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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)
modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of One Life Walk to Los Angeles State Historic Park Special Event located at Homeboy Industries, Chinatown Metro Senior Lofts, Metro Gold Line Chinatown Station and One Life Walk to Los Angeles State Historic Park Special Event in Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012.
洛杉磯中國城華埠阿拉美達街, 北士丙令街, 愛盼街及大學街
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This is the start and finish line of the Homeboy - Homeboyle Industries Chinatown, Solano Canyon, Naud Industrial Junction and Outer Los Angeles State Historic Park Race Route
這裡是5公里小家子 (家仔) 工業開始及終點跑步比賽路線跑往洛杉磯華埠, 蘇蘭諾山峽谷, 諾德工業樞紐及外洛杉磯州立歷史公園區
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Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of Los Angeles Chinatown Lunar New Year Golden Dragon Parade Special Event located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012 but this intersection on the right was a former Standard Chatered Chinese Bank Building but now this building on the right is a Chinese owned medical clinic center like Dr. Liang Yongyao's Medical Office 梁詠瑤醫學博士, on the left is a Castelar Elementary School. Gas America is on the northeast corner of this intersection. Pacific Alliance Medical Center is on the northwest corner of this intersection.
Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a right turn at West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present. The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠北曉街同埋大學街
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A soldier from Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment from the Virginia Army National Guard, goes over a check list on Contingency Operating Base Adder, in preparation for their final convoy out of Iraq, Dec. 2. (Photo by Spc. Anthony Zane, 362nd MPAD)
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing work together to load an AH-64 Apache helicopter onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during joint training Nov. 13, 2013. The service members practiced loading two Apache helicopters into the cargo bay. The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade is stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – 1st Lt. Shelby Johnson, the executive officer of B Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, plays chess with a friend at Contingency Operating Base Adder May 3, 2011. Johnson has been playing the game for 26 years and will participate in the All Army Chess Championships this month. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sharla Lewis, 3rd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Company commanders of the “Thunderhorse”, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, bow their heads while their unit chaplain gives an invocation during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony between the Thunderhorse Battalion and the “Golden Lions,” expanded Combined Security Force, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “This transition ceremony, today, where you have a U.S. battalion and a combined battalion of our Iraqi Security Forces arranged side by side is no small feat,” said Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, Thunderhorse commander. “This is indeed a monumental occasion of which everyone here should be proud.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Certificate of completion.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, commander of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, presents an Iraqi Police officer a certificate of completion for graduating a four-week Emergency Medical Technician course during a graduation ceremony at Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2011. Thirty-eight participants from Kirkuk’s Iraqi Police, Emergency Response Unit and fire departments graduated the course after certifying in basic first aid treatment. Holland helped present certificates to the graduates of the EMT course that was supervised by medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Bn., 12th Cav. Regt., deployed as part of U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by troops from the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard units in multiple states, 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. 5, 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)
The Soldiers serving in the Kandahar battalion were presented with awards for their service over the last year. Approximately 10 Soldiers and one civilian were presented with awards. They were presented with the Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medals in addition to the NATO Medal.
About the 401st:
The 401st Army field Support Brigade provides Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines, the tools and resources necessary to complete the mission. If they shoot, drive it, fly it, wear it, eat it or communicate with it, the 401st helps provide it. The brigade assists coalition partners with many of their logistical and sustainment needs. The brigade also handles the responsible disposition of equipment in Afghanistan to support evolving missions. We are the single link between Warfighters in the field, and working through Army Sustainment Command, we leverage Army Materiel Command’s worldwide Materiel Enterprise to develop, deliver, and sustain materiel to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our Allies.
For More information please visit us online:
Dime and washer drill.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Raheef Majd Jrah, a commando serving with Commando Company, 49th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, practices a “dime and washer drill” learning basic rifle marksmanship about the AK-47 rifle during training near Kirkuk, Iraq Jan. 13, 2011. Jrah completed the drill successfully three times in succession, correctly employing the techniques of fundamental marksmanship. Led and instructed by U.S. Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, Jrah said after the day of training he felt confident in his ability to use the rifle during combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, Public Affairs, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div. PAO, USD-N)
Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of One Life Walk to Los Angeles State Historic Park Special Event and Los Angeles Chinatown Golden Dragon Parade located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012 next to Cathay Bank right hand side.
Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at Eastbound West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at a right turn into Southbound Spring Street Olvera Street for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge and North Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present. The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠北百老滙街同埋愛盼街
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A C-130H Hercules from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, taxis to a parking space during Red Flag-Alaska 18-3 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chavez, 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 MAREZ, Iraq – Two Iraqi soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, race to align a 120 mm mortar system at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 12, 2011. U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taught IA soldiers the basic functions of three types of mortar systems and how to properly operate each. Iraqi soldiers conducted a timed exercise to see which crew could put the mortar into operation the fastest. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia West San Fernando Valley Reseda to Winnetka, Canoga Park and West Hills Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings at Tampa Avenue intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected red yellow green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights plus white walking lights located at Reseda area in West San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles, California 91335.
This is the continuous route of the Ciclavia West San Fernando Valley between Reseda, Winnetka, Canoga Park and West Hills Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route
‘Long Knife’ prepares to brief.
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)
U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)
Maj. Ryan Adams, airflow operations officer for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, coordinates with higher headquarters to control the airflow of simulated disaster-relief supplies into MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013, as part of Exercise Gateway Relief, a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-response scenario. Adams was working in a portable structure called a HELAMS, which is short for Hard-sided Expandable Lightweight Air Mobile Shelter. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)
Specialist James Hubbard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq –
Specialist James Hubbard, petroleum supply specialist, Company E, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, from Arab, Ala.:
“Staying in battle buddy teams is too easy. Most of the time, your battle buddy is a friend and you want somebody to hang out with anyway.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Combat medics of 12th Iraqi Army Division run to a simulated crash site during a mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, March 23, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division led the training to test the effectiveness of the IA medics to triage and care for a large number of casualties in the event of an emergency.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq - Lt. Col. Cameron Cantlon, commander of 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and an Ettrick, Wis. native, discusses the role of United States Forces-Iraq in integrating separate Iraqi Forces together in the office of Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem, deputy commander of Al-Kut Air Force Base July 14, 2011. ‘Saber’ Squadron will facilitate and coordinate with the Iraqi Air Force in order to provide the optimal operating environment. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Stuart White, 6th Bn., 9th Cav. Regt., 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)
Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of Los Angeles Chinatown Lunar New Year Golden Dragon Parade Special Event located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012. Left side is the Chungking West Plaza and a right side is the Chinatown Central Plaza Arch Pagoda east entrance on Hill Street.
Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a right turn at West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present. The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠曉街同埋行人過馬路交通燈信號機靠近左手邊華埠西廣場重慶路上鋪店及洛杉磯華埠中央廣場羅致菁華靠右手邊
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Sean Barnett, imagery and intelligence analyst, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information on his imagery work station on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2011. As the 1st AATF’s geospatial intelligence analyst, Barnett uses the IWS to process full motion video and imagery as a means to conduct analysis.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group briefs Airmen as they arrive at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 2, 2014. The Airmen, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, are standing up the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron to fly humanitarian aid and military support cargo into Liberia as part 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)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Hayden, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, directs the movement of cargo outside the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 24, 2014. Hayden and more than 70 other 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)
One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 18th Agressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in Pacific Air Forces exercises. More than 150 maintainers will keep the Agressors in the air during the exercises, which are meant to prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen Tomasik/Released)
Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of Los Angeles Chinatown Lunar New Year Golden Dragon Parade Special Event followed by Arcadia Street, Aliso Street, Temple Street and 1st Street located at La Villa de la Plaza Del Pueblo Village Apartment Buildings in Chinatown Gateway of Chinatown Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, California 90012.
Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at Eastbound West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at a right turn into Southbound Spring Street Olvera Street for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge and North Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present. The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠北百老滙街及和沙菲玆大道
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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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Alvin Roberts, light wheeled vehicle mechanic, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, tests his knowledge on basic algebra and vocabulary skills during a test in preparation of the for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, March 25, 2011.
(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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)
Scott Kennedy returns to Iraq.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Comedian Scott Kennedy entertains troops and civilian contractors at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 5, 2011. Kennedy, on his 42nd comedy tour in Iraq, joined Nate Bargatze and Joe List to support deployed service members during the Armed Forces Entertainment-sponsored Comics Ready to Entertain tour.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Security.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Spc. Danial Amos, infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, stands watch during a partnered security patrol, Feb. 6, 2011, in Jazani al Chol, Diyala province, Iraq. The 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., Soldiers worked with Iraqi Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 19th Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, to disrupt potential violent extremist operations in the area.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
DET 13 Soldiers at 401st AFSB completed MRAP egress training that taught them how to safely exit a vehicle involved in a roll-over.
