CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Rodolfo Moreno, a finance specialist with the 4th Financial Management Company, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, adds the names of Soldiers who lost their lives in support of Operation New Dawn, to the Warrior Memorial Wall at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. Moreno is one of the many volunteers refurbishing the memorial site that bears the names of U.S. Soldiers lost during Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 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)

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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Chief Master Sgt. Chris Tellis, outgoing senior enlisted leader for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, is officially retired from military service during a ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Ky., June 7, 2025. Tells is retiring after 38 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Horton)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Colonel Michael Pappal, commander of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, welcomes Mullah Mustafa Hussein, director of the Sunni Endowment in Kirkuk, to the 8th Annual Partnership Dinner hosted at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2011. The dinner provided an opportunity for attendees to enhance civic relationships and cooperation among U.S. forces, and the administrative and political leadership of Kirkuk province. “Change to a better future must be in the heart, not just in person,” said Mullah Mustafa Hussein. “Change takes more than just an appearance. Everyone here must do their part to build Kirkuk into a great city.”

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

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The Company A / 75th Rangers invited me out to the backwoods of Tennesse and Kentucky for a week.

We camped out at "The Hilltop", a few miles from Mark Carlisle's place, and spent a week without Electricity, Cell Phones, Internet, Email, Running water, Showers, Baths, and bathrooms! The nearest town to go shopping at was about 25 miles north in Tompkinsville, Kentucky.

Temperatures ran a little below freezing at night, and maybe up to the high 60's during the day. This California boy had to relearn how to dress in layers. Fortunately, it didn't rain, but we did get some wind.

No girls were allowed, and so I was very careful to keep myself a safe distance from any banjo players in the area! And well armed just in case! (for the uninitiated, this is a reference to the 70's movie "Deliverance" starring Burt Reynolds).

We demolished a few cases of ammo, cooked our meals on propane stoves, 4-wheeled all over the countryside, got a tour of Mark's lumber mill, learned whats bears do in the woods. The boys needled each other mercilessly, argued politics, religion, and told war stories from long ago. Some hadn't seen each other for over 30 years, and had only recently found each other via the internet.

Fisher defended the stove all week, and did a lot of the cooking. Cantrell told war stories that all had a common theme - his mouth getting him in trouble! Gosh - who'da ever thought that Rangers could be so opinionated?

It was Deer Season, and hunters were everywhere. Some foolishly set up some deer hides DOWNRANGE on our range about 4:30 am one morning. When the sun came up, we kinda wondered what were they thinking? I guess they couldn't see all our targets behind them in the dark. They didn't see any deer that day, and moved about 200 yards (meters) behind us after that.

One thing about Rangers, everybody there had at least two of everything. The boys still know how to plan for contingencies!

The A/75th boys are a trip. No wonder they need their own listserver, and forest retreat. They're Nukkin Futs!

Thanks to Mark for the hospitality, firewood, and good weather.

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)

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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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Kirkuk Provincial Director of Police, Gen. Jamal, acknowledges the significance of the Kirkuk expanded Combined Security Force graduating its third company to become a fully operational battalion at the Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, July 18, 2011. The newly expanded CSF will operate out of a new headquarters on a previously uninhabited portion of nearby Contingency Operating Site Warrior.

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

traffic signal flashing red lights modification controlled by 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 next to Chinatown Central Plaza Arch Pagoda entry on the right located at 900 blocks of North Broadway in Chinatown Los Angeles, 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.

This is the preview, END and FINISH LINE of the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run combining 5k, 10k and Kiddie K run routes right here.

