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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)
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2009) - Cmdr. Joseph Yang, contingency dental officer-in-charge, of San Diego, Calif., teaches Pacific Partnership 2009 dental team members from Canada, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force how to operate a portable digital x-ray machine aboard USNS Richard E. Byrd on the way to the mission?s first stop is Samoa. The U.S. Navy's Pacific Partnership is the dedicated humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted with and through partner nations, non-governmental organizations and other U.S. and international government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic assistance missions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Alvin Swayzer, and infantryman assigned to Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, showcases his original hip-hop rhymes for a judge’s panel and audience made up of service members and civilians deployed to northern Iraq during a talent show at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, July 22, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
Job well done.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Col. Malcolm Frost, left, brigade commander of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, commends 1st Lt. Joshua Donecker, executive officer of 512th Military Police Company, from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for his hard work during his deployment to Iraq, during an awards ceremony Jan. 23, 2011 at the Salie Gym at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq. The 512th MP Company, attached to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div., deployed to Iraq in March 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, transitioned operations from a supporting security role to an advise and assist role in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Tech. Sgt. Michael Skeens, command post controller for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, tracks aircraft on the airfield at Fort Campbell, Ky., June 18, 2014, during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise. The 123rd CRG joined forces with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
SSG Inez Necker and SSG Richard Burns, contracting NCOs assigned to the 680th Contingency Contracting Team (CCT), 413th Contracting Support Brigade, review contract documents Oct. 18, 2013, at the 18th Contracting Squadron headquarters on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The organization of each contracting office should aim to maximize the skill sets and efficiencies of its people. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Howard Reed, 10th Regional Support Group)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division return fire during Joint Operations Access Exercise(JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 7, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crisis and contingencies.
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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 during 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)
Jab-jab.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Angel Turner, right, a print journalist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, punches her opponent during a boxing match at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “I viewed this event as a challenge; one final, lasting memory prior to us going home,” said Turner, a native of Fayetteville, Ga. The “Boxing Smoker” was held as a morale booster by the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., for “Long Knife” Soldiers before they return to Fort Hood, Texas, later this summer.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
1st Lt. Pierce Willenbrock of the Task Force Darby, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division security force, plays soccer with children from the Saare Jabbaama children’s home June 28, 2018 near Contingency Location Garoua in Cameroon. TF Darby service members are serving in a support role for the Cameroonian Military’s fight against the violent extremist organization Boko Haram.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Materas, 144th Fighter Wing crew chief from Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, fuels a United Kingdom Royal Air Force C-130J during Red Flag-Alaska 18-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. In RF-A 18-3 U.S. Army and Navy aviators in addition to Air Force Airmen are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than a dozen units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach)
Clearing cases.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Mortarmen with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, clear empty mortar round cases after conducting a five-round mortar fire during a training exercise near Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 23, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Transition complete.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE COBRA, Iraq – Captain Matthew Jung (right), commander, Troop B., 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, prepares to hand over checkpoint equipment container keys to Iraqi officers from the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, during the Transfer of Authority Ceremony at a checkpoint in northern Diyala province June 30. The TOA was part of the transition and closure of Contingency Operating Base Cobra, Iraq, in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2/1 CAV (AAB) PAO, USD-N)
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION GAINES MILLS, Iraq – Colonel Kalaid, executive officer, 47th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, officially assumes responsibility for Contingency Operating Location Gaines Mills during a transfer ceremony in Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 1, 2011. U.S. forces transferred authority of COL Gaines Mills to Iraqi control after occupying the base since 2004.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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A Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to move while conducting 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)
Uncasing the colors.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Colonel John Peeler, left, commander of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Emmett Maunakea, command sergeant major of the brigade, uncase the “Black Jack” Brigade colors during the Transfer of Authority Ceremony between 2nd AAB, 25th Infantry Division and 2nd AAB, 1st Cav. Div., at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 13, 2011. Black Jack Brigade assumed responsibility of the advise, train and assist mission in the Salah ad-Din and Diyala provinces of U.S. Division-North.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Quatro demonstrates.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant James Quatro, left, a military policeman assigned to 105th Military Police Company, guides Cpl. Patrick West during a demonstration of proper stance for firing an AK47 rifle during training at the Provincial Directorate of Police Headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, June 29, 2011. Quatro, a native of Rochester, N.Y., taught Iraqi policemen how to increase proficiency on the weapon. The 105th MP Company, part of the New York Army National Guard, is attached to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), conduct Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) training at the Medical Skills Training Center, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 29, 2020. Sailors with 3rd Med. Bn. participated in an ACM training evolution to practice their combat lifesaving skills in an expeditionary environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey)
Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air force Base, ready pallets packed with equipment and supplies to load on to aircraft deploying to Honduras as part of relief efforts for a simulated earthquake scenario during a Travis Response Exercise, 19 March 2014. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph - Heide Couch)
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)
Dionna Nichelle.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Dianna Michelle Colyar, part of the "It's Not That Time of the Month," All Female Comedy tour, sings for U.S. Division-North troops and civilians between comedy acts at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center located on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, March 11, 2011. Colyar, the last performer of the night, sang Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings," showing her appreciation, not only for the service members in attendance, but for all who serve overseas. "I think differently of the military after coming here and seeing what the military does," she said. "Thank you for all that you do."
