‘Black Jack.’CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – The 21st Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, leads Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in a “Black Jack” shout-out, during a brief visit at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Sept. 14, 2011. During his third visit to Iraq as the 21st Secretary of the Army, McHugh spent time with U.S. Division – North Soldiers deployed to northern Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, and assured them that they have the Nation’s support as U.S. forces prepare to end operations in Iraq by the end of 2011.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD - N PAO)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Capt. Ghassam Hussain, an operations officer assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, reviews possible enemy courses of action during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, primary staff trainer assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of Overland Park, Kan., trains staff officers assigned to the 3rd IA Div., helping the officers properly plan operation orders.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Private First Class Tiffany Harris, food service specialist, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, logs information from an incoming call over the radio at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2011. Harris, a St. Louis native, proved her competence and knowledge by winning her battalion’s Soldier of the Month board.

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

Gift of Dance.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – From left, Sgt. Shakelia Fears, supply noncommissioned officer in charge, Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force; Spc. Jamie Jones supply clerk, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st STB, 1st AATF; and Spc. Faith Johnson, military intelligence specialist, Company A, 1st STB, 1st AATF; the Freedom Chapel’s Praise Dancers perform during a Women’s History Month Observance at Contingency Operating Site Warrior Iraq, March 26, 2011.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div.)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

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.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Frank W. Tate, 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)

An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group waits to dowload relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-17 at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 6, 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)

Woman of influence.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Tonia Walker, senior enlisted leader, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Manhattan, Kan., shares the history of women in the military, from the Women Nurses of the Union Army to today’s modern military women, where women command thousands of Soldiers, during a Women’s History Month Observance at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, March 26, 2011. During the ceremony, women deployed to Contingency Operating Site Warrior in support of Operation New Dawn shared their talents and gifts to commemorate the long road women traveled to reach equality.

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

Air Force Senior Airman Courtnay Hester, a power production specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, sets up an electric generator to feed the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. Hester and more than 80 other Kentucky Air Guardsmen stood up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

Soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post take part in a briefing during a deployment exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, recently.

(U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson)

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi Police officers and Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade soldiers stand in formation before instructors combine the groups into integrated platoons to commence training as members of the Combined Security Forces “Golden Lions” at the Kirkuk Training Center, May 18, 2011. Golden Lions instructors collectively train recruits from each of the agencies as part of the collaborative force.

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

Staff Sgt. Kennedy gives and introduction.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Vanessa Kennedy, medical logistics noncommissioned officer, Surgeon section, U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division, introduces Lt. Col. Mary Krueger, noting the inspiration the senior leader has provided to female Soldiers throughout her military career, during a Women's History Month celebration at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, March 18, 2011. The U.S. Division-North and 4th Inf. Div. Surgeon, Krueger hailed Kennedy, a mother of three, as one of many heroines, past and present, who have served their county during the 220-year history of women in the military.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Members of 1st Platoon, A Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, out of Magee, Miss., and attached to 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., chat in the Movement Control Team yard at Contingency Operating Location Q-West while waiting for local national cargo trucks to join them for a convoy to Forward Operating Base Sykes, Nov. 31. Pictured are Spc. Christopher Shaw (left), a gunner from Taylorsville, Miss.; Sgt. Anthony Weghorst, a scout truck commander from Puckett, Miss.; Spc. Keenan Barnes, a driver from New Hebron, Miss.; Spc. Ankara S. Barnes, a driver from Silver Creek, Miss.; and Spc. James B. Mangum, a gunner from Magee, Miss. This marked the team’s 34th mission since arriving in Iraq.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Maj. Mohammad, executive officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division,, accepts responsibility for Joint Security Station Heider from Lt. Col. Robert Reynolds, commander, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a transition ceremony April 1, 2011. After seven years of partnered operations with U.S. forces, the Iraqi Army assumed responsibility for the military installation located near the northwestern border to maintain border security for the nation of Iraq.

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

Salute.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Marion Jackson, billeting noncommissioned officer in charge, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, salutes Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general, U.S. Forces-Iraq, before Austin presented her with a U.S. Forces-Iraq coin during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, May 21, 2011. Jackson, a native of Harriman, Tenn., responsible for issuing housing to all military and civilian personnel on COS Warrior, said she felt elated and honored to be recognized by her command group.

