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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)
Col. Bruce Bancroft (left), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, discusses Hurricane Maria relief operations at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commander of United States Army North, on Oct. 7, 2017. An aerial port operated by the Guardsmen has processed more than 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid since Sept. 23. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
Special Traffic Operations - Traffic and Transportation Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia Universal City between North Hollywood and Studio City Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route and an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Cumpston Street, Burbank Blvd., followed by Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing and No Left Turn or No U Turn at Chandler Blvd. North WEST intersection traffic signal red lights, Hatteras Street and Oxford Street intersection traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights located at Metro Red and Orange Lines North Hollywood Heavy Rail Underground Subway and Bus Rapid Transit Stations in South San Fernando Valley of North Hollywood - Los Angeles, California 91601.
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)
‘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 )
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)
Master Sgt. Duane Wariner with the 123rd Contingency Response Group greets his family during a welcome home ceremony in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 21, 2014. Wariner and the 123rd arrived home from a deployment to West Africa where they assisted in the multinational fight against Ebola. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
National Anthem.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Spc. Lesther Pierce, an automated logistical specialist, Company B, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, sings the National Anthem prior to an award ceremony at Faulkenberg Theater, Mar. 19, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province, Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Inverted pyramid.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Maj. David Repyneck, executive officer, 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, deployed in support of U.S. Division-North, explains the Inverted Pyramid writing style during an Information Dissemination Operations course Mar. 17, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province of Iraq. Repyneck taught the IA media officers how to compile information into a press release, or news article, according to U.S. Army doctrine.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., 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.
Tech Sgt. Timothy Hoffma, Det. 1, 435th Contingency Response Group bioenvironmental technician, tests the chlorination of purified water near Campia Turzii, Romania, during Dacian Warhawk, a two-week training mission designed to increase the interoperability between the U.S. and Romanian allies March 19, 2015. Hoffma and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing tested their abilities to establish and maintain a base during fighter aircraft operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION DEASON, Iraq – Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Jassim Muhammad al-Furaiji, commanding general of 17th Iraqi Army Division, and Col. Roger Cloutier, commander of 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Div., stand in front of a giant eagle head statue dedicated to 17th IA prior to the opening ceremony of the new Combined Division Operations Center May 23. The eagle head was originally a gift to U.S. forces and since 17th IA is nicknamed “the Eagles,” U.S. leaders said it was fitting to pass the gift on. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Schneider, 366th MPAD, USD-C)
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
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.
Speaking with the Sheikh.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Captain Louis-Philippe Hammond, (left), commander of Company C, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, speaks to Shawkat Kareem, Sheikh of Septia, Iraq, about the canal project outside of Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2011. Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, U.S. Division – North, provided security during the month-long project.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Tech. Sgt. Charles Woods, crew chief with the 123rd Contingency Response Element, awaits the arrival of an inbound C-130 flying in from Louisville, KY on May 17, 2011 during the National Level Exercise in Springfield, MO. Tech. Sgt. Woods will then marshal the plane into its parking spot serving as a static plane and will be loaded and unloaded with mannequins that represent real victims. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)
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)
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)
Soldiers speak with musicians.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Captain James Cooke, signal support officer for 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with members of rhythm and blues group Good Girl Hank after a concert at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 28, 2011. Following the two-hour concert, the Los Angeles-based group autographed posters and CDs for the deployed civilians and U.S. service members. Cooke, a native of Glendale, Ariz., and other 4th AAB troopers gave the R&B group a standing ovation following the performance.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), review a simulated casualty’s medical notes 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)
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)
U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post, Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team personnel prepare to load an Army trailer onto a Coast Guard C-130 during a load exercise at Barbers Point Naval Air Station, April 11, 2012. The USARPAC CCP HAST is a rapidly deployable team of from 6-14 soldiers, with specific skill sets, who can be on the ground anywhere in the Pacific within 24 hours to determine how the U.S. military can best provide relief support.
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.
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)
Iraqi Police practice tactics.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant James Quatro, right, a military policeman assigned to 105th Military Police Company, Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, instructs Iraqi Police assigned to the 2nd and 4th Emergency Response Battalions, how to stand properly when firing their AK47 rifles. Quatro, a native of Rochester, N.Y., also trained the policemen on how to assemble and disassemble the weapon, and basic rifle marksmanship.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
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)
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)
Last mile.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – First Lieutenant Peter Curtin, an operations officer assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sprints the last mile of an Army Physical Fitness Test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2011. Curtin, a native of Boston, Mass., completed the APFT as a prerequisite for the battalion’s “Spur Ride”. The Fort Hood trooper participated in the cavalry tradition to earn the privilege of wearing silver spurs and being inducted into the Order of the Spur.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (center) is escorted by U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander, Lt. Gen Francis J. Wiercinski during a tour of the USARPAC Contingency Command Post (CCP) at Fort Shafter, HI, 1 August 2012. The CCP consists of more than ninety personnel with the specific skills to provide a USARPAC forward command post capability, specifically focusing on small scale contingencies such as supporting humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations. The CCP can tailor personnel and equipment to fit the mission with a team as small as seven, to as many as more than one hundred twenty servicemembers in augmenting forces.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers of U.S. Division – North participate in the Army Birthday 5-Kilometer Fun Run at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 14, 2011. Soldiers concluded the celebration with a birthday lunch of steak and seafood at the COB Speicher dining facility during lunch.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
A U.S. Army Soldier from the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element loads a cargo container onto an M11-20 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck in the marshaling yard at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J., March 27, 2012. The cargo, which arrived by airlift earlier in the week, is being transported over land to a forward distribution node as part of a U.S. Transportation Command exercise designed to test the ability of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to establish a Joint Task Force-Port Opening within 24 hours of arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – A soldier from 12th Iraqi Army Division begins recovery operations on a vehicle hit by a simulated Improvised Explosive Device during a situational training exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, May 16, 2011. Iraqi leaders planned and conducted the scenario without direct assistance from U.S. forces to showcase overall capabilities during a full-scale training exercise.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Thanking the Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, speaks to Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a visit to Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. In addition to thanking the troops for their service and sacrifice, Mullen spoke with the deployed Fort Hood Soldiers about current and future military policies. Since arriving in to U.S. Division – North last fall, the 4th AAB troops assumed responsibility of overseeing security operations and partnering with ISF near Mosul in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 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)
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)
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.
Personnel assigned to the 615th Contingency Response wing construct a Hard Sided Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter (HELAMS) for communications support to aircrews participating in the bi-annual Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis and Creech Air Force bases. More than 40 Airman from the Travis unit supported MAFEX with communications and airfield support. (US Air Force Photo/MSgt Stan Parker)