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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)

It's always good to plan contingency when going out on photographic trips, just incase any primary goals prove impossible. This one evening, I joined friends from Melbourne Photographic Society on a trip to nearby Kegworth with the aim of photographing descending aeroplanes crossing the motorway as they followed their final approach to East Midlands Airport.

Just as we arrived however, we discovered that the planes had been rerouted and would be barely visible from our location. No bother, we'd identified a backup plan - shooting light trails over the motorway. We just had to recompose, adjust camera settings and start capturing long exposures.

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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)

Senior Airman Michael Lamberd a Maintenance Operations Controller, 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron is weighed by Senior Airman Nicolette McFarland, Passenger Terminal Apprentice, 60th Aero Port Squadron as he processess through the passenger terminal prior to boarding a flight for deployment. Members of the 60th, 349th Air Mobility and 621st Contingency Response Wings participate in (Crisis Look 16-01) Position the Force Deployment. The exercise will test Team Travis’s ability to perform a major deployment in a safe and efficient manner. RELEASED (US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)

Trauma.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Captain Rodney Saunders, head emergency room nurse, 256th Combat Support Hospital, explains CSH trauma room procedures to 1st Lt. Ayyub, a nurse assigned to the Iraqi Air Force Academy Clinic at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2011. Saunders, who hails from Fredricktown, Ohio, explained to his Iraqi counterpart, that in order to serve their patients in life threatening situations, they must maintain rigid organization of equipment.

(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)

‘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)

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)

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)

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)

A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

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)

A convoy of vehicles from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division, arrives on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 7. The unit, which is the first self-redeploying unit to leave Iraq, passed through COB Adder to allow soldiers to rest and refuel before heading on to Kuwait.

"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)

A contingency of nature

A contingency New Flyer seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). It was sent there 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 2540 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)

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)

“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.

Baltic Leadership Programme in Civil Protection

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)

U.S. Air Force Colonel Ruth Carpenter, Individual Mobilization Augmantee, 621st Contingency Response Wing (far left) and Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Shaffer 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron Superintendent, posed for group photos (by squadron) with Contingency Response Wing’s newest Staff Sergeant selectees. On 25 Aug 2016, some of the 332 Senior Airmen were notified of their selection for promotion to Staff Sergeant were assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing. The Air Force wide selection rate was 42.25 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 360.88. Officials selected 2,318 Airmen with a Promote Now recommendation for 14.04 percent of the total selects; 5,762 Airmen with a Must Promote recommendation (34.91 percent of the total selects) and 8,426 Airmen with a Promote recommendation (51.05 percent of the total selects).

(US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)

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)

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)

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)

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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, emplace a brazier charge, an improvised explosive tool designed to blow through concertina wire, 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)

21st Penang Boys' Brigade Dance Team.

Bringing out the wounded.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Firemen with the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Fire Department assist Sgt. Joseph Lach, Company B, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Division-North, out of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation building after Lach sustained injuries in a simulated indirect fire attack during a mass casualty exercise at COB Speicher, Iraq, June 13, 2011. Several emergency response units, including the Base Defense Operations Center, 256th Combat Support Hospital, 272nd Military Police Company and COB Speicher Fire Department conducted the exercise to practice crucial skills in the event of actual situations.

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

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. (U.S. Army photo by John Orrell, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)

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)

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

Una Noche de La Gloria 2011

Photograph: Paul Cruz

Venue: Black Light Contingency.

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group set 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 Maj. Dale Greer)

Contingency Decals

Comp sway bushings

Trans mounts

Manifold/Exhaust gasket set

some blank keys

Throttle cable

transmission seals

Almost ready to race!

First place finisher.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Specialist Joshua Sanchez, a signal support systems specialist from Grand Junction, Colo., 556th Signal Company, 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, races into the finish line following a six-minute pace to finish first during the Great Aloha Run, March 6, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq. Following the race, awards were presented to the top three finishers in each age group, as well as plaques for Sanchez, who placed first overall for the Men’s category with a time of 53 minutes, 06 seconds; and 1st Lt. Kryistal Patrick, a something from Claremore, Okla., HHC, 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div., who placed first overall in the Women’s category with a time of 1:03:11.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)

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)

626th Contingency Contracting Team members Maj. Jonathan Spurlock (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Bonafacio Magdaleno help clear debris from the home of a Hopewell, Ala. resident in need of assistance after tornados ravaged the area April 27.

Healing hands.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. K.C. Pless, a combat medic from Cortland, N.Y., assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Calvary Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, aids a local child of the Razada village in Kirkuk, Iraq, during a visit by Kirkuk Combined Security Forces. The CSF, composed of Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police and Kurdish Regional Guard soldiers, assisted by U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st AATF, Task Force “Devil,” secured the outside of the house during the medical procedure March 17, 2011.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. 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)

Shots from Contingency and Tech

From student to colleague.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – 1st Lt. Jordan King, medic platoon leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, returns a salute to an Iraqi Police officer before presenting the graduate with a certificate of completion for completing a four-week Emergency Medical Technician course, Feb. 28, 2011. The graduation ceremony held at Kirkuk Training Center honored 38 men from Kirkuk’s Iraqi Police, Emergency Response Unit and fire departments for achievements in completing the province’s first Iraqi-ran emergency medical technician course. “The true test of your skills has just begun,” said King during his presentation to the graduates and honored guests. “It’s been an honor to train you and I have great faith in your future.”

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

The Canada-United States Joint Contingency Plan sits ready to be signed by the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard in Grand Haven, Michigan, Aug. 3, 2017. The contingency plan outlines a coordinated system for responding to harmful substance incidents in the contiguous waters along the shared maritime borders of the U.S. and Canada. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.

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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)

A gap in a contingency dike allows sandbags to be dropped off at homes along the Red River in Fargo, N.D. April 7. Homes on the other side of the earthen dike are constructing temporary sandbag levees to keep rising river water away from their property. The earthen contingency dike is a secondary dike built to protect the rest of Fargo in the event the sandbag dikes should fail. A temporary wooden staircase can be seen in several yards down the earthen dike, which allows residents access to their homes when the gaps in the dike are closed. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp) (Released)

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley, waits for a medical bus full of wounded Airmen and Soldiers to park so he can help load patients on to an aeromedical evacuation flight June 10, 2007 Ramstein Air Base Germany. Chief McKinley followed patients through Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), to the Contingency Areomedical Staging Facility and finally on the flight back to the states (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Kenny Holston)

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, based in Fort Eustis, Va., position a lighting cart near the flight line at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., during Exercise Eagle Flag March 26, 2012. The element is working with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to establish an aerial port at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station within 24 hours of arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)