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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Ramirez, in-transit visibility NCOIC for the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, inspects his equipment at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 8, 2016. The U.S. Army’s 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 a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)
Checking the deflection.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, checks the deflection on an 81mm mortar system during a live fire exercise at Destiny Range in Ninewa province, Iraq, June 16, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained Iraqi mortar teams during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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.)
Working hard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, hammers a stake into the ground as he assists in putting up tents at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Dec. 30, 2010. The 1st Bn., 11th Bde., 3rd IA Dn., will be the first battalion to train at Al Ghuzlani with more than 500 Iraqi soldiers participating in the training which will last approximately four weeks. Iraqi soldiers work with Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, as 3rd IA Div. battalions rotate through the new training center every 30 days until the IA division is fully trained on conventional offensive and defensive maneuver operations.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., set up a field hospital during an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team exercise simulating an urban earthquake in the SOUTHCOM AOR on Travis AFB, 8 Feb. 2011. The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. Released (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
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.
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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)
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 — Discarded soda cans and a paint can lie along the western bank of the Tigris River near the Al-Qayyarah pump house Dec. 30. One of the things that impresses Ali Kaif Hussein, manager of the pump house, about U.S. Army forces with whom he works is their cleanliness, he said Dec. 30. “Before the U.S. Soldiers leave, they always clean up the area,” he said through an interpreter. “They do not leave their trash behind, even the cigarette butts. I think this is a very good practice. It keeps away trash and disease and it helps with security, making it harder for insurgents to know their habits,” said Hussein, a former captain in the Iraqi Army.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Pfc. Quintavis B. Byrd (center), an entry control point sentry and native of Tutwiler, Miss., holds a Command Sergeant Major award, flanked by 1st Sgt. John L. Beasley (left), a Hernando, Miss., native, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hughes, a native of Batesville, Miss., and Byrd’s platoon sergeant, after a ceremony in the company area Feb. 1, which acknowledged Byrd for embodying the Army value of loyalty. All the Soldiers pictured serve with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss. To honor outstanding service at the end of the deployment, the senior NCOs of the battalion recognized seven Soldiers from throughout the Battalion who embody one of the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, service, honor, integrity and personal courage.
Checkpoint operations.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – An Iraqi policeman assigned to 3rd Federal Police Division provides security from a guard tower during checkpoint training, Feb. 17, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taught policemen effective tactics and measures for operating a traffic control point during a four-day class at Contingency Operating Site Marez.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
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)
Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski arrives on Palm Circle to get a look at the Contingency Command Post's operation display on Palm Circle. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond)
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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)
Monitoring progress.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Brian Elsesser, a medic assigned to Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st infantry Division, and a native of Selinsgrove, Pa., evaluates the progress of Iraqi Army medics as the students conduct a mass casualty exercise at the 12th Iraqi Army Division Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 28, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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)
Captain Marian Collins, Logistics Officer, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, CA, speaks on a cell phone in the Command Center at the Luis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA, Aug. 31, 2008. Capt Collins is supporting the operations to evacuate civilians from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell)
‘Devil’ Brigade leaders.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Leaders of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, stand in formation as Col. Michael Pappal assumes command of “Devil” Brigade during as Assumption of Command ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, March 28, 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)
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)
IA battalion conducts a deliberate attack.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, maneuver toward the final of three objectives during a live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 31, 2011. The Iraqi soldiers demonstrated the enhanced combat skills acquired during a month of partnered training with U.S. Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during the culminating battalion level live fire exercise. The 3rd Bn., 11th Bde., 3rd IA Div., is the third IA unit to complete the month long training exercise at the training center.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
NAMEST AIR BASE, Czech Republic -- An 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis down the runway here as a crew chief inspects another A-10 Sept. 12, during Ramstein Rover 2012. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 81st FS are participating in the NATO exercise to provide close air support to partnering nations and practice forward air control missions with allies in international security assistance force realistic scenarios. Participating in exercises like RARO 12 ensures effective employment of airpower in support of alliance or coalition forces while mitigating risks to civilians in contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/ Released)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Mississippi Guardsmen share a feast of curried rice and lamb with senior leaders of the Iraqi Army’s 26th Brigade on the lift station dock of the Al Qayyarah pump house, Dec. 29. The Mississippians serve with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., the force protection element for Contingency Operating Location Q-West providing security for all missions to the pump house, which supplies potable water to the base. Pictured at the head table wearing a black leather jacket is Col. Hussein Abbas, commander of the 26th Brigade.
Investigation.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE K1, Iraq – Iraqi engineers of the Field Engineer Regiment, 12th Iraqi Army Division, investigate a suspicious object on the side of the road while conducting a joint route clearance with the ‘Outlaw’ engineers of Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., around the city of Kirkuk, Dec. 19, 2010. The engineers cleared a route in their area of responsibility searching locations where Improvised Explosive Devices had been placed in the past or were likely to be placed based off of an intelligence estimate of the route.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. wait to perform sling load training aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 at JBMDL Feb 9, 2014. Sling load training enables both air and ground units the opportunity to practice moving large or urgent cargo into areas where aircraft cannot reach, such as aid supplies inside disaster areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8.
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 2018. The 123rd CRG worked in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 2018. The 123rd CRG worked in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)
Prepping the line charge.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – 1st Lt. Joshua Wolf, Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, links together C-4 plastic explosive blocks during a Controlled Detonation training exercise in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 31. Wolf, who calls Pilot, Va. Home, said Soldiers of Company C, “Chaos,” conduct controlled demolition operations every month to destroy munitions captured from violent extremists.
(U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
"Don't quit now."
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Keith Goode, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Division – North, speaks to Soldiers during a prayer breakfast at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 23, 2011. Soldiers gathered at the special event and listened to music from the 4th Inf. Div. Band and Bible scripture reading from guests. Goode passed a message of support onto service members. “Make sure you have a positive attitude. Make sure you've got habits that are building perseverance and endurance, not tearing it down," said Goode.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
A flight nurse from the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Aeromedical Eacuation Operations Team looks after a wounded Marine on an ambulance bus at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Members from the AEOT work closely with members of the contingency aeromedical staging facility who are responsible for taking care of and transporting patients from the staging facility and role hospital to aircraft who are then transported to the next level of medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Colonel Winksi speaks to Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Brian Winski, commander, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks to Soldiers assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th AAB, during an awards ceremony marking the end of the unit’s deployment to Iraq, June 5, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N
Radio.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Private First Class Tiffany Harris, food service specialist, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, logs information from an incoming call over the radio at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2011. Harris, a St. Louis native, proved her competence and knowledge by winning her battalion’s Soldier of the Month board.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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.
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)
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 Spc. David Brown from the 688th RPOE. Brown was securing cargo onto a specialized Load Handling System. The cargo would then be moved to the forward node storage area. The forward node allows for better In-Transit Visibility (IVT). IVT is the ability to track the identity, status, and location of Department of Defense units, and non-unit cargo (excluding bulk petroleum, oil, and lubricants) and passengers; patients; and personal property from origin to consignee or destination across the range of military operations. (U.S. Army photo by John Orrell, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)
Lt.Col. Roscoe Van Camp, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Flight Surgeon, tends to a wounded Marine on an ambulance bus at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Members of the Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Team work closely with members from the contingency aeromedical staging facility who are 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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — 1st Lt. Rodney Brock, a platoon leader in Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard, walks through the gates of a pump house located on the Tigris River in Ninawa Province, Iraq, and is greeted by Iraqi Soldiers in charge of its security.
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 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)