Dancers swing to Salsa and represent Mexico during the Parade of Nations, downtown Fayetteville, Sept. 27.

Fort Bragg football players stand attentively as they listen during the 2014 Fort Bragg Youth Sports Fall Opening Day Ceremony at the NCO

Academy Field Saturday. About 800 attendees were present during the ceremony.

Master Sgt. Anthony C. Gilbert, left, provides his personal information to an employer during the Fort Bragg Jobs Summit at Green Ramp, Aug. 13, 2014.

Gilbert is assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and he attended the two-day summit to focus on networking and interviewing to prepare himself as he transition to civilian life.

Coach Sherri Lagasse-Randall speaks to the All Army Volleyball team May 6, 2016

PV3 Ivan Molina kisses his daughter Sophia, 4 at the Fort Bragg Father Daughter Ball held Sept 11, 2015 at the Conference and Catering Center Brought fathers of all service branches in their dress uniforms and best suits together with their daughters in their most elegant dresses together for a night of dancing, food and games.

Staff Sgt. Lindsey R. Butler, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C., loads another box of clothing that the battalion is donating to the Salvation Army homeless center in Fayetteville, N.C., Jan. 30, 2015. Assisting in the loading of more than 250 pounds of clothes is Sgt. 1st Class Justin Bourland.

An 82nd

A i r b o r n e

D i v i s i o n

paratrooper

died Sept. 4,

in Ghazni,

Afghanistan, of injuries suffered

when his unit was engaged

by enemy small-arms

fire.

Spc. Brian K. Arsenault,

a 28-year-old paratrooper,

was a grenadier with Company

B, 1st Battalion, 504th

Parachute Infantry Regiment,

1st Brigade Combat

Team, 82nd Abn. Div.

The streets of Fort Bragg were jam packed with runners lined up on Reilly Road for the first ever Neon 5K Night run. Participants ran with glow stick items they recieved from MWR staff. Runners were treated to several vendors displaying their services or porducts under tents set up across from Hedricks Stadium. Kids had the opportunity to take photos with their favorite superhero or disney princess as Batman, Wolverine, Captain America, Queen Elsa and Snow White all showed up for the festivities before the run.

8th grade students and their families gather together for Albritton Middle School's 8th Grade Graduation ceremony June 9.

080916-A-1724D-013.jpg - Mr. Roy Parker Jr., a historian and writer for the Fayetteville Observer stands with Iron Mike recipient Sgt. Gideon Taylor, a Special Forces communications sergeant, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Wednesday September 17, 2008. Taylor, a former combat medic, took immediate action to help stabilize Parker after his defibrillator shocked his heart, during an event at the Officers Club in June. U.S. Army Photo by SSG Corey T. Dennis (Unreleased)

Raymond Lacey, Director of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, left, tosses out the ceremonial

first pass to the start of fall football season, Saturday, at Fort Bragg.

Chief Warrant Officer 5, David Williams, the first Army staff senior warrant officer, speaks in front warrant officers from across Fort Bragg, North Carolina during a warrant officer professional development seminar, February 27. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paige Behringer, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)

Military families attend the Operation Homefront/Feed the Children holiday food distribution at Smith Lake Nov 20 2014. Each family was given 25 pounds of food, 10 pounds of basic essentials, and a turkey with all the trimmings, and a pie.

Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, conduct artillery training at Fort Bragg, Feb. 19. The training is done to test proficency and warfighter capabilities.

Spc. Alex Stickley, left,

550th Military Working Dog Detachment,

affectionately holds his partner

Irgus’s head as Irgus is positioned for

a CT scan at Womack Army Medical

Center, Jan. 20. Stickley is the 8-year old

working dog’s third handler and

has been working with Irgus for more

than three years.

Sgt. David M. Kinglot stands at attention, waiting to be called through the arch during Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps’ NCO induction ceremony at Pope Theater, Pope Army Airfield, Jan. 21. Kinglot was one of 48 sergeants from four companies to be inducted, including 13 NCOs attached from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. (Sgt. Taryn Hagerman 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

The 2014 Iron Chef Competition took place at the 82nd Sustainment Brigade DFAC Oct. 22 2014. Five teams competed representing DFACs on Fort Bragg.

Marchelle Horner, education consultant for career development with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, right, fires the M4 Rifle simulator as some of her associates perform a similar task, during the Educators’ Visit to Fort Bragg, Aug. 8. The group was part of the COI/Educators’ tour of Fort Bragg, which allowed them to learn about military life and training activities.

Anisha Hankins

Soldiers, veterans and family members look around and speak with potential employers during the Fort Bragg Jobs Summit at Green Ramp, Aug. 13, 2014.

The two-day summit allowed soon-to-be veterans to focus on networking and interviewing as they get ready to transition to civilian life.

Soldiers and their Families enjoyed a unit fun day at Smith Lake Recreation Area, Aug. 13. The facilities were open to play basketball and cornhole, and the lake was the site of many fun activities like paddleboating, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. Despite the heat, the lake was packed with Families enjoying a relaxing summer day.

Soldiers and their Families enjoyed a unit fun day at Smith Lake Recreation Area, Aug. 13. The facilities were open to play basketball and cornhole, and the lake was the site of many fun activities like paddleboating, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. Despite the heat, the lake was packed with Families enjoying a relaxing summer day.

Korey Jones, left, Nichole Solomon and Liam Billington work on their film during the I was there project.I was There Patton Foundation Workshop shows support and encouragement to Soldiers who are recovering from PTSD by offering them a way to place their feelings on film. About two dozen Soldiers participated in the workshop from June 22 through 25 at the Warrior Transition Center, creating short films about their personal stories.

Col. Eugenia Guilmartin receives command of the 16th Military Police Brigade in a ceremony on the Fort Bragg Main Post Parade Field, July 10. Guilmartin comes to the “One of a Kind” brigade from the Office of the Provost Marshal General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command and Army Corrections Command in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Soldiers compete in the USASOC Best Warrior competition held June 6 to10, on Fort Bragg. Staff Sgt. Clint Bahme, 1st Special Forces Command, is named the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and Spc. Trey Caster, 75th Ranger Regiment, is named Soldier of the Year. Bahme and Caster are slated to compete at the Army-level Best Warrior competition in October.

Staff Sgt. Robert Ward, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches combatives to Fort Bragg Soldiers, Wednesday, at the U.S. Army Combatives School, at Fort Bragg. The instruction teaches Soldiers how to defeat the enemy in hand-to-hand combat situations.

Jeff Johnson, PGA professional golf instructor, teaches Ethan Pundt, 10, the proper stance for swining the golf club.

112th Sig Bn defends off B Co, 307th BSB to defeat them 12 to 7 at Towel Stadium on Nov. 18.

Heather Vaughn, Tech. Sgt. 18th Weather Squadron, leads several airmen and soldiers during the early morning yoga session at Polo field as part of the Women Equality Day. Heather teaches yoga outside the base.

Michael Morgan is treated in the Delayed center as part of the mass casuality excercise at the Womack Army Medical Center, Nov. 6.

Photo by Hope Myers/ Paraglide

Joint Special Operations Command Soldiers participate in a unit level flag football game against the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Dec. 8, outside Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center.

Lt. Col. Ryan Consie assumes command of the 95th Airlift Squadron at an Assumption of Command ceremony, March 14. A reservist since 2008 and pilot for UPS in his civilian job, Consie said he is excited to lead the 95th AS.

Soldiers with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division landed a Blackhawk helicopter at Albritton Middle School during the schools’ STEAM week celebration.

Spc. Christopher Espinoza, a cannon crewmember assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, awaits a fire mission during the battalion’s live fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 3, 2014. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)

112th Sig Bn defends off B Co, 307th BSB to defeat them 12 to 7 at Towel Stadium on Nov. 18.

Working Dog Roger, a Belgian Malinois, demonstrates an attack sequence during Molly Pitcher Day at Sicily Drop Zone, Oct. 25.

Photos by Hope Myers/Paraglide

The Bragg Rugby Club faced off against the paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 16th Air Assault Brigade in a friendly rugby bout April 22, at Towle Stadium.

National Museum of the Marine Corps

Quantico, Virginia’s Iron Mike is officially titled "Crusading for Right". It depicts a World War I Marine holding a 1903 Springfield rifle, wearing a pack with a bayonet.

At the end of the war, US Army General John J. Pershing commissioned the French sculptor Charles Raphaël Peyre (sometimes Raphael Charles, 1872—1949) to commemorate the service of the US Army’s "doughboys". The sculptor, unaware of the differences between the branches of service, used a Marine private as a model and included the Eagle, Globe and Anchor insignia on the helmet.

Today, the original statue stands at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in front of Butler Hall, home of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command. A reproduction with the name "Iron Mike" on its pedestal stands in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.

Airmen who are participating in a familiarization flight on a C-130 Hercules wait for the aircraft to take off July 12 at Pope Field. The two-hour flight was to give Airmen a better understanding of the mission of the 440th Airlift Wing and show them how critical everyone is to the wing.

Zumba

Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder, III Corps and Fort Hood command sergeant major, speaks with his troops at his farewell ceremony June 25. Schroeder is headed to be the senior noncommissioned officer for U.S. Army Forces Command, the largest command in the Army.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and Task Force Bragg Commander Maj. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chin talk with Soldiers after the press conference announcing a settlement worth $6.8 million for North Carolina servicemembers. An electronics retail scam targeted servicemembers and tricked them into paying two to three times the value. Servicemembers will have their debts forgiven and their credit cleared. (U.S. Army photo by Adam Luther)

Fort Bragg Survivor Outreach Services hosted an event with our Gold Star spouses Saturday on post.

Staff Sgt. James Soroka, left, and Sgt. Brandon Dukes, both medics assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade practice endotracheal intubation, March 3, 2016. Both Soldiers are attending paramedic training at Fayetteville Technical Community College to obtain the paramedic certification they need to remain flight medics. (U.S. Army photo by Eve Meinhardt/WAMC PAO)

Jeremiah Hit, a den leader in Pack 713, holds up the Cub Scout Sign to get the attention of his Scouts in order to explain the importance of cleaning up their neighborhoods and local environment and why they should always pick up after themselves. The Scouts picked up trash in the Linden Oaks housing community, Aug. 31.

The 18th Field Artillery Brigade Commander, Col. John L. Rafferty Jr. (center), talks to brigade leaders on Jan. 19 about the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville at Hazel Grove, the elevated location that gave the Confederate Army a tactical advantage during the battle.

Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander Fort Bragg and XVIII Airborne Corps, center, completes a putt, alongside, from left to right, Sgt. Griffin Wilde, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Lt. Col. Terry Nihart, XVIII Airborne Corps, and Michael Anderson, the commander’s son, during the CG’s Golf Scramble, April 2, at Stryker Golf Course. The scramble promotes camaraderie and allows service members and their Families, retirees, and community leaders to interact with Fort Bragg leadership.

Rebecca, right, Daniel, middle, Micah, 13, left and Paul Johnson, 11 don their costumes and have a good time during the Renaissance Faire at Smith Lake Saturday.

More than 2,000 runners from Fort Bragg and surrounding communities take to the streets for annual 10-mile race, Friday.

Jasmine Williams, left, reaches third base just before Nicole Schmidt gets the ball. Williams keep Diva’s scoring opportunity alive in the playoffs at Pope Softball Field.