January 31, 2012 Photo by Rachel Larue Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, 38th Army chief of staff, presents Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, 32nd Army vice chief of staff, and his wife Beth Chiarelli, with awards and retirement certificates, during Chiarelli s retirement ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 31, 2012. New Year s Day Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr.
February 27, 2012 - Photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail Spc. Brady Myatt, 172nd Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, demonstrates basic welding techniques for his partnered trainees from the Afghan National Army s 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, in Afghanistan. President s Birthday
March 2, 2012 - Photo by Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn Soldiers from the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, are greeted by family and friends as they return from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan to Fort Bragg, N.C., March 1, 2012.
April 28, 2012 - Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod Sgt. Joshua Smith, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division s 1st Brigade Combat Team, chats with an Afghan boy during an Afghan-led clearing operation, April 28, 2012, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The Soldier studied the Pashtun language prior to his deployment to southern Ghazni.
May 16, 2012 - Photo by Spc. Joel LeMaistre Rose Mary Brown, widow of Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr., 101st Airborne Division, accepts Sabo's Medal of Honor at the White House in Washington, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in action May 10, 1970. Memorial Day
June 14, 2012 - Photo by Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joined John M. McHugh, secretary of the army, and Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the army, in celebrating the Army's 237th birthday at the cake-cutting ceremony in the Pentagon Courtyard, June 14, 2012. Army Birthday
July 31, 2012 - Photo by Tim Hipps U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Sgt. Vincent Hancock sets an Olympic record in skeet qualification with a score of 123, July 30-31, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Hancock eclipsed his own mark of 121 set in Beijing in 2008. With 25 shots remaining in the final, Hancock holds a one-bird lead over Denmark's Anders Golding and is two shots ahead of Russia's Valeriy Shomin and Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar. Independence Day
August 15, 2012 - Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody salutes during the playing of the national anthem at her retirement ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 15, 2012. Dunwoody retired after 38 years of service, becoming the first female in the U.S. military to achieve the rank of 4-star general.
September 14, 2012 - Photo by Eboni Everson-Myart The U.S. Army Drill Team performs precision drills during the Army's Spirit of America show in the Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 14, 2012. Labor Day
October 10, 2012 - Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno shows a baseball to Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first Nationals manager in 2005 and '06, during the Nationals vs. Cardinals game at Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2012. Robinson was honored with throwing the first pitch prior to the game. Wounded warriors and active duty military service members were honored during the game with an standing ovation by fans. Columbus Day
November 22, 2012 - Photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth Capt. Jefferson Mason, left, serves Thanksgiving dinner to a Soldier on Joint Combat Outpost Mushan, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. Mason commands the 2nd Infantry Division's 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day
December 30, 2012 Photo by Sgt. Christopher Johnston Pfc. Matthew Carpenter, a military police officer assigned to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fires an AT-4, an anti-tank weapon, at the Udairi Range Complex, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 20, 2012. The AT-4 is a portable, single-shot recoilless smoothbore weapon used to destroy heavily armored vehicles. Training opportunities in Kuwait prepare the Sledgehammer Brigade for possible contingencies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Christmas Day