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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. George Higbee, a mortar section sergeant assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assists Iraqi soldiers of Mortar Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, make adjustments to an 81 mm mortar system’s alignment during a live fire exercise, March 19, 2011. During the training event, Higbee a native of Motor City, Okla., served as an advisor ensuring the Iraqi soldiers employed their indirect fire support systems safely.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Soldiers of 12th Iraqi Army Division provide first aid to their company medic after a simulated Improvised Explosive Device struck his vehicle during a training exercise at Contingency Operating Location K1, May 16, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division supervised the exercise, which simultaneously tested Iraqi soldiers’ skills on convoy operations, vehicle recovery and first aid. Iraqi Security Forces personnel planned and coordinated the event as part of 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)
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 followed by crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Magnolia Boulevard intersection traffic signal red lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights located at Toluca Lake, California 91602 followed by Metro Red Line Universal City and Studio City Heavy Rail Subway Station located at North Hollywood of South San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California 91601.
Paying tribute.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Colonel Malcolm Frost, commander, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Hain, brigade command sergeant major, salute the monument of fallen Soldiers during a Memorial Day tribute at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, May 30, 2011. “Just five days ago was the four-year anniversary of the death of Cpl. Casey Zylman, a 23-year-old from Coleman, Mich., killed by an IED outside of Tal Afar, Iraq,” Frost said. “Casey was the first Soldier I lost under my command, and I think about him every day.”
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., set up a field hospital during an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team exercise simulating an urban earthquake in the SOUTHCOM AOR on Travis AFB, 8 Feb. 2011. The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. Released (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
New perspective.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Sgt. Shawn Miller, a photojournalist assigned to 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, a Pennsylvania National Guard unit based out of Fort Indiantown Gap, deployed in support of U.S. Division-North, demonstrates photographing from a different perspective during the Information Dissemination Operations course Mar.17, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala of province, Iraq. U.S. Division-North Soldiers instructed the IA media soldiers on various techniques and media used for recording and disseminating information.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (center left) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski (center) are briefed by Sgt. Maj. Christopher Grant during a tour of the USARPAC Contingency Command Post (CCP) at Fort Shafter, HI, 1 August 2012. The Contingency Command Post (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.
Preparing for inspection.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Corporal Holly Hinojosa, a signal support systems specialist from the Joint Node Network section, Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, prepares a Secure, Mobile Anti-Jam, Reliable Tactical Terminal, for an inspection at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 18, 2011. The JNN Section Soldiers turned in the outdated systems for replacement by newer models. Hinojosa, who hails from Sebring, Fla., and other Soldiers assigned to the JNN section maintain and operate communications equipment necessary for the leaders of U.S. Division – North to stay connected with subordinate units throughout northern Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
Family time.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – First Sergeant Michael Robling, senior enlisted leader of Company C, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pictured in the upper right screen, speaks to his daughter Averie during a video teleconference call, June 6, 2011. Robling, deployed to Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, in support of Operation New Dawn, spoke with his daughter over the live video chat prior to watching her graduate from Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
MEDEVAC training.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Members of the Emergency Security Unit of the Kirkuk Provincial Police practice loading and unloading a notional casualty during medical evacuation training at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Dec. 28. “Thunderhorse” medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, and the Forward Medical Service Team, the “Dust Offs” of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, from Fort Riley, Kan., supported the training, advising and assisting the Iraqis and provided U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. The MEDEVAC training concluded a five-week Emergency Medical Technician training course for the ISF at COS Warrior.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
IA soldiers adjust sights.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, adjust their 81mm mortar system during a company live fire exercise at Destiny Range in Ninewa province, Iraq, June 16, 2011. Iraqi soldiers fired at targets more than 1000 meters away to build confidence in the weapon system and increase proficiency as mortar crews.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Expectation Management.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Visiting with Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in northern Iraq, Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, answers questions about the effects of proposed budget cuts to the Department of Defense’s military budget over the next 10 years, Sept. 14, 2011. During a stop at COB Warhorse, McHugh provided the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, the opportunity to ask questions about the future of the Army and how spending cuts will affect the Army mission and its greatest resource — it’s people. “We’re working hard with the new Secretary of Defense to ensure that we are taking care of our people and their Families, and keeping our moral and legal commitments to all of you,” he explained, “so that even in this time of changing fiscal realities, we maintain the kind of Army all of us are proud of … no matter what the fiscal resources.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD - N PAO)
Push Ups.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq –Cpl. Joe Gregg, spots Cpl. Robert McGhee, both infantrymen of 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, during the Push-Up Event of the Diablo Company Squad Challenge at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Feb. 11, 2011. In this event, the Soldiers had two minutes to correctly execute a minimum of 50 push-ups in order to contribute to their squad’s total combined score. In order for the push-up to count, the Soldier had to touch the fist of the spotter with their chest then lock their elbows out while maintaining good form.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, treat a simulated casualty 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)
Assaulting the objective.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Members of Kirkuk Iraqi Police Emergency Services Unit demonstrate an assault on an objective during Iraqi Police Day Jan. 9 at the Kirkuk Training Center. The ESU is one of Kirkuk IP’s quick-reaction units, trained to respond on short notice to protect the people of Kirkuk from violent extremist activity.
