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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)
The Kosovo Forces 14 U.S. Contingency made up of infantry soldiers from C. Company 1-200th Infantry, based in Las Cruces, N.M., participated in crowd and riot control training conducted by the KFOR Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion. The multinational-led training focused on techniques and tactics that have been implemented and are proven to work effectively.
Staff Sgt. John May, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, discusses cargo handling with another aerial porter Oct. 7, 2017, at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. May’s unit has processed more than 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid here since arriving Sept. 23 in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
Inspecting a hospital.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Jayme Turner, a former military transition team medical advisor to the 6th Iraqi Army Division, inspects a hospital at Al Muthana Airfield in Baghdad, Iraq, with his Iraqi counterparts during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008. Currently serving with Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division in support of Operation New Dawn, Turner earned the Capt. John R. Teal Award as an operations noncommissioned officer responsible for tracking and providing up-to-date information on medical assets in northern Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo)
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
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Shawn Eggers, an X-Ray technician with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and native of Rock Island, Illinois, searches a simulated casualty for weapons 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)
Reenlistment over northern Iraq.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Bailey, deputy commanding general, maneuver, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, administers the Oath of Enlistment to Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Gabel, psychological operations planner, Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Inf. Div., during a reenlistment ceremony held in a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in the skies over northern Iraq, Feb. 19, 2011. Bailey said Gabel is the first Soldier he has reenlisted since being promoted to brigadier general. Gabel, who hails from Littleton, Colo., said reenlisting in a unique way gave him a special memory of his deployment with the 4th Inf. Div.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Adarius Crockett, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and native of Macon, Georgia, physically evaluates 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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Specialist Charles Schindler, a Radar technician from Lake Home, Fla., assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, performs routine maintenance checks on a Q-36 Counter Mortar Radar system at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
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 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
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
Challenging a pro.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPIECHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer Sherwin Macalibo, a field artillery intelligence officer from San Jose, Calif., assigned to Fires and Stability Operations Cell, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division-North, plays ping-pong with Drew Bennett, a retired National Football League wide receiver, at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during the Super Sunday Tour, Feb 4, 2011. During the tour, Bennett, who played with the Saint Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans, joined fellow NFL players and cheerleaders visiting posts across Iraq to thank U.S. Soldiers for the sacrifices made in support of Operation New Dawn and boost morale during Super Bowl weekend.
(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Barber, 632nd Contingency Contracting Team contract specialist, uses the 3-in-1 tool during an OCS academics course at the Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, March 31, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Over 500 joint, interagency and multinational participants are developing tools and confidence to support any deployed contingency operation or natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, treat a simulated casualty and send a 9-line medevac after being ambushed while on a dismounted patrol on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)
Five of today's most critically acclaimed thriller writers (left to right) Andy Harp, Douglas Preston, James Rollins, David Morrell and Steve Berry pose with troops in a Explosive Ordnance junkyard during a stop at an "Operation Thriller" meet and greet sponsored by the USO at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, November 12, 2010. During their time on the front lines of the Persian Gulf, the authors will share insider writer techniques, pose for photos and shake hands with troops. USO Photo by Mike Theiler
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)
Maj. Gen. Perkins speaks after live fire exercise
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division commanding general, Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, speaks with leadership from the Ninewa Operations Command and 3rd Federal Police Division following the 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division’s completion of a month-long training rotation at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 26, 2011. Perkins joined U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, to observe Iraqi soldiers’ combat skills during a culminating battalion-level live fire exercise.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. 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
‘Demon Express.’
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Sgt. Kevin Kramer left, and Spc. Craig Sanchez, right, avionic mechanic and UH-60 crew chief, both assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, explain the configuration of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2011. Allen conducted a circulation of the various units and task forces stationed at COB Speicher addressing and acknowledging U.S. Division-North Soldiers for their contributions to the mission in support of Operation New Dawn.
(Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Specialist Nicholas Badda, generator mechanic, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, performs routine maintenance on a portable generator at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2011. Bacca and five other members of the of the “Dukes” section operate and maintain Counter Mortar Radar system, which alerts personnel to incoming fire.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
Soldiers discuss styles of communication
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Private 1st Class Adrian Mack, a Fort Worth, Texas, native, and a supply specialist with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, talks about the different styles of communication with Spc. James Taylor, a native of Jacksonville, Ark., and heavy vehicle operator with 2nd AAB at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 28, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Return.
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, leaves the Emergency Services Unit headquarters after a mission in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 16, 2011.
(Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, PAO, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Swick signs autograph.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Ultimate Fighting Championship star Mike Swick signs an autograph for a Soldier during the Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored UFC Tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2011. Swick and fellow UFC star Kyle Kingsbury, answered questions about physical fitness, training and nutrition, and signed autographs for the service members before inviting troops to grapple.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Super Saturday.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Kristal Lynn, a cheerleader with the Denver Broncos, autographs a poster for Spc. Grant Heller, Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Reg., 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, during a the Super Sunday Tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2011. Lynn, who just finished her first year with the Broncos, said it was an honor to meet with the Soldiers and thank them for their service personally. “This is such a small thing we can do to give back to these Soldiers,” she said.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Admiral speaks to troops.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, addresses questions and concerns of Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a visit to Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. As part of his final visit to Iraq, the chairman commended the Soldiers for their dedication to the mission and progress made in the combined security areas near Mosul.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Awarding a Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
CONTIGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Col. Eric Welsh, commander, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., presents Sgt. Craig Rion with a brigade coin after awarding him the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Jan. 7, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq. Rion, an Omaha, Neb.-native, earned the award for direct fire contact when an insurgent attacked his patrol with an RKG-3 hand grenade Dec. 27, 2010, in Kirkuk, Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, USD-N)
Airmen and Soldiers load cargo containers onto flatbed trailers at the Forward Node of a Joint Task Force-Port Opening March 29, 2012. The JTF-PO, which was comprised of more than 140 active-duty Army Soldiers and Air National Guardsmen, was staged at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., as part of Eagle Flag, a U.S. Air Force-sponsored exercise to prepare units for operating in deployed environments. U.S. Transportation Command evaluated the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group during the weeklong exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Members from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group and 21st Theater Sustainment Command face Leslie Cruise, a World War II veteran, and the grave of Pvt. Richard Vargas during a wreath laying ceremony at Lorraine American National Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France, June 2, 2014. Cruise went to France several times prior to this visit looking for his friend’s grave in order to say thank you to Vargas for saving his life.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Hailey Haux)
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
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)
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.
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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.
Swick teaches Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Mike Swick, center, instructs Soldiers on mixed martial arts techniques during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation-hosted tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2011. Swick joined fellow MMA fighter Kyle Kingsbury to bring the fight clinic to the Soldiers, where the UFC stars offered advice on training and nutrition before inviting the Soldiers to spar.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
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.
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)