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Col. David Mounkes (left), commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, presents Chief Master Sgt. Scott A. Wanner, the group’s chief enlisted manager, with a certificate of retirement during a ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 26, 2015. Wanner served in the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard for more than 30 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
Sgt. Japheth Forehand, distribution NCO for the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element in Fort Eustis, Va., secures a cargo container to a flatbed trailer as another is maneuvered into place and a C-17 flies overhead March 29, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Forehand was working at the Forward Node of a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during Eagle Flag, a U.S. Air Force-sponsored exercise to prepare units for operating in deployed environments. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group operated the airlift side of the JTF-PO, known as an Aerial Port of Debarkation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
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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)
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)
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element use a Load Handling System to unload cargo at 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)
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)
TSgt Nicholas Shanks, a contingency response aerial port supervisor, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, lead 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 621st Contingency Response Wing warehouse to learn more about their mission here at the base. . (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
Guest speaker.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Command Sgt. Major Daniel Dailey, senior enlister officer of 4th Infantry Division, and U.S. Division – North, speaks to Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony on Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 5. “One of the things that makes our Army great is that we train and plan for all of our Soldiers to someday be leaders,” said Dailey.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – North)
Technical Sgt. Joshua Kasper, contingency response aerospace supervisor, 821st Contingency Response Squadron briefs The President of the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade, Mr. Brad Ratliff, and his wife Susan on how the 621st Contingency Response Wing is responsible for training and rapidly deploying personnel to establish airfields in remote locations and extend Air Mobility Command's ability to deploy people and equipment around the globe Aug 12, 2016, Travis AFB Calif. The Raftliffs were visiting the 621 CRW warehouse to walk the “line of fire” demonstration to learn more about the mission. . (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell (left), a Senatobia, Miss., resident and senior enlisted Soldier 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. Campbell’s battalion is preparing to redeploy. Dockery said he has enjoyed a close and productive working relationship with the Mississippians during the last eight months.
Photographer - Cpl Wes Calder RLC
Pictured - The armoured vehicles arrive in Hohenfels from Grafenwöhr by cargo trains.
Exercise BAVARIAN CHARGER is the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20th Armoured Brigade between May – October 2013. Contingency Operations training is known as Hybrid Foundation Training or HFT.
The aim of this exercise is to train the 5 Rifles, The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) Battle Groups and 1 Logistic Support Regiment in combined arms manoeuvre.
The exercise is split into 3 main phases. The first phase consists of a two week live firing exercise in Grafenwoer, Southern Germany, that enables the units and soldiers to refine their skills with their equipment and weapons. Training is constructed to develop skills from the individual level through to the Battlegroup level and culminates in a final attack that sees the use of helicopters, tanks, artillery and infantry combined.
The second phase will see all the exercising units transition from Grafenwoer to Hohnfels, some 100 km further south and simulates the kind of movements that are undertaken when moving an Armed force into hostile territory.
The third, and final phase is designed to test the planning and execution of combined arms manoeuvre operations in a hostile environment. The units will execute orders based on the delivery of Brigade Orders to defeat the enemy within the scenario.
2100 personnel with upto 768 vehicles ranging from Landrover, to Tanks to Apache helicopters are being exercised from 20th Armoured Brigade whose Headquarters are based in Sennelager, Germany. Approximately 500 personnel are required to support those training to ensure that supplies are maintained, vehicles are fixed and soldiers fed.
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING B ASE ADDER, Iraq – Soldiers of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, rehearse convoy movements before taking a supply convoy to Contingency Operating Station Garry Owen, Iraq, at COB Adder Sept. 7. The Soldiers completed various rehearsals containing improvised explosive device sightings and response, maintaining perimeters, and maintenance procedures. (Photo by Pvt. DeAngelo Wells.)
Armenian soldiers of Armenian Peacekeeping Forces provide security during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 4, 2014. The rotation is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability and contingency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Schell/Released)
Maj. James Embry, director of operations for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, coordinates the arrival of military aircraft carrying humanitarian aid into Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7, 2017. More than 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies for Hurricane Maria have arrived here since Sept. 23. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer)
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)
NATCA Contingency Operations Representative Jason Grider joined Command Center (DCC) Contingency Operations Staff Specialist Philip Madrid at #NATCACFS2018 for a discussion on Contingency Operations in the National Airspace System. Among the topics at hand, Grider & Madrid focused on the team working directly with each major facility to make improvements tand ensure that everyone knows what is needed restore air traffic services to airspace affected by crises. natca.org/inde…/…/2601-cfs-2018-contingency-ops-atoc
Neck Brace.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers with the 256th Combat Support Hospital assess a mock patient during a training exercise Sept. 21, 2011. The Army Reserve Soldiers from Ohio 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. 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.)
USF-I general speaks to military policemen
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Forces-Iraq Deputy Commanding General of Operations, Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, speaks to military policemen assigned to 214th Military Police Company during a visit to Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 24, 2011. Helmick congratulated the military policemen for their hard work and dedication to the advise, train and assist mission in support of Operation New Dawn prior to the unit redeploying back to the U.S. The 214th MP Company is an Alabama Army National Guard unit currently attached to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Kentucky Guardsman Maj. Bruce Bancroft, 123rd Airlift Wing Contingency Response Group, talks about the 2011 National Level Exercise which simulates a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (Video by Staff Sgt. Michael Oliver, Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office)
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)
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)
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)