Maj. Albert Garcia and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Smith of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post discuss sustainment planning with Lt. Col Light Jongilanga Tsalupondo, administrative commander for the 43rd Brigade of the South African National Defense Force during a CCP exercise in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Shane Darst, an armor crewmember serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, shakes hands with a young child at a checkpoint near Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, April 3, 2011.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

STANTA TRAINING AREA, England – Pararescuemen from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, and the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., prepare to hoist exercise participants with simulated casualties onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk during War Week March 20, 2013. War Week is an annual training exercise testing the rescue squadron’s capability to respond to emergency contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana Butler)

Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group huddle together to discuss their plans for action during the 435th CRG exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 31, 2012. The exercise was held in order to train first response members in constructing a deployment airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)

CONTINGENCY /kənˈtinjənsē/

- a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance

Check out some of my favorited photos, you'll discover I have an appreciation for Lego hitmen/secret agents/assassin OCs. Well, this is MY organization of gimmicky, well-dressed killers. They are just a back-up team hired by enemies of the League of Lego Heroes that don't like to get their hands dirty. Their roster is always fluctuating, due their success lying within sheer numbers, not their individual, unmatched skill (so is the case for most members, at least). To be perfectly frank, any of these gentlemen trying to make a name solely for themselves would end in their hasty demise.

*I will be adding individual bios to the League of Lego Heroes group, 2 a day, so as to not exceed the guidelines.

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Lance Cpls. Thaddeus Lee, and Lance Cpl. Jason Holman, from Finksburg, Md., and riflemen, 2nd Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security for a personnel and vehicle casualty drill during an exercise in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility April 23, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Guevara/Released)

James Turrell, Skyscape, The Way of Color, 2009, stone, concrete, stainless steel, and LED lighting 228 x 652 inches © James Turrell (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas)

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U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, get equipment issued during Exercise Combined Resolve III at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 6, 2014. The equipment is part of the European Activity Set (EAS), a battalion-sized set of equipment pre-positioned on the Grafenwoehr Training Area to outfit and support U.S. Army forces rotating to Europe for training and contingency missions in support of the U.S. European Command. Combined Resolve III is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multi-national exercise at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr training areas in Germany. The exercise focuses on maintaining and enhancing interoperability during unified land operations in a decisive action training environment. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)

Operations planning.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Kim Walter, operations officer, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., works on her daily reports at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, March 7, 2011. Walter has served in Iraq during three separate deployments during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and currently in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

More than 800 alumni and friends rocked and rolled during Reunion 2018 in Oswego, June 7-10, 2018. The weekend-long rock and roll-themed celebration included mini-reunion groups and the largest contingency of 50-year milestone anniversary ever, from the Class of 1968, with 105 attendees. Alumni came from 34 states and from as far as Alaska. There were representatives from 67 years of classes! Special celebrations were held for milestone reunions for the classes of 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 95 years for the Alpha Sigma Chi sorority.

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. perform sling load training with a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL Feb 9, 2014. Sling load training enables both air and ground units the opportunity to practice moving large or urgent cargo into areas where aircraft cannot reach, such as aid supplies inside disaster areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

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NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 29, 2009) - Gas Turbine System Technician Mechanical 2nd Class Ezekiel Lopez gives his wife a kiss goodbye before departing on a six-month deployment aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), Feb. 29. Laboon will be operating in the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility, where it will support theater security cooperation by participating in regional exercises with allies, making diplomatic port calls and responding to any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/AW) Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

U.S. Army Africa’s Early Entry Command Post members prepare for travel to Germany by blocking and bracing an container (U.S. Army Africa photo)

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Members from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) load a wounded Marine onto an ambulance at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The CASF team is responsible for taking care of patients and transporting them from the staging facility and hospital to a waiting aircraft that takes the patients to the next level of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Artillery aiming for the future with training for Afghanistan and beyond

Regular and Reserve Army units preparing for Afghanistan and for future contingency operations working alongside French military teams.

With the restructuring of the Army and a new strategic alliance with the French, training with Regular and Reserves operating alongside French military units will be increasingly important to prepare our troops for future operations. Around 1500 personnel are taking part in the exercise over two weeks, and media will be able to see live firing and the team working between fire support teams and artillery firepower.

