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Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
“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)
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)
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)
An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group directs the dowload of relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 5, 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)
Los Angeles Department of Transportation - 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 at Tampa Avenue intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected red yellow green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights plus white walking lights located at Reseda area entering into Winnetka area in West San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles, California 91335 and 91306.
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
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)
U.S. Army Col. Richard Spencer, a chaplain and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, washes a foot of a Soldier during Holy Thursday mass at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, April 21, 2011. Catholic parishioners on base have been taking part in numerous spiritual activities in observance of Holy Week. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James K. Benjamin/Released)
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.
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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”
Soldiers of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post participated in a Disaster Management exercise in Wellington, New Zealand. During the exercise Soldiers set up an Emergency Operations Center, conducted briefings, conducted assessments of water treatement facilities, hospitals and roadways. Soldiers also had an opportunity to tour the New Zealand Parliament, met with VIPs of the New Zealand Defence Force and had a chance to see much of the natural beauty New Zealand is famous for. During the exercise, Soldiers of the CCP worked side by side with members of New Zealand’s Headquarters Deployable Joint Inter-agency Task Force and New Zealand’s Civil Defence.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Colletta)
Contingency Engineers during the Run to Remember 5k, 10k and Half-Marathon Race Route Event in Operation followed by 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.
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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Staff Sgt. Williams monitors USD-N network.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Brett Williams, transmissions systems operations noncommissioned officer assigned to Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, monitors network activity from his work station in Network Operations, part of Command and Control, Communications and Computers Operations section at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Dec. 29, 2010. All communication aspects from radio’s to email is the responsibility of C4 operations. “C4 Operations are at the center of everything the Army does,” said Lt. Col. Chuck Heimann, U.S. Division-North Chief Information officer also with Company C, DSTB, 4th Inf. Div. Williams added that communications between units is a crucial to the support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
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)
U.S. Army sniper Spc. Brendon Cook, a paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, uses his spotter scope to see the impact of his snipers bullet during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 11, 2016. Exercise Rock Sokol is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovenian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building on previous lessons learned, forging the bonds and enhancing readiness between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly-deploying forces to the U.S. Army Europe, Africa and Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build stronger relationships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara/Released)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Soldier assigned to the 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, zeroes his M16 during the 15th Bde.’s last training mission with U.S. Soldiers at the 15th Bde. headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 4, 2011. Before taking Commando Company to the firing range, Soldiers of Company C, 1st Squadron, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division reviewed fundamentals of marksmanship with the Iraqi soldiers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 423rd Military Police Company, 333rd Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, load a on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster on March 19, 2017, at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The military police unit worked with the U.S. Air Force 621st Contingency Response Wing and the U.S. Air Force Reserve 732nd Airlift Squadron to complete a joint airlift mission during Warrior Exercise 78-17-01 which is designed to assess a units’ combat capabilities. Roughly 60 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Canadian Armed Forces are participating in the 84th Training Command’s joint training exercise, WAREX 78-17-01, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from March 8 until April 1, 2017; the WAREX is a large-scale collective training event designed to simulate real-world scenarios as America’s Army Reserve continues to build the most capable, combat-ready, and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation. (Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez/ Released)
The final stop on the MFG 'Cross Series was Woodland Park. The epic course and huge crowds didn't disappoint. Contingencies from Portland and Montana plus points in between were seen on the course. Woodland is an amazing venue to top off a great series.
The 821st Contingency Response Squadron Hellhounds run on blue track with a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action batons Sept. 15, 2016, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The 24 hour run was held as part of POW/MIA Recognition Day. . The POW/MIA baton holds a flash drive that contains all known names of all the accounted for POW/MIAs since WWI. At present, more than 83,000 Americans remain missing from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
Los Angeles Department of Transportation - 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 at Reseda Blvd. intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected red yellow green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights plus white walking lights located at Reseda area in West San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles, California 91335.
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
EXERCISE TRITON | THE ARMY, NAVY AND ENVIRONMENT EGANCY WORK WITH NATIONAL GRID TO ERACT A TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIER AROUND THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE SITE AT ALREWAS NATIONAL GRID TO PROTECT FROM FLOODING IN EXERCISE TRITON OPERATION 6TH JUNE 2013 | CREDIT PHIL GREIG - IMAGES FOR STAFFORDSHIRE CIVIL CONTINGENCIES UNIT, STAFFORD | all images © PHIL GREIG 2013 - greigphoto.com
Hostage rescue.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Members of the Kirkuk Iraqi Police Emergency Services Unit form a file to execute a hostage rescue drill during Iraqi Police Day Jan. 9 at the Kirkuk Training Center. The IP units conducted the hostage rescue to demonstrate the capabilities of the elite IP quick-reaction force.
(U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Joint Security Station Whiskey 4.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. forces prepare Joint Security Station Whiskey 4 for a transfer to Iraqi responsibility at the base in Ninewa province, Iraq, July 30, 2011. Approximately 200 Soldiers and civilian contractors inhabited the base during Operation New Dawn to support Iraqi Security Forces in western Ninewa.