Burgerlords, Grand Star Jazz Club, Ooga Booga and Wonder Bakery are on the right hand side

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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 launch 120mm mortar smoke rounds at a simulated enemy position during Operation Lion’s Leap at Mahgoor Training Site in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 24, 2011. During Operation Lion’s Leap, more than 500 soldiers from 12th IA Div. and Iraqi Special Operations Forces showcased their technical expertise and tactical prowess.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – First Lieutenant Holjer Correa, maneuver platoon leader, Fire Support Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, talks to members of his platoon after their guard shift at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2011. Correa’s company is responsible for manning the perimeter of COS Warrior in order to provide force protection to the other Soldiers of Task Force Devil.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Paul Reese, deputy commanding officer of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, addresses Iraqi Security Forces, local community leaders and members of the Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team during the opening ceremony of al Nasir District Police headquarters, March 23, 2011. Reese, a native of St. Louis, congratulated the Iraqi personnel for continuing the development of their police force, and pledged further support from the 4th AAB in future training events. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

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. Citibank and Best Western Plus Dragon Gate Inn are on the right past through the 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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Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings at Alpine Street intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green yellow arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights on, Ord Street and an another upcoming crossing point again at Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in (Columbus Pharmacy) Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012.

This intersection is frequently used and it is so busy periodically.

The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDED at New High and Spring Streets 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 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.

洛杉磯中國城華埠北百老滙街及和大學街設有仁愛西藥房

This is the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE COBRA, Iraq – Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, and local Iraqi civilians load various commercial products and goods onto a truck at Contingency Operating Base Cobra, Iraq, July 2011. The supplies were part of a combined humanitarian aid project to support local families in the villages surrounding COS Cobra in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Randy Warren, 2/1 CAV AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE SYKES, Iraq – Iraqi Army Officers assigned to 10th Brigade, 3rd IA Division, sign paperwork to transfer authority of Contingency Operating Site Sykes from U.S. to Iraqi responsibility during a meeting at the base, July 13, 2011. “This is the largest base so far that we have transitioned since arriving in country,” said Lt. Col Paul Reese, deputy commanding officer assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

(U.S. Army photo)

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)

NYC Climate March. The Do It Contingency.

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 cicLAvia's West San Fernando Valley West End Western Terminus at Shoup Avenue intersection traffic signal red, yellow, green lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights and white walking lights located at Canoga Park area in West San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles, California 91303.

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 and this is the beginning and ending of the Ciclavia West San Fernando Valley between Reseda, Winnetka, Canoga Park and West Hills Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route West End in Canoga Park and West Hills Ahead

Bike Lane

End School Zone

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)

U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare hundreds of cots for shipment aboard military cargo aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 29, 2014. The cots are headed to Monrovia to support U.S. forces engaged in 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)

On point.

CONTINGECY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Martin Gaymon, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, instructs Iraqi soldiers of 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, during react to an ambush training at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Contingency Operating Site Marez Jan. 5. Iraqi soldiers learned proper techniques for responding to an enemy ambush with the assistance of U.S. forces. U.S. forces conducted individual and collective infantry training for Soldiers of the 3rd IA Div. as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, a four-week training program to build Iraqi Security Forces offensive and defensive capabilities.

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

Teamwork.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Mark Quivers, commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, speaks to Iraqi Police Sgt. Dler, a member of the elite Emergency Response Unit, about the citizens of Kirkuk City during a joint cordon and search mission March 24, 2011. Quivers, a Killeen, Texas native, helped the Iraqi police plan the cordon and search as part of U.S. forces mission to advise, train and assist Iraqi Forces. Dler said cordon and search missions provide valuable intelligence about violent extremists and show the local citizens the Iraqi police are committed to keep the people of Kirkuk safe.

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

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing assist aircrew personnel in offloading a presidential limousine from a C-17 Globemaster III at Kotoka International Airport July 8 at Accra, Ghana. The Airmen were among more than 150 Airmen, Sailors and Marines in Ghana and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima who make up a task force supporting President Barack Obama's visit July 10 and 11. Airmen of the 621st CRW are from at McGuire AFB, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – First Sergeant Steven Sierras, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, discusses plans with a member of the expanded Combined Security Force prior to a patrol north of Kirkuk City, Iraq, July 19, 2011. U.S. forces assumed an advisory-only role as the eCSF began operations as a full-strength battalion following the addition of a third company of members, July 18.

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

Rock star recieves award.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Monte Rone, executive officer of the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, expresses thanks on behalf of his 4th AAB Soldiers by presenting rock and roll singer Joan Jett with a “Long Knife” Brigade Certificate of Appreciation following a United Service Organizations concert at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Jan. 10, 2011. Jett, a native of Philadelphia, performed for troops at COS Marez with country artist Kellie Pickler during a two-hour concert and signed autographs for the deployed Soldiers following the show.

