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A fond farewell.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher James, Company B, Task Force ODIN, soaks Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti during a retirement celebration for Tamietti at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 31, 2011. Tamietti, assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, an Army Reserve unit attached to Task Force ODIN, is scheduled to retire after returning to military service in 2003. Tamietti served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and then retired from the commercial airline industry before re-enlisting to help train younger pilots serving in Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Bezanson flips over Maj. Gen. Perkins.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – BMX rider Drew Bezanson vaults over Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, U.S. Division-North, during the “Bikes Over Baghdad 3” Tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2010. Several professional BMX riders from the “X-Games” headlined the tour, providing entertainment to Soldiers deployed across Iraq and Kuwait.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Taking a jump shot to ring in the New Year.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Anthony Rogers, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, warms up with a jump shot from the free-throw line at the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Main Gymnasium in preparation for a basketball game, one of four sporting events held to ring in the New Year, Jan. 1, 2011. Many U.S. Division-North Soldiers serving at COB Speicher in support of Operation New Dawn, took a break from the busy routine of work and operations to participate in volleyball, dodge ball and basketball games.
(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
First to Arrive.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, unload their tents at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center life support area, Dec. 30, 2010. Iraqi soldiers worked with Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, to strengthen their soldiering skills as they prepare to assume sole responsibility for security in their assigned area. Approximately 564 Iraqi Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, participated in the training as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, conducting collective training at the newly developed training site to help hone their ability to secure their country.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Kennedy thanks troops
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Comedy Central's Scott Kennedy thanks troops for their service during his standup routine for the Armed Forces Entertainment Comics Ready to Entertain tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, March 5, 2011. Kennedy returned to Iraq for a 42nd time to bring laughs to U.S. Division-North service members and civilian contractors serving in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
USD-N Commander speaks to Fort Hood troopers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Major General David G. Perkins, commanding general of U.S. Division – North and 4th Infantry Division, speaks with Soldiers from 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, after an award ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 2, 2011. During his visit to COS Marez, Perkins presented six Soldiers with division coins and thanked all the deployed Fort Hood Soldiers for their service and sacrifices in support of Operation New Dawn. The 4th AAB Soldiers deployed to Mosul, Iraq, last fall to advise, train and assist the Iraqi Security Forces in Ninewa province.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Wilding, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, tightens the chains on a pallet of cargo outside the Joint Operations Center at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 24, 2014. Wilding and more than 70 other Kentucky Air Guardsmen are operating an Aerial Port of Debarkation in Senegal to funnel humanitarian supplies and military support into West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group file through in-processing after landing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 19, 2014. The Airmen returned home from a deployment to West Africa in support of the fight against Ebola. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
Transportation Management Program Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Ciclavia South Bay - Wilmington Open Streets Bike Route, Anaheim Street crossing points and Harry Bridges Blvd. intersection traffic signal red green lights, left turn protected green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights - white walking lights located at Wilmington Area in Los Angeles, California 90744.
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Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and Combat Aviation Brigade evacuate a simulated casualty during medevac hoist training as part of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment's intensive training cycle on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week ITC designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)
Train the trainer.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Vincent Valencia, far left, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Surgeon cell for 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Staff Sgt. Eric Mulkey, medical section sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div., join an Iraqi Policeman and an Iraqi Army soldier in recognition for their contributions to an Emergency Medical Technician course during the EMT Graduation Ceremony Feb. 3, 2011 at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq. The Iraqi Policeman graduated from a previous iteration of the EMT course, and the IA soldier acted as a student teacher because of his accelerated learning speed and his knowledge in the medical field.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Soldier records himself reading.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Major Bryan Price, a Sea Girt, N.J., native, and a key leader engagement manager for 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, wears a tie his daughter gave him while recording himself reading a book at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 3, 2011. Price recorded the reading session as part of a program that allows Soldiers to send the videos to their children.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE SYKES, Iraq – Iraqi Army officials sign transition paperwork as they assume responsibility of Contingency Operating Site Sykes, Iraq, July 13, 2011. Soldiers of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, returned control of the base to Iraqi Security Forces in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo)
