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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
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)
‘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.
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.
Tech. Sgt. Charles Bouguet, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, displays his tool box and other equipment used to maintain aircraft when deployed. The newest group of honorary commanders from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., received a boot camp training session to learn basics on U.S. Air Force Customs and Courtesies. The new honorary commanders received opening remarks from Col. John Klein, 60th Air Mobility Wing, commander, a 60th Air Mobility Wing mission brief and conferences with 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office, Airmen’s Leadership School instructors and Travis Air Force Base Golden Bears, Sandy Person and Scott Farmer. The program is designed to create a communications line between local leaders and Travis Air Force Base airmen. The commanders also reviewed a line of fire demonstration provided 621st Contingency Response Wing where they demonstrated the equipment and tools used during a routine deployment. The boot camp training session photos were taken on Apr 6, 2017.
(US Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)
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.
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Members of the 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team load a firetruck onto a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Alexandria International Airport, La. April 21, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and air drop 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.
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)
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)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua B. Welter, 621st Contingency Response Squadron aircraft maintenance craftsman, low crawls under barbed wire during a training exercise at the Medical Simulation Training Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Aug. 17, 2017. The MSTC program supports training for medical and non-medical personnel including active duty, reserve, and National Guard service members with a priority given to deploying units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Blair)
Captain Nick Collins, 615th Contingency Operations Support Group, Air Force, checks the wind speed before two C-130s released eight Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) bundles during a training exercise Tuesday, April 24, at the Antelope Drop Zone at Fort Hood. The joint exercise was conducted by the Air Force's 317th Airlift Group, responsible for flying the C-130s, and the National Guard's 294th Quartermaster Company, responsible for packing, rigging and loading the bundles onto the aircraft. (Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Ordering supplies.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Maurice George, a supply sergeant assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, orders supplies for his unit at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 18, 2011. George, a native of Fort Valley, Ga., earned the title of “Long Knife” Transition Soldier of the Week for his work in support of fellow Soldiers supporting Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th 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)
Soldiers of the Washington, DC, National Guard’s 1946th Contingency Contracting Team traveled to Edinburgh, IN, through the month of February to conduct mission-specific contingency contracting training at the Camp Atterbury Contracting Center of Excellence. Operational commanders have come to understand that professional, well-trained and well-equipped contingency contracting officers are essential to the success of their missions. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy Sproles, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs)
Hallock received an unexpected lesson in contingency contracting in 2005, right after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA, during his four-month developmental assignment at Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the deputy to the contracting director and acting PARC. Here, a National Guard High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle leaves the Superdome Sept. 5, 2005, to patrol the streets after Katrina devastated the city and left thousands stranded. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class (AW) Brien Aho)
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing gather outside their makeshift headquarters at the Port au Prince airport Friday. The wing will be responsible for organizing the airfield and setting up a reception area for relief supplies delivered to the airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Johnson)
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)
A fan gets his dream.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Private First Class Randolph Hutchinson Jr., a cargo specialist assigned to the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 49th Quartermaster Brigade, thanks Chad Kagy, a BMX rider on the Bikes Over Baghdad tour, for his brand new BMX bike during the tour’s visit to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 11, 2011. Kagy presented the U.S. Division-North Soldier with the bike for his help in the assembly of event’s ramps at COB Speicher. Hutchinson, an avid BMX fan and amateur rider since childhood, said he is eager to get back into the sport. “I’ve been out of biking so long, trying to provide for my family, I’d almost forgotten how much I love it,” said the Ocala, Fla. native. “When these guys showed up and I got to hang out with them and help them build, I started getting flashbacks, and I’m ready to get back into it.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire, urban operations 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)
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.)
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 contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 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 Megan Floyd)
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)
Mayor’s Cell Soldiers fix air conditioner.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Eric Custer, right, a Westcliffe, Colo., native and a combat engineer with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Black Jack,” 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, and Pfc. Juan Patrick, a Dallas native and communication specialist with 2nd AAB, work together to fix an air conditioning unit on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 21, 2011. Both Soldiers work in the COB Warhorse Mayor’s Cell, which is responsible for numerous base functions including facilitating living accommodations for visitors, acting as intermediaries between units and contracting agencies, coordinating work for local national employees, and filling out work requests for Soldiers and units.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Medic helps Soldier breathe.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Spc. Kathy Hysong, a Baker City, Ore., native, and a medic with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, helps a simulated casualty breathe during a mass casualty training exercise on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 6, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Naylor, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Soldier sings and plays guitar.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Phil Clark, a guitar player and vocalist of the 4th Infantry Division rock band “H.E.A.T.,” performs for Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Contingency Operating Site Marez Memorial Dining Facility, March 14, 2011. Clark, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., is currently on his third deployment to Iraq touring with 4th Inf. Div.’s Ivy Division band to provide entertainment to U.S. Division-North Soldiers deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Honorary commanders stand at attention as Staff Sgt. Kevin McDaniel 621st Contingency Response Wing and Staff Sgt. Paris Cunningham, 60th Force Support Squadron begin to fold the flag during a practice retreat ceremony. The newest group of honorary commanders from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., received a boot camp training session to learn basics on U.S. Air Force Customs and Courtesies. The new honorary commanders received opening remarks from Col. John Klein, 60th Air Mobility Wing, commander, a 60th Air Mobility Wing mission brief and conferences with 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office, Airmen’s Leadership School instructors and Travis Air Force Base Golden Bears, Sandy Person and Scott Farmer. The program is designed to create a communications line between local leaders and Travis Air Force Base airmen. The commanders also reviewed a line of fire demonstration provided 621st Contingency Response Wing where they demonstrated the equipment and tools used during a routine deployment. The boot camp training session photos were taken on Apr 6, 2017.
