Most days I try to take a picture of something, even if it's just a chronicle of what I was doing that day, so I have something to fall back on for the 365. Rarely have I wanted or needed to use it as the actual shot... today was one of those days though.

Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route, this street has another final upcoming intersection crossing points for all automobile traffic crossings for bikes and vehicles on Glendale Blvd. crosses at Temple Street intersection traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights located at Angeleno Heights, Historic Filipinotown and Echo Park in Los Angeles, California 90026.

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

26 June 2010

Muskoka Airport, Ontario

Members of the Canadian Forces (CF) Tactical Reserve contingency force, from the Royal 22e Régiment based out of Valcartier, Quebec, provide surveillance around the perimeter of the Muskoka Airport prior to the arrival of dignitaries following the 2010 Muskoka G8 Summit.

During Operation CADENCE, the CF provide unique resources and capabilities to support to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)-led Integrated Security Unit (ISU) by monitoring maritime, air and land approaches. The ISU is responsible for ensuring the security of the Summit participants and nearby residents during the 2010 Muskoka G8 and Toronto G20 Summits and is comprised of members from the CF, RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police, Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police.

The G8/20 Summits provide the leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations and the leading emerging nations with an opportunity to discuss issues such as fiscal and monetary policy co-ordination and international development to advance international economic co-operation.

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

Cpl. Randal Howard, with the Force Protection Company, 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, takes a break during training 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.

Master Sgt. Joshua Younce, an aerial porter for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, talks to Michael Thomasson, deputy director for McCracken County, Ky., Emergency Management and Jeff Steen, associate director of Calloway County, Ky., Emergency Management, about the disaster-response capabilities of the 123rd CGR at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., on June 18, 2014. The 123rd CRG is joining with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky., from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Staff Sgt. Bruce Henderson, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, secures his equipment in preparation for follow-on movement 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. Henderson 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 Sgt. 1st Class Jason Epperson/Released)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – A Kurdish Regional Guard soldier with the Kirkuk expanded Combined Security Force provides security during a presence patrol in a village north of Kirkuk City, Iraq, July 19, 2011. The eCSF “Golden Lions” recently added a third and final company to its ranks, forming a full-strength battalion to provide safety and security throughout the Combined Security Area and Kirkuk City.

(U.S. Army photo by David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III speaks with Sgt. Maj. Bolan, senior enlisted leader, 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, about the combat readiness of Iraqi soldiers at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, near Mosul, Iraq, June 23, 2011. Chandler visited GWTC during his tour of Contingency Operating Sites Marez and Diamondback on his first visit to Iraq as the Army’s senior enlisted leader.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Cavalry Regiment, conduct urban tactical movement and casualty evacuation training during a Security Forces Advisory Brigade rotation at the National Training Center, March 15, 2014. The live, virtual, and constructive training environment of the NTC produces adaptive leaders and agile forces for the current fight, which are responsive to the unforeseen contingencies of the 21st century. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Martin, Operations Group, National Training Center)

Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire, urban operations 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)

Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, return fire during an ambush while on a dismounted patrol on Fort Bragg, Sept. 12, 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)

Martin Weather, a DZSP-21 Traffic Management Office manager, briefs U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Carpizo on loading and cargo during passenger processing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5, 2009. Carpizo is part of a humanitarian assistance and rapid response team, which is departing Guam to aid in disaster relief efforts after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia Sept. 30. 2009. The team is comprised of Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and the 36th Medical Group. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Spc. Michael Lopez, a mechanic with Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion), 81st Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard, takes a break from fixing vehicles Feb. 5 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. About 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in August. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Trucks loaded with equipment assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Regiment, prepare to move Soldiers to another base in Iraq following the transfer of Joint Security Station Whiskey 4, Ninewa province, Iraq, July 29, 2011. “Bandit” Troop Soldiers transferred the base to the 3rd Iraqi Army Division and consolidated at a larger base in Ninewa province after ten months of partnered operations with the Iraqi Army.

(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Philip Crabtree, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by troops from the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard units in multiple states, dowload relief supplies from aircraft around the clock at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 6, 2017. The unit’s Airmen established an aerial port of debarkation upon arrival here Sept. 23, and have processed more than 7.2 million pounds of cargo and humanitarian aid for distribution in the first three weeks of the operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of One Life Walk to Los Angeles State Historic Park Special Event and Los Angeles Chinatown Golden Dragon Parade followed by Spring Street intersection traffic signal red lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights, Main Street and Alameda Street located at La Villa de la Plaza Del Pueblo Village Apartment Buildings and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, Placita Olvera, Olvera Street Plaza and Los Angeles Union Station in Chinatown Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, California 90012 viewing from North Hill Street overcrossing overpass bridge.

Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at Eastbound West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at a right turn into Southbound Spring Street Olvera Street 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 and North Grand Avenue 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 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.

