CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Jose Cruz, a combat medic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, crosses the “Line of Authority,” symbolically joining the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and becoming a leader of Soldiers, during an NCO Induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. Cruz, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., said he is proud to join the ranks of what military leaders call “The Backbone of the Army.”

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

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)

Signing.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Broncos cheerleader Krystal-Lynn talks with Spc. Katy Palis, a behavioral health specialist from Webster, N.Y., assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, during the Super Sunday Tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2011. During the tour National Football League players and cheerleaders visited Soldiers deployed across Iraq in support of Operation new Dawn to boost morale and show their appreciation for service members’ dedication to the nation.

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

The San Diego contingency that was part of the voyage poses for a photo!

Photo Courtesy: Dale Frost, Port of San Diego

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 BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Lt. Will Alsfelder, executive officer, and 1st Lt. Dan Murdough, first platoon leader and project purchasing officer, both assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speak with an al Alam Nahiya council member during a ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the local water purification and distribution station, April 3, 2011. The newly renovated station, a project planned and completed by the al Alam Nahiya council, provides potable water for 4,000 local Iraqi families.

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

Members of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post ensure communications and computer equipment is in working order duing a deployment exercise at Aviano Air Base Italy recently. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson)

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

Rock star sings for Soldiers.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Famous recording artist, Joan Jett performs during a United Service Organizations-sponsored concert for troopers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and civilian personnel working at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2011. Jett, orginally from Philadelphia, and country singer Kellie Pickler, performed their most popular songs during the two-hour show. Following the show, both singers took the time to sign autographs for the deployed troops.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 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.

金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠北曉街同埋愛盼街

#northhillstreet #hillstreet #alpinestreet #northhillstreetandalpinestreet #hillstreetandalpinestreet #lagoldendragonparade #goldendragonparadela #goldendragonparade #chinatownlosangeles #chinatownla #lagoldendragonparade #goldendragonparade #bestwesternplus #lachinatown #chinatownlosangeles #losangeleschinatown #northhillstreet #hillalpine #alpinehill #westalpinestreet @lachinatown @chinatown_la

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)

Tech. Sgt. Charles Woods, crew chief with the 123rd Contingency Response Element, awaits the arrival of two inbound C-130 Hercules from Louisville, KY on May 17, 2011 during the National Level Exercise in Springfield, MO. Tech. Sgt. Woods will then marshal the planes into their parking spots allowing civil authorities to practice loading and unloading mannequines into the C-130s. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Policeman establishes a perimeter while waiting for fire department responders to control a simulated vehicle-borne improvised explosive device during an emergency response exercise at the Kirkuk Training Center, May 29, 2011. Iraqi Security Forces conducted the ERE as part of Operation Iron Lion, a set of events, missions and exercises demonstrating various ISF agencies’ self-sufficiency, interoperability and adaptability to establish internal security and defend against external threats.

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

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Holland, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. William May, right, command team of “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, case their battalion colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. The casing of their colors culminated the training of the expanded Combined Security Force whom Holland said can competently assume the mission his battalion transferred to them.

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

181115-N-DX072-1293 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Nov. 15, 2018) The Quick Reaction Force disembarks a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a training evolution. Green Bay is in Port Moresby to assist with security efforts ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference and is the second U.S. ship to visit Port Moresby in the last two months. Green Bay is part of Amphibious Squadron 11 and is operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez)

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)

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 Iraqis 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 Iraqi families in the villages surrounding 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)

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

Soldiers of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post participated in a Disaster Management exercise in Wellington, New Zealand. During the exercise Soldiers set up an Emergency Operations Center, conducted briefings, conducted assessments of water treatement facilities, hospitals and roadways. Soldiers also had an opportunity to tour the New Zealand Parliament, met with VIPs of the New Zealand Defence Force and had a chance to see much of the natural beauty New Zealand is famous for. During the exercise, Soldiers of the CCP worked side by side with members of New Zealand’s Headquarters Deployable Joint Inter-agency Task Force and New Zealand’s Civil Defence.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Colletta)

Teamwork.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. John Cushing, commander, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the training schedule with staff Col. Mohamed ‘Olwan, commander of 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Dec. 30, 2010. Soldiers assigned to 1st Sqdn., 9th Cav. Regt., train Iraqi Army soldiers on basic soldiering skills to build an enduring training capability for Iraqi Security Forces in northern Iraq, as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, at the newly developed site located at Contingency Operating Site Marez.