The Artillery already integrates Reservists into Regular units on operations, and this will become increasingly important as the contribution of the Reserves to our fighting force increases. French Fire Support Teams, who work alongside their infantry units calling in artillery support, will be learning to work with the Royal Artillery to call in heavy firepower from their British allies. Female personnel already work in all areas of the Royal Artillery, and media will be able to meet women playing their part in this vital frontline combat support capability.

Units taking part include:

7 (Para) RHA based Colchester. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

26 Regt RA based Germany. Equipped with AS90.

29 (Cdo) Regt RA based Plymouth. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

39 Regt RA based Newcastle. Equipped with MLRS.

47 Regt RA based Thorney Island (Hants). Equipped with Mini UAV.

101 Regt RA(V) based Newcastle. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

104 Regt RA based Newport (Wales). Equipped with Desert Hawk 3.

105 Regt RA based Edinburgh. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

Artillery aiming for the future with training for Afghanistan and beyond

Regular and Reserve Army units preparing for Afghanistan and for future contingency operations working alongside French military teams.

With the restructuring of the Army and a new strategic alliance with the French, training with Regular and Reserves operating alongside French military units will be increasingly important to prepare our troops for future operations. Around 1500 personnel are taking part in the exercise over two weeks, and media will be able to see live firing and the team working between fire support teams and artillery firepower.

The Artillery already integrates Reservists into Regular units on operations, and this will become increasingly important as the contribution of the Reserves to our fighting force increases. French Fire Support Teams, who work alongside their infantry units calling in artillery support, will be learning to work with the Royal Artillery to call in heavy firepower from their British allies. Female personnel already work in all areas of the Royal Artillery, and media will be able to meet women playing their part in this vital frontline combat support capability.

Units taking part include:

7 (Para) RHA based Colchester. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

26 Regt RA based Germany. Equipped with AS90.

29 (Cdo) Regt RA based Plymouth. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

39 Regt RA based Newcastle. Equipped with MLRS.

47 Regt RA based Thorney Island (Hants). Equipped with Mini UAV.

101 Regt RA(V) based Newcastle. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

104 Regt RA based Newport (Wales). Equipped with Desert Hawk 3.

105 Regt RA based Edinburgh. Equipped with 105mm Light Gun.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. perform sling load training with a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL Feb 9, 2014. Sling load training enables both air and ground units the opportunity to practice moving large or urgent cargo into areas where aircraft cannot reach, such as aid supplies inside disaster areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

A soldier carries a duffle bag to send home into the Army Post Office on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Nov. 11.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. clear the area during sling load training with a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL Feb 9, 2014. Sling load training enables both air and ground units the opportunity to practice moving large or urgent cargo into areas where fixed-wing aircraft cannot reach, such as aid supplies inside disaster areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Pictured: A crewman talks the pilot down to land.

Ten Tors is one of the biggest multi-agency, tri service civil contingency exercises in Britain. It is run by more than nine hundred military personnel - almost all of them Reservists - from all three branches of the Armed Forces, led by the Army’s 43 (Wessex) Brigade with its HQ in Tidworth, Wiltshire.

The 54th running of the event this year comes just months after military personnel, including Reservists from the South West , assisted local authorities, the Environment Agency and blue-light services during the floods, carrying out a range of tasks from sandbagging to engineering.

As a military exercise Ten Tors provides the Armed Forces with an invaluable opportunity to practice these life-saving civil contingency responsibilities, to enable the military - assisted by the emergency services, including The British Red Cross and the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Group - to be ready to help when they are called upon during a national emergency.

Brigadier Piers Hankinson MBE, Director of Ten Tors, is the Commander of 43 (Wessex) Brigade and was the Joint Military Commander for the South West during the flooding.

“The severe flooding across parts of the South West earlier this year clearly demonstrates the importance of such training and the ability to react to fast changing conditions and working in a multi-agency tri-service team. It also highlights the way that Reservists, who have wide ranging civilian experience and employment (from plumbers to accountants), train to operate with their regular counterparts under a One-Army ethos.”

Ten Tors:

As well as a vital high-level military exercise, The Ten Tors Challenge is also one of the biggest outdoors adventure events for young people in Britain today. In all, 2400 youngsters aged between 14 and 19 will take part in Ten Tors, with a further 300 youngsters with physical or educational needs taking part in the Jubilee Challenge.

