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Sgt.1st Class Daniel Thompson, a Paratrooper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches a class in resilience techniques, during the inaugural Panther Resilience Rodeo at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 8, 2016. The event brought together life-wellness educators from around the installation, to train Soldiers in physical, emotional, spiritual, social and family strength. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt/Released).
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.
Photo by John D. Helms - john.d.helms@us.army.mil
"Follow Me" is a United States Army memorial located at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was created in 1959 by two soldiers, Private First Class Manfred Bass, sculptor and designer, and Private First Class Karl H. Van Krog, his assistant. The model for the statue was Eugene Wyles, an officer candidate and ten-year Army veteran. It depicts a 1950s-era infantry soldier charging forward and gesturing for others to follow.
Originally called The Infantryman, the statue was installed on Eubanks Field on May 3, 1960. In 1964, it was renamed Follow Me and moved in front of Infantry Hall. Some students and graduates of the U.S. Army Infantry School call the statue "Iron Mike", after Lieutenant General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel, but most soldiers use the term Iron Mike to refer to the Airborne Trooper statue at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
In 2004, a new bronze version was cast and the original statue was moved to the front of the National Infantry Museum. "Follow Me!" is also the US Army Infantry motto. A replica of the Iron Mike monument of Fort Benning was erected on June 7, 1997 at La Fiere (Sainte-Mère-Église) in Normandy, France, as a tribute to American Airborne soldiers of “D-Day”.
Deanna Awoyomi sets the ball for Mandy Davis during a game against Hot Mess at Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center, March 29.
A CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to land and load paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division during airborne operations at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 6. Providing support for airborne operations is just one of the capabilities that the CAB provides to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Carolina Hurricanes center, Jordan Stall, shoves for position with the St. Louis Blues
left wing, Magnus Paajarvi, during a hockey match Sunday at the PNC Arena to honor
military servicemembers. The Carolina Hurricanes would come up short with a 5-2 loss
to the St. Louis Blues. Carolina was down a key player with the trade of Center Eric
Stall the day before and bench full of injuries.
Maj. (Dr.) Patrick McDonough, chief, Urology Services, Womack Army Medical Center, performs a laparoscopic surgical procedure, Aug. 12, using the hospital’s new da Vinci surgical system. McDonough performed the procedure while sitting behind a console which provided him with an enhanced view and allowed him to manage the robot’s movements.
James Perry, 8, Strykers Golf Team participant, places his ball on the tee and stares down the fairway, planning where he would like to place the ball for his next swing. Perry joined the golf team as a way to continue participating in competitive sports in between hockey off seasons.
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.
Soldiers from the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, zero and qualify on the M4, M249 and M240 weapons at one of Fort Bragg’s ranges, Jan 14. The range offers Soldiers a chance to familiarize and qualify with their assigned weapons, while receiving mentorship and guidance from noncommissioned officers within the unit.
Vinessa Jones, a health educator, at the Fort Bragg Army Wellness Center, conducts a wellness assessment on Spc. Patrick Spicer, of the 4th Military Informaton Support Group.
Spc. Rodney O. Byrd, a Paratrooper assigned to Bravo Company, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division rolls a Humvee tire to its axle in preparation of securing it on the vehicle during routine maintenance at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21, 2015. The 82nd BSB maintains a high level of readiness as it has assumed the outload support battalion mission in support of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div., the nation’s Global Response Force. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mary S. Katzenberger/Released)
Christina Raig, dance instructor, leads the class in a dance at the Tolson Youth Activities Center, Saturday.
Nicholas Raich slams Tremayne Robbins during the wrestling competition
at Funk Physical Fitness Center, Nov. 20. Raich will go on to win this match
placing second in the 185-pound weight class division
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.
The 2016 Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance and Iron Mike Car Show returned to Fort Bragg, April 29, at the Main Post Polo Field.
Sara Boneschans, right, braces for a hit from
Leslie Rojas during the Buddy Bout Boxing
Smoker at Sports USA, Friday.
"Follow Me" is a United States Army memorial located at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was created in 1959 by two soldiers, Private First Class Manfred Bass, sculptor and designer, and Private First Class Karl H. Van Krog, his assistant. The model for the statue was Eugene Wyles, an officer candidate and ten-year Army veteran. It depicts a 1950s-era infantry soldier charging forward and gesturing for others to follow.
Originally called The Infantryman, the statue was installed on Eubanks Field on May 3, 1960. In 1964, it was renamed Follow Me and moved in front of Infantry Hall. Some students and graduates of the U.S. Army Infantry School call the statue "Iron Mike", after Lieutenant General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel, but most soldiers use the term Iron Mike to refer to the Airborne Trooper statue at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
In 2004, a new bronze version was cast and the original statue was moved to the front of the National Infantry Museum. "Follow Me!" is also the US Army Infantry motto. A replica of the Iron Mike monument of Fort Benning was erected on June 7, 1997 at La Fiere (Sainte-Mère-Église) in Normandy, France, as a tribute to American Airborne soldiers of “D-Day”.
First Lt. Steven B. Moon, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., pins the rank of colonel on his father, Steven R. Moon, Institute for Military Support to Governance, Ft. Bragg, N.C., during a promotion ceremony in Aberdeen, N.C., May 15, 2015. In July 2014, the roles were reversed when then, Lt. Col. Steven R. Moon promoted his son to first lieutenant in a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Sherrain M. Reber)
Fort Bragg and Fayetteville Families enjoy the unlimited carnival rides and live entertainment at the Fort Bragg Fair on May 2.
