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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
Soldier performs to inspire others.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. Tanecia Shepherd, a Dallas-native and cable team leader assigned to the 820th Signal Company, 51st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys, for Soldiers and civilians at the COB Speicher Talent Show held at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Center-North, Dec. 31, 2010. Shepherd, one of four registered acts to perform in the talent show, placed first with her rendition of Alicia Key’s “If I Ain’t Got You” “I was nervous to sing at first,” said Shepherd, who calls Dallas home. “But once I got on stage I forgot all about that.” Soldiers performed in front of an audience of Soldiers, and contractors who laughed, clapped, and shouted their support to comedy, singing, and rap acts.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
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)
Zeroing procedures.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An infantryman and instructor of the M16 rifle training course, Sgt. Bernardo Medina, an Ocala, Fla. native, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, covers zeroing procedures and what a proper shot group should look like for Iraqi Army soldiers of Commando Company, 15th Brigade, 12th IA Division, during classroom instruction at Forward Operating Base Texan, March 20, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Clear Lake contingency - Bill and Carolyn Krumrey and Susan Sinclair became volunteers after the finished the race
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Tech. Sgt. Jamie Gilley, guitar player for the Air Force Central Command rock band, “Starlifter,” and vocalist Airman 1st Class Carmen Emborski take center stage during their performance at the North Dining Facility at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2011. Starlifter performed an encore show the next day for U.S. Division-North Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn. The AFCENT band is currently touring Iraq and Afghanistan performing for service members as part of their mission to entertain America’s men and women in uniform.
(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Soldier secures equipment.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Jackloid Carino, a motor transport operator assigned to Forward Support Company G, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, secures a ladder onto an M1075 palletized load system truck at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 12, 2011. Carino, a native of Oahu, Hawaii, serves as a team leader for the distribution platoon, and is responsible for delivering supplies to troops from his unit stationed in U.S. Division – North.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
121128-A-CW157-035: South Dakota Army National Guard’s Maj. Matthew Symonds, 1978th Contingency Contracting Team commander, addresses a Camp Rapid audience about his unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during an activation ceremony, Nov. 28, 2012 at Duke Corning Armory. The Rapid City-based unit will plan for and coordinate all contracting functions at a brigade or combat team level. The unit 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)
Staff Sgt. Jason Csontos, assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Squadron, takes cover from the wind blast following marshalling a C-17 for take-off 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)
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)
‘Amazing’ wire.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION COBRA, Iraq – Pfc. Joseph Andali, left, infantryman, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, turns his head away as Staff Sgt. Brian Bingham, cavalry scout, Troop A, cuts an uprooted picket free from the maze of concertina wire near a Diyala Province combined checkpoint, March 26, 2011. Andali, who hails from New Hide Park, N.Y., and Bingham, who hails from Carney’s Point, N.J., both assigned to Troop A, “Aces High,” 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, use their experience to identify weak areas in the perimeter concertina wire, making repairs to improve overall force protection at combined checkpoints in Iraq.
(U.S. Army Photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Sqdn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N )
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SAVAI'I, Samoa (July 03, 2009) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joseph Yang, contingency dental officer-in-charge, of San Diego, Calif., and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Augustine Godinet, dental technician from Leone, American Samoa, perform a dental examination for a local woman at the Sataua Clinic during a Medical Civic Action Project (MEDCAP) held in support of Pacific Partnership 2009. The U.S. Navy's Pacific Partnership is the dedicated humanitarian and civil assistance mission conducted by, with and through partner nations, non-governmental organizations and other U.S. and international government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Joshua Valcarcel (RELEASED)
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)
Repairman.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Rodolfo Moreno, a finance specialist with the 4th Financial Management Company, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conducts routine checks and services on a kiosk outside of his office at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
A contingency New Flyer seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). It was sent there to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
This was also the last day that 2540 was ever used in a public setting. It is also one of the very few times that a 2500 was seen in public with replaced windows (some of the windows on this bus were swapped out with ones on LFRs)
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), evaluate 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 Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), remove a simulated casualty from a Humvee 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 –A participant in the Task Force Ironhorse five-kilometer “Turkey Trot” crosses the finish line as the sun begins to rise over Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Nov. 25. More than 230 Soldiers and civilian contractors assigned to COB Speicher participated in one of the many Thanksgiving Day events. Some of the other COB Speicher Turkey Day events included a “Turkey Bowl” football game and a special dinner for U.S. Division-North personnel. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N)
Classroom instruction.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Kwame Hart, a combat medic section chief assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leads a combat lifesaving class for Iraqi policemen assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division at the battalion aid station on Contingency Operating Site Marez, Feb. 12, 2011. “If they get injured, or someone around them does, they will have the knowledge to treat the injuries and save lives,” said Hart. Iraqi policemen participated in the three-day course led by U.S. Soldiers to improve their medical knowledge and skills in providing lifesaving first aid.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Quilla Constance Solo Exhibition 'Teasing Out Contingencies' opening at The Higgins Bedford: June 17th 2023 - January 7th 2024.
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., and the Canadian Coast Guard Western Region Assistant Commissioner Roger Girouard sit together while signing the newly revised Dixon Entrance Annex to the national Canada-United States Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan, Feb. 19, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska.
