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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group prepare to load equipment onto a C-130H at Northwest Field, Guam while supporting Cope North 13, Feb. 6, 2013. Cope North is a multilateral aerial exercise, held once or twice yearly, designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and other Pacific partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch/Released)
EXERCISE TRITON | THE ARMY, NAVY AND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 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
EXERCISE TRITON | TAMWORTH COMMUNITY FIRE STATION WHERE PLAYERS FROM A NUMBER OF RESPONDER ORGANISATIONS RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT IN THE FIELD FROM A CONTROL ROOM ENVIRONMENT IN EXERCISE TRITON OPERATION 6TH JUNE 2013 | CREDIT PHIL GREIG - IMAGES FOR STAFFORDSHIRE CIVIL CONTINGENCIES UNIT, STAFFORD | all images © PHIL GREIG 2013 - greigphoto.com
The Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers Union organized Countering Contingency, a conference which focused on union organizing for adjunct professors.
Lt. Col. Timika Wilson briefs Baltimore District employees on the importance and process of deployments in support of overseas contingency operations at the April 16 brown bag luncheon in the City Crescent Building. The Corps is seeking volunteers to work on projects. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jhi Scott)
U.S. Navy lieutenant Nicholas Brandes, a physician’s assistant with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and native of Belding, Michigan, treats a simulated casualty’s wrist 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)
Members from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group and 21st Theater Sustainment Command march toward the grave of Pvt. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony at Lorraine American National Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France, June 2, 2014. Vargas saved the life of Leslie Cruise, a World War II veteran. Cruise went to France several times prior to this visit looking for his friend’s grave in order to say thank you. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hailey Haux)
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
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)
Baggage for Soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post awaits loading prior to a deployment exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, recently.
(U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson)
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A convoy exits the staging lane and departs to its next location after receiving the final brief at the convoy support center on Contingency Operating Base Adder.
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.
Getting on line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Robert Fierro (far right), a scout squad leader assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, guides soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, to assume a line formation during platoon ambush training at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 10, 2011. Iraqi soldiers received graded evaluations on their training to demonstrate their progress from the first day of training a week ago. Soldiers of 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., are working with their Iraqi counter parts at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center during All Inclusive Training, or Tadreeb Al Shamil, an Iraqi-directed initiative to improve Iraqi Army units’ ability to provide the highest level of security for their people.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, right, commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), watches as U.S. Navy Sailors conduct Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) training at the Medical Skills Training Center, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 29, 2020. Sailors with 3rd Med. Bn. participated in an ACM 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)
The ExoMars/TGO mission control team seen in simulation training at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany, on 15 September. The team were rehearsing reactions to contingency situations that could occur prior to Mars orbit entry, set for 19 October. Credit: ESA
Review.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Kevin Chapman, left, an infantryman from Conyers, Ga., assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and Spc. Jesus Lopez, attend an after action review immediately following a security patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 16, 2011. Chapman, a squad leader and vehicle commander for “Bulldog” 2nd Platoon, leads troops on counter-indirect fire patrols, checkpoint security sites and snap traffic control points while deployed to U.S. Division – North in support of Operation New Dawn.
(Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
Taking care of Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Cynthia Philip, training noncommissioned officer, Company E, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, files a Soldier’s paperwork with Spc. Vladimir Gonzalez, human resources specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Sqdn., 5th Cav. Regt., at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 11, 2011. Philip, an Albuquerque, N.M. native, currently on her third deployment to Iraq, said mentoring and ensuring the welfare of her Soldiers is her main objective during her current deployment in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
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
‘Let me show you.’
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sgt. Bernardo Medina, a native of Ocala, Fla., and infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, uses his experience as a “Lefty” to show an Iraqi Army soldier serving with Commando Company, 15th Brigade, 12th IA Division, how a left-handed shooter should be positioned when firing an M16 rifle, March 20, 2011. Lead instructor of M16 rifle familiarization training, Medina and U.S. Soldiers paired with Iraqi soldier to demonstrate the four fundamentals of executing a proper shot group during classroom instruction at Forward Operating Base Texan, near Kirkuk, Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
Hoobastank rocks out.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Service members and civilians enjoy a rock show performed by Hoobastank at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 25, 2011. Lead singer Doug Robb encouraged participation from the crowd during the hour-long show, inviting them closer to the stage, and to sing lines to some of the band’s hit songs such as “Running Away,” and “Crawling in the Dark." The band stopped at several bases in Iraq and Kuwait, providing a time for service members to relax from their daily duties.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Final Flight.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, 339th Military Intelligence Company, Task Force ODIN, scans the horizon over northern Iraq during a surveillance mission in support of Operation New Dawn, July 26, 2011. Tamietti flew helicopters in Vietnam and returned to service in 2003 after retiring from the airline industry, re-enlisting to help train younger pilots. Tamietti conducted his final flight over Iraq, July 31, and said he is now looking forward to retiring and returning to his hometown of San Clemente, Calif.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Sign on the dotted line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi Army Capt. Rafool Osow, right, property book manager for Al Kisik Location Command, signs documents transferring responsibility for Joint Security Station Whiskey 4 from U.S. Army to Iraqi Army control. U.S. forces established JSS Whiskey 4 in 2005 as a U.S. base of operations to combat extremist threats in the area during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and more recently, the base served as a base for training Iraqi units at Al Kisik Military Base.