The majority of the teams who enter Ten Tors are from schools and youth groups from Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. As usual, scores of scout groups, sports and ramblers teams and Armed Forces cadet units have accepted the challenge and are taking part.

Those teenagers taking on the Ten Tors Challenge will trek unaided over 35, 45 or 55 miles of some of the toughest terrain and highest peaks in Southern England relying on their navigational skills and carrying all their food, water, bedding, tents and other essentials as they go.

It is a feat they must complete as a team and without any help from adults and they’ll remain entirely self-sufficient during their arduous expeditions, including camping out overnight on the moor.

They do it for the challenge; to test themselves against one of the last remaining wildernesses in Britain. What they get in return for their months of hard training and commitment, as well as determination and bravery during the event itself, is an experience they’ll remember forever and the chance to learn a set of skills and values which will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

It’s a rite of passage which has played a positive and formative role in shaping the lives of more than a quarter of a million people.

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BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Members of the 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron secure a vehicle on a North Carolina Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10, 2023. The vehicle is being transported to the Northern Mariana Islands for Cope North, a multinational exercise designed to enhance combat readiness in the South Pacific. Fourteen Kentucky Air Guardsmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group are providing air base-opening and cargo-handling capabilities for Cope North. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run Event next to Chinatown Central Plaza Arch Pagoda Gate Entrance on the right followed by College Street intersection traffic signal flashing red lights located at 943 - 951 North Broadway between Bernard Street and College Street, the following intersections are Alpine Street, Ord Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue intersections have traffic signal red yellow green lights on in Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012.

The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDED at New High and Spring Streets for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present.

The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.

The Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run race route event combining 5k, 10k and Kiddie K run routes ENDS right here and meets at the finish line festival in Chinatown Los Angeles, California near the arch pagoda Chinatown Central Plaza - Quon Brothers Grand Star Jazz Club is on the right hand side.

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BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Personnel at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, held a dedication ceremony to rename the location’s morale, welfare and recreation facility the Spc. Henry J. Mayfield Jr. Recreation Center at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, May 21, 2020. The facility’s namesake, U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. “Mitch” Mayfield Jr., was killed in action Jan. 5, 2020, during an attack on Manda Bay Airfield by a terrorist organization. Mayfield, a Chicago native, was deployed to Kenya with the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group, from Fort Rucker, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nelson)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yuri Motamedi, security forces, 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard drills a snow anchor during Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22, in Nome, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2022. Joint Exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022 increases the National Guard’s capacity to operate in austere, extreme cold-weather environments across Alaska and the Arctic region. AEP22 enhances the ability of military and civilian inter-agency partners to respond to a variety of emergency and homeland security missions across Alaska and the Arctic. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. LeAnne (Ian) Withrow

Photographer - Cpl Wes Calder RLC

Pictured - The armoured vehicles arrive in Hohenfels from Grafenwöhr by cargo trains.

Exercise BAVARIAN CHARGER is the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20th Armoured Brigade between May – October 2013. Contingency Operations training is known as Hybrid Foundation Training or HFT.

The aim of this exercise is to train the 5 Rifles, The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) Battle Groups and 1 Logistic Support Regiment in combined arms manoeuvre.

The exercise is split into 3 main phases. The first phase consists of a two week live firing exercise in Grafenwoer, Southern Germany, that enables the units and soldiers to refine their skills with their equipment and weapons. Training is constructed to develop skills from the individual level through to the Battlegroup level and culminates in a final attack that sees the use of helicopters, tanks, artillery and infantry combined.

The second phase will see all the exercising units transition from Grafenwoer to Hohnfels, some 100 km further south and simulates the kind of movements that are undertaken when moving an Armed force into hostile territory.

The third, and final phase is designed to test the planning and execution of combined arms manoeuvre operations in a hostile environment. The units will execute orders based on the delivery of Brigade Orders to defeat the enemy within the scenario.

2100 personnel with upto 768 vehicles ranging from Landrover, to Tanks to Apache helicopters are being exercised from 20th Armoured Brigade whose Headquarters are based in Sennelager, Germany. Approximately 500 personnel are required to support those training to ensure that supplies are maintained, vehicles are fixed and soldiers fed.

