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)

170728-N-XK809-216 CORAL SEA (July 28, 2017) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Zahra Torres, from Fontana, Calif., fires a .50-caliber machine gun under the supervision of Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Womack, from Jackson, Tenn., during small craft action team (SCAT) training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released)

U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Senior Aircraftsman Ross Cunningham, right, with No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, No. 4 Force Protection Wing security forces, instructs a U.S. Airman posing as an Iraqi villager to step back from the perimeter fence line during a field training exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range March 14, 2011, during exercise Desert Eagle. Desert Eagle is an integrated training exercise between U.K. RAF airmen with the No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment and U.S. Airmen with the 820th Base Defense Group to improve the ability of both nations to work together during present and future contingencies.

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The final convoy for 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard heads out of Contingency Operating Base Adder, Dec. 2. (Photo by Spc. Anthony Zane, 362nd MPAD)

004. Sgt. 1st Class Heidi Sigl and Maj. Michael Lowe, senior enlisted leader and commander for the Bismarck-based 1919th Contingency Contracting Team, present Gov. Jack Dalrymple with a North Dakota flag during a Freedom Salute ceremony Dec. 7 at Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck. The flag was flown over locations like Salerno in Afghanistan. Sigl, Lowe and two other members of the highly specialized unit recently returned from a yearlong deploment to Afghanistan and other areas of Southwest Asia. The Freedom Salute campaign is one of the largest Army National Guard recognition endeavors in history, designed to publicly acknowledge Army Guard Soldiers and those who supported them during missions in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jungels/Released)

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Aruba Iraqi Police Chief Col. Sherzad, passes out toys to students of al Fadallah Elementary school during its reopening ceremony, March 14, 2011. The local IP worked with “Thunderhorse” Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., to coordinate distribution of the school supplies, toys, sporting equipment and winter coats donated by various U.S. non-governmental organizations.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Brad Demers, a medic with Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, assists a Soldier during sick call at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2011. Demers, a Southbridge, Mass., native, plans to use his Army medical training to transition to a career as a doctor.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- A-10 Thunderbolt IIs pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron check their aircrafts systems before flight Sept. 14, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. RARO 12 is a NATO exercise focused on preparing forward air controllers for contingency operations. Sixteen NATO member nations are participating in the exercise to establish and build upon common techniques, tactics and practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/ 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.)

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Kirkuk Emergency Services Unit Raid Platoon commander Chief Warrant Officer Shakhawan Fateh questions local residents after confiscating weapons-making materials found in the residents’ home during Operation Lion Claw in Kirkuk, May 4, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, assisted the ESU in discovering rocket making material and vital intelligence.

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

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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)

Senior Airman Bryant Lurty, 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team member, shows Flight Lt. Nicola Durie, Royal New Zealand Air Force air movements, the controls to a forklift during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 17, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)

Capt. Jack Robinson, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron airfield assessment team chief and civil engineer, right, and Capt. Andrew Senko, 821st Contingency Response Squadron airfield assessment civil engineer, left, discuss airfield structural capabilities with Col. Mohammed Tourabi, Royal Moroccan Air Force, center, at the Inezgane Airport, Morocco, April 24, 2021. The members, assigned to an airfield survey team, were tasked to survey five airfields across Morocco to determine their suitability to receive mobility aircraft. (courtesy photo)

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 11, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Justina Myrick, from Ft. Collins, Colo., loads an ammunition crate following a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to serve as a forward-capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gavin Shields/Released)

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)

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. Garret VanBrink, Spc. Paul Saya and Staff Sgt. Sean Henry, all with the Force Protection Company, 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, take 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.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Lydia Davis, left, supply sergeant for Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Sgt. Corina Lopez, operations noncommissioned officer for Company C, review an order for an incoming shipment of supplies at the company headquarters at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 21, 2011. Davis, a native of Dallas, and Lopez, a native of Redlands, Calif., are currently deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

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.

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)

FORT POLK, La. – Airmen from the 570th Contingency Response Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., stand outside the CRG command 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)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) based at Travis Air Force Base, CA, deploy to Central African Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support, on December 13, 2013. AFRICOM is beginning to transport African troops from Burundi to CAR using US Air Force C-17 aircraft operating out of Entebbe as part of a larger effort of African nations supporting the African crisis in CAR. C-17s will to fly about a dozen missions from Entebbe over a week time frame, transporting a Burundian light infantry battalion of about 850 men and equipment from Bujumbura to Bangui in CAR. The C-17âs are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. TSgt Michael Muya, ass igned to the 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron use the last few minutes before departure to make a few final phone calls. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

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)

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)

Let’s get it on!

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant 1st Class Edwin Ramos, middle, operations noncommissioned officer in charge assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, referees a boxing match at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 5th Bn., 82nd FA Reg., 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., built the ring and and organized the event for “Long Knife” Soldiers as a final morale-boosting event before the Soldiers depart northern Iraq later this summer.

