Contingency photos on Flickr

121017-F-CA540-295 by Parker Gyokeres

FORT POLK, La. --An aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 570th Contingency Response Group from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., guides a C-130J Hercules out of his parking spot at Geronimo Landing Zone, Fort Polk La., Oct 17, 2012. The CRG was supporting Joint Readiness Training Exercise Decisive Action. The exercise includes emphasis on joint forcible entry, phased deployment with an airborne parachute operation, a combined noncombatant evacuation, combine arms maneuver, wide area security, unconventional warfare and unified land operations in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres) (Released)

Steve by todd*

2

One of the Phoenix Contingency at TBRU.

British Army by World Armies

3 MERCIAN Mortar Cadre

With training for contingency ops a priority, the need to train in all weathers is exemplified by soldiers on the 3 MERCIAN Mortar Cadre. Being able to do your job in the cold or the heat is paramount so the weather provided the perfect training opportunity!

Photo credit to read - Cpl Ross Fernie RLC Crown Copyright

Long Knife Troopers finish deployment with a punch by United States Forces Iraq

Congratulations.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Simon Hernandez, left, a human resources specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, receives a coin of excellence from Command Sgt. Maj. Antoine Overstreet, senior enlisted advisor of 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., after winning his bout during a “Boxing Smoker” at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. Hernandez, a native of San Antonio, participated in the event hosted for “Long Knife” Soldiers before they redeploy to Fort Hood, Texas, later this summer.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Live Fire Exercise by U.S. Central Command

2

Lighting up the sky.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Army helicopter fires flares over an objective while a perimeter of vehicles establishes security during a live fire practice exercise for Operation Lion’s Leap, April 19. The Iraqi Army planned and completed the live fire exercise with success, while U.S. forces maintained an advise, assist, and train role. Operation Lion’s Leap showcases Iraq’s defensive capabilities with Iraqi Security Forces leading the planning effort.

(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Chad Ashe, USD-N PAO)

CCP deployment exercise, August 2011 by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Sgt. 1st Class Maria Buggey steps out of U.S. Army Africa’s expeditionary command post during its recent deployment exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The successful completion of the exercise validated the ability for USARAF’s Contingency Command Post to deploy and use new, cutting-edge communications equipment.

Photo by Rich Bartell, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica

Official Vimeo video channel: www.vimeo.com/usarmyafrica

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

Spartan paratroopers jump in arctic gear by U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK)

Lt. Col. Richard M. Scott, commander of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, works to secure his T-11 parachute after successfully exiting a C-130 Hercules Alaska Air National Guard aircraft Dec. 12, 2013 at the Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Scott and his unit exited the aircraft from the tailgate with a full arctic combat load, demonstrating their unique ability to rapidly deploy troops into arctic environments in response to a variety of contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith/Released)

Reception by United States Forces Iraq

1

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, arrive at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq to begin Day Zero at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center Sept. 5, 2011. Soldiers during the September rotation were the first group to receive all of their training from a dedicated Iraqi cadre, marking the first of its kind at GWTC since U.S.-led training in January. (U.S. Army photo by: Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB, 1st Armored Div., Public Affairs, USD-North)

2nd BCT GRF training by Fort Liberty

Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide over-watch and fire support during live fire training on Fort Bragg, Sept. 9, 2013. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)

Officer brings service, experience to ‘Devil’ Brigade Soldiers and Operation New Dawn by The 4th Infantry Division

Flight Medic.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Kim Walter a operations officer serving with 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, then a Sgt. 1st Class flight medic serving with 50th Medical Company, 101st Airborne Division, also known as the Air Ambulance unit, stands in front of her U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Taji, Iraq, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. While deployed as a flight medic, her job was to support medical evacuations by helicopter. Walter credits her military experience in helping to ensure 101st BSB succeeds during her current deployment in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo courtesy of Capt. Kim Walter, 101st BSB, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

20Bde-2013-016-0050- by Part of 3rd (UK) Division - The British Army

1

Photographer - Cpl Wes Calder RLC

Pictured - A Fire Support Team(FST) from 26 Royal Artillery calling in Mortar and Artillery fire from an elevated position.

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.

NOTE TO DESKS:

MoD release authorised handout images.

All images remain crown copyright.

