U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Douglas Prewitt, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., marshals in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Geronimo landing zone during a field exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014. Service members at JRTC 14-03 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Maj. Marcus Copeland, a civil affairs officer assigned to the 12th Iraqi Army Division Stability Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, teaches a group of Iraqi civil affairs soldiers about their role as force multipliers and ambassadors to the civilian population during a civil affairs training class at 12th IA Div. Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 23, 2011.

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

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)

Terry Ellis takes the stage.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Terry Ellis, vocalist for the R&B group En Vogue, hits the high notes for the troops during a concert at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2011. During the show Ellis and fellow En Vogue member Maxine Jones entertained a cheering audience of service members deployed to northern Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. Members of En Vogue performed a variety of their hits and covered R&B classics for the Soldiers of U.S. Division-North.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Iraqi Police Capt. Fasil Gaze Mohmod, legal officer and law instructor at the Iraqi Police Academy, teaches a class on Iraqi civilian and military law to new members of the Combined Security Forces, “Golden Lions,” at the Kirkuk Training Center, May 18, 2011. The Golden Lions bring together members of the Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police and Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade to work as a consolidated team to protect Kirkuk province. Before officially activating in June, new CSF members are scheduled to spend one month training as a unified force under the guidance of veteran Golden Lions and U.S. Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi policemen assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division, stack on a wall prior to clearing a room at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Center, March 9, 2011. Twenty-six policemen trained with Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a six-day training course on basic tactical skills to increase Iraqi Police proficiency in urban operations.

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

trap.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Amanda Rose, a Flint, Mich. native and Spc. Eddy Luengas, a Santa Anna, Calif. native, hangs an insect trap outside Teal Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Rose serves as preventive medicine specialists with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Alyson Randall, 15th BSB, 2/1 CAV (AAB), 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Soldier views security walls.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Maj. Todd Crawford, a native of Spartanburg, S.C., and Deputy Stability Transition Team chief assigned to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, looks through binoculars to view the recent changes made to security walls outside the Al Karma Iraqi Police District Headquarters, Jan. 27, 2011. The 4th AAB troopers recently assisted the IP in improving the force protection around the headquarters building.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Captain Warren Sears, center left, commander, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches his Iraqi counterparts as they complete documentation during the transfer of Joint Security Station Iraqi Media Network to Iraqi Security Forces, July 15, 2011. Since deploying to U.S. Division – North last fall, Sears, a native of Pineville, La., and the other U.S. Soldiers at JSS IMN worked to advise, train and assist the Iraqi Security Forces who also occupy the remote installation.

(U.S. Army photo)

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

Transportation and Traffic Management Program Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Ciclavia Pico-Union meets Mid-City Open Streets Bike Route followed by Venice Blvd. and Vermont Avenue crossing point intersection traffic signal red, green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights - white walking lights located at Pico Union Area in Los Angeles, California 90006.

Reviewing supplies.

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

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

Partnered security patrol.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy Bonilla, left, platoon sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, “Gimlets,” 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, works with an Iraqi Army jundi, Arabic for soldier, questioning a local citizen about security conditions in Jazani al Chol, Diyala province, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2011, during a partnered security patrol. The patrol provided Iraqi Army soldiers the opportunity to interact with citizens in the community, building rapport and instilling trust that the IA remains committed to the safety of the Iraqi people.

(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. 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)

IA, Peshmerga inspect vehicle.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers and Kurdish Peshmerga security forces inspect a vehicle at a combined security checkpoint in Diyala province, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2011. Sgt. Spencer Knight, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, said he has seen a drastic improvement in the security forces competence and willingness to learn and work together since Troop A’s arrival in country in June 2010. “They are not relying on us anymore,” said Knight, who hails from Oahu, Hawaii. “They may ask us questions, but for the most part they are doing everything on their own.” Iraqi soldiers, Peshmerga and U.S. forces work together at combined checkpoints in northern Iraq to ensure security in the region and show solidarity between Peshmerga and IA forces.

