CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Scott McKean, commander, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, addresses senior U.S. and Iraqi generals, and guests during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony September 4, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq. “Highlanders” assumed responsibility of the Operation New Dawn mission in Ninewa province from 4th AAB, 1st Cavalry Div.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)

Iraqi Soldiers learn about mortar techniques.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Noncommissioned officers from the Mortar Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division - North, instruct Iraqi Soldiers from the Light Battery, 18th Iraqi Army Brigade, on U.S. mortar-firing techniques at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. James McGregor, 1-8 CAV, 2nd AAB, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Mortar crew members assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, work to find the proper elevation and deflection on a 120mm mortar system during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 13, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, train IA soldiers on basic warfare tactics to increase their combat effectiveness during four-week courses at GWTC.

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

Special Traffic Operations, 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 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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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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)

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)

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)

Contingency plan in the golden morning sun.

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.

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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)

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)

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

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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)

U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group strap hundreds of cots to an aircraft cargo pallet at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 29, 2014. The cots are headed to Monrovia to support U.S. military 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)

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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)

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)

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

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.

Bike Lane

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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)

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)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brandon Burimeister, clearance officer in charge for the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, straps cargo to be transported to a staging area called the forward node during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 18, 2014. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group is joining with the 688th RPOE 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)

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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)

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.)

Commanding general delivers speech.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – General Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general, U.S. Forces – Iraq, addresses a formation of Soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 19, 2011. Austin thanked the troops of “Black Jack” Brigade for their service and presented several Soldiers with coins. Black Jack Brigade recently deployed to U.S. Division – North in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

Back up image for college work.

Special Traffic Operations - Transportation 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 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 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)

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.

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)

Comedian performs for troopers.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Carmen Barton, an entertainer from St. Louis, performs a stand-up comedy routine for Soldiers assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during the “It’s Not That Time of the Month” All Female Comedy tour at Al Kisik, March 12, 2011. U.S. Soldiers conduct Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training with the 3rd Division Iraqi Army to enhance Iraqis soldiers’ offensive and defensive capabilities at the small unit and battalion level. The comedy performance was the first Morale, Welfare and Recreation event hosted for U.S. Soldiers serving at the remote operating base.

(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)

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)

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)