A little one-on-one.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Lt. Lowell Garthwaite, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division plays soccer with a student who will be attending a newly opened school located in the rural farm village of al Noman south of Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2011. The newly opened education facility replaced a two-room mud building which could only support 20 students and would collapse during the rainy season. “Wolfhound” Soldiers of 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Regt. distributed school supplies and soccer balls to the students following a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the official opening of al Noman School.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilot assigned to 339th Military Intelligence Company, Task Force ODIN, watches flight crews prepare for a mission at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 26, 2011. Tamietti, a decorated Vietnam veteran, returned to military service in 2003 after a two-decade hiatus. Tamietti flew his final flight, July 31, and is now looking to retire after two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

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)

‘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)

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)

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)

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)

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 crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Vineland Avenue and Camarillo Street intersection traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights located at North Hollywood Arts District of South San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California 91601.

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)

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)

‘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)

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)

Leadership from the 198th Signal Battalion listen to a hurricane contingency call, which was held at the 198th Regimental Armory on August 26, 2011. The conference call focused on the Delaware National Guard unit's proactive measures, which include vehicle staging points, emergency communications, and possible relief missions. According to Gov. Jack Markell, the Delaware National Guard has been activated "to help with the evacuation as well as storm response. Equipment and troops will be deployed to all three counties for the storm and its aftermath." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brendan Mackie, 101st Public Affairs Detachment.)

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)

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)

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

Canning the rounds.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – A Soldier assigned to Company B, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, packs away high-explosive rounds for the MK-19 belt-fed grenade launcher into padded containers in preparation for redeployment at the Basic Load Ammunition Holding Area at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, July 26, 2011.

(U.S. photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N PAO)

ELMINA, Ghana – U.S. Navy Commander, Keith Givens, Director Contingency Planner, Office of Secretary of Defense/Health Affairs, observes as members of the Logistics group taking part in the Ghana National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise discuss how to deal with a new challenge that has arisen during the exercise on 7 February 2012. The five-day exercise, hosted by the Ghana National Government, which was organized by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), supported by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together approximately 120 civilian and military representatives, mostly from Ghana and the United States. Experts from international agencies and representatives from four other African nations attended the exercise as well. The five-day exercise will assist the Ghanaian government in assessing their pandemic influenza preparedness and also identify and validate how the Ghanaian armed forces can assist in Ghana’s national pandemic response plan. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Petty Officer First Class Steve Owsley)

Toe the line.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers of 34th Engineer Company (Sapper), 326th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, perform pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections on personal protective equipment and armored route clearance vehicles at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2011. The 34th Sapper Company, based out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn to conduct the route clearance mission along roads in Tikrit and the Salah ad Din province, ensuring freedom of movement for U.S. forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and Iraqi citizens in the area. "Just because the mission in Iraq has changed doesn’t mean that the enemy does not continue their efforts," said Spc. Andrew Williams, a combat Engineer who hails from Winsted, Minn., 34th Sapper Company. "The routes here have to be kept clear for many different reasons, and we are the ones that get it done."

(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N)

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)

For the trainer.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Staff Brig. Gen. Dia’a, right, the 5th Iraqi Army Division commander, presents a certificate of appreciation to Sgt. Shawn Miller, left, a public affairs specialist assigned to 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, a Pennsylvania National Guard Unit, based out of Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., attached to U.S. Division-North Mar. 17, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province, Iraq. Miller utilized his years of photojournalism experience to teach IA media officers how to take more creative photographs during the Information Dissemination Operations course at FOB Khamees.

(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)

Was never used

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)

Erica Pandey, Business and Tech Reporter, Axios, USA; Francisco Betti, Head, Global Industries Team; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum; Laurie Locascio, Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA; Leslie Miller, Vice-President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google, USA; May Habib, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Writer AI, USA; Muqsit Ashraf, Lead - Accenture Strategy, Accenture, Ireland; speaking in the Embracing AI for Business Transformation session at the Industry Strategy Meeting 2024 in New York, USA, 8 May 2024.

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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)

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)

‘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)

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 crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings on Magnolia Boulevard intersection traffic signal red lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing don't walk orange hand lights, Weddington Street and Chandler Blvd. located at North Hollywood Arts District of South San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California 91601.

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.

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)

Exercise TRITON involving search and rescue elements due to a large scale flood scenario.

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.

(U.S. Army photo)

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)

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)