(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Philip Crabtree, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
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KIGALI, Rwanda - Planners from the Rwandan government, including the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and others, met with planners from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command in Kigali, November 10, 2011, to conduct a final review of a draft military contingency plan for pandemic disaster. This meeting is the culmination of a 2.5 year effort aimed at furthering the capacity of the RDF to support the response of the civil government to a pandemic or similar disaster. The draft plan will then be staffed for approval by the government of Rwanda and the RDF. (U.S. AFRICOM photo)
U.S. Army Specialist Amanda Alaeluci positions a cargo container using a 10,000-pound all-terrain forklift as Private 1st Class Callie Rankin prepares a truck platform to receive the container March 26, 2012, during Exercise Eagle Flag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Both Soldiers are assigned to the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, based at Fort Eustis, Va. The element is working with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to establish an aerial port at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station within 24 hours of arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Dr. Najmaldin Karim, governor of Kirkuk province, speaks at the “Living Together” conference at the Chaldean Cathedral’s Visitor Center in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 18, 2011. The Society for Threatened Peoples hosted the conference to create a forum for Kirkuk community leaders to express their concerns and build upon the long history of different ethnicities living side by side in Kirkuk.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
‘All Soldiers are entitled …’
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Daren Warren, 4th Infantry Division Logistics sergeant major, discusses the basic duties and responsibilities of noncommissioned officers with a group of newly promoted sergeants during a Division Special Troops Battalion NCO Induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2011. Warren, who calls Fountain, Colo. home, delivered the opening speech during the induction ceremony, addressing the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer, and its importance as a guide for new and senior NCOs alike. "All Soldiers are entitled to excellent leadership," said Warren. "It is you who will now provide that leadership."
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Signed.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Cpl. Clifford Quinton, a fires direction specialist, assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, adds his signature to the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Jan. 7, 2011. With his signature, Quinton, a native of McAlester, Okla., officially joined the ranks of the NCO Corps, completing the time-honored tradition of an NCO Induction Ceremony. During the ceremony, Soldiers pledged to uphold the NCO charge as they continue their mission in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilot assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, Task Force ODIN, watches flight crews prepare for a mission at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 26, 2011. Tamietti, a decorated Vietnam veteran, returned to military service in 2003 after a two-decade hiatus. Tamietti flew his final flight, July 31, and is now looking to retire after two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Apr 15, 2013; Clemson, SC, USA; A general view of work on display in Lee Gallery for the BFA Senior Showcase "Contingencies" which features photography by Nick Baldwin and Jena Heaton, sculpture by Sierra Cramer, prints by Natalie Rainer, and ceramic sculpture by Stephanie Post.
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Cleaning the mortar tube.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Cristian Coury, standing, from Marshalltown, Iowa, and Pvt. Frank Corey, from Geneva, Ohio, both mortarmen with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clean a mortar tube before firing during a mortar operations exercise at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 23, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Observing from beside Iraqi soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. John Cushing, commander, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, kneels beside Iraqi soldiers providing support by fire during a battalion live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 26, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Bn., 9th Bde., 3rd IA Div., took part in the culminating event to signify the completion of their training iteration.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
STT leader talks to IP.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. James Wideman, a native of Wildwood, Fla., and team chief of Stability Transition Team, Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, meets with Al Karma District Iraqi Police Chief Col. Rasheed Falah at the IP district headquarters, Jan. 27, 2011. The Task Force Shield troopers are helping their IP partners improve their law and order capabilities while assuming a greater responsibility to secure their district. The Iraqi Army currently assists the IPs in securing Al Karma district.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Call for fire.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi mortarmen of Mortar Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, launch high explosive rounds from 81 mm mortar systems during a training exercise at Destiny Range, March 19, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained the Iraqi mortarmen on how to operate the indirect fire support system during the Iraqi military training initiative, Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, a 25-day training rotation for IA battalions at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center in northern Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), slide an insulation bag under a simulated casualty 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)
Security forces from the 86th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, germany, arrive in Tirana, Albania, to support humanitarian relief efforst directed at helping Kosovar refugess. (Photo by 1st Lt. Todd Fleming)
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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)
Systems check.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Lindsay Rodabaugh, an orderly room clerk assigned to Forward Support Company G, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clears and performs a functions check on a .50- caliber machine gun during a “Spur Ride” at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. Rodabaugh, a native of Horseheads, N.Y., and other Fort Hood Soldiers challenged themselves during the cavalry tradition to earn the privilege of being inducted into the Order of the Spur. After successfully completing the event, the cavalry troopers are encouraged to wear silver spurs at designated unit functions and events to promote esprit de corps.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
The flight crew of a C-17 oversees the boarding of soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 23. These Dog Face soldiers are among the first to leave under the responsible drawdown of forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ry Norris)
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Vehicle commander.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Kevin Chapman, an infantryman and squad leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conducts systems checks before returning to Contingency Operating Site Warrior after a security patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 16, 2011. Chapman, who hails from Conyers, Ga., is currently on his third deployment to Iraq, now supporting Operation New Dawn.
(Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
Commemorating the opening.
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)
Members of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 1978th Contingency Contracting Team stand for roll-call during their activation ceremony for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Nov. 28, 2012, at the Duke Corning Armory, Camp Rapid. Top row: Maj. Matthew Symonds, of Spearfish. Bottom row: Sgt. 1st Class Jack Hahne, of Rapid City, Capt. Paula Moore, of Rapid City and Staff Sgt. Amanda Galdo, of Spearfish. The four-member team will deploy for nine months where they will be responsible for assisting with the development and administration of contracting support plans, policy and appendices in support of operational, contingency and deliberate plans associated within an area of responsibility. (SDNG photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen)(RELEASED)