Having Nothing to Lose is the New Wealth.

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct military funeral honors for U.S. Army Pvt. William Hedtke, assigned to Battery B, 319th Glider Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division , in Section 32 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, August 30, 2021. 

Hedtke succumbed to injuries sustained in a hard glider landing near Groesbeek, Netherlands, during Operation Market Garden on September 18, 1944. Hedtke’s remains were accounted for on October 17, 2019. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Nicholas T. Holmes)

A photo of the last Soldier to leave Afghanistan.

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, boards an United States Air Force C-17 on August 30th, 2021, ending the U.S. mission in Kabul.

In his youth, Haitian-born U.S. Army pilot Capt. Alix Idrache witnessed U.S. forces conducting humanitarian missions in Haiti. 

Today, he is one of them.  

“11 years ago, I remember feeling powerless and simply watching the news wishing there was something I could do. Today, through a series of unlikely events and a rather unexpected journey, I’m in a position to help. I’m heading back home. All the hard work has paid and it has gone full circle.”

U.S. service members assigned to Special Purpose MAGTF - Crisis Response - Central Command are pallbearers for the service members killed in action during operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Aug. 27.

Despite thursday's suicide bombing (three detonations, 170 civilian deaths, 13 US personnel KIA), evacuation at Kabul Airport carries on: In the past 24 hours, 35 US military flights and 54 coalition flights evacuated 12,500 people from Kabul. 105,000 people have been airlifted from the Afghan capital since August the 14th.

Never-before-seen video of the attack on Al Asad Airbase

Soldiers from Bravo Company 2-113th Infantry Battalion pose for a photo to say "Happy Valentine's Day" to their loved ones back home. 

Photo by Spc. Jacqueline Robinson.

Here's to a long weekend.

9-11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial (2020)

The California National Guard involved in a major rescue in the Central Valley. 

Both a Chinook or CH-47 and a Blackhawk helicopter airlifted individuals trapped by the Creek Fire. The first 50-60 evacuees, some with injuries, have been brought to the Cal Guard army facilities at the Fresno Airport where emergency response, fire and medical elements from the 144th Fighter Wing are on hand to assist.

U.S. and Russian soldiers hanging out in Syria.

Dozens of evacuees are flown to safety by a Cal Guard CH-47 Chinook after being trapped by the Creek Fire last night.

California National Guardsmen, the Fresno Fire Department, and Fresno County Emergency Medical Services wait for the arrival of a 40th Combat Action Brigade's CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying evacuees from the Creek Fire last night on the 1106 Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group's flight line outside of Fresno, California. The California Military Department evacuated over 200 people along the Mammoth Pool Reservoir when the Creek fire exploded in size.

The California National Guard is currently involved with a major rescue tonight in the Central Valley. Right now, both a Chinook or CH-47 and a Blackhawk helicopter are airlifting individuals trapped by the Creek Fire. The first 50-60 evacuees, some with injuries, have been brought to the Cal Guard army facilities at the Fresno Airport where emergency response, fire and medical elements from the 144th Fighter Wing are on hand to assist. Both rotary wing aircraft are returning to the fire site to evacuate more people immediately.

Sailors from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Honor Guard, a trumpeter and drummer from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band, a color team from the U.S. Coast Guard, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct modified military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Navy Capt. Bruce Boyle in Section 82 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, August 27, 2020.

Boyle served for 34 years as a U.S. Military Chaplain and was a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan. His last tour of duty was as the Atlantic Area Chaplain for the U.S. Coast Guard.

(U.S. Army photos by Elizabeth Fraser and Amber Vincent)