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All images remain crown copyright.

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BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Best to let the superlative ALSJ do the “talking”:

“The black shadow of the LM is silhouetted against the Moon's surface in this photograph taken out Neil's window. Impressions in the lunar soil made by the lunar boots of the two astronauts are clearly visible.

Journal Contributor AwE130 has provided an enhanced detail

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which shows the Contingency Sample Collector (CSC) ring, which had been previously identified in EVA photo AS11-40-5864

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by Eric Jones. In the 5505 detail, we see a light-colored “stem" on the outside of the ring which, as is suggested by the comparison with pre-flight photo S68-54939,

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fit in the Sampler handle to secure the ring in place. Journal Contributor Karl Dodenhoff has provided a photo of a CSC on display at the Kennedy Space Center. The base of the stem is marked. See also, procedures for CSC use

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from the Apollo 11 Final Lunar Surface Procedures volume, in which we learn that the "ring" was part of the "lip/bag assembly". AwE130 notes that the ring can also be seen in post-EVA photos AS11-39-5798-5800

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and in EVA photo AS11-40-5871

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Note that, because this image was taken out Neil's window, we now realize that that the ring flew a few meters from the spot near the MESA, on the other side of the spacecraft, where we see Neil tossing the ring in 16-mm film shot out Buzz's window. See a discussion following 109:36:07

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The toss can be seen here:

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Credit: Steve Packard/YouTube

A minor 'ridge' in the lower right of the photo image (interpreted by the scanner as the thin light blue squiggling) does not detract. Otherwise a bright, clean & high-gloss image.

Senior Airman Justin Hunt, 435th Contingency Response Group, drives a Rwanda Defense Force Armored Personnel Carrier onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 for movement to the Central African Republic to participate in peace keeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photos by Master Sgt. Thomas Mills)

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Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division board a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a parachute drop during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise Sept. 14, 2010, at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The exercise is a training event held six times a year in order to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large scale, heavy equipment and troop movement for real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence)

GAIZIUNU TRAINING AREA, Lithuania -- A Lithuanian soldier rolls out cable during operations for exercise Saber Strike 2014 at this training area near Rukla, Lithuania. Lithuanian infantry forces work alongside partner nations to enhance interoperability of forces. Saber Strike 2014 is a joint, multi-national military exercise scheduled for June 9-20. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and involves approximately 4,500 personnel from 10 countries. The exercise is designed to promote regional stability, strengthen international military partnerships, enhance multinational interoperability and prepare participants for worldwide contingency operations. (Photo courtesy Lithuanian Armed Forces)

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The 142nd Fighter Wing's rich history began just prior to World War II as the United States increased its military readiness while war raged across Europe and Asia.

Today, as a vital Air National Guard asset to Air Combat Command and Air Expeditionary Force structures, the 142nd Fighter Wing conducts Air Sovereignty Alert operations 24/7 in the Pacific Northwest. The wing also participates in contingency operations in support of state and federal authorities.

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The Oregon Air National Guard and the 142nd Fighter Wing's history began just prior to World War II when the United States, monitoring the war raging in Europe and China, began focusing less on neutrality and more on preparedness. Answering the call to arms was Major G. Robert Dodson, an Oregonian serving with the 321st Observation Squadron, U.S. Army Reserve at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington. He requested the National Guard Bureau's authorization to form an Oregon flying unit. His short, official request -- "We've got people, we've got a place, and we're ready!" -- launched the 123rd Observation Squadron on April 18, 1941. The newly formed unit began operations with two officers, 108 enlisted men and two aircraft, a North American BC-1A (like the AT-6) and a Douglas O-46A.