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N)
Lt. Col. Jay L. Palenapa, right, received a certificate of appreciation for completion of his active reserve service June 1 from Col. Chad Smith on behalf of Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, in a ceremony at Redstone Arsenal. Palenapa retired after a 30-year military career, during which he served as PEO Aviation’s deputy contingency operations officer. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cunningham, PEO Aviation)
Bandaging the wounds.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Michael Olsen, right, a native of Boise, Idaho, and intelligence systems maintainer with Company A, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, bandages a simulated casualty’s face during training for the combat lifesaver course at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 13, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Man’s best friend.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Retired Army Sgt. Kurtis Edelman, pets Rose, a 4th Infantry Division therapy dog, while talking with Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during Operating Proper Exit, June 28, 2011. U.S. Division – North Soldiers talked with Edelman and several other wounded warriors during their visit. Operation Proper Exit provides wounded service members the chance to return to where they received their injuries, leave on their own terms, and gain closure.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, 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)
Lt. Col David Hosna, commander, 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion, has a few words of wisdom for Maj. Gary Davis, Air Force Maj. John Dingeman two battalion Soldiers during a dining-in at Berchtesgaden, Germany.
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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 during a visit to 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.
Task Force Marne Soldiers from outside Contingency Operating Base Speicher speak with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston following dinner with him, Sept. 27, at Freedom Rest-North. Sergeant Major of the Army Preston held a town hall meeting with the Soldiers of COB Speicher earlier in the day to answer any question they had and provide information about deployments, uniform changes and the future of the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Johnathon Jobson, TF Marne Public Affairs.)
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element inspect cargo on June 18, 2014, before strapping it down for transport to a staging area called the Forward Node during Capstone '14, a homeland earthquake-response exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 688th RPOE joined forces with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here from June 16 to 19, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group use a Halvorsen Loader to off-load cargo from a New York Air National Guard C-130 at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., during Operation Lumberjack on March 9, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Navigating with a purpose.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Captain Sean Frankum, executive officer for Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reads map coordinates during a land navigation skills test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. As part of the battalion’s “Spur Ride”, Frankum, a native of Dahlonega, Ga., and other Fort Hood Soldiers ruck-marched to various checkpoints during the skills test, which was designed to mentally and physically challenge the cavalry troopers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Navy Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion (Med. Bn.), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), move a simulated casualty to the operation tent 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 – 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)
Casing the colors.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Colonel Malcolm Frost, left, commander of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. William Hain, senior enlisted leader of the brigade, case their colors during the Transfer of Authority ceremony between the 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div., and the 2nd AAB, 1st Cavalry Division, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 13, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)
Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Brown.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General-Support Brig. Gen. James F. Pasquarette presents Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Brown an Army Commendation Medal during a ceremony at Joint Security Station Heider, April 1, 2011. Pasquarette said Brown, a senior supply noncommissioned officer from Luling, La., assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recently played an instrumental role in transferring JSS Heider to Iraqi government control.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
MARRAKECH, Morocco-- Staff Sgt. Matthew Ross, 818th Contingency ResponseGroup security forces fire team leader, speaks with a local about the U.S. Air Force and the aircraft displayed April 5, 2012 at the 2012 MarrakechAeroexpo. Ross is here to provide security for U.S. aircraft for the duration of the Aeroexpo. The U.S. Air Force is participating in the third biennial Aeroexpo Marrakech 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/Senior Airman Natasha Stannard)
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)
Airman from the 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepares 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)
Research.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Reginald Alexander, Company Intelligence Support Team noncommisioned officer, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information regarding recent activities in the Kirkuk province prior to Company G Soldiers leaving Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 2, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)