Standing on container.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison and Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Sobczak, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, checking numbers on the front and top of a shipping container on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2011. The team ensures that containers used by the U.S. Army are properly packed and labeled before shipping. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)

Dove Bradshaw

silver, aluminum, liver of sulfur, varnish, gesso on cotton abaca paper, 32 x 22 inches

Bradshaw began making what she calls Contingency works in 1984. Over the next few years they developed in several directions. The most basic form is silver-leafed paper or canvas on to which a substance called liver of sulfur is poured or brushed. Liver of sulfur is a 17th century term which is still used (the modern form is sulfurated potash). When this agent is applied to silver, the surface becomes unstable, changing in various ways in response to ambient humidity and heat. In Contingency Paintings Bradshaw brushes the whole surface with liver of sulfur, in Contingency Pours she pours it and lets it spread and pool as gravity dictates. Upon contact the silver turns a brilliant gold, then gets turquoise hues in a pitted or streaked form, then deep blue, then a greenish color, and eventually an iridized black. The initial chemical reaction is most noticeable, but it keeps going at a slower rate thereafter, and never stops. The effect is indeterminate in the sense that the result is unpredictable and often surprising.

Thomas McEvilley, “Dove Bradshaw, Nature, Change, and Indeterminacy,” Batty, LLC, West New York, NJ, 2003

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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, load relief supplies onto trucks for distribution 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)

ORLANDO, Fla. - In today’s complex and high tempo operational environment, America’s Army Reserve to rapidly deploy highly trained units to any corner of the world with the personnel and equipment they have on hand. With multiple contingencies and numerous potential threats capable of employing cutting-edge tactics with modern military equipment, the Army Reserve looks to its premiere sustainers such the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) to lead, train and equip its 10,000-Soldier command.

In taking the first, major step toward achieving this vital mission, the 143d ESC conducted a Mission Training Brief Feb. 2-3, 2018, at the command’s headquarters in Orlando, Fla.

“An MTB promotes cohesion through collaboration,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Walter L. Flinn, commander, 332nd Transportation Terminal Battalion. “It offers a forum for commanders to share their successes and shortcomings while seeking and offering guidance among their fellow leaders.”

Led by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich, commanding general, 143d ESC, the MTB featured dozens of senior leaders from the company to the ESC level whose wealth of knowledge and experience offered solutions to a myriad of logistical challenges.

“The expectation of having several months to bring your Soldiers up to speed at a pre-mobilization station is coming to an end,” Kotulich announced to dozens of battalion and brigade commanders and command sergeants majors huddled in the conference room. “We must assume that we will mobilize at a moment’s notice, and it’s our responsibility that we physically and mentally prepare every Soldier for the rigors of combat through realistic training.”

Kotulich expects every downtrace unit to spend less time in classrooms and more time in the field. This focus on individual and collective readiness stems from the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s Ready Force X initiative.

“Ready Force X is the Army Reserve’s answer to the [U.S.] Army’s demand for properly equipped and highly trained Soldiers who can rapidly deploy into combat,” said U.S. Army Col. Wanda Williams, commander, 641st Regional Sustainment Group. “Almost half of the 143d ESC’s downtrace units must meet the strict criteria established by Ready Force X’s “Fight Fast” mentality. This MTB offers precious time for commanders to obtain timely information needed to properly execute the numerous requirements to maintain a constantly high state of readiness.”

While Kotulich entrusts her fellow officers to formulate plans and carry out the Army Reserve’s “Fight Fast” initiative, she relies on her command sergeants major to refine the tasks required to carry out their commanding general’s intent.

“There are 43 individual training requirements that every unit must complete before reporting to a pre-mobilization site,” said U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos O. Lopes, command sergeant major, 143d ESC. “As NCOs, we are responsible for providing effective training that ensures every Soldier has mastered these fundamental skills that directly determine one’s survivability on the battlefield.”

“NCOs can only do this if they understand their commanders’ intent,” added Command Sgt. Maj. Kenyatta S. Stamps, command sergeant major, 787th Combat Support and Sustainment Battalion. “The MTB allows us to hear those intentions firsthand and develop effective techniques and tactics to achieve them.”

