The 1988th Contingency Contracting Team, based out of Frankfort, Ky., held a small departure ceremony today at the Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field as they prepare for an overseas deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Stephen Martin)

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

Soldiers from the 181st Brigade Support Battalion, Washington Army National Guard, and contractors at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq, fabricated a U-shaped inlet pipe to stop debris from getting into the cistern at the Al-Qayarrah pump house at the Tigris River. The redesign was required because of the large amount of sand, gravel and debris being picked up off the river bottom and delivered to the cistern, which was then sucked into the delivery pumps. On average the base receives 16.7 million gallons a month of water from the pumphouse.

Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the Run to Remember 5k, 10k and Half-Marathon Race Route Event in Operation followed by Robertson Blvd., La Peer Drive, Doheny Drive, Maple Drive, Foothill Road, Rexford Drive, Crescent Drive, Cañon Drive, Beverly Drive and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills 90210 located at Beverly Grove District in Los Angeles, California 90048.

Bike Route

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Private 1st Class Andres Rodriguez, right, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, serves as a secondary instructor during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, April 6, 2011. Rodriguez, a native of Cali, Colombia, trained soldiers assigned to 3rd Iraqi Army Division as part of 4th AAB’s advise, train and assist mission. Rodriguez, who now lives in Dover, N.J., recently gained U.S. citizenship while serving in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo)

Special Traffic Operations - 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 and an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on State Highway Junction Route CA-27 Topanga Canyon Blvd. intersection traffic signal red, yellow, green lights, left turn protected red, yellow, green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing 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

Bike Lane

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) based at Travis Air Force Base, CA, deploy to Central African Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support, on December 14, 2013. AFRICOM is beginning to transport African troops from Burundi to CAR using US Air Force C-17 aircraft operating out of Entebbe as part of a larger effort of African nations supporting the African crisis in CAR. C-17s will to fly about a dozen missions from Entebbe over a week time frame, transporting a Burundian light infantry battalion of about 850 men and equipment from Bujumbura to Bangui in CAR. The C-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews.

A 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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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)

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)

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 MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Freddy Valdez, an ammunition specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, checks ammunition safety messages at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 19, 2011. Valdez, a native of Matamoros, Mexico, issues and inventories ammunition to ensure everyone within the brigade remains current on supplies.

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

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)

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)

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)

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, augmented by Airmen from the active-duty Air Force and Air National Guard units in multiple states, download a mobile cell-phone tower truck from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 6, 2017. The truck will be used to help restore cell-phone service on the island. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)

Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia West San Fernando Valley Reseda to Winnetka, Canoga Park and West Hills Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on State Highway Junction Route CA-27 Topanga Canyon Blvd. intersection traffic signal red, yellow, green lights, left turn protected red, yellow, green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing 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

The Salerno, Afghanistan Regional Contracting Center team members pose with local Afghanis after hosting a monthly training session that helps build a better dialogue to improve future business relations, June 7. The RCC team is made up of Army, Air Force and civilians from various locations. (Photo courtesy of 409th Contracting Support Brigade)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Brian Leach (right) and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Kennedy, aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, position pallets of arriving cargo outside the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 24, 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)

Senior Master Sgt. Derek Whitmer with the 123rd Contingency Response Group walks with his family after arriving home in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 20, from a deployment to West Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)

Contingency Engineers during the Run to Remember 5k, 10k and Half-Marathon Race Route Event in Operation followed by Maple Drive, Foothill Road, Rexford Drive, Crescent Drive, Cañon Drive, Beverly Drive and Rodeo Drive located at Beverly Grove District in Los Angeles, California 90048 and City of Beverly Hills City Limits, California 90210.

Bike Lane

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)

Reviewing supplies.

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

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

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)

Quilla Constance Solo Exhibition 'Teasing Out Contingencies' at The Higgins Bedford: June 17th 2023 - January 7th 2024.

Special Traffic Operations - Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of Los Angeles Chinatown Lunar New Year Golden Dragon Parade Special Event upon approaching grandstand seating parade judging broadcasting station and the end of the parade route at Chinatown Gateway Golden Dragon Overhead Arch Pagoda on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue 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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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

Annabeth Rosen: Contingency

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery

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)

Staff Sgt. Brandon Smith, assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron, prepares to install antennas atop a Hard Sided Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter (HELAMS) for communications support to aircrews participating in the bi-annual Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis and Creech Air Force bases. More than 40 Airman from the 615th Contingency Response Wing supported MAFEX with communications and airfield support. (US Air Force Photo/MSgt Stan Parker)

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)

General’s address.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Major General David Perkins, 4th Infantry Division and United States Division-North Commander, thanks Soldiers from the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, for their outstanding contributions to Operation New Dawn during a farewell coin presentation at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 15, 2011. “As you prepare to withdraw from Warrior, it is important to remember the soldiers that have carried us this far,” said Perkins, addressing coin recipients. “Loyalty, trust, respect and concern for your fellow Soldiers are qualities that cannot be bought. They are the qualities that the people of Iraq will remember and wish to emulate most when you leave.”

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

Take aim.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, take aim at stationary targets during the 2010 “Warrior” of the Year competition Jan. 12, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, in the Diyala province of Iraq. Seven Soldiers represented their units to compete for the Warrior Brigade’s top honor awarded annually to the best noncommissioned officer and Soldier. The first day of the competition, Soldiers participated in a military board competition, and the next day a series of contests evaluating the competitors’ military knowledge, technical skills and abilities.

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

never heard of contingency

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)

During the 1930s, the United States Army Transportation Corps approved update of a Baldwin Locomotive Works World War I design in contingency for war transportation, to create the S159 Class. During the period of World War Two when America was neutral, the government of Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the Lend-Lease supply to the United Kingdom of the S200 Class, designed specifically to fit into the restricted British loading gauge.

With America's entry to World War Two, the USATC needed a developed design from which to create a volume of locomotive power for the wrecked railways of Europe, which they could use to deploy military hardware and civilian goods. Hence the design created by Maj. J. W. Marsh from the Railway Branch of the Corps of Engineers learnt from both previous locomotives, designed on austerity principles and built using methods which created efficient and fast construction speed over long life, such as axlebox grease lubricators and rolled plates preferred to castings.

With cast frames and cast wheels, the front two driving axles were sprung independently from the rear two driving axles to allow for running on poor quality track. The larger tender layout was derived from the similar design for the WD Austerity 2-8-0, with the coal bunker inset above the water tank to improve visibility when running backwards.

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A warm welcome.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Task Force ODIN greet retired Army Sgt. Kurtis Edelman, and several other wounded warriors during a tour of the aerial surveillance facility at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 28, 2011. Edelman and the other wounded service members toured several facilities in U.S. Division – North as part of Operation Proper Exit to revisit old duty stations and be able to leave Iraq on their own terms.

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

Soldiers with the 1937th Support Detachment (Contingency Contracting Team) stand at attention during the unit’s call to duty ceremony April 8, 2016, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The 1937th will be supporting coalition forces at forward operating bases throughout Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (Ohio National Guard photo Staff Sgt. Michael Carden)

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.

Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group arrive home in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 20, from their deployment to West Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)

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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)