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Army Lt. Col. Christopher Vanek, task force commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, visits Tag Tag, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2007. Vanek will attend a meeting to have local leaders sign a contract to have 5,500 Concerned Local Citizens secure their neighborhoods in coordination with Iraqi security forces and provincial government.
Safe Distance
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Policeman establishes a perimeter while waiting for fire department responders to control a simulated vehicle-borne improvised explosive device during an emergency response exercise at the Kirkuk Training Center, May 29, 2011. Iraqi Security Forces conducted the ERE as part of Operation Iron Lion, a set of events, missions and exercises demonstrating various ISF agencies’ self-sufficiency, interoperability and adaptability to establish internal security and defend against external threats.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Insect trap.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Amanda Rose, a Flint, Mich., native, hangs an insect trap outside Teal Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Rose serves as preventive medicine specialist with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Alyson Randall, 15th BSB, 2nd AAB, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
Coming through.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Contingency Operating Base Speicher Fire Department personnel carry a Soldier injured in a simulated mortar attack to an ambulance during a mass casualty exercise at COB Speicher, Iraq, June 13, 2011. Soldiers assigned to the Base Defense Operations Center, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, the 272nd Military Police Company, and 256th Combat Support Hospital coordinated efforts during the exercise to refresh triage and emergency response skills.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
The PDOP gives a speech to CSF graduates.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Kirkuk Provincial Director of Police, Gen. Jamal, acknowledges the significance of the Kirkuk expanded Combined Security Force graduating its third company to become a fully operational battalion at the Kirkuk Training Center, Iraq, July 18, 2011. The newly expanded CSF will operate out of a new headquarters on a previously uninhabited portion of nearby Contingency Operating Site Warrior.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
Maj. Ash Groves, air operations officer for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, monitors air traffic March 28, 2012, at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J., while sitting in a Hard-sided Expandable Lightweight Air-Mobile Shelter. The HELAMS served as a Joint Operations Center for Army and Air Force personnel running a Joint Task Force-Port Opening as part of Eagle Flag, an exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. forces to operate in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Staff Sgt. Manuel Silva, assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing, makes final adjustments to the in-transit visibility cargo monitoring system, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at EAGLE FLAG, April 4, 2011. More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 615 CRW deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in support of a developing humanitarian crisis in the fictitious Kingdom of Nessor, during the ORI at EAGLE FLAG. The Airmen partnered with more than 50 Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., bringing their expertise to establish a Joint Task Force - Port Opening. The team was tested on their ability to quickly establish airbase operations, provide their own security, track cargo and personnel and move relief supplies from the plane to a distribution node. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element secure equipment for transport from the forward node at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., 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 capability for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)
U.S. Air Force Capt. James Embry, air operations officer with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, communicates joint mission-essential tasks to higher headquarters at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., on March 6, 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 for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Mullah Mustafa
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Colonel Michael Pappal, commander of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, welcomes Mullah Mustafa Hussein, director of the Sunni Endowment in Kirkuk, to the 8th Annual Partnership Dinner hosted at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2011. The dinner provided an opportunity for attendees to enhance civic relationships and cooperation among U.S. forces, and the administrative and political leadership of Kirkuk province. “Change to a better future must be in the heart, not just in person,” said Mullah Mustafa Hussein. “Change takes more than just an appearance. Everyone here must do their part to build Kirkuk into a great city.”
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Spc. Leah Alestra, transportation coordinator for the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, hands paperwork to the driver of U.S. Army M11-20 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck transporting cargo to a forward node at Exercise Eagle Flag on March 28, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, from Louisville, Ky., and 690th RPOE, from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces to form a Joint Task Force-Port Opening at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Maj. Mitzi Dix, 604th Senior Contingency Contracting Team, Fort Campbell, Ky., Air Force 2nd Lt. Rheesa Paluay, Directorate of Contracting, U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and Sgt. 1st Class Elmer Howard, 607th SCCT, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (left-right) set up their computers in their simulated regional contracting center.
