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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)
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., and the Canadian Coast Guard Western Region Assistant Commissioner Roger Girouard sit together while signing the newly revised Dixon Entrance Annex to the national Canada-United States Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan, Feb. 19, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska.
The updated annex includes basic content and format changes in accordance with new national guidelines, clearer pollution notification and response protocols, and refreshed references to U.S. Customs Service procedures for transboundary movement of personnel and resources.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Schofield.
Members from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group and 21st Theater Sustainment Command face Leslie Cruise, a World War II veteran, and the grave of Pvt. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony at Lorraine American National Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France, June 2, 2014. Cruise went to France several times prior to this visit looking for his friend’s grave in order to say thank you to Vargas for saving his life.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hailey Haux)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Captain Kevin Sill, left, a battalion engineer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and Col. Salah, commander of the newly expanded Combined Security Force battalion, supervise Operation Lion’s Den, the expansion of the battalion’s operating area, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 12, 2011. Soldiers of Company A provided security while the eCSF moved concrete barriers on an uninhabited portion of COS Warrior to occupy their new headquarters in Kirkuk.
(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)
Combat Stress.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Behaviorial help specialists Sgt. Matthew Webb, assigned to 85th Medical Detachment, 1st Medical Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, and Sgt. Christi Perrin, assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, teach a class on resiliency to Soldiers stationed at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Jan. 7, 2011. Webb, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Perrin, a native of Ennis, Texas, taught classes in the dining facility as part of the “Rebooting Your Mind for the New Year” Program, created to reach out to Soldiers who could possibly need or be seeking behavioral help.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Air Force Senior Airman Courtnay Hester, a power production specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, sets up an electric generator to feed the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. Hester and more than 80 other 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)
Col Trey Jordan, Commander and District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, awarded Brenda Parsons the Commander's Award For Civilian Service at her recent retirement. Retiring from government service after 30 years, Parsons provided administrative assistance in the emergency management branch for the District. For many years, her detail-oriented excel spreadsheet kept the district clearly informed on all personnel deployed to support overseas contingency operations. In addition, she deployed for lengthy service in both Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by David Gray)
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 – Captain Sean Frankum, executive officer for Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reads map coordinates during a land navigation skills test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. As part of the battalion’s “Spur Ride”, Frankum, a native of Dahlonega, Ga., and other Fort Hood Soldiers ruck-marched to various checkpoints during the skills test, which was designed to mentally and physically challenge the cavalry troopers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, primary staff trainer assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a course of action analysis with Iraqi staff officers at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. McWhorter, a native of Overland Park, Kan., trains Iraqi officers at GWTC to increase the officers’ knowledge on planning and preparing operation orders.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 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)
Command Sgt. Maj. Dailey congratulates Pfc. Mayora
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey, senior enlisted leader of U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division, congratulates Pfc. Nicholas Mayora on being named U.S. Division-North Soldier of the Quarter during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 29, 2011. Mayora, a resident of Dallas, serves as an armor crewman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. “All of my noncommissioned officers and leaders helped me study and prepare for this, and this is a great achievement that I’m proud of,” said Mayora.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Unsung Histories.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lt. Col. Keith Hayes, deputy information operations officer, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, addresses an audience with his speech, “Living Up to Your Potential,” during an African American History Month Celebration at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2011. During his speech Hayes who hails from Columbia, S.C., shared the story of the African American’s struggle to become fully integrated and accepted as part of the U.S. military. Hayes shared the stories of the “Black Rangers” of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company, and the 555th Parachute Infantry Company, “Triple Nickel” the first African American paratrooper company and many others.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by Airmen from the Mississippi Air Guard, work to establish an air cargo and aeromedical evacuation hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Airmen will transfer patients from ambulances and prepare them for air movement so they can be flown by military aircraft to appropriate health-care facilities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)
The Commando Battalion celebrates the Iraqi army birthday
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Members of the 12th Iraqi Army Division’s Commando Battalion stand in formation during a ceremony, Jan. 6, 2011, commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Army, established in 1921. The Commandos, the best trained soldiers of the 12th IA Division, recited the Iraqi Soldier’s Oath, pledging to protect the people of Iraq and remain loyal to their nation.
(U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, right, primary staff trainer mentor assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a possible operation plan on a terrain model with Capt. Ghassam Hussain during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. McWhorter, a native of Overland Park, Kan. trained Hussain, an operations officer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, on troop leading procedures and how to plan, prepare and execute operation orders.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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 contingencies of another day unravel my senses
And now your distance is darkness, my hope has been beset by your absence
I decay from inside.
Underneath it all there is still life, despite it all there is still love.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Wesley Jackson from 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Denton, Texas, explains to Staff Sgt. Adrian Holler from A Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and native of Kempner, Texas, the benefits of utilizing the new system. This is the first operational Deployed Digital Training Center in the U.S. Army, located at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, August 20, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Omar Estrada, 3rd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
Buddy carry.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Pfc. Luther Alston (right) and Spc. Oriola Owokoya (left), both medics assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrate a field-expedient method for carrying a casualty during training at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Center, March 9, 2011. Alston, a native of Warrenton, N.C., and Owokoya, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, taught Iraqi policemen of 3rd Federal Police basic medical skills as part of a six-day training class to develop the Iraqi Police unit’s tactical capabilities.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – U.S. Division-North Soldiers deployed to Contingency Operating Site Warrior take a basic math and vocabulary quiz in preparation for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery during a preparatory class, March 25, 2011. Although every service member takes the ASVAB prior to joining the military, many Soldiers retake the ASVAB to boost their scores as they attempt to transfer to another career field or officer candidacy.
