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170601-N-DL434-218 EAST CHINA SEA (June 1, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, embarks the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to serve as a forward-capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gavin Shields/Released)
‘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)
Soldiers load supplies.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE COBRA, Iraq – Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, and local Iraqi civilians load various commercial products and goods onto a truck at Contingency Operating Base Cobra, Iraq, July 2011. The supplies were part of a combined humanitarian aid project to support local families in the villages surrounding COS Cobra in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Randy Warren, 2/1 CAV AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
We had a decent contingency of Smithies at the wedding celebration of Jenny Hawins (SC '97) and Kyle Hogrefe. Smithies pictured here include Kim Taylor (SC '97), Cecilia (honorary Smithie!), Martha Norbeck (SC '94), and Ileana Jimenez (SC '97).
One-on-one training.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Maj. Andrew Sherman, left, the logistics trainer with the Mobile Transition Team, attached to Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, discusses long-term plans for training Iraqi Army soldiers during the Leadership Training Program at Contingency Operating Base Khamees, in the Diyala province, Feb. 14, 2011. The LTP partnered staff officers of the 2nd AAB with their Iraqi counterparts, to address deficiencies in the Iraqi Army forward-planning process and develop a long-term training schedule for the 5th Iraqi Army Division.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Barbell.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Major Matt Clark, operations battle major with 4th Infantry Division, and Tucson, Ariz. native, begins his part of the 31-minute workout to honor the 31 fallen service members, Sept. 2, 2011. The event was designed to memorialize service members who lost their lives in Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PA)
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)
Questioning.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conduct an interview with an Iraqi citizen during a patrol of Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2011. The artillery Soldiers spend 12 hours patrolling the areas outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, to deter improvised rocket assisted munitions attacks.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
American rapper performs for Fort Hood Soldiers
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Chingy, a rapper from St. Louis, performs for Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Department of Defense civilians during a concert at the Contingency Operating Site Marez Amphitheater, May 27, 2011. The hip-hop artist sang some of his popular songs during the two-hour performance. After the show, the rapper signed autographed CDs and took pictures with the deployed Fort Hood troopers and civilians.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 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., walks out to meet a CH-47D Chinook, Detachment 1, Company B, 3/238th Aviation Regiment, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, after landing 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 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
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher James, Company B, Task Force ODIN, soaks Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti during a retirement celebration for Tamietti at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 31, 2011. Tamietti, assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, an Army Reserve unit attached to Task Force ODIN, is scheduled to retire after returning to military service in 2003. Tamietti served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and then retired from the commercial airline industry before re-entering service to help train younger pilots serving in Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller)
The Red Bull gate at the tech/contingency inspection for the 2008 Vegas to Reno.
Boy Scout Venture Crew 35 is going to rebuild a Ford Ranger to race in Best In The Desert's (BITD) Vegas to Reno desert race. Check out the project at www.venturecrew35.org
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (right) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski (left) are briefed by I Corps (Forward) 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 (I Corps (forward) and others).
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)
Command Sgt. Maj. Rutherford gives sermon.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Rutherford, senior enlisted advisor of 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, leads a religious sermon about positive change during a New Year’s Eve Watch Night service Dec. 31, 2010. Rutherford, a native of Norristown, Pa., also led the service members and civilians at Contingency Operating Site Marez in uplifting songs, playing on a keyboard throughout the spiritual service.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Graduation.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Capt. Vance Morgan, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., presents Iraqi Air Force airmen with certificates commemorating their completion of force protection training at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Feb. 12, 2011. “The number of people who perform security is small compared to the percentage of people who live here,” Morgan said. “You all will be responsible for the life of thousands, and it was our honor to train you to accomplish that mission.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Portrait.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Michael Leal, a prime power specialist assigned to Bravo Company, 249th Engineer Battalion, observes operations of the power plant at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2011. Leal was recognized as the Division Special Troops Battalion “Hero of the Week” for his hard work during a power crisis.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)
Lt. Gen. Vincent Brooks, ARCENT commanding general, met several 27th IBCT, New York National Guard Soldiers who are supporting 401st AFSB retrograde missions during a visit to brigade headquarters Sept. 16.
About the 401st:
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Monster Air.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – BMX rider Mykel Larrin performs bicycle stunts for service members deployed as a part of U.S. Division-North during a Bikes Over Baghdad show at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 11, 2011. The riders built their ramps around military vehicles, such as an M1078 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle and an M997 Field Litter Ambulance.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
2010 Olympics have exhausted their budget and the contingency fund budget - and now they're working on OVER-BUDGET...
...with low expectations on meeting their housing commitments for the athletes - and forget about the homeless and needy, and their increasing numbers due to displacement due to 2010 preperations.
It should be a great party - they'll be celebrating in the streets because they've got no place to live - no living room to watch the Olympics on TV.