(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Philip Crabtree, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Army Staff Sgt. Yao Bagoudou, a 412nd Contingency Contract Team contracting specialist, speaks with a fellow teammate during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, April 1, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Bagoudou is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)
Combined color guard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – A color guard comprised of U.S. Soldiers and members of the expanded Combined Security Force presented both the U.S. and Iraq flags during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011, between the eCSF and the “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division. “While there is still work to be done, I wish the very best for Col. Salah and the leaders of our Iraqi Police, Iraqi Army and Peshmerga in Kirkuk who will support the fine men of the ‘Golden Lions,’” said Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, commander, 2nd Bn., 12th Cav. Regt.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Lt. Col. Matt Groves, commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, speaks with Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, Kentucky's adjutant general at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The 123rd deployed to West Africa to to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload cargo from a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 Hercules 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)
Sue Smith, from Wigan Council's Civil Contingencies Service, at the mock-up of a toxic chemical spillage in Market Place with firefighters Danny Molyneux, left, and Ian Fitzhenry, from Wigan Fire Station's Red Watch. The event, held as part of Wigan Resilience Week, raised awareness of emergency planning arrangements in the borough..Charles
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Szutenbach, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron crew chief, connects a power cart to a C-130J Super Hercules from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. RF-A exercises are focused on improving the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces and providing training for units preparing for air expeditionary force taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Col. Mark Heiniger, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft, director of the Joint Operations Center for Exercise Gateway Relief, and Capt. Charles Greene, commander of the U.S. Army’s 689th Rapid Port Opening Element in Fort Eustis, Va., brief notional representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013, as part of a U.S. Transportation Command-directed earthquake-relief scenario. The 123rd is teaming up with the 689th through Aug. 9 to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)
Soldier ensures safety on range.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Andrew Harris, a mortar section sergeant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches as a mortarman mounted on an U.S. Army M1064 Self-propelled 120 mm Heavy Mortar Carrier during a combined armed live fire exercise, March 17, 2011. During the training event, Harris a native of Germantown, Md., ensured his Soldiers safely fired the mortar systems.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Spc. Anthony Pemberton.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq –Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, commander, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, presents an Army Commendation medal to Spc. Anthony Pemberton, armor crewmember, Company D, 2nd Bn., 12th Cav. Regt., during an awards ceremony, March 12, 2011, hosted by the “Thunderhorse” Battalion, which is attached to 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, Pemberton, a Piedmont, Mo. native, rendered medical aid to an Iraqi civilian after a vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack in early February 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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Trucks loaded, ready to move.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Trucks loaded with equipment assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Regiment, prepare to move Soldiers to another base in Iraq following the transfer of Joint Security Station Whiskey 4, Ninewa province, Iraq, July 29, 2011. “Bandit” Troop Soldiers transferred the base to the 3rd Iraqi Army Division and consolidated at a larger base in Ninewa province after ten months of partnered operations with the Iraqi Army.
(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Philip Crabtree, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Soldier conducts PMCS.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Jackloid Carino, a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company G, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts preventive maintenance checks and services underneath an M1075 palletized load system truck at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 12, 2011. Carino, a native of Oahu, Hawaii, recently earned recognition as the “Long Knife” Transition Soldier of the Week for doing an outstanding job serving as a team leader for the platoon, and supporting the brigade’s ongoing mission in U.S. Division – North.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
Inspection.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, a pilot assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, Task Force ODIN, conducts pre-flight checks on his C12 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 26, 2011. Tamietti, a Vietnam veteran who returned to service in 2003, flew his final mission with Task Force ODIN in support of Operation New Dawn, July 31, before retiring.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a dismounted patrol on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12. 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, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)
COB (Contingency Operating Base) Speicher, Iraq, third stop for the Trace Adkins USO Tour 2010.
a very special moment occurred upon arriving at the new military base visited by Trace Adkins USO Tour;
SGT Trey Williams, stationed on the war front of Iraq, surprises his father upon his arrival at the military airfield. Trey's father, John Williams, Jr "JW", 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. Their hugs and smiles say it all.
USO Photo by Dave Gatley
GWTC Graduation address.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins congratulates Iraqi soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, after the completion of their month-long training rotation at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 31, 2011. Prior to shaking hands with the Task Force Ironhorse commander, the Iraqi soldiers showcased their enhanced fire and maneuver combat skills during a culminating battalion level live fire exercise during Tadreeb al Shamil. Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, is an Iraqi Ground Forces Command training initiative to develop and strengthen IA units’ capabilities to secure and defend the people of Iraq from external threats to Iraq’s sovereignty.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Demonstration and determination.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Kwame Hart, a combat medic section chief assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, supervises an Iraqi policeman assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division, as he demonstrates how to treat a chest wound, Feb. 12, 2011. Hart, a native of Georgetown, Guyana, taught federal policemen how to evaluate and treat casualties during a combat lifesaver class at the battalion aid station on Contingency Operating Site Marez.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Army Capt. Richard Deaza, a 925th Contingency Contracting Battalion contracting officer, poses for a portrait during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, March 31, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Deaza is stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y. This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Charles Woods, crew chief with the 123rd Contingency Response Element, awaits the arrival of an inbound C-130 flying in from Louisville, KY on May 17, 2011 during the National Level Exercise in Springfield, MO. Tech. Sgt. Woods will then marshal the plane into its parking spot serving as a static plane and will be loaded and unloaded with mannequins that represent real victims. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)