Aruba Iraqi Police.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Iraqi Police from the Aruba IP Station unload boxes of supplies for children at al Fadallah Elementary school during the school’s reopening ceremony March 14, 2011. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn, supported the IPs efforts to refurbish the school house, providing a better learning environment for children in Kirkuk.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Air department Sailors move an AV-8B Harrier assigned to the "Tomcats" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 using the starboard aircraft elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship and its expeditionary strike group are on a routine patrol operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)
trap.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Amanda Rose (right), a Flint, Mich. native and Spc. Eddy Luengas, a Santa Anna, Calif. native, conducts a routine inspection on an insect trap at the Teal Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Rose and Luengas serve as preventive medicine specialists with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, in support of Operation New Dawn.(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Alyson Randall, 15th BSB, 2/1 CAV (AAB), 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Rows of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles are lined up on Contingency Operating Base Adder as the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard, prepares for its final convoy out of Iraq, Dec. 2. (Photo by Spc. Anthony Zane, 362nd MPAD)
Balad, Iraq -- Contingency aeromedical staging facility (CASF) team members roll a critical care patient from the Balad Air Base Theater Hospital to the patient loading zone, for transport on C-17 Globemaster aircraft to Landstuhl, Germany where she will receive further care for her wounds. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.) (released)
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 stops his clock during a chess game with a friend on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq May 3. Johnson has played the game for 26 years and will participate in this year’s All Army Chess Championships. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sharla Lewis, 3rd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
Maj. Mariaelena Coppola, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility flight commander (right), briefs members of the American Legion during their official visit to the CASF on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 30, 2014. The American Legion is a non-profit organization that raises millions of dollars a year providing veterans with an array of benefits. The Legion visited Ramstein to learn the challenges and issues facing U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa Airmen so the national commander can share those issues with Congressional leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)
Contingency Engineers during the Run to Remember 5k, 10k and Half-Marathon Race Route Event in Operation followed by 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.
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Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and Combat Aviation Brigade evacuate a simulated casualty during medevac hoist training as part of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment's intensive training cycle on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week ITC designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)
Making the rounds.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq -- Lieutenant Colonel Steven Hughes, Team Chief of the Provincial Police Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, toured facilities at the Dibbis police station with Lt. Col. Moayed Bakir Sidiq (right), Police Chief for the Dibbis police district, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 6, 2011. During the visit, Hughes met with the newly instated police chief to discuss the current state of operations in the district, progress made over past few months, and plans for the future.
(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq- Colonel Salah, commander, “Golden Lions,” expanded Combined Security Force, salutes during the presentation of the eCSF colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony between his battalion and “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “The Thunderhorses have been an integral part of developing and growing this battalion from a company that relied upon them to a battalion that can stand alone,” said Col. Michael Pappal, commander 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group use a forklift to load cargo onto a flatbed truck during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 18, 2014. The 123rd CRG joined forces with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Soldier practices field artillery skill.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq -- Specialist Samuel Demars, a field artilleryman assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, disassembles the breach of an M198 155mm howitzer during a class at the Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 21, 2011. Demars, a native of Monticello, Minn., advised and assisted soldiers from 2nd Iraqi Army Division as the trainees assembled and disassembled the howitzer component.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire training under an observer-controller's supervision on Fort Bragg, Sept. 9, 2013. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
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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Community relations.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Mark Quivers, commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, questions an Iraqi citizen about possible violent extremist activity in his neighborhood during a partnered cordon and search operation with the Iraqi Police Kirkuk Emergency Response Unit in Kirkuk City, Iraq, March 24, 2011. During cordon and search missions, U.S. Soldiers advise and mentor Iraqi Security Forces as they enter neighborhoods to check resident status, search for illegal weapons and assure the people of Kirkuk that the Iraqi government is doing the utmost to keep its citizens safe.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING STATION GARRY OWEN, Iraq – Soldiers from Bulldog Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division used engineer equipment to search near the city of Amarah for American and British remains on July 21, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Griffin Spencer, 3rd Bn., 8th Cav. Regt., 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)
