergeant major, a new female first sergeant and saw its previous command sergeant major transition after ten years of service to an influential position in President Ashraf Ghani's team as senior analyst adviser to the Security Council. Pictured, 1st Sgt. Fatema Ammadi, the first female noncommissioned officer takes notes during the 12th Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Conference at the Kabul Military Training Center, near Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2016.

    First female noncommissioned officer in Afghanistan

  • Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and Special Forces Soldiers participate in the graveside service for Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 5, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Moriarty was one of three Special Forces Soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) who were killed in Jordan, Nov. 4.

    Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

  • A tactical air control party from the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Carson, Colo., prepares for helicopter extraction from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Nov, 10 2016.

    Helicopter extraction

  • Sgt. Matthew Brock of the 109th Transportation Company poses for a family reunion selfie, Dec. 1, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Buckner Physical Fitness Center. The 109th, part of U.S. Army Alaska's 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, deployed to Kuwait in March in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

    Homecoming selfie

  • A Paratrooper carries a "wounded" comrade off the battlefield, Nov. 24, during Exercise Iron Sword 2016, in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldier is from Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat (Airborne). Iron Sword is an international training exercise featuring 11 NATO countries and about 4,000 troops. The exercise is designed to test promote regional stability and security, while strengthening partnership capacity, and fostering trust while improving the ability to conduct joint training between Lithuania, the U.S., and NATO member nations.

    Exercise Iron Sword 2016

  • An instructor from the DeGlooper Air Assault School, XVIII Airborne Corps, demonstrates the safe and proper way to rappel from an UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 17.

    Safe and proper way to rappel

  • Sgt. Allan G. Torres, left, and Pfc. Roman O'Doherty of the California Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, look through rubble for survivors, Nov. 17, during Vigilant Guard 17, an exercise simulating a massive disaster response to a powerful earthquake in Los Angeles.

    Simulated massive disaster

  • A U.S. Army UH-60Q Dustoff helicopter lands at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2016. The UH-60Q provides a six patient litter system, on-board oxygen generation, and a medical suction system. UH-60Q is a UH-60A derivative and incorporates approximate UH-60A characteristics. The UH-60Q delivers exceptional patient care, increased survivability, longer range, greater speed and added mission capability.

    UH-60Q Dustoff helicopter lands at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq

  • A member of the Army's Golden Knights demonstration team descends with the American flag, during a jump into a military family organizational day hosted by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 22, 2016.

    U.S. Army Golden Knights

  • Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Hammer, left, screams orders to a Soldier during a live-fire exercise during an infantry battle course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 8, 2016. Hammer is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Alaska. The soldiers focused on core infantry skills such as fire team movement, communication, shifting fire, identifying and eliminating weapons caches, and treating and evacuating casualties.

    Core infantry skills

  • U.S. Army Spc. Devin Bowen, Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security during a key leader engagement to establish rapport among the Iraqi security force at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2016. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

    Security during a key leader engagement

  • Soldiers carry a simulated casualty to a collection point during training at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 11, 2016.

    Simulated casualty training

  • Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs climb over an obstacle during a mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Africa. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place.

    Mud run obstacle

  • U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1-10th Special Forces Group maneuver through a shooting range during a weapons training exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, Nov. 08, 2016.

    Special Forces Group maneuver through a shooting range

  • Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, demonstrate crowd control techniques during a scenario named Dynamic Manor at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 4. The exercise was the culmination of weeks of training in preparation for the Soldier's upcoming deployment to Kosovo in support of Kosovo Force.

    Crowd control techniques

  • Mortar Soldiers with the 77th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, fire a 120mm mortar round to provide indirect, suppressive fire for Infantry Soldiers during a squad live-fire exercise, Nov. 3, 2016, at Udari Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Mortar fire was part of the four-day training exercise that synchronized the capabilities of infantry Soldiers, indirect fire infantrymen and forward observers.

    Mortar Soldiers fire a 120mm mortar round

  • Three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, carrying the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, arrive in the box at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 6, 2016.  During his visit with 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment "Blackhorse Troopers," Milley offered insight about the future of the Army, the importance of the National Training Center and the value of finishing a college education.

    Chief of Staff of the Army arrive at the National Training Center

  • Kentucky National Guard Soldiers, piloting a UH-60 Blackhawk, refill a water bucket to fight wildfires in Harlan County, Ky., Nov. 4, 2016.

    Kentucky wildfires

  • Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, maintain a defensive position during fire phobia training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 23. The Soldiers, alongside their multinational counterparts, are training in preparation for the 22nd iteration of the U.S. Army's support in Kosovo Forces (KFOR) as a part of Multinational Battle Group-East.