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

Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of Los Angeles Chinatown Lunar New Year Golden Dragon Parade Special Event followed by Arcadia Street, Aliso Street, Temple Street and 1st Street located at La Villa de la Plaza Del Pueblo Village Apartment Buildings in Chinatown Gateway of Chinatown Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, California 90012.

Note: The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at Eastbound West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at a right turn into Southbound Spring Street Olvera Street for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge and North Grand Avenue for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present. The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.

The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.

金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠北百老滙街及和沙菲玆大道

#northbroadway #southbroadway #broadway #cesarechavez #cesarechavezavenue #northbroadwayandcesarechavezavenue #broadwayandcesarechavezavenue #onelife #onelifewalk #onelifewalktolastatehistoricpark #chinatownlosangeles #chinatownla #lachinatown #losangeleschinatown #lagoldendragonparade #goldendragonparade #laplazaapartments #laplazadelpueblo #laplazavillage #laplazavillageapartments #laphil #laphilharmonic #losangelsphilharmonic #chinatownlagateway #chinatowngatewayla #cathaymanor #cathaymanorapartments @lachinatown @chinatown_la

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Camp Mujuk is a vital installation located on the Korean Peninsula that allows operational units a forward staging area in close proximity to the Republic of Korea Marine Corps as well as being readily available to support any contingency or humanitarian relief efforts that may arise in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Marines stationed at Camp Mujuk are stewards of the only Marine Corps installation located in South Korea and support over 4,000 Marines a year through various bi-lateral and multi-lateral exercises.

Photo by Sgt. Royce Dorman.

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)

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.

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

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)

João Alves from "Calhau!"

About the project "Calhau!":

"Under the name of Calhau! and other capricious derivations, the Porto-based couple, Marta Ângela and João Alves, have produced a remarkable body of cross-disciplinary work since 2006 in visual arts, film and music -- silkscreens, musical instruments, texts, wardrobes and characterisation, public presentation of films, concerts, performances and lectures -- highlighting a fascination for the "sometimes esoteric elitism of certain manifestations of (rural) popular culture". Accepted as seductively bizarre in the world of independent music and considered as ethically compromised with humor and 'craft experts in contingency' in the field of visual arts, their work is always bold and pertinent." (from culturgest.pt description)

A Film (Excerpt) by Calhau!:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakatyigLDQ

Interview with "Calhau!":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzQQCFFqDXw&feature=youtu.be

Homepages:

einsteinvoncalhau.com/

voncalhau.bandcamp.com/

www.flickr.com/photos/voncalhau

LTG Marquis Hainse, deputy commander of JFC-Naples, greets a Danish officer as he makes his way around the main headquarters during the first official day of EX ARRCADE RETURNER 2. RETURNER 2 is meant to prepare the ARRC staff for any emergency contingencies that may arise while on the NATO Response Force mission.

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.

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

(the art of contingency series)

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Soldiers assigned to the Special Reaction Team, 289th Military Police Company, 4th Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), practice room clearing tactics at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 10, 2017. The Special Response Team stands ready to respond to contingency and strategic combat operations in order to provide Area Security and Maneuver and Mobility Support to the National Capital Region. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. George Huley)

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

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

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

金龍大遊行巡遊會洛杉磯中國城華埠孟歐之風中央廣場北百老滙街同埋行人過馬路交通燈信號機

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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)

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)

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, dowload relief supplies from aircraft around the clock 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)

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.

Former STM (Société de Transport de Montreal) 18-018. This bus was allocated to Victoria Regional Transit System for contingency during the Olympic Games in Vancouver. Unfortunately I do not believe this bus saw further use with BC Transit.

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)

Army Capt. Charles Greene, commander of the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, discusses cargo movement operations with Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, vice commander of 18th Air Force, during Exercise Gateway Relief at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013. The exercise is designed to test the ability of the 689th and the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group ability to stand up and operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, which receives relief supplies by airlift and stages them for movement over land. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)

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)

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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