These techniques and tactics encompass a variety of tasks that enhance speed, agility and sustained readiness at the individual, team and unit level. From warrior drills to medical readiness, commanders must meticulously manage finite time and resources to crystallize the Army Reserve’s strategic vision and implement the 143d ESC’s operational mission.

“Ready Force X is about leadership, energy and execution,” said Flinn. “Commanders must own the responsibility for readiness. Establishing an open dialog among senior leaders remains paramount to understanding not only what we do but how we do it.”

With more than half of the 143d ESC falls under the Ready Force X umbrella, every unit and Soldier must face the challenges if they are to reap the awards of transforming America’s Army Reserve into the most lethal and capable federal reserve force in U.S. history.

“America demands highly trained and proficient Soldiers, and the Army Reserve is blessed to have motivated men and women ready to endure the hardships inherent in armed conflict,” said Williams. “That’s why I tell my Soldiers, ‘Don’t worry about the names. Just be ready. Be ready now!”

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC

Members from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and Royal Air Force fire department wait to unload a wounded Marine from an ambulance bus onto a C-130 Hercules at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The CASF team is responsible for transporting patients from the staging facility and role hospital to aircraft who are then transported to the next level of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

Robert Kelly performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.

Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs line the flight line, while conducting engine running off-loads, during 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)

One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 18th Agressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in Pacific Air Forces exercises. More than 150 maintainers will keep the Agressors in the air during the exercises, which are meant to prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises.

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)

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)

Helping hands.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – An Iraqi father places his Iraqi child into a new pediatric wheelchair with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Matthew Spady, civil liaison team noncommissioned officer with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team, at the Tikrit Rehabilitation Hospital, March 28, 2011. Spady, along with PRT members, fitted the children into their chairs, ensuring the comfort of each child. Members of the Salah ad Din PRT, escorted by U.S. Division-North Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, delivered wheelchairs to Iraqi families in need.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), gather initial diagnostics for 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)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Alonso Garcia, right, an independent duty corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and native of Kansas City, Missouri, bandages 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)

Personnel from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element work together to erect a Base X tent at Fort Campbell, Ky., on June 17, 2014, while participating in at Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise. The 123rd CRG joined with the 688th RPOE to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION MCHENRY, Iraq – “Golden Dragons” Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division render honors as the American flag is lowered for the last time at Contingency Operating Location McHenry during a base transfer ceremony in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 15, 2011. After conducting operations at the base since 2003, U.S. forces transferred responsibility of COL McHenry to the Iraqi government.

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

One can spend a great amount of time and effort planning for contingencies, and may even come up with good solutions for 90% of the challenges. Then reality intrudes and teaches you about the 10% you didn't think of.

I've got a folding camp grill and bag of briquettes on which to cook. Brand new. Never used. But when the power went out as a result of the Dec 20th 6.4 magnitude Ferndale quake, I didn't want to open the freezer to jeopardize everything in it. The house was cool and all we wanted was something hot to drink followed by a nice hot bowl of soup from a can. And I bought a camp grill why???

With that incentive, I came up with a solution using available tools, an empty soup can, and a bag of little tea candles. Three candles can heat two cups of water in 45 minutes and a can of soup or chili in about an hour. Problem solved.

Now I've got a better idea of our priorities for the next time power goes out. There's no better teacher than experience.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, center, commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), briefs U.S. Navy Sailors after they finished their 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 Pentagon Has Classified Types of Zombies? But That's Not The Government's Only Strange Contingency Plan

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Policing leaders discuss progress.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq -- Lieutenant Colonel Steven Hughes (left), Team Chief with the Provincial Police Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, discusses policing operations and progress made in the area by Iraqi Police efforts with Lt. Col. Moayed Bakir Sidiq (right), Chief of Police for the Dibbis Police District, one of the largest districts in Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 6, 2011.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Major John Turkal, senior enlisted leader for information operations, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division – North, welcomes new sergeants into the Noncommissioned Officer Corps during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. “Today, almost a decade after our nation was attacked, marks the occasion of your transition from simply being a great American Soldier serving your nation, to being a inducted into the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and becoming a leader of great American Soldiers,” Turkal told the inductees.

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

Catch.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Lawrence Shipman, a patient administrative specialist from Washington, D.C., and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Zeke, a combat stress-relief dog from San Antonio, play catch outside the Contingency Operating Site Marez Combat Stress Control clinic, March 8, 2011. Shipman and Zeke, assigned to 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment, were recently inducted into the Order of the Spur for their service providing combat stress relief to the Soldiers of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn. The 85th Medical Combat Stress Control Soldiers are currently preparing to redeploy back to Fort Hood, Texas, after completing a 12-month overseas tour near Mosul, Iraq.

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

Your #lawfirm works on contingency , why shouldn't your marketing also? Marketing by lawyers for lawyers! #LegalMarketing (via Twitter twitter.com/Perform1stMktg/status/819251011244036096)

BABIL, Iraq – Soldiers on Contingency Operating Site Kalsu enjoy barbeque and the company of their comrades while celebrating Independence Day. Across Kalsu many others shared food, held friendly sports competitions, and enjoyed a relaxing day. US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett Ralston

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Soldier assigned to Commando Company 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, practices a smooth trigger squeeze drill during marksmanship training lead by U.S. Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division at the 15th Bde. headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 4, 2011.

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

44th Baltimore LGBTQ Pride Parade March down North Charles Street in Baltimore MD on Saturday afternoon, 15 June 2019 by Elvert Barnes Photography

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Flares, Check.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Steven Guinn, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Linder, the Black Hawk pilot, both Arkansas National Guardsmen assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 185th Attack Helicopter Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, perform pre-flight checks on their helicopter at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 29, 2011.

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

Mayor’s Cell Soldiers fill out work orders.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Sergeant Jennifer Peterson, a native of Miami, and Pfc. Juan Patrick, from Dallas, both communication specialists with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fill out orders for work requests at the Mayor’s Cell on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 20, 2011. Soldiers at the Mayor’s Cell help fill out and facilitate the completion of nearly 200 work orders each week.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Specialist Adrian Montez, a multiple launch rocket system operations and fire direction specialist assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, sights a Q-36 Counter Mortar Radar system at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, August 20, 2011. Montez, who hails from San Diego Calif., uses the Radar to track incoming indirect fire.

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

Carrying the wounded to safety.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, carry a Soldier with simulated third-degree burns to a landing zone during combat lifesaver training at the Teal Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 13, 2011. More than 25 Soldiers completed the four-day combat lifesaver course.

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

Permission to start the parade.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Maj. Gen. Jamal, Kirkuk Provincial Director of Police, gives permission to Col. Issa, commander of troops to begin a pass and review during the Iraqi Police 89th Anniversary Celebration at the Kirkuk Training Center Jan. 9, 2011. Civic leaders from Kirkuk attended the ceremony as a sign of support and gratitude for Kirkuk Iraqi Police’s service to the people of the province.

(U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

Leslie Cruise, a World War II veteran, and members from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group and 21st Theater Sustainment Command salute the grave of Pvt. Richard Vargas at Lorraine American National Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France, June 2, 2014. Seventy years ago on June 7, 1944 Pvt. Richard Vargas saved Cruise’s life during the invasion of Normandy. 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)

Brass adds unique sound.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Kasey Walker on the trumpet, plays along side of fellow band members, Sgt. Tygue Weirda, saxophone player, and 1st. Sgt. Cornell Herrington, trombone player and noncommissioned officer in charge of the “High Altitude” rock band, Musical Performance Team C and “Ivy Division” Band, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. The brass section of the band compliments the guitars and drums, lending a jazzy sound to the contemporary rock music played by the Army musicians. MTP-C, one of several within the Ivy Division Band, play popular songs and Army tunes weekly for Soldiers deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn. “Music is our job,” said Weirda, who calls Aurora, Colo. home. “We do this for the Soldiers no matter where they are.”

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

Promotion.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, promotes Chaplain Jeffrey Houston to the rank of colonel during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, May 2, 2011. Houston, the outgoing division chaplain who hails from Van Buren, Mo., is slated to attend the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa., a school designed to prepare officers to serve in the highest echelons of the Army.

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

A contingency from the Royal Thai Air Force recently visited Travis Air Force Base to see firsthand how the USAF and David Grand Medical Center implements military medical training and manages health care and preventative medicine programs. They also had the opportunity to explore other facets of Travis by touring the Heritage Center, traffic control tower and a static aircraft display. Thailand and the U.S. are committed to strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for continued cooperation between the two air powers. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch) Photo altered for security.

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – U.S. Air Force maintainers from the 97th Maintenance Directorate tow a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter across the flightline during joint training Nov. 13, 2013. The U.S. Army and Air Force practiced loading Apache helicopters onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft to improve joint contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)

As part of a co-op, these seven students from Ryegate High School travelled every school day in 2005 on the dirt road that traverses Montana's Golden Valley (background) to practice and play games at Rapelje High School.

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Pink Scarf.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Michael Raneo, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, hands out a bag of school supplies to a girl at an orphanage in Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 12, 2011. The infantrymen gave out school supplies, personal care items and clothing to the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)

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 at De Soto 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 Winnetka area in West San Fernando Valley - Los Angeles, California 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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 10th Iraqi Army Division participate in marksmanship training at Tadreeb al Shamil recently. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, who worked closely with the training conducted at Tadreeb al Shamil, recently withdrew their support there after six months of preparation for the switch. (Photo courtesy of Stability Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd AAB, 1st Cav. Div.)

IA soldier fills out PMCS sheet.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Ahmed Abeulkadhem, an Iraqi soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, annotates a tactical vehicle’s deficiencies on a preventive maintenance checks and services worksheet during a maintenance class at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 14, 2011. Abeulkadhem, a native of Najaf, Iraq, uses his experience and skills as a driver to mentor other Iraqi soldiers during the 10-day maintenance training class taught by Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

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

Lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom on contingency contracting were incorporated into the BBP focus on improving requirements definition with the establishment of a performance work statements database to help units newly arrived in theater compare their requirements with similar ones that implemented previously. Here, contractors from the Bagram Airfield Retrosort Yard load a water tank onto a contracted transportation truck Nov. 2, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by 1LT Henry Chan, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Public Affairs)

A large explosion of confiscated mortar rounds, grenades, guns and other explosive devices set up by Army explosive ordnance disposal technicians on Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq, Dec. 31. The controlled blast, which contained more than 1,500 pounds of explosives, was set off at midnight as a way to ring in the New Year from Iraq.

Maj. Chris Terhune, contracting officer with 917th Contingency Contracting Battalion, Acquisition Support Brigade, Army Reserve Sustainment Command, exits from the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer during the Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2014 at Fort Bliss, Texas, January 15. Service members from around the world came to post for OCSJX-14 to enhance their contracting support integration and management skills, but the first week of the exercise focused on utilizing Fort Bliss’ training facilities to enhance combat readiness skills.

It wasn't the amphibian DNA, there was a Boots on Isla Sorna!

Members of the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group and 21st Theater Sustainment Command salute the grave of Pvt. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony at Lorraine American National Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France, June 2, 2014. Seventy years ago on June 7, 1944 Pvt. Richard Vargas saved Cruise’s life during the invasion of Normandy. 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)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) based at Travis Air Force Base, CA, deploy to Central African Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support, on December 14, 2013. AFRICOM is beginning to transport African troops from Burundi to CAR using US Air Force C-17 aircraft operating out of Entebbe as part of a larger effort of African nations supporting the African crisis in CAR. C-17s will to fly about a dozen missions from Entebbe over a week time frame, transporting a Burundian light infantry battalion of about 850 men and equipment from Bujumbura to Bangui in CAR. The C-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews.

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Chaplain teaches the class.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Chaplain (Maj.) Donald Ehrke, chaplain for 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, instructs Soldiers on personality types during a “Personality Inventory” class, held in the chapel on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 19, 2011.

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

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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)