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

Lt. Col. Ash Groves, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Maintenance Squadron, talks to Van Newberry, judge executive for McCracken County, Ky., about the disaster-response capabilities of Kentucky’s 123rd Contingency Response Group during an exercise at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Ky., on June 18, 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 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)

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Dianne Abel, left, a physician’s assistant and native of Pensacola, Florida and Petty Officer 3rd Class Deverryl Gipson, a hospital corpsman and native of Los Angeles, California, both with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), remove a simulated casualty’s boots at the Medical Skills Training Center, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 29, 2020. Sailors with 3rd Med. Bn. participated in an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force training evolution to practice their combat lifesaving skills in an expeditionary environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)

The 821st Contingency Response Group equipment is offloaded from a C-5 Galaxy at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. A 70 member contingency response element from the 821st CRG from Travis AFB, Calif., deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Robert Hicks

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)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Orme (left), a special vehicle mechanic for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Shipp, a power production specialist from the same unit, perform maintenance on cargo-handling equipment outside the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 27, 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)

Wishing a safe return.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Major General David Perkins, commander, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, wishes a safe return to Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, during their end-of-tour award ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. Perkins encouraged them to maintain the same discipline and readiness, while redeploying, that kept them safe during their advise, train, and assist mission.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Zeke, a combat stress-relief dog assigned to 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment is inducted into the Order of the Spur by Lt. Col. Paul Reese, deputy commander of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, March 8, 2011. Reese also recognized nine other Soldiers assigned to 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, with awards and honors for their hard work in providing behavioral health services for the deployed 4th AAB troopers in Ninewa province, Iraq.

(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)

Comedy Central’s Joe List jokes with troops.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Comedian Joe List, a featured comedian on Comedy Central, jokes with troops at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 5, 2011. List joined Nate Bargatze and Scott Kennedy for the Armed Forces Entertainment Comics Ready to Entertain tour for service members deployed to Iraq and Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Frank W. Tate (left), deputy commanding general of sustainment for Operation United Assistance, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, commander of Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal, about JTF-PO operations at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2014. The JTF-PO, staffed by more than 70 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, is funneling humanitarian supplies and military support into West Africa as part of 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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Michael Olsen, right, a native of Boise, Idaho, and intelligence systems maintainer with Company A, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, bandages a simulated casualty’s face during training for the combat lifesaver course at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 13, 2011.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers assigned to Commando Battalion, 12th IA Division, move toward an objective during Operation Lion’s Leap, at the Mahgoor Training Site in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 24, 2011. During Operation Lion’s Leap, commandos worked alongside mortar crews from the division’s 47th Brigade as well as Iraqi Special Operations Forces to assault three enemy positions and rescue simulated hostages.

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

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Capps, center, Army Maj. David Troutman, operations officer for the 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion in Kaiserslautern, and Brandon McAlexander, right, contracting officer's representative, speak with local Afghans about a contracting project to help rebuild the area in Salerno, Afghanistan, June 6. All three are team members of the Salerno Regional Contracting Center. (Photo by U.S. Army)

Roll 'em up, throw 'em down.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Private 1st Class Michael Groves, a combat engineer with Company C, Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, tosses a roll of electrical cable from one rooftop to another as he and other Company C Soldiers dismantle and pack non-essential electrical systems at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 24, 2011. U.S. Forces at COL K1 removed the systems before vacating and transferring the base to Iraqi control.

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

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)

Staff Sgt. Justin Gebhardt, 786 Contingency Response Group, secures cargo straps around Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter heaters (DRASH) after palletizing them for deployment Dec. 4, at Ramstein Air Base. SSgt. Gabhardt, and SSgt. James Gaffney where responsible for insuring large amounts of equipment where prepared for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)........

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Reginald Alexander, Company Intelligence Support Team noncommisioned officer, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information regarding recent activities in the Kirkuk province prior to Company G Soldiers leaving Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 2, 2011.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Roderick Mathis, Forward Issue Turn In Point Noncommissioned-Officer-in-Charge, Company B, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, receives a Task Force Ironhorse Coin for Excellence from Maj. Gen. David Perkins, 4th Infantry Division and United States Division – North commander, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 15, 2011. As the FITIP NCOIC, Mathis, an Atlanta native, supervised the issue and turn in of multiple classes of supply, including office supplies and repair parts.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division take cover after firing a 120mm mortar round during a combined arms live fire exercise at Destiny Range, May 28, 2011. Field artillerymen, mortar men, scouts and forward observers honed their skills on their weapon systems to increase proficiency.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Soldiers of 12th Iraqi Army Division provide first aid to a simulated casualty after an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle during a training exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, May 16, 2011. “We’re here to see how the 12th IA soldiers retained the previous training we’ve given them as they react to different scenarios,” said Capt. Sheung Li, commander of Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division. “We want to see how they carry on training without being told what to do.”

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

Sgt. 1st Class Zeke earns Order of the Spur

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Zeke, a combat stress-relief dog assigned to 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment is inducted into the Order of the Spur by Lt. Col. Paul Reese, deputy commander of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, March 8, 2011. Reese also recognized nine other Soldiers assigned to 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, with awards and honors for their hard work in providing behavioral health services for the deployed 4th AAB troopers in Ninewa province, Iraq.