Photo credit to read - Cpl Wes Calder RLC

Email: wescalder@mediaops.army.mod.uk

richardwatt@mediaops.army.mod.uk

shanewilkinson@mediaops.army.mod.uk

Richard Watt - 07836 515306

Shane Wilkinson - 07901 590723

130807-Z-VT419-231 by Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

Army Pfc. Stephanie Solomon and Army Spc. Marquis Talbot of the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element in Fort Eustis, Va., strap simulated disaster-relief supplies to a flat-rack pallet on the flight line of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario. The 689th is joining with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to stand up and operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening through Aug. 9. The JTF-PO, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit, ensures the smooth flow of relief supplies into affected areas by airlift and coordinates final distribution over land. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

161027-A-JM436-007 by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Gen. Mark A. Milley, left, the 39th Chief of Staff United States Army, walks with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Col. Gregory Anderson, during a tour of the brigadeâs headquarters building at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy Oct. 27, 2016. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Photo: U.S. Division-North recognizes ‘Ironhorse’ Soldiers for excellence by The 4th Infantry Division

‘Keep this well.’

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Matthew Sprague, a cannon crew member with Battery A, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division receives folded U.S. colors from Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general of 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, during an award ceremony held to honor outstanding service members at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Jan. 7, 2011. Sprague, who hails from Meriden, Conn., earned recognition as U.S. Division-North Soldier of the Quarter for exemplary performance and knowledge of military skills demonstrated during the competition. “It took a lot of work to get here,” said Sprague. “I feel honored to be chosen for this award above other Soldiers.”

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MAPD, USD-N PAO)

Northbound Broadway approaches, proceeds, crosses and turns right into Eastbound West Alpine Street and another right turn loop into Southbound Spring Street intersection of the intersections traffic signal flashing red lights powered and switched off by Raymond Yu

modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Traffic and Transportation Management Plan, and Program Contingency Engineers during the operation for the Los Angeles Marathon Mile 2 from the Start Line of Dodger Stadium to the Avenue of the Stars Race Course Route in Century City Finish Line replaced the Santa Monica Finish Line of its extended race course route to the Sea of Santa Monica Bay next to Pacific Ocean, College Street traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green yellow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, Chinatown Central Plaza Mid-Block PED XING Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing, straight green arrow lights and Bernard Street intersection traffic signal green lights located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012. This intersection is frequently used and it is so busy periodically.

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 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 Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present.

This signalised intersection sits next to Dynasty Plaza Shopping Centre opened in 1991

洛杉磯中國城華埠金福珠寶金行及香港三和良記燒臘麵家北百老滙及愛盼街交叉十字路口

This is the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route

This intersection is a vehicle crossing point during CicLAvia automobile-free route

@chinatownla @lachinatown @chinatownlosangeles @losangeleschinatown @dynastycenter @dynastyplaza @chinatowncentralplaza @LAMarathon @LosAngelesMarathon

#chinatownla #lachinatown #chinatownlosangeles #losangeleschinatown #northbroadway #broadwayalpine #alpinebroadway #alpinestreet #westalpinestreet #dynastycenter #dynastyplaza #firecrackerla #firecracker10k #firecracker10krun #firecracker10k2022 #LAMarathon #LosAngelesMarathon #lamarathonstadiumtothestars #stadiumtothestars

100115-F-3759D-013 by US Air Force

U.S.Air Force personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., off load cargo from a Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 15, 2010, at the Port-au-Princce airport in support relief efforts to Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011 - The Coney Island Polar Bear Club Contingency by Anthony Catalano

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2011 - The Coney Island Polar Bear Club Contingency

Military Police company completes mission in support of Operation New Dawn by The 4th Infantry Division

Colonel Winski pins CAB.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Brian Winski, commander, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pins a Combat Action Badge on Spc. Patrick Colquitt during an awards ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 1, 2011. Colquitt, a native of Boaz, Ala., serves with 214th Military Police Company, an Alabama Army National Guard unit attached to Task Force Shield, 4th AAB. Soldiers of 214th MP Company were recognized with awards for completing their deployment in support of Operation New Dawn. Major Erik Peterson, operations officer for Task Force Shield, said the 214th MP Company provided a wealth of knowledge to Iraqi counterparts during the advise, train and assist mission, and invested resources to help make the Iraqi Police a better force.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Figure 2: Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker–Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES) Schedule Delays by U.S. Government Accountability Office

This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:

www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-250

CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING: Contractor Personnel Tracking System Needs Better Plans and Guidance

'Be ready now' 143d ESC hosts Mission Training Brief by 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)

ORLANDO, Fla. - In today’s complex and high tempo operational environment, America’s Army Reserve to rapidly deploy highly trained units to any corner of the world with the personnel and equipment they have on hand. With multiple contingencies and numerous potential threats capable of employing cutting-edge tactics with modern military equipment, the Army Reserve looks to its premiere sustainers such the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) to lead, train and equip its 10,000-Soldier command.

