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Placing a CHU.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Contractors place containerized housing units in a life support area at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 11, 2011. Master Sgt. Juan Darby, a native of New Orleans and the Contingency Operating Site Marez Department of Public Works noncommissioned officer in charge, assigned to 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, helped plan the LSA for Iraqi trainers who will eventually take control of planning and conducting the training at the enduring training site known as GWTC.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard directs an all-terrain forklift onto a C-17 aircraft to support rescue operations in Texas following Hurricane Harvey, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 29, 2017. More than 30 Kentucky Air Guardsmen and 90 tons of equipment were airlifted from Louisville to Houston to stand up an aeromedical evacuation and air cargo hub. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
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)
(Award accepted by Col. Paul Pardew) MAJ Tautkus, 409th contracting support brigade, expeditionary contracting command, provided exceptional contingency contracting support to the combined joint task force-horn of Africa.
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, load relief supplies onto trucks for distribution 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)
For me an important part of photography is to move out of my comfort zone and this series of images featuring the Janis Claxton Dancers certainly made me do that. The shoot was taken during a live performance at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. In contrast to my usual food and drink photography the subjects were moving (frequently fast and unpredictably), light levels were challenging to say the least and there were countless distractions in the background. This and the other 6 images in the group are the result. I hope that you like them.
For more information about the Janis Claxton Dancers please follow the link: www.janisclaxton.com/about/janis-claxton-dance
Pullups.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Manuel Montanez, night joint operations center fires noncommissioned officer with 4th Infantry Division, and Houston native, completes a round of towel pull-ups during a 31-minute workout to honor the 31 fallen service members who lost their lives in Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2011. The event took place on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 2.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PA)
Vehicle inspection.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – With fellow policemen watching, an Iraqi policeman assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division uses a mirror to inspect a vehicle during checkpoint training at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Feb. 17, 2011. Trainees worked with Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, to enhance Iraqi Security Forces’ checkpoint operations.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
(Award accepted by Col. Paul Pardew) MAJ Tautkus, 409th contracting support brigade, expeditionary contracting command, provided exceptional contingency contracting support to the combined joint task force-horn of Africa.
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare to unload a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules 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 for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
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)
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)
U.S. Soldier provides assistance.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Randall McComb, a field artilleryman assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, guides Iraqi soldiers as they collapse the trails of an M198 155mm howitzer to prepare the weapon system for travel during training at Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 15, 2011. McComb, a native of Flint, Mich., trains soldiers assigned to the 102nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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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)
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Bryant, a motor transport operator for the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, drives a Load Handling System vehicle to transport cargo to 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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman (left), a Meridian, Miss., resident and commander of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team out of Senatobia, Miss., receives a certificate of appreciation from Lt. Col. Dennis Dockery, a Bloomfield, Conn., native and commander of the Army Reserve’s 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, headquartered at Fort Devens, Mass., during a ceremony Feb. 25. Goodman’s battalion is preparing to redeploy. Dockery said he has enjoyed a close and productive working relationship with Mississippians during the last eight months.
Army strong.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – First Lieutenant Michael Sparkes, executive officer of Company B, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, competes in a four-mile run while wearing his improved outer tactical vest, weighing approximately 30 pounds, to celebrate the U.S. Army’s birthday at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 14, 2011. Sparkes, a native of Baytown, Texas, ran the race to honor the military.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
APFT.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, execute two minutes’ worth of push-ups during the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the Warrior Brigade Best Squad competition at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province of Iraq, March 10, 2011. Squads competed in each battalion with the best two squads earning the right to advance to the brigade-level competition.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan on Oct. 5, 2017. The cargo will be downloaded and staged for distribution by Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group as part of Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
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.
