Military Photographer of the Year winners Pictures Staff Sgt. Angel Alvarez assigned to the Warrior Training Center on Fort Lee, Va., cocks back to throw a pyrotechnic grenade simulator into the sky during a night fire event for the 2011 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 5, 2011. This image by Sgt. Sean K. Harp - titled "Frag Out!" - was cited for honors in the Military Photography of the Year competition, in the category of Combat Documentation. First awarded in 1960, Military Photographer of the Year honors (issued under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs) recognizes excellence among military cameramen. This year's contest included 3,500 submissions from 603 entrants in several categories, including Feature, News, Portrait, Sports and Pictorial. By CBSNews.com senior editor David Morgan Credit: DOD/Sgt. Sean K. Harp