In taking the first, major step toward achieving this vital mission, the 143d ESC conducted a Mission Training Brief Feb. 2-3, 2018, at the command’s headquarters in Orlando, Fla.

“An MTB promotes cohesion through collaboration,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Walter L. Flinn, commander, 332nd Transportation Terminal Battalion. “It offers a forum for commanders to share their successes and shortcomings while seeking and offering guidance among their fellow leaders.”

Led by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich, commanding general, 143d ESC, the MTB featured dozens of senior leaders from the company to the ESC level whose wealth of knowledge and experience offered solutions to a myriad of logistical challenges.

“The expectation of having several months to bring your Soldiers up to speed at a pre-mobilization station is coming to an end,” Kotulich announced to dozens of battalion and brigade commanders and command sergeants majors huddled in the conference room. “We must assume that we will mobilize at a moment’s notice, and it’s our responsibility that we physically and mentally prepare every Soldier for the rigors of combat through realistic training.”

Kotulich expects every downtrace unit to spend less time in classrooms and more time in the field. This focus on individual and collective readiness stems from the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s Ready Force X initiative.

“Ready Force X is the Army Reserve’s answer to the [U.S.] Army’s demand for properly equipped and highly trained Soldiers who can rapidly deploy into combat,” said U.S. Army Col. Wanda Williams, commander, 641st Regional Sustainment Group. “Almost half of the 143d ESC’s downtrace units must meet the strict criteria established by Ready Force X’s “Fight Fast” mentality. This MTB offers precious time for commanders to obtain timely information needed to properly execute the numerous requirements to maintain a constantly high state of readiness.”

While Kotulich entrusts her fellow officers to formulate plans and carry out the Army Reserve’s “Fight Fast” initiative, she relies on her command sergeants major to refine the tasks required to carry out their commanding general’s intent.

“There are 43 individual training requirements that every unit must complete before reporting to a pre-mobilization site,” said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos O. Lopes, command sergeant major, 143d ESC. “As NCOs, we are responsible for providing effective training that ensures every Soldier has mastered these fundamental skills that directly determine one’s survivability on the battlefield.”

“NCOs can only do this if they understand their commanders’ intent,” added Command Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta S. Stamps, command sergeant major, 787th Combat Support and Sustainment Battalion. “The MTB allows us to hear those intentions firsthand and develop effective techniques and tactics to achieve them.”

These techniques and tactics encompass a variety of tasks that enhance speed, agility and sustained readiness at the individual, team and unit level. From warrior drills to medical readiness, commanders must meticulously manage finite time and resources to crystallize the Army Reserve’s strategic vision and implement the 143d ESC’s operational mission.

“Ready Force X is about leadership, energy and execution,” said Flinn. “Commanders must own the responsibility for readiness. Establishing an open dialog among senior leaders remains paramount to understanding not only what we do but how we do it.”

With more than half of the 143d ESC falls under the Ready Force X umbrella, every unit and Soldier must face the challenges if they are to reap the awards of transforming America’s Army Reserve into the most lethal and capable federal reserve force in U.S. history.

“America demands highly trained and proficient Soldiers, and the Army Reserve is blessed to have motivated men and women ready to endure the hardships inherent in armed conflict,” said Williams. “That’s why I tell my Soldiers, ‘Don’t worry about the names. Just be ready. Be ready now!”

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC

130806-Z-VT419-258 by Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload equipment from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 6, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario. The 123rd is joining forces with the U.S. Army’s active-duty 689th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., to stand up and operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening through Aug. 9. A JTF-PO, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit, ensures the smooth flow of relief supplies into affected areas by airlift, and coordinates their final distribution over land. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

161027-A-JM436-018 by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Gen. Mark A. Milley, center, the 39th Chief of Staff United States Army, walks with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander, Col. Gregory Anderson, during a tour of the brigadeâs headquarters building at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy Oct. 27, 2016. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

161027-A-JM436-015 by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

Gen. Mark A. Milley, right center, the 39th Chief of Staff United States Army, walks with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander, Col. Gregory Anderson, left, during a tour of the brigadeâs headquarters building at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy Oct. 27, 2016. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

British Army by World Armies

3 MERCIAN Mortar Cadre

With training for contingency ops a priority, the need to train in all weathers is exemplified by soldiers on the 3 MERCIAN Mortar Cadre. Being able to do your job in the cold or the heat is paramount so the weather provided the perfect training opportunity!