The updated annex includes basic content and format changes in accordance with new national guidelines, clearer pollution notification and response protocols, and refreshed references to U.S. Customs Service procedures for transboundary movement of personnel and resources.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Schofield.
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
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Airman 1st Class Michael Childress, 818th Contingency Response Group, inspects components of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle during night shift April 5, 2012 at the 2012 Marrakech Aeroexpo grounds. Childress and other members of the 818th CRG are providing around-the-clock security for the entirety of this event to ensure U.S. aircraft are secure. The U.S. Air Force is participating in the third biennial AeroexpoMarrekech to strengthen the partnerships with the nations involved and show commitment to security and stability in the region. Security forces team members are providing security for U.S. aircraft for the entirety of the Aeroexpo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard)
Armenian soldiers of Armenian Peacekeeping Forces discuss search techniques with Bulgarian soldiers of Bulgarian Military Police Battalion during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 4, 2014. The rotation is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability and contingency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Schell/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
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
Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload humanitarian cargo from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 12, 2014. The Kentucky Airmen will stage the cargo in Senegal before transloading it to U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft for delivery into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade stabilize an AH-64 Apache helicopter rotor during joint training Nov. 13, 2013. The Apache’s rotors must be stabilized during the “pinning” process to prevent damage. The training allowed Airmen and Soldiers to get their first joint experience and improve future Army and Air Force contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)
Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Staff Sgt. Wesley N. Page (left), a gun truck commander from Starkville, Miss., consults with Staff Sgt. David W. Cantrell, a convoy commander from Madison, Miss., during a quality assurance / quality control inspection in the company motor pool Jan. 5. Both men serve with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Greenwood, Miss. A mechanized infantry unit, B Company runs convoy security missions to bases across northern Iraq.
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), assist two simulated casualties 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 – Airmen 1st Class Carmen Emborski, vocalist in the Air Force Central Command's rock band, “Starlifter,” takes the lead on stage with her commanding presence and vocal performance during the band's show at the North Dining Facility at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2011. Emborski, a native of Denver, Colo., performed several songs incorporating challenging vocal sets during the band’s performance. Starlifter's six month tour will consist of more than 70 performances throughout Iraq and Afghanistan.
(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Landing zone.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers from Company A., 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, U.S. Division – North, position infrared chemlights on the pavement to create a hasty landing strip for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters before the start of a “react to contact” exercise in the Northern Salah-a-Din province, Iraq, Aug. 12. The exercise was the culmination of a two-week training event scouts performed in preparation for assuming duties as the “Blues” platoon. The platoon’s mission encompasses the security and recovery of downed aircraft personnel.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, USD-N)
Preparation.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Nyan Prater, a
preventive medicine specialist assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of San Diego, prepares to test a water sample at the battalion’s troop medical clinic on Contingency Operating Site Marez, Feb. 12, 2011. Prater has been on more than 50 patrols in the last four month to ensure Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces stays healthy while deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Quilla Constance Solo Exhibition 'Teasing Out Contingencies' at The Higgins Bedford: June 17th 2023 - January 7th 2024.
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – U.S. Army Sgt. Kris Hague, 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64 Apache helicopter armament and electrical repair mechanic, adjusts the air data sensor of an Apache helicopter during joint training Nov. 13, 2013. The sensor must be rotated inward before it can be loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The joint training gave Airmen and Soldiers an opportunity to practice joint contingency operations and improve interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)
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.
Autograph.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Maj. Kenneth Stevenson, a native of San Tan Valley, Ariz., and commander of the Tikrit Military History Detachment, assigned to U.S. Division-North, talks about the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award with National Football League player Madieu Williams, a defensive back with the Minnesota Vikings, during the Super Sunday Tour at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center, Contingency Operating Base Speicher Iraq, Feb 4, 2011. Williams said he and other NFL players visited Iraq as part of the tour to thank service members for their service and sacrifices. Williams received the Walter Payton Man of the Year award via a video teleconference via video teleconference during the award luncheon hosted by NFL in Dallas, Texas. The Walter Payton Man of the Year award recognizes one NFL player every year for outstand philanthropic efforts.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – An Iraqi soldier from 12th Iraqi Army Division provides security for his unit during an ambush exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, Iraq, May 16, 2011. IA soldiers tested their skills on convoy operations, vehicle recovery and first aid during the exercise, which IA leaders planned and coordinated independent of U.S. assistance during Operation Iron Lion, an ongoing capstone exercise demonstrating cooperation between ISF agencies.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Becoming a Golden Lion.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Private 1st Class Americo Hernandez, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, places the “Golden Lion” patch on the shoulder of an Iraqi Policeman during a graduation for the expanded Combined Security Force at the Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, July 18, 2011. With the graduation and addition of the most recent company, the eCSF is now a fully operational battalion-sized element.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
Technical Sgt. Will Harden, 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., shows how to prepare a vehicle for a Sling-Load with a CH-47D Chinook, Detachment 1, Company B, 3/238th Aviation Regiment, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Aug 9, 2016, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., during Northern Strike 2016. Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2016 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan. The exercise strives to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)