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

ABC’s.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Children of Razada Primary School sing the “A,B,C’s” in English for 1st Lt. Michael Sexton Jr., platoon leader, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Muhammad Salah Ahmad, platoon sergeant, 1st Regional Guard Brigade, Kirkuk Combined Security Forces. Soldiers of 1st AATF partnered with the Kirkuk CSF during a community assistance mission March 17, 2011, to the Razada village in Kirkuk, Iraq.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), use a bag valve mask to assist a simulated casualty’s breathing 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)

Tech. Sgt. Jason Prifogle, squad leader for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, hammers stakes for an Alaskan Shelter during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 17, 2014. The 123rd CRG is joining with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Shane Darst, an armor crewmember serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, waves at a passing patrol near Contingency Operating Site Warrior, near Kirkuk, Iraq, April 3, 2011.

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

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 a game of chess with a friend on Contingency Operating Base Adder May 3. Johnson has played the game 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.)

Commanders meeting.CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE, Marez— Lt. Col. Kevin Henderson, Stability Team Transition Chief for Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, meets with Lt. Col. Daham Hamed Bassam, the Iraqi Police training commander for Mosul, about the new IP recruits participating in the four-week basic recruit training course at the Mosul Police Services Academy Nov. 4. The Soldiers and civilian police advisors of Task Force Shield, trained the IP instructors at the academy, and provide support to the cadre during the course. Henderson and the Soldiers of Task Force Shield continue to assist with the development and operations of the Academy as part of their ongoing mission in support of U.S. Division-North and Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Soldier practices field artillery skill.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant 1st Class Bobby “Smoke” Brewster, field artillery platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates how to use an aiming circle during a training exercise at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, July 19, 2011. Brewster, a native of San Diego, is currently on his seventh overseas tour and fourth to Iraq.

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

COB (Contingency Operating Base) Speicher, Iraq, third stop for the Trace Adkins USO Tour 2010.

SGT Trey Williams (C), stationed in the war front of Iraq, surprises his father upon his arrival at the military airfield. Trey's father, John Williams, Jr "JW" (R), is Trace Adkins manager, and has just gotten off a C-130 flight from Bosra not expect to connect with his deployed son on this tour. Trace Adkins shares the moment with them both.

USO Photo by Dave Gatley

Taking a jump shot to ring in the New Year.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Anthony Rogers, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, warms up with a jump shot from the free-throw line at the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Main Gymnasium in preparation for a basketball game, one of four sporting events held to ring in the New Year, Jan. 1, 2011. Many U.S. Division-North Soldiers serving at COB Speicher in support of Operation New Dawn, took a break from the busy routine of work and operations to participate in volleyball, dodge ball and basketball games.

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

Airman First Class Anthony Wachob, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, answers questions from honorary commander Mr. Glen Hughes about the 50 caliber machine gun The newest group of honorary commanders from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., received a boot camp training session to learn basics on U.S. Air Force Customs and Courtesies. The new honorary commanders received opening remarks from Col. John Klein, 60th Air Mobility Wing, commander, a 60th Air Mobility Wing mission brief and conferences with 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office, Airmen’s Leadership School instructors and Travis Air Force Base Golden Bears, Sandy Person and Scott Farmer. The program is designed to create a communications line between local leaders and Travis Air Force Base airmen. The commanders also reviewed a line of fire demonstration provided 621st Contingency Response Wing where they demonstrated the equipment and tools used during a routine deployment. The boot camp training session photos were taken on Apr 6, 2017.

(US Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group talks to unit members about their role in Operation United Assistance during a briefing in the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014. The 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)

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)

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi policemen march together during their graduation from the Mosul Public Service Academy in Mosul, Iraq, June 12, 2011. In a series of exhibitions as part of the graduation ceremony, the policemen demonstrated skills learned during the four-week basic recruit training course.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Colonel Michael Pappal, commander, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, presents a medal of the Order of St. George to Sgt. 1st Class Eric Cogdell, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 12th Iraqi Army Stability Transition Team, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div., during Cogdell’s induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2011. Cogdell said he felt honored to receive the same recognition as NCOs in the armor community whom he strived to be like.