Salute to service.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Fire crews assigned to Task Force ODIN shoot water over the C12 aircraft flown by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Tamietti following Tamietti’s last flight with Task Force ODIN before retirement at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 31, 2011. Tamietti, a Vietnam veteran and Army reservist from San Clemente, Calif., returned to the cockpit in 2003 after a two-decade break in service.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (center) meets with Soldiers from the 311th Signal Command 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.
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
A fruitful creation
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Spc. Jun Zhao, a food service specialist, assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stands next to one of his fruit creations. Zhao, a native of Xiang Hai, China, enlisted in the military four years ago with acquired skills from working previously as an executive chef at a large restaurant. “My job is to take care of Soldiers by preparing their food. I take whatever criticism I get and apply it to improve (my cooking skills),” said Zhao
currently on his second deployment.
(U.S. Army photo courtesy photo)
Firefighters always have contingency plans. Although fire behavior was minimal, a crew continues to work and install a contingency line in case the primary line fails. Near Fish Springs road, north of the Anderson Fire.
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 10, 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 Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)
A new dawn for Task Force ODIN.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Jon Tussing, commander, Task Force ODIN VI, calls on the new task force Soldiers to continue where their outgoing counterparts of Task Force ODIN V left off, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 14, 2011. The Soldiers of Task Force ODIN provide intelligence and reconnaissance assistance to Soldiers of U.S. Division – North, with a focus on neutralizing the threat of improvised explosive devices.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Barber, 632nd Contingency Contracting Team contract specialist, uses the 3-in-1 tool during an academic course at the Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, March 31, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Over 500 joint, interagency and multinational participants are developing tools and confidence to support any deployed contingency operation or natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Fall Season Moon Festival Evening Neighborhood Night Market followed by College Street, Chinatown Central Plaza Mid-Block Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing traffic signal green lights and Bernard Street located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012.
This intersection is frequently used and it is so busy periodically.
Right turn for Parking at College Street straight ahead ->
Speed Limit 35 MPH (60 km/h)
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006.
The new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDED at New High and Spring Streets for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present.
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A Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts 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)
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Sgt. Justin Lynn (right), an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplaces a water impulse charge, an explosive tool designed to blow down metal doors, 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)
Contingency buses seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). They were to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
This was also the last day that 2555 was ever used in a public setting. It is also one of the very few times that a 2500 was seen in public with replaced windows (some of the windows on this bus were swapped out with ones on LFRs)
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)
Contingency buses seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). They were to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
This was also the last day that 2555 was ever used in a public setting. It is also one of the very few times that a 2500 was seen in public with replaced windows (some of the windows on this bus were swapped out with ones on LFRs)
TSgt Nicholas Shanks, a contingency response aerial port supervisor, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, leads the President of the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade, Mr. Brad Ratliff, and his wife Susan through the “line of fire” demonstration, Aug. 12, 2016, Travis AFB, Calif. Mr. Ratliff was at Travis to present the Tournament of Roses flag to the U. S. Air Force Band of the Golden West. As part of the visit, the Ratliffs visited the 621 CRW warehouse to learn more about their mission here at the base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire training under an observer-controller's supervision 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)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Kumetis, a fire team member from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Security Forces Squadron, protects an Aerial Port of Debarkation that was established by the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., during Operation Lumberjack on March 8, 2016. The 123rd CRG, the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency are all participating in the week-long exercise. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
IA soldiers move into position.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, move toward an ambush point during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, June 9, 2011. U.S. Soldiers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, honed the IA soldiers’ skills in conducting ambushes.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
I’m Every Woman.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – International pop star Chaka Khan performs her hit “I’m Every Woman” to close out a Morale, Welfare and Recreation show for service members and civilians deployed to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 14, 2011. Khan thanked service members for the sacrifices they and their Families have made, and wished them all a safe return to their loved ones in the U.S.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram USD – N PAO)
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) Photo altered for security.
Forklifts line up to marshal cargo arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 28, 2012 during Eagle Flag, an exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. forces to operate in a deployed environment. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group from Louisville, Ky., and the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined to form a Joint Task Force-Port Opening here through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
“High Altitude” performs for Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Fourth Infantry Division rock band “High Altitude,” plays for Soldiers stationed at Contingency Operating Base Speicher New Year’s Day. The band members, assigned to Musical Performance Team C, part of the “Ivy Division” Band, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Inf. Div., represent one of several small ensembles the band reorganized into after Army bands transformed to modular teams. The modularization provided musicians with increased deployment mobility and the opportunity to focus on a particular genre of music. “This allows us to do multiple missions at the same time,” said Evansdale, Iowa-native, Spc. Kasey Walker, acoustic guitar player for High Altitude. “With smaller ensembles, we can be moved from place to place with little hassle.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Lt. Col, Phillips, 901st Contingency Contracting Battalion, 412th Contracting Support Brigade, provided exceptional service as the officer in charge of the senior contracting team. His technical expertise and dedication were key to the successful completion of the contracting mission.
Ultrasound.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Martinez, 256th Combat Support Hospital emergency physician from Bakersfield, Calif., performs a mock ultrasound during a training exercise Sept. 21, 2011. The Soldiers with the 256th CSH perform weekly training exercises to maintain their skill level while deployed.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)
‘Ironhorse Strong’ Aviator.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chase McGann, scout pilot assigned to Troop A, “Aces,” 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, Task Force Saber, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, earned recognition as “Ironhorse Strong” Soldier of the week, during a counter-indirect fire patrol near Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Feb. 23, 2011. McGann, who pilots a U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa helicopter, identified and destroyed several improvised rocket launchers aimed at COB Warhorse. McGann’s decisive actions resulted in the destruction of an enemy threat, ensuring security for personnel at COB Warhorse and earning him recognition as "Ironhorse Strong."
(U.S. Army photo)
Members of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element (RPOE), 597th Transportation Brigade, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., participate in a joint exercise called Turbo Distribution 16-2 from March 6 to March 18. The exercise was hosted by U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and involved the 688th RPOE and the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing’s Contingency Response Group (CRG). The exercise was intended to test the ability of the RPOE and 123rd CRG working together in a joint environment to establish the opening of a forward operating base. The specific scenario had the groups establishing a combat build-up environment – much like Operation Desert Shield. Pictured is Pfc. Steven Leitner, from the 688th RPOE. Leitner was driving an All-Terrain Lifter, Army System (ATLAS) – which is a type of forklift. The ATLAS can move up to 10,000 pounds at one time. (U.S. Army photo by John Orrell, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
NIS, Serbia — Col. Tim Brown, 435th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group commander and MEDCEUR 2009 co-director, and Dr. Zoran Vesic, a Serbian state secretary, officially sign the event memorandum and technical agreement before the opening ceremony of the 2009 military medical training exercise in Central and Eastern Europe, Sept. 2, 2009 at Knjaz Mihailo Barracks here. More than 600 participants, including hundreds of Unites States Air Forces in Europe airmen, descended upon Nis to participate in the Sept. 2 - 13 exercise. The exercise focuses on providing joint medical training and assisting host nation civilian and military services; international, private and volunteer organizations; and other participating nations in enhancing disaster response actions. (Department of Defense photo)
1st Lt. Dan Dillon of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group sets up an Alaskan Shelter tent at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 26, 2012, during Exercise Eagle Flag. More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard have joined forces with over 50 active-duty Army troops and Air Guardsmen from New Jersey and Mississippi to establish an aerial port at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station within 24 hours of arrival. Inspectors from U.S. Transportation Command will evaluate the performance of the Kentucky unit during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
"Glad you're here."
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Major General David G. Perkins, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division – North, presents a division coin to retired Army Sgt. Kurtis Edelman during an award ceremony for wounded warriors returning to Iraq with Operation Proper Exit at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 28, 2011. Edelman, who deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, suffered a traumatic brain injury when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in 2006. Operation Proper Exit provides wounded veterans the opportunity to gain closure by revisiting Iraq and seeing progress made in the past years.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)