A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

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

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Lindsay Rodabaugh, an orderly room clerk assigned to Forward Support Company G, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clears and performs a functions check on a .50- caliber machine gun during a “Spur Ride” at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. Rodabaugh, a native of Horseheads, N.Y., and other Fort Hood Soldiers challenged themselves during the cavalry tradition to earn the privilege of being inducted into the Order of the Spur. After successfully completing the event, the cavalry troopers are encouraged to wear silver spurs at designated unit functions and events to promote esprit de corps.

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

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam Keller, a ramp coordinator for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, checks in-bound cargo against a manifest aboard a 747 cargo plane at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 2, 2014. The cargo, which includes humanitarian aid and troop-support equipment, will be off-loaded by Kentucky Air National Guardsmen and staged in a nearby cargo yard before being airlifted to Liberia aboard U.S. Air Force C-130s 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)

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 Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by Airmen from the Mississippi Air Guard, offload 45 tons of support equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The 49 Airmen established an air cargo and aeromedical evacuation hub to facilitate the safe evacuation of medical patients and the arrival of humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers from ‘Chaos’ Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, detonate C-4 explosives during Engineer Core Demolition Task Training at a demolitions range outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2011. The unit used the explosives to remove obstacles, destroy fortifications, and breach doors.

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

Lars Callieou calls out crowd members.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq –Lars Callieou, a comedian with the Lone Wolf Entertainment Comedy Tour 2011, calls on the audience to tell a joke while performing for Soldiers at U.S. Division-North Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2011. Callieou, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, made the stop at COB Speicher as part of his second overseas tour to entertain troops.

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

Tech. Sgt. Jason Prifogle, squad leader for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, hammers stakes for an Alaskan Shelter 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)

MP shakes hands with USD-N commander.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Major General David G. Perkins, commanding general of U.S. Division – North and 4th Infantry Division, meets with Pfc. Isaac Wieboldt, a military policeman assigned to the 105th Military Police Company during a visit to Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 2, 2011. Perkins presented Wieboldt, a native of Rochester, N.Y., and five other Soldiers with division coins, and thanked all the Soldiers at COS Marez for their service and sacrifice in support of Operation New Dawn. The 105th MP Company is part of the New York National Guard, and is currently attached to the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

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

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)

Col. Kevin Oliver, left, and Lt. Col. Shawn Underwood check a mission timeline during JOAX 12-02. Both are assigned to the 621st CRW at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Oliver is the joint task force-port opening commander, and Underwood is the 621st Contingency Response Wing exercise evaluator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres)

Attention to orders.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, right, deputy commanding general of operations, U.S. Forces-Iraq, and Sgt. 1st Class Isaac McKee, platoon sergeant, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stand at attention as orders to present a Purple Heart Award are read during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2011. McKee was injured during an attack on his platoon while conducting operations in support of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, deployed in support of Operation New Dawn. McKee’s vehicle came under attack while on a patrol, knocking McKee unconscious. The Company B Soldiers reacted quickly to the attack, assessed the situation and returned to COS Warrior. “We are definitely a team” said McKee, a native of New Braunfels, Texas. “They responded just as I expected them to; we had trained significantly for this deployment, and they responded the way we trained.”

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

A soldier from Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment from the Virginia Army National Guard, carries personal gear and a box of meals-ready-to-eat to the mine resistant ambush protected vehicle on Contingency Operating Base Adder, in preparation for their final convoy out of Iraq, Dec. 2. (Photo by Spc. Anthony Zane, 362nd MPAD)

Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, vice commander of 18th Air Force, discusses Exercise Gateway Relief with Col. Mark Heiniger (right), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, and Army Capt. Charles Green (left), commander of the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., on the flight line of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013. The 123rd and 689th have teamed up through Aug. 9 to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 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. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 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. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)

Using the current.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPICHER, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 299th Engineer Company, 724th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade use M2K Combat Bridge Boats to dismantle an Improvised Rafting Bridge on the Tigris River near Sharqat, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2011. The same morning approximately one mile upriver a new permanent bridge built by Iraqi hands opened to traffic for the first time, providing safe reliable transit to the region. The opening of the new Sharqat Bridge allowed the U.S. Army National Guard unit to remove the IRB from the Tigris River.

