Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload humanitarian cargo from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 12, 2014. The Kentucky Airmen will stage the cargo in Senegal before transloading it to U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft for delivery into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Senior Airman Joshua Martin, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron Aerial Porter, offloads pallets with a forklift during Exercise Swift Response 16 at the Bydgoszcz Airport, Poland, June 8, 2016. Exercise SR16 is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world, the exercise has more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

Staff Sgt. Phillip Flores, 921st Contingency Response Squadron aerial port mobility supervisor, offloads pallets from a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Swift Response 16 at the Bydgoszcz Airport, Poland, June 8, 2016. Exercise SR16 is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world, the exercise has more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

Sgt. Brandon Paye, a truck commander for Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command talks to his driver June 5 during a convoy escort and security mission bringing his set back from Victory Base Complex to Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant 1st Class Bobby “Smoke” Brewster, field artillery platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates how to use an aiming circle during a training exercise at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, July 19, 2011. Brewster, a native of San Diego, is currently on his seventh overseas tour and fourth to Iraq.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi Army Capt. Rafool Osow, right, property book manager for Al Kisik Location Command, signs documents transferring responsibility for Joint Security Station Whiskey 4 from U.S. Army to Iraqi Army control. U.S. forces established JSS Whiskey 4 in 2005 as a U.S. base of operations to combat extremist threats in the area during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and more recently, the base served as a base for training Iraqi units at Al Kisik Military Base.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Kevin Chapman, left, an infantryman from Conyers, Ga., assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and Spc. Jesus Lopez, attend an after action review immediately following a security patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 16, 2011. Chapman, a squad leader and vehicle commander for “Bulldog” 2nd Platoon, leads troops on counter-indirect fire patrols, checkpoint security sites and snap traffic control points while deployed to U.S. Division – North in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group and Estonian military members board a C-130 J-model for parachute training during the Air Force-specific portion of Saber Strike at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 18, 2014. During the final week of Saber Strike 2014 the 435th Contingency Response Group, in conjunction with the 37th Airlift Squadron, trained on the full capabilities to open the Latvian air base. They also trained with Latvian and Estonian service members on airfield operations, command and control of air and space forces, weather support, and protection of operational forces, aircraft maintenance and aerial port services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Colonel Brian Winski, commander of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, answered questions during a live Pentagon Press Brief via remote satellite uplink at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2011. During the press conference, Winski discussed the “Long Knife” Brigade’s mission as an advise and assist brigade deployed to northern Iraqi in support of Operation New Dawn. During its yearlong deployment, the 4th AAB advised Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish security forces and Iraqi Police on combined patrols, assisting at combined checkpoints, and trained the Iraqi Army, police and Federal Police to develop better tactics.

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

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-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

Former STM (Société de Transport de Montreal) 17-033. This bus was allocated to Victoria Regional Transit System for contingency during the Olympic Games in Vancouver. It was renumbered to 7122 and remained in service until the end of March, 2010.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules conducts air mobility operations under the supervision of U.S Air Force Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. during Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-02, June 7, 2012. JOAX is a two-week forcible entry and ground combat exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and the 36th Airlift Squadron, load containers onto a C-130 Hercules during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training event at exercise Cope North 15 at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 15, 2015. Exercise Cope North 15 enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between six nations and lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

Sgt. Cameron Lucas, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, throws a smoke grenade to conceal his team’s movement 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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRAH, Iraq - Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assist Iraqi Police in packing bags of food for distribution. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt Patrick McElroy, 1st Bn. 12th Cav. Regt., 3AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)

Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and a loadmaster from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, load humanitarian cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 10, 2014. The aircraft and crew, all from Dyess, are deployed to Senegal as part of the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron and will fly the cargo into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers from 12th IA Division communicate and move while laying down suppressive fire on an objective for the multi-lateral exercise Lion’s Leap at the Mahgoor Training Site, April 19, 2011. During the exercise, Iraqi Security Forces aim to display their ability to increase defense capability and security for the sovereign state of Iraq.

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

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III offloads passengers and cargo under blackout conditions at an intermediate staging base established at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C. during Joint Operational Access Exercise 12-02, June 4, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas taxis after landing at Bydgoszcz Airport, Poland during Exercise Swift Response 16, June 8, 2016. Exercise SR16 is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world, the exercise has more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

Nepalese army soldiers and U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group Airmen work with Republic of Singapore Air Force members to unload relief supplies from an RSAF C-130 Hercules May 9, at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Nepalese army and Airmen worked together to process 537,816 pounds of cargo in a 24-hour period from 13 aircraft delivering relief supplies delivered in response to a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the nation April 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE Speicher, Iraq — Command Sgt. Maj. Daren Warren, 4th Infantry Division logistics sergeant major, woos Maxine Jones with sweet sounds of rhythm and blues soul during an En Vogue concert at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Jan. 20. Jones and band mate, Terry Ellis, provided U.S. Division-North Soldiers an opportunity to participate in a special performance during their rhythm and blues concert for the men and women deployed to northern Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. (Photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram)

Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, treat a simulated casualty and send a 9-line medevac after being ambushed 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)

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, load relief supplies onto trucks for distribution at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 7, 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)

Speaker addresses fellow warrant officers.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 4 Martin Webb, senior maintenance technician assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks to other warrant officers during a luncheon celebrating the 93rd birthday of the Army Warrant Officer Corps at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 9, 2011. Webb, a native of Hayward, Calif., spoke to his fellow warrant officers during the ceremony about their heritage and how they contribute to the Army.

