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Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Melissa McKinney, Training Room Non-commissioned Officer in Charge with the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) sings cadence as 103rd ESC Soldiers march in formation along the Grand Concourse at the Iowa State Fair Veterans Day Parade in Des Moines, Iowa, August 17. 2026. Celebrating America's 250th anniversary, the record-breaking event featured roughly 2,000 participants and 110 entries honoring military service members from every U.S. conflict. The 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, provides food, fuel, water, and ammunition to forces as well as transportation of equipment and supplies. The command is authorized 7,000 Army Reserve Soldiers throughout the mid-western United States to include locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Roldan)
| Date Taken: | 08.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2026 17:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9886216 |
| VIRIN: | 260817-A-BH424-9250 |
| Resolution: | 5688x4276 |
| Size: | 3.68 MB |
| Location: | DES MOINES, IOWA, US |
| Web Views: | 10 |
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