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

1st Lt. Michael Lohse, a physical therapist with the 256th Combat Support Hospital, sits down with a patient to conduct a consultation at the physical therapy clinic at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 13. Lohse, who calls Ettrick, Wisc. home, discusses possible solutions to the back pain problem that Staff Sgt. David DeMaris, Company A, 601st Area Support Battalion, has been having. Over 50% of the patients that we see come in with injuries or soreness that they incurred during some form of physical training, Lohse said. The 256th CSH has facilities in several locations across U.S. Division North including three physical therapy clinics like the one located on COB Speicher.

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

Air Force Staff Sgt. John May, left, and Air Force Senior Airman Alex Vincent of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group carry equipment into the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. More than 80 Kentucky Air Guardsmen stood 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)

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 1940th and 1945th Contingency Contracting Teams participate in a six-day, joint, multi-state, contracting exercise Nov. 15, 2013, at Camp Pendleton, Va. The exercise, Vital Pledge, also includes Air and Army Guard personnel in Maine, Minnesota and South Dakota, as well as civilians from the Defense Logistics Agency. In addition to improving the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s familiarity with contracting systems and equipment, the exercise served to help prepare the four Soldiers of the 1945 CCT for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in early 2014. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Assistant.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Chaplain (Cpt.) Young Jin Jung, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, talking with Pfc. William Norris, his assistant, at the chapel on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2011.

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

Four members of the Bismarck-based 1919th Contingency Contracting Team were recognized for their overseas service during a Freedom Salute ceremony Dec. 7 at Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck. Soldiers 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 Spc. Zach Schuster/Released)

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

Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, vice commander of 18th Air Force, talks with Capt. Joshua Elwell, intelligence officer for the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group, during Exercise Gateway Relief at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013. The 123rd is teaming up with the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element in Fort Eustis, Va., through Aug. 9, to execute the earthquake-response scenario, providing for the reception and distribution of disaster-relief supplies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

A U.S. Air Force aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offloads humanitarian cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 28, 2014. More than 70 Kentucky Air Guardsmen are operating an Aerial Port of Debarkation in Senegal to funnel humanitarian supplies and military support into West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 1940th and 1945th Contingency Contracting Teams participate in a six-day, joint, multi-state, contracting exercise Nov. 15, 2013, at Camp Pendleton, Va. The exercise, Vital Pledge, also includes Air and Army Guard personnel in Maine, Minnesota and South Dakota, as well as civilians from the Defense Logistics Agency. In addition to improving the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s familiarity with contracting systems and equipment, the exercise served to help prepare the four Soldiers of the 1945 CCT for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in early 2014. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Coin hand-off.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Major General David Perkins and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey, 4th Infantry Division and United States Division-North command group, award Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Gillespie, a network manager from Rockymount, Va., assigned to 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, a Task Force Ironhorse Coin for Excellence during an award ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior Sept. 15, 2011. “It was an honor,” said Gillespie, after receiving the coin. “The coin represents the hard work of an individual. The coin is also a reflection of the leadership or the team that instilled in the Soldier the values that lead to their achievement.”

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

Brandon Daugherty, a Space Medical Contingency Specialist with the 45th Operations Group, Human Spaceflight Support provides training on how to properly inflate the "Front Porch" floatation device from the Orion spacecraft. This piece of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) can be used to support astronauts who have made a water landing in the Orion spacecraft following a flight.

Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, including Pararescuemen, Combat Rescue Officers, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists from the 103rd Rescue Squadron, as well as combat support team personnel conduct training with NASA personnel at Joint Base Pearl Horbor-Hickam, Hawaii during Exercise SENTRY ALOHA. A major element of this two week TDY is to participate in a joint NASA and Defense Department mission to evaluate recovery techniques and gear that will be used to recover NASA's Orion spacecraft, the next generation of American space vehicle.

US Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy

The Honorable John McHugh.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, speaks with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a brief visit to Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Sept. 14, 2011. Responsible for the management of every aspect of the Army’s personnel, equipment and finances, the Army’s most senior civilian leader assured the Soldiers the U.S. stands ready to provide the resources necessary for the Army to successfully accomplish its mission in support of Operation New Dawn. “This is the greatest land fighting force the world has ever seen … and it is our responsibility with whatever resources we are given to do the best job we can to preserve it,” said McHugh, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 to September 2009.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD - N PAO)

The 1988th Contingency Contracting Team, based out of Frankfort, Ky., held a small departure ceremony today at the Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field as they prepare for an overseas deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Stephen Martin)

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Sobczak, from Chesapeake, Va., a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, places an inspection sticker on a shipping container at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2011. The team ensures that containers used by the U.S. Army are properly packed and labeled before shipping. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)

Joe List entertains crowd.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Comedian Joe List gets the crowd of troops and civilian contractors laughing during the Comics Ready to Entertain tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, March 5, 2011. List joined fellow comedians Nate Bargatze and Scott Kennedy during the Armed Forces Entertainment-sponsored tour in support of troops across Iraq and Kuwait. Armed Forces Entertainment is the Department of Defense’s official agency for providing entertainment to troops deployed overseas.

