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‘This is a great time for Iraq.’
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lt. Col. Donald Brown, commander, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speaks to provincial judges of Salah ad Din province during the grand opening of the Tikrit Courthouse, Jan. 9, 2011. The renovation of the courthouse, one of several buildings in the complex to be refurbished, served as the first step in bringing local trials to Tikrit. “This is a great day for the people of Tikrit and Iraq,” Brown said. “They will have the full support of the law from local advocates.” Brown and Soldiers of 1st. Bn., 27th Inf. Regt. provided support to the project, conducting assessments for Iraqi contractors repairing the 30-year-old building.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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
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)
From left to right, Spc. David Vogel, with the 641st Troop Command Battalion, stands with fellow winner Sgt. Nicholas Kenton, with the 54th Civil Support Team, after the end of the award ceremony of the 64th Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Nov. 9. Four Soldiers and five noncommissioned officers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard competed to represent the Wisconsin Army National Guard at the state competition in April. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Photograph by Pfc. Christopher Enderle/Released)
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)
NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- Airman 1st Class Joshua Teresas, 81st Aircraft Maintenance unit weapons load member, prepares to load a live ordinate to an A-10 Thunderbolt II Sept. 12, during Ramstein Rover 2012 here. The A-10 is providing close air support for a forward air control training mission. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the NATO exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/ Released)
First fitting.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – After making final adjustments to a pediatric wheelchair, Staff Sgt. Matthew Spady, civil liaison team noncommissioned officer with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team, helps fit the wheelchair to the physically disabled child as his father watches at the Tikrit Rehabilitation Hospital, March 28, 2011. The wheelchairs, donated by a non-profit organization, allowed the Iraqi families and their children to have greater mobility and better quality of life.
(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)
The Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers Union organized Countering Contingency, a conference which focused on union organizing for adjunct professors.
The Salerno, Afghanistan Regional Contracting Center team members pose with local Afghanis after hosting a monthly training session that helps build a better dialogue to improve future business relations, June 7. The RCC team is made up of Army, Air Force and civilians from various locations. (Photo courtesy of 409th Contracting Support Brigade)
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)
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
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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen Tomasik/Released)
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
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)
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)
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 Winnetka 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
School Crossing Ahead
School Speed Limit 25 MPH When Children Are Present
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 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
‘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)
AFSBn-KAF hosted a cookout for DET 13 Soldiers to give them a chance to meet battalion folks.
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Spc. David Vogel, with the 641st Troop Command Battalion, removes his gear while cooling down after the ruck march portion of the 64th Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Nov. 9. Four Soldiers and five noncommissioned officers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard competed to represent the Wisconsin Army National Guard at the state competition in April. (112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Photograph by Pfc. Christopher Enderle/Released)
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)
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
‘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