Five months later, on September 15, 1941, the squadron was federally activated and deployed to Gray Field at Fort Lewis, Washington from which it conducted coastal patrol and training operations in the Pacific Northwest with the North American O-47. This included one of the first missions flown from a U.S. base on December 7, 1941. In March 1943 the 123rd was redesignated as a Reconnaissance Squadron, and redesignated again in August 1943 as the 35th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (PRS). From September 1944 to August 1945 the unit flew the F-5 reconnaissance variant of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in combat operations in the China-Burma-India theatre as part of the Fourteenth Air Force, the famous "Flying Tigers." The squadron received credit for participation in seven campaigns in World War II. Not all 123rd personnel served with the 35th PRS, as some were diverted to other units as early as 1942 and served elsewhere in the Pacific and in Europe. As part of the large drawdown of forces after the war, the 35th PRS inactivated on November 7, 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

Less than a year later, the 35th PRS was revived, redesignated as the 123rd Fighter Squadron (Single Engine, SE) and allocated to the State of Oregon National Guard, effective 26 June, 1946. At a similar time, and as part of a larger ANG reorganization, the 371st Fighter Group was allocated to the State of Oregon, and redesignated as the 142nd Fighter Group on May 24, 1946. The 123rd FS (SE) fell under the 142nd Fighter Group at Portland Air Base. The 142nd inherited the lineage and honors of the 371st FG, which flew combat missions with the P-47 Thunderbolt in the European Theater of Operations in World War II and received a Distinguished Unit Citation for exceptional heroism in 1945. Thus the 142nd FG began fighter operations for the first time in the North American P-51D Mustang with 75 officers and 800 enlisted. men.

Beginning in 1950, the group mobilized in response to the Korean War. Individually activated pilots of the 123rd FS flew over 1,000 combat missions with active duty squadrons of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing in the F-51D Mustang. The 142nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron deployed to Alaska to bolster ground radar coverage in remote areas against the growing Soviet bomber threat, while the 142nd Fighter Group performed the air defense mission as part of the Continental Air Command. In 1952 both the group and squadron were redesignated Fighter Interceptor units.

After supporting the Korean conflict the 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group remained very active in air defense matters through the Cold War years. In the summer of 1958, the 142nd began standing 24-hour air defense alert and continues to this day. As an example of the unit's readiness and capability, in 1976, the unit won top honors at a pair of Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) competitions, the Weapons Loading Competition and the famous William Tell Air Defense Competition. SMSgt Alan Kaser, TSgt Lane Hoffman, TSgt Mark Wiebold and TSgt Joe Woodburn won the Weapons Loading Competition with two near perfect loads, a high test score and maximum points on the tools and equipment checks. In William Tell 1976, the 142nd garnered first place in the F-101 category and Lt. Col. Don Tonole and Maj. Brad Newell captured the overall "Top Gun" title flying the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo. Success came again at William Tell 1984 when the unit placed first in the F-4 category flying the McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom II and beat many of its F-15 Eagle and F-106 Delta Dart rivals in the overall competition. Majors Ron Moore and Bill Dejager were the overall F-4 "Top Guns" of the competition. In the 50th Year of William Tell Anniversary Competition held in 2004, the 142nd Fighter Wing was rated first in Maintenance, Element Attack and Gun categories. These William Tell successes demonstrate Oregon's long history of excellent performance and readiness to accomplish the real world mission.

Since the end of the Cold War, the 142nd has served as the principle air defense unit of the Pacific Northwest. In 1992, as part of a large USAF reorganization, both the group and squadron were redesignated yet again as the 142nd Fighter Group and the 123rd Fighter Squadron, respectively. In 1995 the group was elevated to wing status, beginning its current designation as the 142nd Fighter Wing. The wing participated in a wide variety of expeditionary and humanitarian assistance missions in the turbulent post-Cold War environment while providing air defense of the Pacific Northwest. These included major deployments to Turkey in 1998 for Operation NORTHERN WATCH and to Saudi Arabia in 2000 for Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, patrolling the no-fly zones then in place over Iraq. The wing deployed aircraft to Panama in 1998 in support of counterdrug missions, helping stem the flow of the drug trade by air. Wing personnel deployed on various other missions, sending medical troops to Belize, civil engineers to Macedonia, and to such places around the globe as Curacao, Denmark, Germany, Guam, Kuwait, Spain and the United Kingdom.

On September 11, 2001, the wing was one of the first units to respond to the dastardly terrorist attacks on the east coast with increased air defense to enhance security on the west coast, and subsequently participated in Operation NOBLE EAGLE, the national military response to homeland defense. In 2004, unit personnel provided humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the 2007 floods in Vernonia, Oregon. The wing also supported ongoing contingency operations in Southwest Asia, including Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, such as in the 2004 deployment of medical personnel to Qatar and the 2009 deployment of Security Forces Squadron personnel to Iraq.