The fair is an annual event that takes place every spring at the Fort Bragg Fairgrounds located on Bragg Boulevard. Gates open at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 1 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday.
The Fort Bragg Fair ends Sunday with a Mother’s Day appreciation day. Mothers are admitted for free when accompanied by a paying child 36 inches or taller to age 17.
Soldiers from the 127th Engineer Battalion participate in a
tactical site exploitation course, March 24. The Soldiers had 20
minutes to conduct a vehicle search for contraband items as
part of the course. Items the Soldiers found included money, a
gun, drugs, fingerprints, and fake identification. The Soldiers
had a 75 percent success rate in finding the contraband.
Albritton Middle School Chorus students sing during Fort Bragg’s Martin Luther King Jr. observance, Wednesday, at the Iron Mike Conference Center.
The United Way of Cumberland County organizes various drives and efforts to support the Fayetteville-Fort Bragg communities. The organization, which oversees 102 programs across Cumberland County, helped more than 106,000 servicemembers and their Families in 2013 with services such as mentoring, disaster relief and youth intervention.
Fire fighters from Fort Bragg's Station 3 help parents correctly install car seats, Dec. 4. Car seats were also given away to Families of junior enlisted Soldiers, E-4 and bleow.
Dancers with the Aloha Ka’naka O Hula Hulau group perform cultural dances during the culminating event of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Pope Theatre, May 12.
Alllison Ehrgott poses in a mock medieval torture device, during the Fort Bragg Renaissance Faire, Sept. 12, at the Smith Lake Recreation Area.
The 2016 Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance and Iron Mike Car Show returned to Fort Bragg, April 29, at the Main Post Polo Field.
More than 250 participants from Team Pope ran a cumulative total of
2,885 miles raising $4,044 in support of the Tactical Air Control Party
Association’s fifth annual 24-Hour Challenge on March 23 and 24. This
joint effort was completed to support wounded TACPs, assist the Families
of those killed in action and raise awareness of the TACP community
in the military hub of Fayetteville and around the world.
Maj. Michael Stewart (left), incoming commander of the 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Lt. Col. Edward Hooks (center), commander of the 10th Press Camp Headquarters, and Maj. Patrick Husted, outgoing commander of the 22nd MPAD, stands before Soldiers of the 22nd MPAD during the change of command ceremony, on Fort Bragg, NC, August 25.
The 2014 Iron Chef Competition took place at the 82nd Sustainment Brigade DFAC Oct. 22 2014. Five teams competed representing DFACs on Fort Bragg.
Grant Blumenthal, Hartnett PAL Lillington, North Carolina, takes a swing at Chris Blevins, New Life Boxing Millers Creek, North Carolina, during bout nine of the Best of the Best amateur boxing show at Sports USA, Aug. 15.
2nd Lt. Alicia J. Coulter negotiates one of the obstacles at the Air Assault Obstacle Course, June 24, during the Carloss Competition. The competition is a team-building competition held to promote the development of leadership skills and cohesion throughout the 18th Field Artillery Brigade.
Staff Sgt. Edward F. Macialek, an explosive ordance disposal technician assigned to the 192nd Explosive Ordance Disposal Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C., smiles as Soldiers help him don an Advanced Bomb Suit ahead of the Memorial Day Celebration prerace show at the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., May 24, 2015. Macialek and his Soldiers showed off their equipment in a static display and joined more than 9,000 other service members from the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force as they were honored for their service.
Womack Army Medical Center conducts a mass casualty exercise Wednesday, 6 to 11 p.m. The exercise had role players simulate injuries received from a motor vehicle accident with a tanker truck, resulting in a hazardous materials spill that contaminated the local area. Patients were decontaminated at a dedicated site near the hospital before being admitted for care.
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division Band performs at the Provider’s Café during the brigade’s Thanksgiving meal, Nov. 23.
Leaders and Soldiers of 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) welcome Command Sgt. Maj. Edward A. Bell, Sr., incoming command sergeant major, and bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Nathaniel J. Bartee, Sr., outgoing command sergeant major, during a change of responsibility ceremony Nov. 20 at Fort Bragg, N.C.'s Dahl Physical Fitness Center.
Dishes prepared by food service specialists from throughout Fort Bragg, N.C., await judgment during the installation’s 2014 Chef of the Year Competition at the Culinary Arts Training Center, Nov. 5, 2014.
Soldiers from the XVIII Airborne Corps’ headquarters returned to their waiting Families and friends at Fort Bragg’s Green Ramp Dec. 5, as the unit redeployed from Afghanistan
marking the conclusion of the U.S. military’s combat operations there. The XVIII Airborne Corps had deployed twice prior to Afghanistan to lead military operations and
similarly wrapped-up the U.S. military’s operations in Iraq at the conclusion of the confl ict there.
525th Military Intelligence Brigade Commander Col. James E. Walker presents the American Flag to Col. (Retired) Kenneth C. Dyer during the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg Retirement Celebration November 19 at the Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy here.
Clay Collins III not only attends the after-school program at Fort Bragg’s Tolson
Youth Activities Center, the 16-year-old sophomore at Massey Hills Classic
High School has taken a leadership role in several of the program’s projects.
Members of the 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade were the first group to participate on the new course.
Machines operated by robotic controls clear the Coleman Impact Area for installation of an $40 million aerial gunnery range, Sept. 17, at Fort Bragg. The range is projected to be finished in four to six years and will give Fort Bragg the capability of allowing rotary wing pilots to practice their gunnery/combat skills without having to leave the installation.