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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)

 

The contingency plan arrives! Cobra surrenders immediately!

 

Col. David Mounkes assumes command of the 123rd Contingency Response Group as he accepts the unit’s guidon from Col. Barry Gorter, commander of the 123rd Airlift Wing, during a change-of-command ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 12, 2014. Mounkes replaces Col. Mark Heiniger, who is the new director of operations at Headquarters, Kentucky Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Joshua Horton)

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)

 

Mortar round reaches for target.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, lean away from a mortar tube as a 60mm round blasts into the air during a live fire exercise at Destiny Range in Ninewa province, Iraq, June 16, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assisted with the live fire exercise to increase Iraqi soldiers’ proficiency on the weapon system.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

 

Testing.

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, tests a water sample Feb. 12, 2011. Prater, a native of San Diego, limits the spread of disease throughout the brigade by reinforcing sanitation and passing on preventive medicine knowledge to comrades. Joining the Army two years ago, Prater deployed with the “Long Knife” Brigade in support of Operation New Dawn as part of U.S. Division-North in October 2010.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

 

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ashleigh S. Pavelek)

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)

Give me the beat!

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and civilian contractors watch Ace Watkins, a drummer from rhythm and blues group Good Girl Hank, freestyle during a concert at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 28, 2011. The Los Angeles-based group thanked the deployed troops and contractors for their service and sacrifice by performing mainstream R&B and jazz songs during the two-hour concert. After the show, the musicians signed autographed CDs and took pictures with the deployed Fort Hood troopers.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

 

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)

Good Girl Hank jams in Iraq.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Good Girl Hank vocalist Aiji Alise performs for Soldiers from 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and civilian contractors at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 28, 2011. After the two-hour concert, the Los Angeles-based rhythm and blues group autographed posters and CDs for the service members deployed to U.S. Division – North in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

 

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A contingency from the Royal Thai Air Force recently visited Travis Air Force Base to see firsthand how the USAF and David Grand Medical Center implements military medical training and manages health care and preventative medicine programs. They also had the opportunity to explore other facets of Travis by touring the Heritage Center, traffic control tower and a static aircraft display. Thailand and the U.S. are committed to strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for continued cooperation between the two air powers. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)

Ribbon cutting.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Brig. Gen. Dawud, commander of al Nasir District Police headquarters, and Chris Henzel, leader of Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team, cut the ribbon at the opening of the new al Nasir District Headquarters, March 23, 2011. The Nasir District Police headquarters is one of ten Iraqi police stations built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Ninewa province, Iraq. The completed Iraqi police stations account for more than $16 million worth of projects for Iraqi security and development, said , said Lt. Col. Paul Reese, deputy commanding officer, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

 

Hanging the round to fire.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Cristian Coury, right, from Marshalltown, Iowa, a mortarman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to fire a 120mm high-explosive mortar round during a mortar operations exercise in support of Operation New Dawn at 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 BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Capt. William Rothstein, an administrative law attorney from Norwich, Conn., Staff Judge Advocate, Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, crosses the finish line with a winning time of 19 minutes, 16 seconds, followed closely by Lee Howe, private security for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, from Tea Side, England, during the Task Force Ironhorse “Turkey Trot” at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Nov. 25. The run was open to all COB Speicher personnel and drew more than 230 participants. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD-N PAO)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Japan - Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force board an MV-22 osprey during a ACM drill, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 5, 2017. The ACM must be prepared to respond within 24 hours to crises throughout the Asian pacific region to mitigate crises, protect U.S. citizens, and territories, or counter threats to U.S. national interests as needed.

Robert Kelly performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.

Adjust fire.

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)

 

Taking Charge.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – “Golden Lions” of the expanded Combined Security Force conduct a checkpoint defense exercise under the supervision and assistance of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, at Checkpoint K6, Kirkuk, Iraq, July 27, 2011. “The (eCSF) were very enthusiastic and motivated and quick to learn,” said 2nd Lt. Bruce Ramos, an infantryman from Tampa, Fla. “They’re ready and prepared to take responsibility for their city’s security and welfare. From day one until now, they have shown nothing but improvement in their techniques and tactics.”

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benito Flores Jr., 2nd Bn., 12th Cav. Regt., 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

 

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)

 

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)

 

My sister has a unique way of cleaning her room across the hall. She simply picks all the clothes up off the floor, walks them across the hall, and dumps them here. I don't belive she has a contingency plan for when my father tells her to clean both rooms at the same time.

 

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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)

Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (center) tours the U.S. Army Pacific (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.

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)

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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)

Martha Rosler, Coin Vortex for Student Debt, part of Day After Debt: A Call for Student Loan Relief, 2014, sculpture.

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

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