About the 401st:
The 401st Army field Support Brigade provides Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines, the tools and resources necessary to complete the mission. If they shoot, drive it, fly it, wear it, eat it or communicate with it, the 401st helps provide it. The brigade assists coalition partners with many of their logistical and sustainment needs. The brigade also handles the responsible disposition of equipment in Afghanistan to support evolving missions. We are the single link between Warfighters in the field, and working through Army Sustainment Command, we leverage Army Materiel Command’s worldwide Materiel Enterprise to develop, deliver, and sustain materiel to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our Allies.
For More information please visit us online:
121128-A-CW157-133: South Dakota Army National Guard’s Capt. Paula Moore, of Rapid City, member of the 1978th Contingency Contracting Team hugs her friend, Audrey Montileaux, after the activation ceremony for the unit’s deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Nov. 28, 2012, at Camp Rapid. The Rapid City-based 1978th will plan for and coordinate all contracting functions at a brigade or combat team level. The unit will be responsible for assisting with the development and administration of contracting support plans, policy and appendices in support of operational, contingency and deliberate plans associated within an area of responsibility. (SDNG photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen)(RELEASED)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Michael Leal, a prime power specialist assigned to Bravo Company, 249th Engineer Battalion, observes operations of the power plant at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2011. Leal was recognized as the Division Special Troops Battalion “Hero of the Week” for his hard work during a power crisis.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING STATION GARRY OWEN, Iraq – Soldiers from Bulldog Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division search near the city of Amarah for American and British remains on July 21, 2011. The U.S. Soldiers were joined by Iraqi Army personnel and used search dogs and engineer equipment to help with the search. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Griffin Spencer, 3rd Bn., 8th Cav. Regt., 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)
Everything went fine :) We had a few contingencies but thats expected in a project this big. Nothing horrible, just had to replace the water heater and it cost a lil more to box in the beams rather than having them exposed. Stuff like that :) I took a lot of photos as it went along, for memories mostly, but also just incase ;D
As the walls started going up it was looking great :D Was so nice to see the shape of everything coming together! :D
Lt. Col. Krueger speaks at Women's History Month celebration.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lt. Col. Mary Krueger, Surgeon, U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division, hosts a Women's History Month celebration at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, March 18, 2011. Krueger spoke of military heroines, past and present, who sacrificed time with their Families in service to their country. The celebration, titled “Our History Is Our Strength,” held at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center-North on COB Speicher, celebrated Women's History Month, providing service members with the history of military women, and stories of female Soldiers currently deployed to U.S Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn. "The history of women in the Armed Forces began more than 220 years ago with women who served during the American Revolution and continues through the present day," said Krueger. "It's a great privilege to be what we are."
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Brian Winski, commander of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks to distinguished guests and fellow Soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., transferred authority to the 4th AAB, 1st Armor Division, from Fort Bliss, Texas.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – North)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Shipp, a power production specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, fills fuel canisters outside the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 24, 2014. Shipp and more than 70 other 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)
Home-field advantage.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Daniel Graham, a tight end for the Denver Broncos, meets with 4th Infantry Division Soldiers, from Fort Carson, Colo., during the Super Sunday Tour at U.S. Division-North Headquarters, Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2011. During the tour, Graham and other National Football League players and cheerleaders met with Soldiers throughout Iraq to boost morale and show appreciation for all of the sacrifices Soldiers and their Families make in service to the nation.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Col. Frost pays tribute.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Colonel Malcolm Frost, commander, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speaks to troops gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, May 30, 2011. Frost paid tribute to five 2nd AAB Soldiers who were killed during the brigade’s year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn: 1st Lt. Michael Runyan, Sgt. Jamal Rhett, Staff Sgt. Phillip Jenkins, Pfc. James McClamrock and Sgt. David Luff.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
General Austin presents coins.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – General Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general of U.S. Forces – Iraq, awards USF-I coins to 14 Soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a visit to Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 19, 2011. Austin addressed the Soldiers and thanked them for their support and hard work in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Master Sgt. Michael Dean, 821st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port flight chief, secures a truck in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III June 6, 2015, to be transported from Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The 301st Airlift Squadron provided airlift for more than 70 California Army Guardsmen, four Humvees and one truck from Mather Air Force Base, Calif. to Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. as part of an earthquake exercise during Air Force Specialty Code training.The overall exercise provided a seamless integrated training experience for Air Force Reservists, active duty and Army National Guard service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Madelyn Brown)
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 14, 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.
A German soldier of 291st Infantry Division completes a pre-combat check and inspection form during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 7, 2014. The rotation is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability and contingency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Cress Jr./Released)