    Fire phobia training

  • A member of 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's armament team, conducts a routine inspection of an AH-64D Apache before an aerial gunnery training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 24.

    AH-64D Apache inspection

  • A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016.  The support provided by the Paladin teams denies the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant safe havens while providing the ISF with vital artillery capabilities during their advance. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat ISIL.

    Fire mission in Iraq

  • Pfc. Benjamin Grasso, Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat (Airborne), scans his sectors of fire, Oct. 22, during Exercise Strong Shield. It is a Lithuanian hosted, 96-hour continues exercise designed to test the nation's ability to work with different internal and external agencies to marshal their capabilities and defend their position. Paratroopers from Able Company are in Lithuania training with their Lithuanian partners as part of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. led effort being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.

    Exercise Strong Shield

  • Pvt. Zachery T. Strother, assigned to 1st Platoon, A Company, 40th Engineering Battalion, watches for enemy movement from a staged attack position in an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle while conducting training maneuvers during the 2016 Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17-1, at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 17, 2016. The AWA was conducted to assess operational effectiveness.

    Army Warfighting Assessment

  • U.S. Special Forces conduct a downed pilot simulation for the Army Warfighter Assessment (AWA) 17-1 exercise at Ft. Bliss, Tx., Oct. 18, 2016.  The simulation was conducted using new gear to assess operational effectiveness during the AWA 17-1.

    U.S. Special Forces conduct a downed pilot simulation for AWA

  • A C17 Globemaster III Aircraft Crew, assigned to the Heavy Air Lift Wing from Pápa Air Base, Hungary, supports U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a heavy equipment drop into the Bunker drop zone at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18, 2016, as part of Peacemaster Unity training.

    Peacemaster Unity training

  • U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, crossing river with the Italian army in Piacenza, Italy, Oct. 17, 2016. Livorno Shock is a combined readiness exercise designed to familiarize U.S. paratrooper with river crossing capabilities, lead by the Italian Army's 2nd Engineer Regiment Pointieri.

    River crossing

  • Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses.

    French Marines Desert Survival Course

  • Soldiers assigned to, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment , 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to defend against indirect fire during a Decisive Action Rotation 17-01 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 7, 2016. Decisive Action Rotations create a realistic training environment that tests the capabilities of Brigade Combat Teams preparing them to face similarly equipped opposing forces.

    National Training Center

  • Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, left, commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command -- Operation Inherent Resolve, visits with an Iraqi soldier at a tactical assembly area in northern Iraq, prior to the start of the Mosul offensive, Oct. 10, 2016. The TAAs are where ISF assembled prior to making their push toward Mosul. A Coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community.

    Mosul offensive

  • U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 10, 2016. The Soldiers are part of a task force of over 1,000 7th ID Soldiers participating in Raptor Fury, a major training exercise to validate 16th Combat Aviation Brigade's mission readiness.

    M777 towed 155 mm howitzer

  • Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division participate in festivities during a combat capability exercise, Oct. 6, 2016, for spectators during Tropic Lighting Week at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. This year's Tropic Lighting Week will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 25th ID. It showcases the pride, history and future of the 25th ID to its soldiers, families, veterans and supporters.

    75th anniversary of the 25th Infantry Division

  • Caisson Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) travel to their first mission of the morning in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 17th, 2016. The Old Guard conducts missions year around through the four seasons.

    Arlington National Cemetery in the fall

  • North Carolina Army National Guardsmen and local emergency services assist with evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.

    Hurricane Matthew

  • A Slovakian soldier shoots an M2 .50 Caliber machine gun mounted on an Outlaw Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker, an eight wheeled armored fighting vehicle, during Slovak Shield 2016 live-fire training, Oct. 4, 2016, at a multi-purpose range in Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic. Understanding weapons of NATO allies is vital to the interoperability of U.S. and allied troops during training or a NATO mission.

    Slovak Shield 2016

  • Soldiers assigned to the North Dakota National Guard fire a Stinger Missile, during a live-fire training exercise, part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-09, at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 6, 2016.

    Stinger Missile

  • Filipino counterparts visited the Lightning Academy, Sept. 28, 2016, and
participated in a survival skills demonstration presented by Jungle
Operations Training School cadre.

    Pacific Pathways

  • The Aurora Borealis shimmering above UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Northern Lights are just one facet of what makes service in magnificent
Alaska so unique.

    Aurora Borealis

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