From its creation, the 142nd Fighter Wing has flown the P-51/F-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre, F-94 Starfire, F-89 Scorpion, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-101 Voodoo, F-4 Phantom II fighter planes and a host of support aircraft.

Today, the fighting "Redhawks" are proud to continue service as a vital part of the Total Force team, defending our nation with the F-15 Eagle, providing both continuous air defense and air superiority capabilities. With more than 1,000 officers and airmen, the 142nd Fighter Wing guards the Pacific Northwest skies from northern California to the Canadian border, on 24-hour Air Sovereignty Alert as part of Air Combat Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The wing also stands ready to participate in state and federal contingency missions as required.

Capt. Christopher Wilton, senior communications officer for 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss., holds a young rat snake he found in his office Feb. 18. Wilton released the snake near the fresh water holding ponds on base.

15th Sustainment Brigade

Photo by Capt. Murray Shugars

Date: 02.18.2010

Location: Contingency Operating Location Q-West, IQ

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Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group load a U.S. Air Force C-17 for movement of the Rwanda Defense Force, equipment and supplies to the Central African Republic to participate in peace keeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photos by Master Sgt. Thomas Mills)

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BOULDER CITY, NEV. – The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered today and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins at Hoover Dam. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, check the temperature of a smoked turkey on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Nov. 24.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq – Iraq Special Forces commandos with the 6th Regional Commando Battalion prepare to assault an objective during Operation Lions Leap at Khor Al Zubair, April 28, after being dropped off by Iraqi Air Force helicopters. Operation Lions leap was the largest joint-military exercise in Iraqi history since 2003 involving the Iraqi Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces Operations. (Photo by Sgt. James Kennedy Benjamin)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Jan. 16, 2021) Aircrew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 train members of the Indian Navy on the use of the P-8A Poseidon's sonobuoys. Sea Dragon is an annual multi-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise that improves the interoperability elements required to effectively and cohesively respond to the defense of a regional contingency in the Indo-Pacific, while continuing to build and strengthen relationships held between nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Hooker)

Multinational military service members participate in the final mission during the field training exercise (FTX) for Saber Strike 2014. During the FTX, soldiers simulated battle drills at Adazi Training Area, in Adazi Latvia, June 18, 2014.

Saber Strike 2014 is a joint, multinational military exercise scheduled from June 9 - 20, 2014. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and involves approximately 4,500 personnel from 10 countries. The exercise is designed to promote regional stability, strengthen international military partnerships, enhance multinational interoperability and prepare participants for worldwide contingency operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Cassandra Simonton, 116th Public Affairs Detachment/ Released)

American Soldiers of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and Danish soldiers of Dragoon Regiment, 1st Armored Battalion, 1st Danish Tank Squadron, participated in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland June 16, 2015. The Soldiers are participating in Saber Strike 15, a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. This year’s exercise objectives facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations. There are more than 6,000 participants from 13 different nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Anderson, 13th Public Affairs Detachment/Released.)

traffic signal flashing red lights powered off and switched off modification controlled by LADOT - Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan and Program Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Ciclavia Meets The East, Central and West Hollywoods Open Streets for the People Powered Bikes and Pedestrians with Non-Motorized Vehicular Traffic, Sunset Blvd. is a crossing point for automobiles and bikes to cross traffic for automobiles intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, flashing red lights at De Longpre Avenue, another crossing points for cars at Fountain Avenue, flashing red lights at Lexington Avenue and right turn into State Highway Junction Route CA-2 Santa Monica Blvd. intersections traffic signal green yellow red lights, left turn protected permissive green yellow arrow lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights and don’t walk orange hand lights located at Metro Red Line Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Avenue Underground Heavy Rail Subway Station, Gene Autry Square and School Crossings Ahead at Hollywood High School in Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California 90028.

This is the continuous Los Angeles Marathon Stadium to the Sea Route mile number 11.75 (km 18.91) water station drinking booth area and LA Pride LGBT Parade Route Mile 0.58 & km 0.93, and Ciclavia Meets The Hollywoods Bike Route.

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