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

For me an important part of photography is to move out of my comfort zone and this series of images featuring the Janis Claxton Dancers certainly made me do that. The shoot was taken during a live performance at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. In contrast to my usual food and drink photography the subjects were moving (frequently fast and unpredictably), light levels were challenging to say the least and there were countless distractions in the background. This and the other 6 images in the group are the result. I hope that you like them.

For more information about the Janis Claxton Dancers please follow the link: www.janisclaxton.com/about/janis-claxton-dance

Lt. Cmdr. Bernard Auth, chief of contingency planning and force readiness at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, observes crane operations during the Hawaii Alternate Port Concept Full Scale Exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 5, 2015. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the state, Navy, Coast Guard and industry response partners for their roles during a major catastrophic event that closes the Port of Honolulu and requires the activation of the Alternate Port in Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

Soldier reviews PMCS sheet.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Alex Buchanan, a mechanic from Newnan, Ga., assigned to Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a equipment inspection and maintenance worksheet during a maintenance class at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 14, 2011. Buchanan, a native of Newnan, Ga., trained the Iraqi soldiers on how to properly PMCS tactical vehicles and document deficiencies noted on a PMCS worksheet. IA units are training with 4th AAB Soldiers to modernize the Iraqi Army’s tactical capabilities as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for all inclusive training.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. 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 upon approaching Chinatown Gateway Golden Dragon Overhead Arch Pagoda located at 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.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. John May, left, and Air Force Senior Airman Alex Vincent of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group carry equipment into the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. More than 80 Kentucky Air Guardsmen stood up an Intermediate Staging Base at the airport that will funnel humanitarian supplies and equipment into West Africa as part of the international effort to fight Ebola. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

ORLANDO, Fla. - In today’s complex and high tempo operational environment, America’s Army Reserve to rapidly deploy highly trained units to any corner of the world with the personnel and equipment they have on hand. With multiple contingencies and numerous potential threats capable of employing cutting-edge tactics with modern military equipment, the Army Reserve looks to its premiere sustainers such the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) to lead, train and equip its 10,000-Soldier command.

In taking the first, major step toward achieving this vital mission, the 143d ESC conducted a Mission Training Brief Feb. 2-3, 2018, at the command’s headquarters in Orlando, Fla.

“An MTB promotes cohesion through collaboration,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Walter L. Flinn, commander, 332nd Transportation Terminal Battalion. “It offers a forum for commanders to share their successes and shortcomings while seeking and offering guidance among their fellow leaders.”

Led by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich, commanding general, 143d ESC, the MTB featured dozens of senior leaders from the company to the ESC level whose wealth of knowledge and experience offered solutions to a myriad of logistical challenges.

“The expectation of having several months to bring your Soldiers up to speed at a pre-mobilization station is coming to an end,” Kotulich announced to dozens of battalion and brigade commanders and command sergeants majors huddled in the conference room. “We must assume that we will mobilize at a moment’s notice, and it’s our responsibility that we physically and mentally prepare every Soldier for the rigors of combat through realistic training.”

Kotulich expects every downtrace unit to spend less time in classrooms and more time in the field. This focus on individual and collective readiness stems from the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s Ready Force X initiative.

“Ready Force X is the Army Reserve’s answer to the [U.S.] Army’s demand for properly equipped and highly trained Soldiers who can rapidly deploy into combat,” said U.S. Army Col. Wanda Williams, commander, 641st Regional Sustainment Group. “Almost half of the 143d ESC’s downtrace units must meet the strict criteria established by Ready Force X’s “Fight Fast” mentality. This MTB offers precious time for commanders to obtain timely information needed to properly execute the numerous requirements to maintain a constantly high state of readiness.”

While Kotulich entrusts her fellow officers to formulate plans and carry out the Army Reserve’s “Fight Fast” initiative, she relies on her command sergeants major to refine the tasks required to carry out their commanding general’s intent.

“There are 43 individual training requirements that every unit must complete before reporting to a pre-mobilization site,” said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos O. Lopes, command sergeant major, 143d ESC. “As NCOs, we are responsible for providing effective training that ensures every Soldier has mastered these fundamental skills that directly determine one’s survivability on the battlefield.”