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

Capt. Sean Donohue from Headquarters Support Company medical section shows Spc. Dylan Carpenter, Contingency Command Post, how to start 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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CAB.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Lt. Col. Scott Murray, commander of 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, pins a Combat Action Badge on Cpl. Channtal Horde, a unit supply specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 225th BSB, during an award ceremony, Mar. 19, 2011, at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq. Horde earned the CAB for her actions during an indirect fire attack on COB Warhorse Jan. 22, 2011.

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

RETINETTE 1A + Reomar 45mm 1:2.8 + kodak gold 100

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq –Iraqi workers clear trash from the Septia canal during a canal clean up project outside of Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq Aug. 29, 2011. Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, U.S. Division – North, provided security during the month-long project.

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

Medic comforts Soldier.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Spc. Hao Wu, a Spartanburg, S.C., native, and a medic with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, helps comfort a simulated casualty before the Soldier is medically evacuated during a mass casualty training exercise on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 6, 2011. Medics and health care providers assigned to 2nd AAB practiced triage and treatment skills as they began operations in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Oath of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, receive the Oath of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer during an NCO Induction Ceremony, Jan. 7, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Marez. Newly inducted NCOs will lead their fellow Soldiers as they continue their advise, train, and assist mission in support of Operation New Dawn. Twenty- five Soldiers participated in the ceremony to include 16 sergeants and nine corporals.

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

The Black Light Contingency

Las Oficinas Building, Avenida Guadalupe Association

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

Attack.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, maneuver against simulated enemy forces as part of Tadreeb Al Shamil, individual and collective tactical training conducted at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 10, 2011. U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, instructed their Iraqi counterparts in support of Tadreeb al Shamil, an Iraqi-directed program to provide individual and collective training at the squad, team, platoon, company and battalion levels during a four-week cycle at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center.

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

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers participating in the combat lifesaver course react to simulated indirect fire before caring for “casualties” during training at the Teal Medical Clinic 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 BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Noncommissioned officers assigned to Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, celebrate the NCO Corps and the NCOs’ roles as leaders and trainers of Soldiers during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq –Members of the Ivy Division Band rock band, High Altitude, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Inf. Div., perform at Contingency Operating Base Adder in Iraq, Dec. 9. The band’s horn sectionperformed at Heroes Dining Facility on COB Adder for members of the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, U.S. Division-South, in an effort to raise morale for the 3rd “Iron” AAB Soldiers nearing the end of their 12-month deployment in support of Operation New Dawn.

(Photo by Sgt. David Strayer)

Soldier demonstrates map skills to IA.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Matthew Spurling, a field artilleryman assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, shows 2nd Iraqi Army Division soldiers advanced fire direction procedures during a class at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 21, 2011. Spurling, a native of Killeen, Texas, and other Battery B Soldiers, teach Iraqi soldiers to operate and fire M198 155mm howitzers.

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

Soldiers treat casualties.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – A Soldier from Company A., 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), U.S. Division-North, lies on the ground as a simulated casualty during a “react to contact” exercise in the Northern Salah-a-Din province, Iraq, Aug. 12. The exercise was the culminating event of a two-week training for two scout teams with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 5th Cav. Regt., to prepare them for assuming duties as the “Blues” platoon. In addition to treating casualties, the scout teams provided security of the area. The platoon’s mission encompasses the security and recovery of downed aircraft personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2/1 CAV (AAB) PAO, 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. wait to perform sling load training aboard 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 Senior Airman Quantel Jones of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group fuels an electric generator 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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade Staff Sgt. Jamal, a new member of the Combined Security Forces, takes notes during a lecture on the Rule of Law at the Kirkuk Training Center, May 18, 2011. Drawing recruits from the Iraqi Army, Iraq Police and the Kurdish Regional Guard, the CSF focuses on cooperative operations between the agencies to protect Kirkuk province.

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

An Airman from the 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team drives a HUMVEE onto a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 16, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)