US Army releases its 2021 year in photos

Alex Mead

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Dec 21, 2021

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Soldiers fire illumination rounds from a 120 mm mortar during live-fire training in Syria, March 16, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division mobilize on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. August 14, 2021. The 82nd Abn. Div. rapidly deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operations Allies Refuge. Pfc. Vincent Levelev/US Army

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Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, boards a C-17 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2021. Donahue was the final American service member to depart from Afghanistan; his departure closed the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and vulnerable Afghans. US Army / SWNS

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Max Wannelius and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Laura Chmielowski, AH-64 pilots assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Wings of Victory, circle their Apache Longbow to re-attack targets during aerial gunnery tables at Grafenwöhr Training Area on April 14, 2021. Maj. Robert Fellingham/US Army

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Soldiers participate in a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s parachute demonstration team, the Black Daggers, during Tropic Lightning Week at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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A U.S. Army Soldier from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Special Troops Battalion, walks through the hanger inspecting cots at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21, 2021. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command supported the Department of State in the transportation, housing, and sustainment of U.S. citizens, special immigrant visa applicants, and other Afghan evacuees. US Army / SWNS

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A soldier participates in a ghillie wash during Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 5, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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A soldier from the Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, kneels on the ramp of a Chinook, April 22, 2021. The Sugar Bears provided support to the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska. US Army / SWNS

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Soldiers conduct sling-load operations with an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training exercise in Monte Romano, Italy, Jan. 20, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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A group of soldiers participating in a six-mile ruck march during the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, on March 23, 2021.

Soldiers participate in a six-mile ruck march during the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 23, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Soldiers observe fired artillery rounds in an M109A6 Paladin howitzer at the Tan Tan Training Area, Morocco, June 13, 2021, during African Lion, U.S. Africa Command’s largest joint, annual exercise. US Army / SWNS

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A soldier jumps out of a boat during competitive tactical events at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The three-day series of events were designed to build cohesive teams. US Army / SWNS

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The graduating class of Cadets march to the stadium for the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, May 22, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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A U.S. Army paratrooper helps a Dutch paratrooper control his parachute in the Netherlands during Falcon Leap, Sept. 16, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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An Army Jungle School student works security during the Jungle Operations Training Course at East Range, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2021. Senior leaders and soldiers attend the course to familiarize themselves with jungle operation tactics, techniques and procedures. Master Sgt. Lekendrick Stallwort

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Army Capt. Alix Idrache, a pilot and future operations planner — originally from Haiti — with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force Bravo, delivers a patient to Zach Pendergast, a paramedic emergency medical service volunteer, during a medical evacuation mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 24, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Soldiers from across the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii test their proficiency in basic infantry and Soldier tasks in the hopes of earning the Expert Infantryman Badge or the Expert Soldier Badge in April, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from all armed forces service branches, place over 265,000 U.S. flags at every gravesite, columbarium court column, and niche wall column as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy Air Assault instructors conducted a Rooftop insertion during a Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES/SPIES) Master course on May 26, 2021, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. US Army / SWNS

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Soldiers complete a 5K in preparation for a jungle operations training course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 14, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Army Col. Randy Lau fires a 120 mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Camp Roberts, Calif., June 15, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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Army Pvt. 1st Class Kylee Herron hands a stuffed dog to an Afghan child during a toy giveaway at Fort Lee, Va., Sept. 15, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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A soldier completes a swim test at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 14, 2021, while practicing for an upcoming Jungle Operations Training Course. US Army / SWNS

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A soldier crawls under barbed wire during assessment and selection at Camp Mackall, N.C., March 1, 2021. US Army / SWNS

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