(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)
Teamwork.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Maj. Samuel Hall, deputy team chief, Team 15, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, speaks with Capt. Hussein Mohammad, commander, Communications Company, 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, Jan. 27, 2011. When Hussein took command, the Communications Company facility consisted of one tent to house all of his men and equipment. Using money out of his own pocket and assistance from 1st Bn., 14th Inf. Regt., Hussein built a company headquarters and training area, and secured his company area’s perimeter with razor wire.
(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)
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)
Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Edwards of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group establishes satellite communications for 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)
Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guardâs 123rd Contingency Response Group off-load the unitâs 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)
‘Smoke’ reviews checklist with IA soldiers.
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, reviews a maintenance checklist for an M198 155mm howitzer with 2nd Iraqi Army Division soldiers during a training exercise at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, July 19, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Aerial porters from the 621st Contingency Response Wing drive an articulated forklift from a McGuire Air Force Base-assigned C-17 Globemaster II during a nighttime engine-running offload at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station Feb. 23. The Airmen were participating in a field training exercise to hone the wing’s ability to deploy worldwide to austere locations and provide mobility airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/released)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by Airmen from the Mississippi Air Guard, work to establish an air cargo and aeromedical evacuation hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Airmen will transfer patients from ambulances and prepare them for air movement so they can be flown by military aircraft to appropriate health-care facilities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Horton)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – A mortar crew assigned to 47th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division suppresses simulated enemy fighters on an objective during Operation Lion’s Leap at the Mahgoor Training Site in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 24, 2011. During Operation Lion’s Leap, mortar teams, along with 12th IA Div.’s Commando Battalion and Iraqi Special Operations Forces, integrated fire and maneuver tactics into a three-hour combined live fire exercise.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Jordan Mann, a combat engineer, Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, has a chat with fellow Soldiers prior to their mission at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2011. Mann said he felt he left his imprint on Operation New Dawn by helping train 12th Iraqi Army Division soldiers during his time at Contingency Operating Location K1.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., 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-17âs 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)
Unloading wheelchairs.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – A staff member of the Tikrit Rehabilitation Hospital unloads a pediatric wheelchair for Iraqi families with physically disabled children, March 28, 2011. The non-profit organization, which donated the chairs that facilitated better mobility and quality of life for the children, also donated several wheelchairs in February. "This program tries to do this as often as possible," said Brad Blauser, founder of the non-profit organization that donated the chairs. "For us, it's all about the kids."
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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Overseeing a leader.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin Coler, a native of New Orleans and the senior enlisted advisor assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, looks on as Sgt. Jack Warner, a fire direction control specialist assigned to Battery A, 5th Bn., 82nd FA Regt., signs his copy of the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Jan. 7, 2011. Warner, a native of Salt Lake City, received formal recognition for becoming a NCO. Soldiers recited the NCO creed together before taking the Oath of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Killing the pain.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Randy Rizor, anesthesiologist, 256th Combat Support Hospital, performs a lumbar epidural steroid injection, with fluoroscopy, while Iraqi Air Force Capt. Mahmood Mohammad, a doctor assigned to the Iraqi Air Force Academy, observes at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. Every week, a medical care provider from the Iraqi Air Force Academy visits the CSH to observe their American counterparts’ operating procedures.
(U.S. Army photo)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRAH, Iraq – 2nd Lt. Jay Twitty of, Springfield, Mo., and a member of the Basrah Iraqi Police Force prepare a bag of food for distribution. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Patrick McElroy, 1st Bn. 12th Cav. Regt., 3AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – An Iraqi child receives help opening his shoebox from an Iraqi soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 48th Brigade 4th Iraqi Army Division during a humanitarian event in Tikrit, Iraq, April 7, 2011. Fifty children received clothes, blankets and shoes provided by Civil Affairs section, 4th Infantry Division, and handed out during the event by IA soldiers in an effort to bolster confidence and support for IA units operating in local communities in Tikrit.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Extraction.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Cavalry scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, U.S. Division – North, prepare to be extracted by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after finishing a “react to contact” exercise in the Northern Salah-a-Din province, Iraq, Aug. 12. The exercise was the culmination of a two-week training event scouts performed in preparation for assuming duties as the “Blues” platoon. The platoon’s mission encompasses the security and recovery of downed aircraft personnel.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, USD-N)
Teaching an Iraqi child the peace sign.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Jayme Turner, serving as a line medic with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teaches an Iraqi child the peace sign during an inspection of a water treatment plant in Al Hillah, Iraq, in 2006. Turner currently serves as the medical operations noncommissioned officer assigned to Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, Division Surgeon Section, 4th Infantry Division, and was awarded the Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award for his outstanding performance as the medical operations NCO for U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn. Turner tracks and maintains awareness of medical assets utilized for the welfare of Soldiers in northern Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo)