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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
Col. Khalil cuts the ribbon.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Standing alongside Lt. Col. Donald Brown, commander of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the commander of Salah ad Din Emergency Response Unit, Col. Khalil cuts the ceremonial ribbon commemorating the opening of a new school in the rural village area of al Noman, south of Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2011. The school opening was made possible due to the efforts of the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, aided the local Iraqi government in Salah ad Din province, opening 21 education facilities since taking responsibility for the area in August 2010. The school and other projects facilitated by Soldiers of 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt., made the rural village area of al Noman a place where children can get an education and farmers can successfully raise a family.
(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)
Although initially planned as a hybrid meeting, the Nineteenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines had to be carried out in a fully virtual format, due to sudden Covid-19 restrictions in The Hague. Over 500 registered delegates from all over the world attended the formal diplomatic sessions from 15-19 November.
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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
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)
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
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)
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 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
EMT students give a gift of thanks.
CONTIGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Harold Yu, a Torrance, Calif.-native and physician’s assistant, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, alongside Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, commander, 2nd Bn., 12th Cav. Regt., received flowers from an Iraqi student of an Emergency Medical Technician training course during a graduation ceremony Dec. 29 at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq. The students gave flowers as a gift of appreciation to Yu and all of the instructors of the five-week EMT course for leading the course that provided the ISF the knowledge they need to help save lives, as well as instruct and teach future EMT’s of Kirkuk’s Iraqi Security Forces.
(U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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.
‘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)
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)
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)
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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)
Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)
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
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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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)
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)
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)
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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)
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 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
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)
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)
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.
Graduating class.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Iraqi Policemen and Iraqi Army soldiers await the presentation of their certificates of completion for the Emergency Medical Technician Course during a graduation ceremony, Feb. 3, 2011, at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq. The Ministry of Health in Iraq officially recognized the certificates of completion, certifying each graduate as EMT-qualified.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Soldiers with Division Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, pose for a photo after the Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon, Sept. 25, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq. (Photo by Spc. Cassandra Monroe)
Departure ceremony held for the 4 members of the Maine Army National Guard's 1968th Contract Contingency team. The Team is being mobilized to Afghanistan to assist units in Afghanistan. The ceremony was held in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine on March 27, 2012.
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.
Finishing the run.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – First Lt. Michael Sparkes, right, executive officer of Company B, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, finishes the last stretch of a Memorial Day run at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 30, 2011. Sparkes, a native of Baytown, Texas, completed the run to honor American service members who died in service of the nation.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th 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)