Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during an operation of One Life Walk to Los Angeles State Historic Park Special Event and Los Angeles Chinatown Golden Dragon Parade located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012 next to Cathay Bank right hand side.

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

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

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U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)

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

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Honorable Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, and General Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command commanding general, visited the 401st Jan. 16-17 to see brigade operations and meet some of the people who are 401st AFSB.

About the 401st:

The 401st Army Field Support Brigade provides Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines, the tools and resources necessary to complete the mission. If they shoot, drive it, fly it, wear it, eat it or communicate with it, the 401st helps provide it. The brigade assists coalition partners with many of their logistical and sustainment needs. The brigade also handles the responsible disposition of equipment in Afghanistan to support evolving missions. We are the single link between Warfighters in the field, and working through Army Sustainment Command, we leverage Army Materiel Command’s worldwide Materiel Enterprise to develop, deliver, and sustain materiel to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our Allies.

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

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

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.

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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

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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.

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)

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)

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

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

Rock star recieves award.

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

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

Capt. Sean Donohue from Headquarters Support Company medical section shows Spc. Dylan Carpenter, Contingency Command Post, how to start an IV on U.S. Army Africa Command Sgt. Maj. Hu B. Rhodes during a recent First Responders Course on Caserma Ederle. U.S. Army Africa photo by Mindy Anderson.

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CAB.

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

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

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)

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Medic comforts Soldier.

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

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

Oath of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer.

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

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

Gauging security.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Bailey, deputy commanding general, maneuver, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Dailey, the division’s senior enlisted leader, asses the tactical readiness of a combined check point in Diyala province, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2011. U.S. Soldiers serving in support of Operation New Dawn, Iraqi Army soldiers and Kurdish Peshmerga forces work together at combined checkpoints throughout northern Iraq to improve security in the region.

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

Everything went fine :) We had a few contingencies but thats expected in a project this big. Nothing horrible, just had to replace the water heater and it cost a lil more to box in the beams rather than having them exposed. Stuff like that :) I took a lot of photos as it went along, for memories mostly, but also just incase ;D

As the walls started going up it was looking great :D Was so nice to see the shape of everything coming together! :D

Attack.

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

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers participating in the combat lifesaver course react to simulated indirect fire before caring for “casualties” during training at the Teal Medical Clinic at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 13, 2011.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Noncommissioned officers assigned to Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, celebrate the NCO Corps and the NCOs’ roles as leaders and trainers of Soldiers during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011.

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

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

(Photo by Sgt. David Strayer)

Soldier demonstrates map skills to IA.

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

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

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

Members of the 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion arrive at Libby Airfield after a 9 month deployment supporting communications contingency operations in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield in southwest Asia, February 3rd, 2015, Fort Huachuca, AZ.

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. wait to perform sling load training aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL Feb 9, 2014. Sling load training enables both air and ground units the opportunity to practice moving large or urgent cargo into areas where aircraft cannot reach, such as aid supplies inside disaster areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

Channeling Louis.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. Paul Sowu, automated logistics specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, sings “What a Wonderful World,” as a tribute to Louis Armstrong during an African American History Month Celebration at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2011. During the ceremony African American service members shared their musical talents, recited the words of great African American poets and remembered the lives of African American heroes

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

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

We had a decent contingency of Smithies at the wedding celebration of Jenny Hawins (SC '97) and Kyle Hogrefe. Smithies pictured here include Kim Taylor (SC '97), Cecilia (honorary Smithie!), Martha Norbeck (SC '94), and Ileana Jimenez (SC '97).

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

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

Over watch

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Virgil Gentry, a vehicle gunner with “Guardians,” 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conducts over watch security on an M240B machine gun while the remaining vehicles conduct a Counter Surface-to-Air Improvised Explosive Device patrol, outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2011. Gentry, from Copperas Cove, Texas, has conducted security missions in U.S. Division – North since the beginning of Operation New Dawn.

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

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Shipp, a power production specialist with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, checks the wiring on an electric generator for the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5, 2014, in support of Operation United Assistance. 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)

Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Dyer, left, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Heath Cramer of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, position a pallet of gear near 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)

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jason Dedeker, a psychiatrist with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, removes a simulated casualty’s uniform to render medical treatment 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)

BAGHDAD – Lt. Col. Richard Hansen (third from right), commander of Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and Sameer Al Haddad (fourth from left), the secretary of receivership for the Government of Iraq, sign paperwork Oct. 10 transferring control of Contingency Operating Site Falcon to the GoI. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Emily Knitter, 1st AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)

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Transfer complete, partnership endures.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Captain Sterling Showalter, executive officer of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Squadron, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, thanks Iraqi Army Maj. Nashat Fadel Hassoon, warehouse commander for Al Kisik Location Command, who presented Showalter with a copy of documents showing the Iraqi Army’s acceptance of responsibility for Joint Security Station Whiskey 4 in Ninewa province, Iraq, July 29, 2011. “Bandit” Troop Soldiers lived at the base for more than ten months during Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Philip Crabtree, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) based at Travis Air Force Base, CA, deploy to Central African Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support, on December 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.

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.)

Ready to push back.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Policemen assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division, practice techniques for crowd control during a training course at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 2, 2011. Throughout June, policemen from 3rd FP Div., are scheduled to join several other Iraqi Security Forces agencies during Operation Iron Lion, an ongoing series of exercises demonstrating interagency cooperation and capabilities.

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