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

Spc. Dylan Carpenter, Contingency Command Post, starts an IV on U.S. Army Africa Command Sgt. Maj. Hu B. Rhodes during a recent First Responders Course on Caserma Ederle. U.S. Army Africa photo by Mindy Anderson.

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U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Daniel Cooper, the contingency response readiness and training chief with 821st Contingency Response Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, Idaho, Staff Sgt. Logan Moore, an aircraft maintenance mechanic with 821st CRG, Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, Idaho, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Sink, a group operations controller with 821st CRG, Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, Idaho, practice external lifts with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), June 5, 2023, at Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, Idaho. External lifts were conducted as a joint training effort to improve expeditionary advanced base operations as part of Force Design 2030. Cooper is a native of Boise, Idaho, and Moore is a native of St. Clair, Missouri. Sink is a Waxhaw, North Carolina native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nayomi Koepke)

Ironhorse standard, Ironhorse Strong.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. Nicholas Hellen, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, planned and conducted thorough training with his Iraqi counterparts to foster good relationships and a professional approach to the advise, train and assist mission. His attention to detail and comprehensive approach to the “train-the-trainer” mission earned him recognition as the "Ironhorse Strong" Soldier of the Week. Hellen incorporated research and experiences to provide a hands-on approach, teaching Iraqi Army soldiers to conduct personnel and vehicle searches. Hellen, who is known for his exceptional training abilities, conducts extensive research into his training plan, incorporating previous training plans and lessons learned into his classes, said 1st Sgt. Marvin Walters, Hellen’s first sergeant, Battery A.

His training approach provides motivation and instills desire to learn into the IA soldiers, ensuring students learn.

(U.S. Army photo)

Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft (right), director of the Joint Operations Center for Exercise Gateway Relief, and Col. Mark Heiniger, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, brief notional representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 from 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)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Frank W. Tate (left), deputy commanding general of sustainment for Operation United Assistance, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, commander of Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal, about JTF-PO operations at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2014. The JTF-PO, staffed by more than 70 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, is funneling humanitarian supplies and military support into West Africa as part of 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)

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, poses with Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Wallace, the battalion’s senior noncommissioned officer, on Contingency Operating Base Adder May 3. Johnson has played chess for 26 years and will participate in this year’s All Army Chess Championship. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sharla Lewis, 3rd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Private 1st Class Americo Hernandez, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, places the “Golden Lion” patch on the shoulder of an Iraqi Policeman during a graduation for the expanded Combined Security Force at the Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, July 18, 2011. With the graduation and addition of the most recent company, the eCSF is now a fully operational battalion-sized element.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, addresses questions and concerns of Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a visit to Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. As part of his final visit to Iraq, the chairman commended the Soldiers for their dedication to the mission and progress made in the combined security areas near Mosul.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Antwan Robertson, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, performs the push-up event during an Army Physical Fitness Test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2011. Robertson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., completed the APFT as a prerequisite for the battalion’s “Spur Ride”. Approximately 50 Soldiers participated in the cavalry tradition to earn the honor of being presented with silver spurs and inducted into the Order of the Spur.

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

Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command meets with Soldiers from the 311th Signal Command during a visit to the USARPAC Contingency Command Post (CCP) at Fort Shafter, HI, 1 August 2012. The Contingency Command Post (CCP) consists of more than ninety personnel with the specific skills to provide a USARPAC forward command post capability, specifically focusing on small scale contingencies such as supporting humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations. The CCP can tailor personnel and equipment to fit the mission with a team as small as seven, to as many as more than one hundred twenty servicemembers in augmenting forces.

‘Ironhorse’ professional, ‘Ironhorse Strong.’

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Jake Wresinski, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, made himself an invaluable asset to this unit and the battalion when selected by his command to work in the Task Force 2-11 Tactical Operations Center. Hailed by his peers as a professional Soldier with an outstanding work ethic, Wresinski’s performance collecting and analyzing military intelligence assisted Iraqi Security Forces, working with U.S. forces, to capture several suspected extremists launching mortars at Joint Base Balad, Dec. 10, 2010. Wresinski’s attention to detail and outstanding attitude earned him “Ironhorse Strong” Soldier of the Week.

(U.S. Army photo)

Two officers and three Soldiers received coins from Brig. Gen. Karen E. LeDoux, Aug. 6 in recognition of their work preparing for and executing the 1/82 equipment turn in mission.

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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.

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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.

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