The 821st Contingency Response Squadron Hellhounds run on blue track with a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action batons Sept. 15, 2016, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The 24 hour run was held as part of POW/MIA Recognition Day. . The POW/MIA baton holds a flash drive that contains all known names of all the accounted for POW/MIAs since WWI. At present, more than 83,000 Americans remain missing from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars and other conflicts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
General Frank J. Grass (left), chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks to Master Sgt. Jeremy Yates, security forces non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the 123rd Contingency Response Group, about the capabilities of the 123rd CRG at the Kentucky Air National Guard in Louisville, Ky., on April 18, 2015. Grass is visiting the Kentucky National Guard over the weekend, and will be administering a reenlistment ceremony on to kick off the Thunder over Louisville airshow. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
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)
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)
Members from the 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility off load patients gear before off loading patients returning from Balad Iraq Jan. 13, 2009, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. More than 30 patients who were wounded in battle were flown back from the Area of Operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston)(RELEASED)
Sing along.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Funk, jazz and rhythm and blues singer Chaka Khan holds out the microphone for Soldiers and civilians deployed in support of Operation New Dawn to sing along to one of her hits during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation concert at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 14, 2011. Khan, who began her career as the lead singer for the funk band Rufus in the 1970s, said she visited Iraq because she wanted to raise the spirits of troops separated from their Families and loved ones.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
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)
Helping Hand.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Thomas Harrelson, a communications specialist from Brigham, Utah, assigned to Company B, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., helps Iraqi Army soldiers dissemble a radio operations system during a communications class, March 10, 2011, at Contingency Operating Location K1 in Iraq. Harrelson said the class, part of a nine-week communications training course led by U.S. Soldiers, developed the Iraqi signal soldiers’ technical proficiency and understanding using the telecommunications systems, signal communications and electronic equipment. U.S. Soldiers are training Iraqi signal soldiers to lead the next iteration of classes.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mohrenweiser, right, shows a local area flight map to military officers from the Republic of Angola at the New Jersey National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 22, 2015. The Angolan officers visited with their New Jersey National Guard counterparts to learn more about helicopter operations and maintenance procedures. Mohrenweiser is assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)
Heads bowed.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Company commanders of the “Thunderhorse”, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, bow their heads while their unit chaplain gives an invocation during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony between the Thunderhorse Battalion and the “Golden Lions,” expanded Combined Security Force, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “This transition ceremony, today, where you have a U.S. battalion and a combined battalion of our Iraqi Security Forces arranged side by side is no small feat,” said Lt. Col. Joseph Holland, Thunderhorse commander. “This is indeed a monumental occasion of which everyone here should be proud.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Supporting the troops.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Dan Estrin, lead guitarist for rock band Hoobastank, shows his support for the troops by sporting a camouflaged guitar during a concert at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 25, 2011. Several times during the show, the band thanked the deployed U.S. Division – North troops for their service. “You don't owe us anything,” said lead singer Doug Robb to Soldiers and Airmen at the end of the show. “You guys get all the thanks. It's because of what you do, that all of us get to do what we do.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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
Spc. Russell Patrick, a cargo specialist with the 611th Seaport Operations Company and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, separates cargo in the Joint Distribution Center at Contingency Operating Location Speicher, Iraq.
Adding to the calendar.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Iraqi Army leaders from 5th Iraqi Army Division develop a planning strategy for a long-term training schedule during the Leadership Training Program, Feb. 14, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province. The Mobile Transition Team, attached to Task Force 2-11, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, worked with their Iraqi Army counterparts from each staff section to coordinate a long-term training plan for IA units.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
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A Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, charges up the stairs of a building 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)
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)
Discussing the paperwork.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Colonel Hasen Ali, senior Iraqi Army officer for the Ninewa Combined Coordination Center, speaks with Lt. Col. Ted Stuart, commander of the NCCC, about current operations at the center, July 25, 2011. Stuart, a native of Fort Knox, Ky., currently assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is responsible for working with Iraqi and Kurdish Security Forces to oversee security operations in northern Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
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
Personal protective equipment.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – David Longa, the Safety officer of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, observes a contracted local national refueling a portable generator Mar. 2, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala province, Iraq. Longa ensures service members, Department of Defense civilians, contractors and local nationals adhere to safety standards, working to minimize the potential for injuries for personnel serving in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
Mortar round brings fire.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A 120mm mortar round flies into the sky during a combined arms live fire exercise at Destiny Range, May 28, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted the CALFEX where mortar men, field artillerymen and forward observers increased proficiency on the weapons.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The 36th Medical Group and the 36th Contingency Response Group work together to construct operational tents during a simulated exercise for the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team here July 15. The HARRT is equipped to operate in an austere permissive environment during Phase III of disaster relief operations, supporting 350 to 500 patients per day and can be fully operational within six hours of arrival at the disaster site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt).