The US Army had just as busy a year in 2015 as ever.
With training exercises with global partners around the globe and at home, it maintained its everlasting vigilance. In order to showcase all of the Army's exploits from the past year, the branch compiled a year in pictures.
We have selected some of the best below.
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January 3: Medal of Honor recipient retired Master Sgt. Leroy Petry walks onto the field of the Alamodome in San Antonio with World War II veteran Richard Overton in San Antonio. Petry, awarded the Medal of Honor last year for efforts in Afghanistan, and Overton, the oldest living World War II veteran at 108, delivered the game ball at the US Army All-American Bowl.
January 21: A US Army soldier, participating in a rotation at Lighting Academy's Jungle Operations Training Center, crosses a river at the 25th Infantry Division East Range Training Complex in Hawaii.
February 3: US Army Capt. Ryan Mortensen, a chaplain assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, interacts with children of the Middle Mosque of Lopburi, Thailand. Cobra Gold 15 allows US soldiers to bond with the Thai community, continuing a 182-year tradition of friendship.
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