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

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces launch artillery rounds into one of the objectives at Khor Al Zubair, April 28, during Operation Lions Leap. The one-hour exercise, which occurred in five phases, involved air, land and sea assets of the Iraqi Security Forces. (Photo by Sgt. James Kennedy Benjamin)

Pre-packing inspections.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Electrical and security equipment lays ready for inspection before being packed and moved during the first stage of transition at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 24, 2011. U.S. forces packed up gear and moved all personnel from COL K1 as Iraqi Security Forces assumed responsibility of the base.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Commando Battalion, 12th Iraqi Army Division, converge on a mock hostage situation with humvees during a rehearsal for Operation Lion’s Leap, at Mahgoor Training Site in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 10, 2011. During Operation Lion’s Leap, an exercise designed to showcase the Iraqi military’s combat prowess, Iraqi forces plan to integrate mortars, ground troops and air assets during a live fire operation.

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

First Scotrail livery - DBS Class 90 No.90024 is seen at the north end of Kings Cross platform 7 at 00.42hrs on Saturday 11th August 2012 ready to work DBS Olympic contingency special 1Z20 01.30 to York. Although there were still large numbers of passengers making there way home from the various London Olympic venues the booked / additional trains run by East Coast and First Capital Connect proved to be sufficient and it returned ECS to Wembley.

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

The Airmen of the 615th Contingency Response Wing work alongside Soldiers of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command to direct the loading of cargo belonging to the 172nd Infantry Brigade onto a Boeing 747 aircraft at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield in Romania, July 19. 21st TSC personnel helped ensure over 300 containers weighing over 1,000 tons originating out of Grafenwoehr, Germany were inspected, secured and transported onto railcars for movement downrange. (Photo by Sgt. Frank Sanchez III, 21st TSC Public Affairs Office)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq -- Lieutenant Colonel Steven Hughes, Team Chief of the Provincial Police Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, toured facilities at the Dibbis police station with Lt. Col. Moayed Bakir Sidiq (right), Police Chief for the Dibbis police district, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 6, 2011. During the visit, Hughes met with the newly instated police chief to discuss the current state of operations in the district, progress made over past few months, and plans for the future.

(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, 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)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chavez, left, an aerial porter with the 146th Contingency Response Flight, 146th Airlift Wing, California National Guard, helps to load a C-17 aircraft assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi National Guard, with personnel and cargo following exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, June 27, 2023. Exercise AD 23 integrated U.S. and allied air power to defend shared values while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Ulber)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE COBRA, Iraq – An HH-60M medevac helicopter lifts off as the crew evacuates an injured Soldier from Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Iraq, April 4, 2011. The medevac crew faced low visibility and blowing dust as they flew through a storm to evacuate the Soldier.

(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Sqdn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div.)

Final inspection.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant 1st Class Mario Giron, contracting noncommissioned officer in charge for Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leaves the troop command post to inspect buildings at Joint Security Station Whiskey 4 before transferring the base to the 3rd Iraqi Army Division, July 30, 2011. Giron, a native of Del Rio, Texas, and Troop B’s mortar section sergeant, managed contractors who supported troops at the base, to include security, laundry and barbers.

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

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeffrey Higgs, an airfield operations officer for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, takes laser rangefinder measurements for a cargo yard at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 30, 2014. More than 70 Kentucky Air Guardsmen are operating an Aerial Port of Debarkation in Senegal to funnel humanitarian supplies and military support into West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Kentucky Army National Guard Capt. Forrest Holdsworth, UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot for the 63rd Aviation Brigade, speaks with Patrick Spoden, science and operations officer for the National Weather Station at Paducah, Ky., about the disaster-response capabilities of Kentucky National Guard during an exercise at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah on June 18, 2014. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group 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)

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs 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 5, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

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