Final adjustments.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A soldier assigned to 102nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, makes final adjustments to a gunners site during M198 155mm howitzer training at Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 15, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained IA soldiers assigned to the 102nd FA Regt. on M198 howitzer crew drills and firing procedures.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Airmen with the 621st Contingency Response Wing dismount a C-130 Hercules during air-land operations at the Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) in support of Swift Response 16, June 16, 2016. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force - currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team - to conduct rapid-response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)
U.S. Army Maj. Scott Miroddi a contingency contracting officer-battalion operations officer with the 919th Contracting Support Battalion, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base-Fort Worth, Texas, and Senior Airman Trenton Beavers, a contracting administrator with the 5th Contracting Squadron at Minot AFB, North Dakota, discuss a simulated payment for supplies to role players during the Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2017 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 21, 2017. OCSJX-17 brings together service members and civilians from all branches of the DOD and across the total force spectrum, as well as coalition partner nations and agencies from outside the DOD. The exercise provides a world-class level of instruction incorporating the most recent OCS doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures. OCSJX-17 provides practical OCS training to prepare the participants for planned or potential deployments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
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School Zone
Maximum Speed Limit 25 MPH (40 km/h)
Radar Enforced
EXERCISE TRITON | THE ARMY, NAVY AND ENVIRONMENT EGANCY WORK WITH NATIONAL GRID TO ERACT A TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIER AROUND THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE SITE AT ALREWAS NATIONAL GRID TO PROTECT FROM FLOODING IN EXERCISE TRITON OPERATION 6TH JUNE 2013 | CREDIT PHIL GREIG - IMAGES FOR STAFFORDSHIRE CIVIL CONTINGENCIES UNIT, STAFFORD | all images © PHIL GREIG 2013 - greigphoto.com
April Macie.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Comedian April Macie entertains service members and civilians with her humorous advice on personal hygiene and relationships during the “It’s Not That Time of the Month” All Female Comedy tour performance at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, March 11, 2011. Macie, who has entertained troops on several occasions, said she enjoys performing for Soldiers, and strives to bring a bit of home to the troops. Following the show, Macie and sister performers of the comedy troupe signed autographs and took pictures with audience members.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N)
Poetry.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Sergeant Deirdre Neeley, senior enlisted Soldier, Company C, 62nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, from Clarksville, Texas, shares a poem she wrote during the Women’s Equality Day celebration at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2011. During the event, participants celebrated the history of the women’s rights movement.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Josh Tverburg, USD – N PAO)
Soldier takes quiz about communication.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Ryan Halter, a Philadelphia native and an intelligence analyst for 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, takes a quiz at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 20, 2011, to determine what type of communication works best for him. Halter joined a group of Soldiers who took the class designed to help improve communication skills.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Ivy Division band receives award.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Monte Rone, a native of Muskegon Heights, Mich., and executive officer of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, presents a certificate of appreciation to 4th Infantry Division rock band “H.E.A.T.,” for performing for the troops at Contingency Operating Site Marez Memorial Dining Facility, March 14, 2011. The rock band, part of the 4th Infantry Division Ivy Division band, performed a three-hour concert for the deployed Fort Hood Soldiers during dinner at the dining facility.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
‘Ironhorse’ infantryman takes lead in training.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – “Ironhorse Strong” Soldier, Pfc. Trevin Grimaldi, an infantryman from Port Saint Lucie, Fla., assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, leads Iraqi soldiers in first aid training at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2010. Through his dedication to duty, demonstrating professional initiative, Grimaldi proved himself a valuable asset and a true infantryman to the Soldiers of Company C. Grimaldi’s selfless service, initiative and attention to detail earned him the honor of Ironhorse Strong Soldier of the Week, said Johnson.
(U.S. Army photo)
‘The ODIN mile.’
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilot assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, an Army Reserve unit attached to Task Force ODIN, walks the “ODIN mile” between the airfield and his unit headquarters a last time following a mission at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 26, 2011. Tamietti, a Vietnam veteran, is scheduled to retire after returning to military service in 2003. “At the end of the day, I’m proud to be a warrant officer and proud to be a pilot,” he said. “It’s been an adventure, no question.”
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Adoring Fans.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Carvin Jones, a blues singer and guitarist from Lufkin, Texas, performs Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” for service members deployed to Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Salah ad Din province, Iraq, July 14, 2011. Jones opened up the show with his brand of the Texas blues, before relinquishing the stage to the vocal stylings of Grammy Award-winning diva Chaka Khan.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
The Vermont National Guard sent a contingency of five soldiers along with Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, to France celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. Each state that had National Guard representation in World War I were invited back to France to celebrate the anniversary. National Guardsmen visited monuments, cemeteries, villages, battle sites, trenches, museums, and attended ceremonies as part of their visit. The Center for Military History provided guides throughout the trip.
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —Spc. Christopher Joiner, a Gunner for Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard, gears up and prepares himself for a convoy and patrol mission. The Iraqi Army provides a protection force for a pump house on the Tigris River in Ninawa Province, and the 1/278th ACR, who has just recently occupied Q West, has been conducting patrols to that area during the RIP TOA process, and will continue to do so once the hand off is complete between the 1/278th and the leaving unit.
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)
COS Sykes transfer.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE SYKES, Iraq – Iraqi Army Officers assigned to 10th Brigade, 3rd IA Division, sign paperwork to transfer authority of Contingency Operating Site Sykes from U.S. to Iraqi responsibility during a meeting at the base, July 13, 2011. “This is the largest base so far that we have transitioned since arriving in country,” said Lt. Col Paul Reese, deputy commanding officer assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
(U.S. Army photo)
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)
Members of the 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules using a Halvorsen 40K loader during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 16, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman (left), a native of Meridian, Miss., and commander of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., reviews the motor pool of Company B, 2/198th CAB, out of Greenwood, Miss., during an excess property inspection. Goodman is accompanied by B Co.’s 1st Lt. Nathan Hughes (middle) of Batesville, Miss., and 1st Platoon leader, and 1st Sgt. Michael Ginn of Itta Bema, Miss. The Oct. 11 inspection was in preparation for a drawdown of forces and equipment in Iraq.
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)
Members from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and Royal Air Force fire department wait to unload a wounded Marine from an ambulance bus onto a C-130 Hercules at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The CASF team is responsible for transporting patients from the staging facility and role hospital to aircraft who are then transported to the next level of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)