Soldier pulls security.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Drew Gilbert, a native of Huntsville, Ala., and a military police officer assigned to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security on top of Al Karma Iraqi Police District Headquarters, Jan. 27, 2011. Gilbert maintained security for leaders of Task Force Shield and the Al Karma IP, during a visit to assess recent force protection improvements made to the headquarters building.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Vigilance.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Pfc. Andrew Fletcher, infantryman assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, scans the streets and rooftops of Kirkuk City, Iraq, for suspicious behavior during a partnered cordon and search operation with Iraqi Security Forces in northern Iraq, March 24, 2011. During the mission, Fletcher, who hails from Boise, Idaho, and U.S. Soldiers of his platoon provided additional security for the Iraqi Police Kirkuk Emergency Response Unit during the assessment, checking for violent extremist activity in the area.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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)
“High Altitude” performs for Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Fourth Infantry Division rock band “High Altitude,” plays for Soldiers stationed at Contingency Operating Base Speicher New Year’s Day. The band members, assigned to Musical Performance Team C, part of the “Ivy Division” Band, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Inf. Div., represent one of several small ensembles the band reorganized into after Army bands transformed to modular teams. The modularization provided musicians with increased deployment mobility and the opportunity to focus on a particular genre of music. “This allows us to do multiple missions at the same time,” said Evansdale, Iowa-native, Spc. Kasey Walker, acoustic guitar player for High Altitude. “With smaller ensembles, we can be moved from place to place with little hassle.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Country star performs for Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Kellie Pickler, center, a country music artist from Albemarle, N.C., performs during a United Service Organizations-sponsored concert for Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2011. Throughout the event, the former “American Idol” contestant shared her success story with the Soldiers and thanked them for their hard work while deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Tech. Sgt. Michael Skeens, command post controller for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, tracks aircraft on the airfield at Fort Campbell, Ky., June 18, 2014, during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise. The 123rd CRG joined forces with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Maj. Gen. Patricia E. McQuistion, commanding general of Army Sustainment Command, and ASC Command Sgt. Maj. James E. Spencer visited the 401st Army Field Support Brigade May 4-7 to see the many ways the brigade supports the maneuver units. During the visit, ASC leadership met many 401st personnel and many of the partners who are critical to accomplishing our missions.
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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Bagram, “overseas contingency operation” construction Soldiers Soldier army civilian humvee MRAP military vehicle army trucks “MG McQuistion” “Maj. Gen. Patricia E. McQuistion”
From April to October, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin deploys to Australia and trains to designated expeditionary operation tasks, enhances U.S.-Australian interoperability, and conducts regional engagement in order to prepare for crisis and contingency response, advance USMC warfighting concepts, enhance regional security, and demonstrate the strength of the U.S.-Australian Alliance.
Dairy specialist demonstrates micro-dairy production.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – M. Germaiani, a dairy specialist hired by the Agriculture Department of Kirkuk, demonstrates to local district dairy farmers the proper way to use equipment for micro-dairy production, Feb. 17, 2011. Germaiani poured a local farmers’ raw goat milk into a milk pasteurizing machine at the micro-dairy near Kirkuk. Once pasteurized, the milk is turned into yogurt then transferred to a filling machine where it’s placed into sealed containers. The yogurt is then stored in a refrigerator until distributed to the local markets in the city of Kirkuk.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Stacking the wall.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Officers of 4th Battalion, Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade, completed their training with “Bushmasters” Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, at the KRGB Headquarters in the town of Laylan near Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2011. The officers concluded the training by conducting a simulated clearing operation. The platoon broke down into three squads entering one building at a time as they cleared a training site. The lead squads maintained security as the other squads progressed, stacking on a wall before they entered a building and cleared the rooms.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Jason Boschi, operations NCO, Company A, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information for a Soldier in the company operations center on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N PAO)
Coordinating the event.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Lt. Dale Aebischer, fire support officer assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speaks with Iraqi Army officers of 2nd Battalion, 48th Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, to finalize details for a humanitarian event in Tikrit, Iraq, April 7, 2011. Wolfhound Soldiers escorted clothes, shoes and blankets, and as IA soldiers distributed the wares to needy children, and later to orphans.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Soldier hands out candy to kids.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Dustin Rancher, a native of Arlington, Texas, and a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, hands out candy and toys to children from Al Gharbi neighborhood, Jan. 9. Rancher’s platoon escorted members of the Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team during a mission to assess the renovations and improvments made to medical facilites in the area.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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