(U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Apprehending suspects.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – After rescuing simulated hostages, Iraqi Special Operation Forces assigned to 7th Regional Commando Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, bring out a suspected criminal during Operation Iron Lion at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, June 27, 2011. Iraqi Security Forces demonstrated their tactical capabilities and their ability to work together to protect Ninewa province and the civilian population. As part of their Operation New Dawn mission, U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assisted the ISF in developing a sustainable force.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Coaching an Iraqi mortarman.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Archie Lee Rollins, 60 mm mortar noncommissioned officer in charge, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, supervises an Iraqi soldier as he aligns a 60 mm mortar system during Tadreeb al Shamil training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 12, 2011. Rollins, a native of Carlisle, Pa., taught soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division how to properly operate the system as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, a 25-day training program, led by U.S. forces to develop independent and self-sustaining ground forces.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Capt. Jacob Becker and Technical Sgt. Will Harden, 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., waits for the CH-47D Chinook, Detachment 1, Company B, 3/238th Aviation Regiment, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, to land to work on a sling-load with a vehicle, 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)
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.
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Sgt. Cameron Lucas, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, throws a smoke grenade to conceal his team’s movement during live fire training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9. 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)
Rifle marksmanship.CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE, Marez— An Iraqi Police instructor, trained by U.S. Soldiers and civilian police advisors, teaches rifle marksmanship techniques to IP recruits during their four-week basic recruit training course at the Mosul Police Services Academy Nov. 4. Soldiers from Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assessed the Iraqi Police, providing additional instruction and mentorship, as the cadre worked with their new recruits. The Soldiers of 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div. are deployed as part of U.S. Division-North’s ongoing mission 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)
Martha Rosler, Coin Vortex for Student Debt, part of Day After Debt: A Call for Student Loan Relief, 2014, sculpture.
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, dowload relief supplies from aircraft around the clock at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of Hurricane Maria Oct. 6, 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)
Retiring the colors.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Holland, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. William May, right, command team of “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, case their battalion colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. The casing of their colors culminated the training of the expanded Combined Security Force whom Holland said can competently assume the mission his battalion transferred to them.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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 followed by two crossing points intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Moorpark Street intersection traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, Riverside Drive intersection traffic signal red lights, left turn protected permissive green yellow arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights, State Highway Junction Route CA-134 Ventura Freeway Exit 1C - Lankershim Blvd. Exit Off-Ramp intersection traffic signal go straight green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights and another upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Camarillo Street and Vineland Avenue intersection traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk white walking lights and located at Toluca Lake and North Hollywood Arts District of South San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California 91602 - 91601.
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Marching them in.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – New members of the Kirkuk expanded Combined Security Force march in formation for their official graduation from training and entry into the eCSF at the Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, July 18, 2011. The most recent company of graduates is the last addition to the expanded CSF, which became a full-strength battalion of Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police, and Kurdish Regional Guard soldiers.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT — Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, congratulates a Soldier with 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt., 1st ABCT, 1st Inf. Div., after re-enlistment Nov. 24. Odierno visited the “Devil” Brigade to assess its readiness in its mission as a contingency reserve force in the Middle East. (Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 1st Inf. Div.)
Golden Lions on patrol.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Members of the expanded Combined Security Force “Golden Lions” conduct a presence patrol in a village north of Kirkuk City, Iraq, July 19, 2011. The Golden Lions conducted their first patrol as a full-strength battalion following the recent graduation of the final company of trainees.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
Tech. Sgt. John Rodriguez, 321st Contingency Response Squadron security team, provides security at a simulated austere base during an Advanced Battle Management System exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 1, 2020. The ABMS, allows a joint force to use cutting-edge methods and technologies to rapidly collect, analyze, and share information and make decisions in real time while also also making the information available instantaneously across geographically-separated forces spanning the operational to tactical levels of combat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Y. Alvarez)
The 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron Gladiators run on blue track with a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action batons Sept. 16, 2016, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The 24 hour run was held as part of POW/MIA Recognition Day. The POW/MIA baton holds a flash drive that contains all known names of all the accounted for POW/MIAs since WWI. At present, more than 83,000 Americans remain missing from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
An Airman from the 435th Contingency Response Group, steps out before jumping from a C-130 J-model during the Air Force-specific portion of Saber Strike at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 17, 2014. During the final week of Saber Strike 2014 the 435th CRG, in conjunction with the 37th Airlift Squadron, trained on the full capabilities to open the Latvian air base. They also trained with Latvian and Estonian service members on airfield operations, command and control of air and space forces, weather support, and protection of operational forces, aircraft maintenance and aerial port services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)
Participants in "A Conversation about Contingency" discussed questions related to the treatment of contingent faculty members.
Credit: Michael Ferguson/AAUP
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, return fire during an ambush 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)
Advancing on the enemy.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, advance on line toward their objective during weapons familiarization training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 22, 2011. Iraqi soldiers increased proficiency on their weapons prior to their battalion live fire exercise later this month.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Target.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Joshua Moody, from Killeen, Texas, and a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, advises an Iraqi soldier on marksmanship techniques at an Iraqi military post near Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 16. The Iraqi soldiers learned basic, close-quarters, and advanced marksmanship techniques, and how to enter and clear a room in an urban environment.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD - N PAO)
A little one-on-one.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Lt. Lowell Garthwaite, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division plays soccer with a student who will be attending a newly opened school located in the rural farm village of al Noman south of Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2011. The newly opened education facility replaced a two-room mud building which could only support 20 students and would collapse during the rainy season. “Wolfhound” Soldiers of 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt. distributed school supplies and soccer balls to the students following a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the official opening of al Noman School.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilot assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, Task Force ODIN, watches flight crews prepare for a mission at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 26, 2011. Tamietti, a decorated Vietnam veteran, returned to military service in 2003 after a two-decade hiatus. Tamietti flew his final flight, July 31, and is now looking to retire after two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Brief.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Reginald Alexander, Company Intelligence Support Team noncommissioned officer in charge, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, conducts a mission brief prior to Company G Soldiers leaving Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, for a mission, Aug. 24, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
‘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)
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)