Photo credit to read - Cpl Ross Fernie RLC Crown Copyright

150504-F-OD451-232 by PACAF

Members of the 36th Contingency Response group board a C-17 Globemaster III destined for Kathmandu, Nepal, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 4, 2015. The CRG will join U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

IMG_0146 by Elvert Barnes

1

44th Baltimore LGBTQ Pride Parade March down North Charles Street in Baltimore MD on Saturday afternoon, 15 June 2019 by Elvert Barnes Photography

BGE EXELON Contingency

www.facebook.com/myBGE/posts/2720519397959143

Elvert Barnes 44th Baltimore LGTBQ Pride 2019 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/BmoreGayPride2019.html

140617-Z-JU667-405 by Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

2

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group arrive at Fort Campbell, Ky., June 17, 2014, via a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 Hercules to participate in Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise. The 123rd CRG is joining with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Washington Army National Guard by The National Guard

1

Cpl. Brett Love, with the Force Protection Company, 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, takes a break from training during a visit from Col. Ronald Kapral, the commander of the 81st BCT, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major of the 81st BCT, Feb. 6 at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq. About 2,400 Washington National Guardsmen and 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in October. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

CONTINGENCIES (with poem) by Sergio Savioli

2

CONTINGENCIES

softness of textures gather

coloured shapes coming together

woven fabric and interlaced fibres

are for cotton, canvas and flax transcribers

of junctures, spontaneities, immediacies

conjuntures, fortuities, contingencies

..........

CONTINGENZE

morbide trame si adunano

forme colorate si uniscono

tessuto intrecciato e fibre intessute

sono per cotone, tela e lino trascrittori

di giunzioni, spontaneità, immediatezze

congiunzioni, fortuità, contingenze

..........

KONTINGENZEN

Weichheit der Texturen sammeln

farbige Formen kommen zusammen

Gewebe und verflochtene Fasern

sind für Baumwolle, Leinwand und Flachs Transkriptoren

von Zeitpunkten, Spontaneitäten, Unmittelbarkeiten

Konjunkturen, Zufälligkeiten, Eventualitäten

141018-Z-VT419-076 by Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload cargo pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., as part of ramp operations at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 18, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. The Airmen are operating an Intermediate Staging Base in Dakar to funnel humanitarian aid and military support cargo into affected areas, working in concert with Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element to staff a Joint Task Force-Port Opening as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

TriMet 2001 New Flyer D40LF #2555, and TriMet 2003 New Flyer D40LF #2707 by TriMet Bus Fan

2

Contingency buses seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). They were to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.

This was also the last day that 2555 was ever used in a public setting. It is also one of the very few times that a 2500 was seen in public with replaced windows (some of the windows on this bus were swapped out with ones on LFRs)

130807-Z-VT419-242 by Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office

Army Pfc. Stephanie Solomon and Army Spc. Marquis Talbot of the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element in Fort Eustis, Va., strap simulated disaster-relief supplies to a flat-rack pallet on the flight line of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario. The 689th is joining with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to stand up and operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening through Aug. 9. The JTF-PO, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit, ensures the smooth flow of relief supplies into affected areas by airlift and coordinates final distribution over land. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

Ground guiding vehicle. by United States Forces Iraq

1

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Gerald Sallis, a mortarman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, ground-guides a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle prior to his final departure from Joint Security Station India, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. Sallis, a native of Chicago, assisted fellow 4th AAB Soldiers in transferring the base to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

150506-F-XN788-003 by PACAF

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group prepare to unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

121015-F-CA540-716 by Parker Gyokeres

FORT POLK, La. -- U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the 570th Contingency Response Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., conduct a shift change at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, La. Oct 15, 2012. The CRG was supporting Joint Readiness Training Exercise Decisive Action. The exercise includes emphasis on joint forcible entry, phased deployment with an airborne parachute operation, a combined noncombatant evacuation, combine arms maneuver, wide area security, unconventional warfare and unified land operations in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres) (Released)