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

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-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. (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)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Hourigan of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group installs leveling jacks on a mobile airfield operations center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 17, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Airmen are operating an Intermediate Staging Base in Dakar to funnel humanitarian aid and military support equipment 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., offload a pallet of cargo belonging to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., during JOAX 12-02. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Armored vehicles from 12th Iraqi Army Division secure an outer perimeter as two helicopters land, allowing Iraqi Special Operations to assault an objective during the live fire for Operation Lion’s Leap, April 19. Operation Lion’s Leap is an Iraq-wide training exercise encompassing multiple ministries of the Iraqi Security Forces.

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

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) Operations Specialist Seaman Cory Fugett, a native of San Diego, assigned to the Operations department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) stands watch in the ship’s pilot house while departing Cam Ranh International Port. San Diego was in Cam Ranh International Port for a routine technical stop and for the crew to have an opportunity to experience Nha Trang. San Diego, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin A. Schoenberger/Released)

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Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility carry a trauma patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on April 22. Patients on the aircraft are positioned according to the severity of their injuries. Keeping patients organized this way helps flight doctors and nurses triage their care. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Julianne Showalter)

Phenomenal Woman.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gissell Gilbert, a computer technician from Brooklyn, N.Y., assigned to 151st Expeditionary Battalion, recites the Maya Angelou poem “Phenomenal Woman,” during an African American History Month celebration at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2011.

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

Serving it up on New Year’s Day.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Maj. Chad Pedigo, deputy comptroller, Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, sets up for a serve during a volleyball game at the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Main Gymnasium, Jan. 1, 2011. Pedigo, who calls Washington, Pa. home, served up several aces during the game and said he thought the sporting events were a good way for Soldiers to stay occupied and relax on New Years Day. Many U.S. Division-North Soldiers serving at COB Speicher in support of Operation New Dawn, took a break from the busy routine of work and operations to participate in volleyball, dodge ball and basketball games held especially for New Year’s Day.

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

Maxine Jones.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Maxine Jones, vocalist for the R&B group En Vogue, brings a bit of soul to service members and civilians during a concert at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2011. Jones and fellow En Vogue member Terry Ellis visited COB Speicher as the fourth stop on a tour of Iraq to boost the morale of service members deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

U.S Air Force Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. and U.S. Army Soldiers of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., play dominoes in their off-duty time at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C. during Joint Operational Access Exercise 12-02, June 5, 2012. The JOAX is a two-week forcible entry and ground combat exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group unload a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 Hercules during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 17, 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 here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Thank You.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Major General David Perkins, commander, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, speaks to “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, during its end-of-tour award ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. Perkins presented awards and coins to Soldiers, and thanked them for supporting Operation New Dawn.

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

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group offload cargo from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training event at exercise Cope North 15 at Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 15, 2015. Exercise Cope North 15 enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between six nations and lays the foundation for regional cooperation expansion during real-world contingencies in the Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

A Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle is silhouetted at night by the truck behind it as it departs Contingency Operating Location (COL) Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq. Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion 194th Armor, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, were one of the last US convoys to leave COL Warrior on Nov. 16, 2011, prior to the base being handed over to Iraqi forces as part of the historic draw down phase known as Operation New Dawn, the final phase of post combat operations in Iraq. (US Army Photo by Capt. Mike Lovas)

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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-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

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-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II awards the Army Commendation Medal to Army Lt. Col. John Noel, Monday, May 13.

Donahue recognized a group of military personal who supported U.S. Army Africa operations from Feb. 19 to May 10. According to the citiation, their exceptional leadership, planning ability and expertise was invaluable to the successes of USARAF. In doing so, the command met or exceeded all requirements in sychonizing Department of Defense efforts in Mali. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Wil Patterson)

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Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group conduct cargo off-load operations with a C-130 Hercules during Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 23, 2018. The 123rd CRG worked in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during the exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish a complete air logistics hub and surface distribution network. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)

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-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

Air Force Col. David Mounkes (right), a Kentucky Air National Guardsman and commander of Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal, discusses the unit’s mission with Navy Vice Adm. Mark D. Harnitchek, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, inside the JTF-PO Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 10, 2104. The JTF-PO, a joint effort between the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, is funneling humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance, the international effort to fight Ebola. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – During a mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, combat medics of 12th Iraqi Army Division provide emergency medical care to a “notional” casualty, simulating wounds as part of a training scenario led by medics of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, March 23, 2011. Designed to test 12th IA Div. medics’ ability to treat patients under the pressures of combat, the exercise presented realistic scenarios and stressors, such as taking enemy fire, to validate the Iraqi soldiers’ training provided by U.S. Army medics of Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div.

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

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Soldiers from Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard, gather for a brief of last-minute instructions prior to their final convoy out of Iraq on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Dec. 2. (Photo by Spc. Anthony Zane, 362nd MPAD)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Szutenbach, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron crew chief, connects a power cart to a C-130J Super Hercules from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. RF-A exercises are focused on improving the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces and providing training for units preparing for air expeditionary force taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)