“NCOs can only do this if they understand their commanders’ intent,” added Command Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta S. Stamps, command sergeant major, 787th Combat Support and Sustainment Battalion. “The MTB allows us to hear those intentions firsthand and develop effective techniques and tactics to achieve them.”

These techniques and tactics encompass a variety of tasks that enhance speed, agility and sustained readiness at the individual, team and unit level. From warrior drills to medical readiness, commanders must meticulously manage finite time and resources to crystallize the Army Reserve’s strategic vision and implement the 143d ESC’s operational mission.

“Ready Force X is about leadership, energy and execution,” said Flinn. “Commanders must own the responsibility for readiness. Establishing an open dialog among senior leaders remains paramount to understanding not only what we do but how we do it.”

With more than half of the 143d ESC falls under the Ready Force X umbrella, every unit and Soldier must face the challenges if they are to reap the awards of transforming America’s Army Reserve into the most lethal and capable federal reserve force in U.S. history.

“America demands highly trained and proficient Soldiers, and the Army Reserve is blessed to have motivated men and women ready to endure the hardships inherent in armed conflict,” said Williams. “That’s why I tell my Soldiers, ‘Don’t worry about the names. Just be ready. Be ready now!”

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC

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

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq — Participants in the Task Force Ironhorse Turkey Trot form up on the starting line in the moments preceding the commencement of the five-kilometer race at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Nov. 25. More than 230 COB Speicher Soldiers and civilian contractors participated in the race.

A flying insect hovers above a cluster of flowers growing near the Q-West base defense operations center. After months of drought and dust, the winter rains have brought the landscape back to life.

15th Sustainment Brigade

Photo by Capt. Murray Shugars

Date: 02.18.2010

Location: Contingency Operating Location Q-West, IQ

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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.

Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the AIDS WALK Car Free Open-Streets Walking Route followed by No Left Turn on 5th Street that is One Way Right Turn Traffic (No Right Turn at 5th Street Every Sundays 8 AM to 3 PM due to Farmers Market in Downtown Los Angeles) intersection traffic signal flashing red lights, two upcoming crossing point intersections for all automotive traffic vehicles, bike crossings, AIDS WALK walkers, participants and pedestrian crossings ahead at 6th Street (One Way Left Turn and No Right Turn at 6th Street) and 7th Street (two-way traffic on both directions) intersections traffic signal green lights, bicycle crossing signals, left turn protected red yellow green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, 8th Street (One Way Right Turn and No Left Turn at 8th Street), Main Street and 9th Street (One Way Left Turn and No Right Turn at 9th Street) intersections traffic signal flashing red lights resume after these both crossing points on this street located at Art Gallery Row, Historic Downtown Area and Fashion District in Downtown Los Angeles, California 90013 and 90014.

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

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Road march to victory.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, foot march to the next station during the Warrior Brigade Best Squad competition at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province of Iraq March 8, 2011. Two squads from each battalion of the Warrior Brigade competed in 10 events to determine the best squad in the brigade.

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

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)

modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by North Broadway and Bernard Street North End of Chinatown Los Angeles and South End of Solano Canyon intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights on located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012.

Left side of the curb is next to the Chinatown Central Plaza Arch Pagoda entry mostly used.

Note: 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.

Chinatown Central Plaza is on a left hand side and Golden Dragon Restaurant is on a right hand side (960 North Broadway ground floor). www.lachinesechamber.org/

www.goldendragonla.com/

This is the start and finish line of the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run Route and the Nite and Day Festival sits inside the Chinatown Central Plaza Gate Pagoda Arch Entry take places right here held on any Sundays on February of every year, 5k begins 08:00 hrs. followed by 10k begins 08:30 hrs. and Kiddie K run begins 09:30 hrs. Awards presentation is held 11:00 hrs., for more detailled information, logon to www.firecracker10k.org/

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

Cougar Creek Fire, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, WA, 2018

Photo by Kari Greer

Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing’s 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and the Honduran Air Force stand at attention while the FAH band plays the national anthems for both countries during the opening ceremony, Jan. 25. The building partner capacity mission, carried out by Air Mobility Command's two MSASs, is designed to promote regional stability by fostering key relationships and enhancing partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lesley Waters)