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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)
Robert Kelly performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
Breaking down spades.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 102nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, remove the spades of an M198 155mm howitzer during training at Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 28, 2011. The spades are used to prevent the howitzer from moving while firing.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Pressure dressing.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. Thomas Cook, combat medic, Mobile Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provides concurrent medical training to Iraqi soldiers of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Iraqi Army Division, in between firing iterations as part of training at the Field Engineer Regiment compound, March 19, 2011. During the 10-day training course provided by the MTT, the Iraqi jinood, Arabic for soldiers, learned medical skills in addition to basic rifle marksmanship and reconnaissance and intelligence techniques.
(U.S Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Garcia.
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, repaints the name of his brother-in-law, Sgt. Israel Devora-Garcia, on the Warrior Memorial Wall at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “Everything I am able to do is thanks to his sacrifice, and I am grateful for the opportunity to give a little back,” Moreno said. “I just want people to know we’re still here and some of our comrades are going to be here forever because this is where they gave their lives.”
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Soldiers treat simulated casualties.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, triage Soldiers with simulated wounds during a mass casualty training exercise on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 6, 2011. Medics and first aid responders honed their skills as 2nd AAB prepares to assume the advise, train and assist mission in Diyala province during Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Sixteen Airmen were honored Jan. 24, 2014, at Travis AFB, Calif., for their recent promotion to Chief Master Sergeant. Members of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing, and the 349th Air Mobility Wing were selected for promotion to the highest enlisted rank, of which only one percent of enlisted Airmen ever attain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)
Ground guiding vehicle.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Gerald Sallis, a mortarman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, ground-guides a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle prior to his final departure from Joint Security Station India, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2011. Sallis, a native of Chicago, assisted fellow 4th AAB Soldiers in transferring the base to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Nolan.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – U.S. Forces-Iraq commanding general, Gen. Lloyd Austin, presents Pfc. Marquez Nolan, a supply clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, with a coin in recognition of Nolan’s work in support of Operation New Dawn during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, May 21, 2011. Nolan, a Helena, Ark., native, said he felt honored receiving the coin from Austin. “It’s good to know my hard work and the hard work of the other people standing with me isn’t going unnoticed,” he said.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Master Sgt. Kyle Goins, a communications specialist for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, sets up a “big voice” system at Fort Campbell, Ky., June 17, 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)
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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)
Adding to the calendar.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Iraqi Army leaders from 5th Iraqi Army Division develop a planning strategy for a long-term training schedule during the Leadership Training Program, Feb. 14, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province. The Mobile Transition Team, attached to Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, worked with their Iraqi Army counterparts from each staff section to coordinate a long-term training plan for IA units.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
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 Cahuenga Blvd. intersection traffic signal green lights located at Toluca Lake, California 91602 followed by Metro Red Line Universal City and Studio City Heavy Rail Subway Station located at South San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California 91604.
Taking aim.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, aim at targets during dry fire weapons familiarization training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 22, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taught the class to Iraqi soldiers to improve proficiency on the M16 rifle in preparation for Operation Iron Lion. Operation Iron Lion is a training exercise that displays Iraqi Security Forces’ ability to work together to protect Ninewa province from internal and external threats.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Terrain model.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Rasty, left, commander of 1st Company, 4th Battalion, Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade, acts as the platoon commander instructing KRGB officers during training conducted at the KRGB Headquarters in Laylan, Jan. 31, 2011. Rasty instructed the squad on their positioning and movements as the Kurdish soldiers prepared to enter the last building during the urban operations exercise. Rasty said the training received from the “Bushmaster” Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, allowed his company to build upon its tactical capabilities.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
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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. 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)
Adding to the calendar.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Iraqi Army leaders from 5th Iraqi Army Division develop a planning strategy for a long-term training schedule during the Leadership Training Program, Feb. 14, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province. The Mobile Transition Team, attached to Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, worked with their Iraqi Army counterparts from each staff section to coordinate a long-term training plan for IA units.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
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)
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
Operations tents set up by the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group sit along the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., on March 8, 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 a week-long exercise called Operation Lumberjack. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing capability for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
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)
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)
Paratroopers from the service and recovery shop, Company B, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, spent a week making a detainee transportation vehicle out of a locomotive-movement tactical vehicle at Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq. US Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford (released)
Surfin’ Bird.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – At the encouragement of Doug Robb, lead singer of rock band Hoobastank, service members and civilians unwind during a concert in the main gym at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 25, 2011. Several civilians climbed to the stage and crowed surfed, while service members cheered on. Before the show, band members said they wanted the audience to forget where they were for the duration of the show, unplug from the deployment, and just have a good time.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.)