(US Air Force photo/T.C. Perkins Jr.)
SFC Ronnie Russell and SFC Jacob Cheever keep the show running as they gas up the generator powering one of the many tents at the Contingency Command Post's operational display on Palm Circle, 1 Aug 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)
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)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire, urban operations 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)
Meeting Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPICHER, Iraq – Daniel Graham, tight end for the Denver Broncos, tells Soldiers assigned to 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Carson Colo., about the Broncos’ plans for next season, during the Super Sunday Tour at U.S. Division-North Headquarters, Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2011. During the tour, Graham and other National Football League players and cheerleaders met with Soldiers throughout Iraq to boost morale and show their appreciation for all of the sacrifices troops and their Families make in service to the nation.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
The Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group established a Joint Task Force-Port Opening aerial port and trucking hub from scratch at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 25 and 26, 2012. Working in conjunction with Soldiers from the Army's 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, the Kentucky Airmen moved more than 1,060 short tons of simulated cargo in three days. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
401st welcomed four new team members and bid farewell to one who will redeploy soon. We’re glad to have the new folks and wish the best of luck to our departing teammate.
About the 401st:
The 401st Army field Support Brigade provides Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines, the tools and resources necessary to complete the mission. If they shoot, drive it, fly it, wear it, eat it or communicate with it, the 401st helps provide it. The brigade assists coalition partners with many of their logistical and sustainment needs. The brigade also handles the responsible disposition of equipment in Afghanistan to support evolving missions. We are the single link between Warfighters in the field, and working through Army Sustainment Command, we leverage Army Materiel Command’s worldwide Materiel Enterprise to develop, deliver, and sustain materiel to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our Allies.
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Room Clearing.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers from the Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, trains an Iraqi soldier on close-quarters movement during a week of marksmanship training at an Iraqi military post near Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 18. 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)
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element move cargo at the forward operating node at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., on March 9, 2016. The 688th RPOE is working in conjunction with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group 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 for distribution beyond the forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Is there a Doctor in the house?
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Lt. Col. Roger Gelperin, brigade surgeon, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, addresses attendees at the Emergency Medical Technician Course Graduation Ceremony, Feb. 3, 2011, at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq. During the five-week course at COB Warhorse Iraqi Policemen and Iraqi Army soldiers learned how to properly administer first aid, better preparing them for situations in which immediate medical attention dictates a casualty’s survival rate.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Spc. Hubbard constructs brackets.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE COBRA, Iraq – Spc. Michael Hubbard, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, constructs mounting brackets to support the emplacement of the Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System at Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Diyala province, Iraq, April 16, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Sqdn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
This large contingency of runners from South Korea ran by us ascending Heartbreak Hill. At the very top of the hill, the entire group assembled with others that were waiting for them at the side of the road. They proceeded to dance and bang on drums and cymbals - the joy and elation on their faces was apparent.
I know the rhythmic, trance-like throb of the drums helped pull more than a few runners up the last of the long hill. It was pretty amazing and I was glad I was there to catch it.
Members from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility and Royal Air Force fire department off load a wounded Marine from an ambulance bus onto a C-130 Hercules at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The CASF team is responsible for taking care of and 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)
Barrel hand-off.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Alvin Anderson, right, and Spc. Michael Jasa, both fires support specialists assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, download weapons and equipment for cleaning after an area patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard, soldiers from the U.S. Army and specialists from the Defense Logistics Agency conduct Operation Lumberjack at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 6-11, 2016. The Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group is working in conjunction with the Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element and a team from the DLA 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 1st Lt. James Killen)
Unthinkable.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Tanicia Shepherd, 820th Signal Company, 51st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, sings “Unthinkable” by Alicia Keys during a talent show at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 22, 2011. During the show, Shepherd, who hails from Dallas, and other service members and civilians deployed in support of Operation New Dawn showcased their talents for 70-plus audience members.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram USD – N PAO)
Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft (right), commander of the 123rd Global Mobility Squadron, talks to Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, about the capabilities of the 123rd Contingency Response Group during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on April 18, 2015. The 123rd is the only Contingency Response Group in the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)