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YEAR IN PHOTOS 2025

SHOWCASING THE MULTITUDE OF EXPERIENCES OF ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS OVER THE PAST YEAR
AND HIGHLIGHTING THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS.

U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1 Craig Morgan Greer performs alongside fellow Army Reserve band members during a collaborative concert at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 2025. The performance was part of the 250th Army Band Tour and celebrated the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, highlighting the service’s legacy through music. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. David Cook)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the National Training Center, Operations Group, Tarantula Team, perform nighttime airborne operations at Calvin Drop Zone, Fort Irwin, Ca., Sept. 23, 2025. NTC conducted its final airborne operations that day, having been a key site for airborne training and readiness since 1987. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelsey Kollar)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 351st Ordnance Company provide smoke coverage as engineers construct a multi-role bridge to cross a wet gap at Global Strike 2025 during the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 11. The CSTX prepares Army Reserve units for deployment by providing realistic, externally evaluated, and collective training scenarios. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Ribas)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. Ramon Smith, with the 374th Engineer Company, stands guard during Global Strike 2025 for the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Aug. 11, 2025. CSTX builds a resilient Army Reserve force capable of responding to global challenges and supporting national defense. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. William Kuang)

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jose Marim with the 426th Quartermaster Company operates a water purification system at Global Strike 2025 during the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 7. The CSTX prepares Army Reserve units for deployment by providing realistic, externally evaluated, and collective training scenarios. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Ribas)

U.S. Army soldier, Staff Sgt. Eric Kestner, assigned to 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), documents U.S. Army, Air Force and International Paratroopers as they prepare to conduct a foreign wing static line jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto Glen Rock Drop Zone during Leapfest in West Kingston, Rhode Island, July 28 to Aug. 4, 2025. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Kelsey Kollar)

U.S. Army Maj. Lindsey Holmquist, a veterinarian assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, I Corps, poses with a local farmer and a calf during Khaan Quest on June 21, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. U.S. Army Soldiers were invited to train alongside MAF soldiers by the farmers of the local ranch. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolian Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 390th Military Police Battalion, 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, ride in the back of a Mongolian Armed Forces ZIL-131 Utility Truck during a simulated U.N. convoy mission, during Khaan Quest, on June 17, 2025, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. U.S. Army Soldiers were provided small arms by the Mongolian Armed Forces to facilitate U.N. training. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolian Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Moore)

Soldiers wave to the crowd during the 250th Army Birthday Parade in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Harlow)

U.S. Army Soldiers, road march during the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s Best Squad Competition, Fort McCoy, Wis., May 15, 2025. Soldiers from around the nation gather to compete in the annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of “Best Warrior” and “Best Squad” among their peers. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Justin P. Morelli)

Army Reserve Best Squad competitor Pfc. Alexander Vasquez-Cortes, 335th Signal Command, emerges from the water after an engineer swim event at Fort McCoy Wisconsin, May 12, 2025. Three Soldiers from around the nation compete in the 2025 Army Reserve BMC, an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of “Best Medic” among their peers. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Calvin Reimold)

Army Reserve Best Squad competitors from the Army Reserve Medical Command complete the engineer swim event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, May 12, 2025. More than 60 Soldiers from around the nation are competing in the 2025 BSC, an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of “Best Warrior” and “Best Squad” among their peers. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Harlow)

Army Reserve Best Squad competitors run inside a dark smoke filled room where they are tasked to memorize items on a table during the mystery event at Fort McCoy Wisconsin, May 10, 2025. Soldiers from around the nation compete in the 2025 BSC, an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of “Best Squad” among their peers. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the 333rd Military Police Brigade, train on the Mk 19 40mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher during a crew-served weapons range at Fort Dix, N.J., March 29, 2025. The Mk 19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air cooled, crew-served, fully-automatic weapon that fires 40mm grenades.(U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Justin P. Morelli)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 785th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, practice and perform military police duties during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center’s 25-02 training exercise. The training provided approximately ten thousand joint and multinational service members with vital Arctic operational experience and cold weather tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Justin P. Morelli)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 785th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, practice and perform military police duties during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center’s 25-02 training exercise. The training provided approximately ten thousand joint and multinational service members with vital Arctic operational experience and cold weather tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Justin P. Morelli)

U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Staff Sgt. Christopher Trueblood, assigned to 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, mentors trainees during “The Forge” at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Aug. 27, 2025. The Forge is the culminating field training exercise of Basic Combat Training, testing everything trainees have learned before graduation. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Lt. Col. Xeriqua Garfinkel)

U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Samantha Lawton, operates a mounted M240B machine gun on a HMMWV at Global Strike 2025 during the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 5. The CSTX prepares Army Reserve units for deployment by providing realistic, externally evaluated, and collective training scenarios. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Ribas)

An observer coach/trainer, assigned to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade, stands by a Stryker vehicle preparing to move to a new position during the Raven Focus exercise, July 20, 2025, at the Yakima Training Center in Washington.

Netherlands, Senegal, U.S. conduct mass casualty training at African Lion 2025

Army soldiers dressed in red Revolutionary War-era uniforms with dark tri-cornered hats are marching in formation while performing with musical instruments. The leader in front is carrying a long pike and is wearing a hat with fur down the middle.

Passion for aviation drives Army Reserve Soldier’s service

Various medical units hone emergency medicine skills in simulated scenarios

Preparing for the future fight: Training Army Reserve medical units for large-scale combat operations

Army Reserve celebrates U.S. Army’s 250th birthday with historic parade in Washington, D.C.

A moment that defines us: Army Reserve command enters Mojave Falcon 2025

Mojave Falcon

Army Reserve Best Squad

The 1020th Engineer Company out of Marksville, LA set up medical and decontamination stations, conducted search and rescue operations and performed decontamination based on different scenarios given to them. Guardian Response 2025 Trains More Than 5,000 for DSCA Operations at Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck

962nd Mortuary Affairs sharpens recovery skills at Exercise Croix du Sud 25

U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship Unit Small Arms Competition 2025

Army Reserve Soldier receives Polish Army “Star of Afghanistan”

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers engage in cultural exchange and education during Cobra Gold 25

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christine Stanley, U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team, 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), celebrates after completing the pastry event for Team USA at the 49th Joint Culinary Training Exercise held at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, March 3rd 2025. International Teams representing France, Great Britain, Germany and USA compete in various categories from pastry to hot food challenges to determine which International Team wins.

Fort Buchanan mobilizes troops by land, by sea, by air

Zehnder’s Snowfest welcomes 338th Army Band and Spc. Bryan Clark

192nd QM Co. assists southern border mission

Army Reserve paratroopers participate in airborne training

Army Reserve leader honors fallen at Princeton Battlefield

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