(U.S. Army photo)

Objective secured.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Green smoke signals a secured objective as Iraqi soldiers maneuver and fire to defeat enemy threats during a battalion-sized live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. The soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, conducted a month-long training rotation led by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. During the 25-day training cycle of Tadreeb al Shamil, U.S. forces trained their Iraqi counterparts improving IA small unit tactics and proficiency in engaging and defeating external threats.

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

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

Capt. Geun Kyung Lee, chaplain for the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prays with soldiers before leaving on a re-supply mission from Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, on Aug. 25.

Tough crowd.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - U.S. Division-North troops and civilians howl with laughter during the "It's Not That Time of the Month" All Female Comedy tour held at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center on Contingency Operating Base Spiecher, March 11, 2011. Soldiers showed their appreciation during the show, clapping, cheering and whistling for each of the seven performers, who gave audience members their interesting and humorous views on life, relationships and the differences between men and women. Brooks Jackson Colyar, who performed for COB Speicher with her husband Michael Colyar in January, said she enjoyed coming back to entertain service members. "We came to lift morale," she said. "This is the best job I have ever had, and I love coming here to perform for (the troops)."

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

Maintenance check.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Matthew Hackbarth, a motor transport operator from Phoenix, Ariz., assigned to Security platoon, Company A, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., performs preventive maintenance checks and services on his vehicle, March 1, 2011, to ensure the vehicle remains operational for the platoon’s next sustainment mission in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

Kingsbury grapples with Vega.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Capt. Angel Vega, Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, bottom, grapples with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Kyle Kingsbury during a UFC-headlined workshop at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2011. Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosted the event, where Kingsbury joined fellow fighter Mike Swick and Octagon Girls Amber Miller and Natasha Wicks to answer questions, sign autographs and test the service members' proficiency on the mat.

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

Taking the witness statement.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – First Lt. Ali Khalid, officer in charge of a Crime Scene Management Team, takes a statement from a witness at the scene of a simulated murder during a training exercise in Baquba, Iraq, May 15, 2011. As OIC of the CSM Team, Khalid ensures integrity of the crime scene, oversees evidence collection and processing, and takes statements from witnesses. After conducting collections at the scene, the CSM Team uses the information to build an investigation that will eventually lead to arrest warrants and prosecutions.

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

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 conducts slingload operations with U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 10. Both units were preparing for a Marine airpower demonstration at the 2012 JB MDL Open House and & Air Show, scheduled for May 12 and 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

FORT POLK, La. --An aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 570th Contingency Response Group from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepares to guide 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)

Staff Sgt. Amanda Galdo of Spearfishleaves her final airplane at Rapid City Regional Airport on her trip home, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 after spending 8 months deployed to Afghanistan. Galdo is a part of the 1978th Contingency Contracting Team, which is responsible for assisting with the development and administration of contracting support plans, policy and appendices in support of operational, contingency and deliberate plans. Three members of her unit are presently completing their assignments in Afghanistan. (SDNG photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Beck) (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)

Several hundred Bagram runners started the Boston Marathon Military Shadow Run at 3 a.m. Apr. 14. They had to dodge potholes, MRAPS, buses, and vehicles of almost every description to complete their run. The weather cooperated with a coo, slightly cloudy morning. Two contractors, one Army captain and one D.A. civilian from the 401st ran the race.

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Tech. Sgt. John Rodiguez, 321st Contingency Response Squadron security team, patrols with a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division commanding general, Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, speaks with leadership from the Ninewa Operations Command and 3rd Federal Police Division following the 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division’s completion of a month-long training rotation at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 26, 2011. Perkins joined U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, to observe Iraqi soldiers’ combat skills during a culminating battalion-level live fire exercise.

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

002. Maj. Michael Lowe, commander for the Bismarck-based 1919th Contingency Contracting Team, is recognized by Gov. Jack Dalrymple during a Freedom Salute ceremony Dec. 7 at Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck. Sigl and three other members of the highly specialized unit recently returned from a yearlong deploment to Afghanistan and other areas of Southwest Asia. The Freedom Salute campaign is one of the largest Army National Guard recognition endeavors in history, designed to publicly acknowledge Army Guard Soldiers and those who supported them during missions in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jungels/Released)

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This year, III MEF and MCIPAC personnel positioned the Marine Corps to meet growing challenges to stability in the region, whether contingencies or humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

U.S. Army Africa Sgt. 1st Class Grady Hyatt, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance program military mentor, gives Sierra Leone Armed Forces Soldiers tips on movement techniques. The SL Army has been training with the ACOTA program for two years, and this is the fifth company prepping for their peacekeeping mission in another country. Photo by U.S. Army Africa.

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Pictured: The teams process through scrutinisation.

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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