Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (center) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski (right) tour the USARPAC Contingency Command Post (CCP) at Fort Shafter, HI, 1 August 2012. The Contingency Command Post (CCP) consists of more than ninety personnel with the specific skills to provide a USARPAC forward command post capability, specifically focusing on small scale contingencies such as supporting humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations. The CCP can tailor personnel and equipment to fit the mission with a team as small as seven, to as many as more than one hundred twenty servicemembers in augmenting forces.

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

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)

Bradley Fighting Vehicles zero main guns.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – A pair of M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles shoot 25mm tracer rounds at a stationary target 1200 meters away during a live-fire exercise on Memorial Range near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 29, 2011. Bradley crews from 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, zeroed their 25mm main guns and M240C machine guns during the exercise in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)

The Civil Contingencies Unit staff

Sgt. Lauren Hart gets communications running during an operational display of the Contingency Command Post on 1 Aug 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres, 621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group discuss the movement of equipment delivered by airlift to the Amedee Army Airfield, here 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 the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability, and establish warehousing capability for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)

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Staff Sgt. Joseph Paras, assigned to the 573rd Global Support Squadron, reports casualty and injured personnel status following a mortar attack at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 11, 2011, during the Joint Operational Access Exercise. Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., partnered with Soldiers from the 689 RPOE, Ft. Eustis, V.A., to sharpen their skills in airfield operations, aircraft on and off-loads, airbase defense, and establishing a distribution node of cargo and supplies. JOAX is designed to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large-scale heavy cargo and troop movements. (U.S. Air Force Photo/MSgt. Stan Parker)(RELEASED)

Demonstration.

CONTINGECY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Samuel Shed, a forward observer assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates how to secure an assigned sector during squad movement training Jan. 3, 2011. Shed, a native of Electra, Texas, trained soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, a newly opened site at Contingency Operating Site Marez capable of facilitating training for battalion-sized units. U.S. forces are supervising the inaugural training in support of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, conducting individual and collective infantry training with units of the 3rd IA Div. at the new training facility.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route, left side is the Los Angeles Times Headquarters, Metro Regional Connector A and E Lines Historic Downtown Core Broadway and 2nd Street Underground Light Rail Station, Perla on Broadway Apartment Condo Residential Homes and right side is a United States Federal Courthouse Annex, Right Lane Must Turn Right at 2nd Street West, the following other upcoming intersection crossing points for all automobile traffic crossings for bikes and vehicles on South Broadway at 3rd Street, 4th Street and 6th Street intersections open to all vehicles limited crossings and Ciclavia South Park Hub Southern Terminus at Figueroa Street and Venice Blvd. have traffic signal green lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights but closed crossing points due to Historic Downtown Core Farmer's Market on 5th Street located at Civic Center, Central City, Historic Downtown Core, Broadway Theatre District and Los Angeles Jewelry District Areas in Downtown Los Angeles, California 90012.

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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. Army Sgt. First Class Michael Slater, clearance platoon sergeant for the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element directs the movement of support equipment at Amedee Army Airfield, here March 8, 2016. The U.S. Army’s 688th RPOE is working in conjunction with the 123rd Contingency Response Group and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability, and establish warehousing capability for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)

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)

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Starting the run.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. service members and Department of Defense employees start a four-mile run to celebrate the U.S. Army’s birthday at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 14, 2011. Established June 14, 1775, the U.S. Army celebrates 236 years of service to the nation.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Transfer of authority.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Captain Warren Seears, left, commander, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with Iraqi Army officers during the transfer of Joint Security Station Iraqi Media Network, July 15, 2011. U.S. forces transferred responsibility of the base and the surrounding area to Iraqi Security Forces in support of Operation New Dawn.

(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 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)

Iraqi soldiers enjoying the show.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Professional BMX rider Mike Escamilla tosses a bandana to Iraqi air force personnel during the Bikes Over Baghdad tour’s show at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 11, 2011. Originally Al Sahra Airfield under Saddam Hussein’s regime, COB Speicher is now home to both the headquarters of U.S. Division-North and the new Iraqi Air Force Academy. This tour marks the Bikes Over Baghdad team’s fourth trip to Iraq to boost the morale of deployed service members.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

Pulling security.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Fredrick White, infantryman, Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, trains his eye through the scope of his M249 squad automatic weapon, searching for potential threats while providing security for a Provincial Reconstruction Team visiting an Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs vocational school north of Tikrit, Feb. 28, 2011. After mission, White, A Chicago-native and fellow Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Company A, returned to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, ate lunch and spent the afternoon conducting physical training and furthering their education.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

Movement drills.

CONTINGECY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, practice squad movement drills at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 3, 2011. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, began training their Iraqi counterparts as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, to build upon 3rd IA Div. soldier’s basic infantry capabilities, developing the light infantry division at the new training center at Contingency Operating Site Marez.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Watching the walls come down.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Captain Kevin Sill, left, a battalion engineer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and Col. Salah, commander of the newly expanded Combined Security Force battalion, supervise Operation Lion’s Den, the expansion of the battalion’s operating area, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 12, 2011. Soldiers of Company A provided security while the eCSF moved concrete barriers on an uninhabited portion of COS Warrior to occupy their new headquarters in Kirkuk.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)

Soldiers of U.S. Army, Pacific, HHBN, OPS Co. showed off an operational display of the Contingency Command Post's capabilities and equipment on 1 Aug 2012. The CCP is a flexible, tailorable and rapidly deployable Operational Command Post, capable of planning and conducting small scale contingency operations in the Asia-Pacific Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)

Copious Notes.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Angie Schaefer, right, a petroleum supply specialist serving with Company A, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, listens to a pre-mission brief at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, June 13, 2011. Schaefer, a native of Columbia who now calls Miami home, is slated to take the naturalization test and Oath of Allegiance in Baghdad, July 4.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. 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)

Staff Sgt. Robert Higginbotham, 621 Contingency Response Wing aerial port supervisor, supervises the loading of cargo onto a locally contracted truck during Operation UNITED ASSISTANCE here, Oct 13, 2014. The CRW specializes in rapidly deploying Airmen who specialize in moving cargo and passengers anywhere in the world. OUA focuses on four lines of effort: command and control, logistics support, training and engineering support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez/RELEASED)

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Spc. Richard Libby, an infantryman 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 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.)

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FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

Meeting the Fans.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chaplain (Capt.) John Branning, battalion chaplain, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Griffin, thanks Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Rick Willis for taking the time to visit with Soldiers deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, during a meet and greet with the band at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, May 8, 2011. The Marshall Tucker Band began playing a unique brand of southern rock more than 40 years ago.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

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Preparing computer.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Matthew Cogburn, senior information systems noncommissioned officer assigned to Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a computer to test a Harris 7800W radio at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 21, 2011. Cogburn, a native of Round Rock, Texas, earned the title of “Long Knife Strong” Soldier of the Week for his technical proficiency and his mentorship of fellow Soldiers.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 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)

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Targeting.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION GAINES MILLS, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Efren Nila, mortar section leader, who hails from Manassas, Va., serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, assists Cpl. Fahad Lafi and Pvt. Emad Khalaf Hussein, both of Artillery Battery, 47th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, plotting targets on a map during a mortar training exercise near Contingency Operating Location Gaines Mills, Feb. 20, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of 1st AATF, 1st Infantry Division led the training exercise to ensure the Iraqi soldiers are conducting proper safety procedures, maintaining equipment and are fully prepared for an upcoming live-fire exercise, Operation Lion’s Leap, a combined joint military operation testing the capabilities of Iraq’s military forces.

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

Clipboard.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Brad Demers, a medic with Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, assists a Soldier during sick call at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2011. Demers, a Southbridge, Mass., native, plans to use his Army medical training to transition to a career as a doctor.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

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)

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)

Gen. Frank J. Grass (left), chief of the National Guard Bureau, shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Ryan McNary, an aerial porter in the 123rd Contingency Response Group during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on April 18, 2015. The 123rd is the only Contingency Response Group in the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Moving on the objective.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Commando Battalion, 12th Iraqi Army Division, converge on a mock hostage situation with humvees during a rehearsal for Operation Lion’s Leap, at Mahgoor Training Site in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 10, 2011. During Operation Lion’s Leap, an exercise designed to showcase the Iraqi military’s combat prowess, Iraqi forces plan to integrate mortars, ground troops and air assets during a live fire operation.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)

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)

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‘Warriors’ run.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, take off from the startling line during the Great Aloha Run, March 6, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq. The Great Aloha Run is conducted annually in Honolulu to raise awareness for physical fitness and money for charity. Approximately 100 individuals participated in the event, which brought military personnel and civilians from all ages and walks of life together for the race.

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

Members of the 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team load a HUMVEE onto a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 16, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)

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)

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.)