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Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group marshal equipment at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 5, 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, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit. The aerial port ensures the smooth flow of cargo and relief supplies into affected areas by airlift, while the trucking unit facilitates their final distribution over land. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transports members of the 36th Contingency Response Group and their equipment, 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)

Working together..CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, assault their second objective during a battalion live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. The LFX tested the IA unit’s cumulative skills taught by Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Each company secured the objective, using tactics learned during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi military training program facilitated by U.S. Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn to increase IA unit proficiency and war fighting capabilities..(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N).

Family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and Virginia Guard senior leaders bid a formal farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 1945th Contingency Contracting Team, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group Feb. 8, 2014, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Virginia Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters of the 8th District, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Col. Michelle Rose, commander of the 329th RSG, Lt. Col. Michael Waterman, commander of the 529th CSSB, Lt. Col. Brent Carey, team leader of the 1944th CCT, and Capt. Bert Hankins, commander of the 1945th CCT, were among the speakers at the ceremony. The four-Soldier team will now head to Camp Shelby, Miss., for premobilization training before they head to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Minister of Internal Affairs Morris Dukuly speaking during a UNEP and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), UNMIL/HCSO and UNOCHA organized work-shop. The first Beyond Response: Better Preparedness for Environmental Emergencies Training held today September 9, 2013 in Monrovia, Liberia. UNMIL photo/ Emmanuel

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq - Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem, deputy commander of Al-Kut Air Force Base, begins his presentation by greeting his Iraqi ground forces and intelligence commanders for the first time together on Contingency Operating Base Delta July 14, 2011. This meeting included some of the most influential leaders in Al-Kut and Wasit province. The intent of the meeting was to show the Iraqi ground force and intelligence commanders the capabilities of the Iraqi Air Force, so that they may use it as an asset in the future. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Stuart White, 6th Bn., 9th Cav. Regt., 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)

Lt. Col. David Mounkes, Commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Element, greets Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency, William Craig Fugate on arrival to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Springfield, MO on May 18, 2011 during the National Level Exercise. Fugate arrived to take questions from media and to view the work collaboration between civil federal authorities and the Department of Defense. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities such as FEMA and Health and Human Services, supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

Critically acclaimed author David Morrell (right), who wrote "First Blood", introducing the world to Vietnam War veteran Rambo, talks shop with a female soldier as fellow author Andy Harp listens during a stop at an "Operation Thriller" meet and greet sponsored by the USO at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, November 12, 2010. During their time on the front lines of the Persian Gulf, the authors will share insider writer techniques, pose for photos and shake hands with troops. USO Photo by Mike Theiler

Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Women's March and Rally Los Angeles, AIDS WALK Car Free Open-Streets Walking Route and Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Open Streets Bike Route Except Automobiles on Closed Streets followed by Main Street, Los Angeles Street, San Pedro Street, Little Tokyo Mid-Block Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing Signal, Central Avenue and Alameda Street intersections traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive red yellow green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights located at Los Angeles Civic Center, Grand Park, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters, Caltrans and Los Angeles Department of Transportation Headquarters, and Little Tokyo Area in Downtown Los Angeles, California 90012.

This is the Women's March and Rally Los Angeles, AIDS WALK Los Angeles Walking Route, Los Angeles Marathon and the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route

Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group off-load the unit’s gear from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 4, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. More than 70 Kentucky Airmen arrived with the gear to stand up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Airman Mikal Moore, a Contingency Response Group aerial porter from Kentucky Air National Guard, chains down an M983 Truck inside a C-5 Galaxy on the Altus Air Force Base flight line Jan. 4, 2013. Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing; the Kentucky Air Guard; the 31st Air Defense Artillery Army Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla; and the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, W. Va., joined forces to deploy batteries of Patriot air-defense systems, more than two million pounds of equipment and over 300 personnel to Turkey in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (Oct. 13, 2015) - A UH-1N Huey takes off from a landing zone. Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron regularly practice their airlift capabilities in order to respond to regional contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Working together.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, assault their second objective during a battalion live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. The LFX tested the IA unit’s cumulative skills taught by Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Each company secured the objective, using tactics learned during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi military training program facilitated by U.S. Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn to increase IA unit proficiency and war fighting capabilities.

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

FORT POLK, La. – From left, Master Sgt. Justin Halterman and Tech. Sgt. Sarah Earp, aerial porters from the 570th Contingency Response Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., watch a lightning storm in the distance while manning a security observation post 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)

A soldier passes through an arch signifying his transition into the corps of non-commissioned officers during the 4th Sustainment Brigade’s NCO induction ceremony Sept. 30 on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines to prepare to unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, 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)

Family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and Virginia Guard senior leaders bid a formal farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 1945th Contingency Contracting Team, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group Feb. 8, 2014, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Virginia Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters of the 8th District, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Col. Michelle Rose, commander of the 329th RSG, Lt. Col. Michael Waterman, commander of the 529th CSSB, Lt. Col. Brent Carey, team leader of the 1944th CCT, and Capt. Bert Hankins, commander of the 1945th CCT, were among the speakers at the ceremony. The four-Soldier team will now head to Camp Shelby, Miss., for premobilization training before they head to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Brackeen, military police operations noncommissioned officer for the U.S. Army Africa Contingency Commad Post, checks connections before installing projectors. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson)

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Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engage enemy targets during live fire training on Fort Bragg, N.C., 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, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)

Spc. Dylan Carpenter, an Army battle command system operator for the U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post, builds the internal framework for the large tent. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson)

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Bradley Fighting Vehicles zero main guns.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – A pair of M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles shoot 25mm tracer rounds at a stationary target 1200 meters away during a live-fire exercise on Memorial Range near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Bradley crews from 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, zeroed their 25mm main guns and M240C machine guns during the exercise in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

Hypnotist performance draws a large crowd at COB Speicher.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Hypnotist Chuck Milligan addresses the crowd of Soldiers and civilians gathered to see his unique performance at the North Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Center at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2011. Milligan allowed members of the audience to participate, joining him on stage to be hypnotized and become part of the performance. Milligan's shtick lasted nearly two hours as the performer engaged the audience with laughter and role-play.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

Staff Sgt. Omar Galindo, a convoy commander with Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion), 81st Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard, looks over Spc. Hernandez’s work Feb. 5 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. About 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in August. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

Family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and Virginia Guard senior leaders bid a formal farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 1945th Contingency Contracting Team, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group Feb. 8, 2014, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Virginia Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters of the 8th District, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Col. Michelle Rose, commander of the 329th RSG, Lt. Col. Michael Waterman, commander of the 529th CSSB, Lt. Col. Brent Carey, team leader of the 1944th CCT, and Capt. Bert Hankins, commander of the 1945th CCT, were among the speakers at the ceremony. The four-Soldier team will now head to Camp Shelby, Miss., for premobilization training before they head to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

A C-130 aircrew from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing approaches Puerto Rico with a load of humanitarian aid being flown from Savannah, Ga., to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan on Oct. 5, 2017. The cargo will be downloaded and staged for distribution by Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group as part of Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

Spc. Joseph Marchand and Staff Sgt. Donald Coleman, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, listen as Col. Ronald Kapral, the commander of the 81st BCT, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major of the 81st BCT, speak to their Soldiers during a visit Feb. 7 at Contingency Operating Base Marez, 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.

Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing wait for equipment to be leaded onto before taking off in a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew, October 6, 2016. The CRW is highly-specialized in rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain, and coordinate air mobility operations alongside joint and intra-agency partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Martyn/Released)

Pfc. Tabatha Krohn, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division mans the Radio desk at entry control point five, Sept. 5, 2011. Krohn is responsible for helping conduct background checks of personnel identified through biometric checks at Contingency Operating Base Adder. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Jennifer Farland HHC, 3BSTB, 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)

Family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and Virginia Guard senior leaders bid a formal farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 1945th Contingency Contracting Team, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group Feb. 8, 2014, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Virginia Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters of the 8th District, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Col. Michelle Rose, commander of the 329th RSG, Lt. Col. Michael Waterman, commander of the 529th CSSB, Lt. Col. Brent Carey, team leader of the 1944th CCT, and Capt. Bert Hankins, commander of the 1945th CCT, were among the speakers at the ceremony. The four-Soldier team will now head to Camp Shelby, Miss., for premobilization training before they head to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and Virginia Guard senior leaders bid a formal farewell to the Soldiers of the Virginia Beach-based 1945th Contingency Contracting Team, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group Feb. 8, 2014, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Virginia Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters of the 8th District, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Col. Michelle Rose, commander of the 329th RSG, Lt. Col. Michael Waterman, commander of the 529th CSSB, Lt. Col. Brent Carey, team leader of the 1944th CCT, and Capt. Bert Hankins, commander of the 1945th CCT, were among the speakers at the ceremony. The four-Soldier team will now head to Camp Shelby, Miss., for premobilization training before they head to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Spc. Michael Lopez, a mechanic with Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion), 81st Brigade Combat Team, California Army National Guard, ground guides a vehicle Feb. 5 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. About 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in August. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency Response Group independent duty medical technician-paramedic, walks to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey for a casualty evacuation mission at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14. Damian flew on nine sorties in three days with the Marines in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat and transported a total of six patients following the second earthquake the struck Nepal May 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)

Roll 'em up, throw 'em down.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Private 1st Class Michael Groves, a combat engineer with Company C, Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, tosses a roll of electrical cable from one rooftop to another as he and other Company C Soldiers dismantle and pack non-essential electrical systems at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 24, 2011. U.S. Forces at COL K1 removed the systems before vacating and transferring the base to Iraqi control.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)