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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Salt crystals cover the flagstones of the COL Q-West mayor cell, Jan. 15. Evaporated from rainwater, the frost-white crystals indicate a high salt content in the groundwater and soil, said Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, a Senatobia, Miss., native and senior noncommissioned officer of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss. “Back in 2005, when the brigade deployed to Iraq the first time,” said Campbell, “I remember seeing people raking up big piles of salt, and they would clean it and sell it.”

Secondary instructor.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Private 1st Class Andres Rodriguez, right, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, serves as a secondary instructor during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, April 6, 2011. Rodriguez, a native of Cali, Colombia, trained soldiers assigned to 3rd Iraqi Army Division as part of 4th AAB’s advise, train and assist mission. Rodriguez, who now lives in Dover, N.J., recently gained U.S. citizenship while serving in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Galbadores (right), 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron, celebrates the season with his family 26 Oct. 2018, Travis Air Forces Base, Calif. The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted the 8th Annual Trunk or Treat festivities, located at the facilities’ parking lot. To provide a safe place for military families to enjoy the holiday, adults decorate the back of their cars for Halloween, load up on candy, and come sit in a parking lot for kids to "trick or treat" from car to car. Participants arrived in the thousands, fully dressed in Halloween costumes and holding out bags or plastic pumpkins for treats. The adults get to socialize and be creative while seeing all the cute and scary costumes. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 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)

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 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)

Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, plans base buildup with members of the Joint Assessment Team of a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during Eagle Flag March 25, 2012. The 123rd Contingency Response Group, from Louisville, Ky., and the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, from Fort Eustis, Va., joined to form the JTF-PO at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

Cpl. Heather Rourke, a San Antonio native and a personnel actions non-commissioned officer with Special Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command; Cpl. Shavon Jones, a Newark, N.J., native and the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the STB’s mail room; and Pfc. Joevani Fontanez, a Guayama, Puerto Rico native and an Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone technician with the STB, share a meal with owners of a rug shop in the IBIZ building on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. (Photo by Capt. Antwone M. Wilson)

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)

Senior Airman Vaughn Price, left, makes a final adjustment on Senior Airman Guss Tyshawn Jenkins‘ uniform prior to the 108th Contingency Response Group’s Assumption of Command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2013. Both Airmen are members of the 108th Wing Honor Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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)

21st Penang Boys' Brigade Dance Team.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION DEASON, Iraq – A procession of Iraqis, led by Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jassim Obeidi al-Mifarji, approaches the entrance to the newly opened Combined Division Operations Center May 23. The new structure will allow U.S. and Iraqi forces to maintain information transparency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Schneider, 366th MPAD, USD-C)

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Firing.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Private First Class David Westbury, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, and a Northbridge, Mass., native, watches over Iraqi soldiers zeroing their weapons at an Iraqi military post near Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 16. The Iraqi soldiers learned basic, close-quarters, and advanced marksmanship techniques and how to enter and clear a room in an urban environment.

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

Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply medical assistance to military and civilian volunteers 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.)

Providing security.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, provide security while fellow soldiers run to secondary fighting positions during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 20, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provided basic defense training to Iraqi soldiers prior to their company level exercise in preparation for Operation Iron Lion, an exercise including Iraqi Army soldiers, 3rd Federal Police and Iraqi Police, which will display the Iraqi Security Forces ability to protect Ninewa province.

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

Around two weeks before I was due to leave the UK for this trip, New Jersey Transit (NJT) published advisory notices that from Friday 16 May, their engineers (train drivers) may strike. With that in mind I made contingency plans for my trip to divert to Philadelphia to cover the SEPTA network. NJT were impacted by the strike for four days. The strike was called off on Sunday 18 May and I got the good news first thing in the morning. So I cancelled off the unwanted hotel in Philadelphia and continued as originally planned. Using the PATH subway service from New York to Hoboken to then start to cover the lines at the north end of the NJT Commuter Rail system.

Hoboken terminal is a little dark and gloomy allowing photos thanks to light coming through sections of the roof. Seen on 20 May 2025 is one of MTA owned Metro-North Railroad's EMD built F40PH-3C locos used on the NJT network. This is because two of the branches extend from New Jersey into New York State on the west side of the Hudson River and there to "balance" the operating costs from the appropriate states. However train crews are NJT and these Metro-North locos (and coaching stock) are used on routes entirely in the state of New Jersey.

Train is 1353, 11:39 Hoboken to Suffern via Broadway (Bergen County Line).

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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)

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)

Humanitarian aid.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE COBRA, Iraq – Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, and local Iraqis load various commercial products and goods onto a truck at Contingency Operating Base Cobra, Iraq, July 2011. The supplies were part of a combined humanitarian aid project to support local Iraqi families in the villages surrounding COS Cobra in support of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Randy Warren, 2/1 CAV 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)

Induction.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Colonel Michael Pappal, commander, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, presents a medal of the Order of St. George to Sgt. 1st Class Eric Cogdell, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 12th Iraqi Army Stability Transition Team, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div., during Cogdell’s induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2011. Cogdell said he felt honored to receive the same recognition as NCOs in the armor community whom he strived to be like.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq –

Private 1st Class Yadira Campbell, combat medic, Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division from Fresno, Calif.:

“You have to stay vigilant, you never know what could happen. Be alert to your surroundings, if you see anything that could be wrong, tell someone.”

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

Soldiers fire Paladins.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – “Black Dragons,” 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire M109A6 Paladins during a certification exercise, March 16, 2011. The “Red Leg” Soldiers of 5th Bn., 82nd FA Regt., “Black Dragons,” fired M109A6 Paladins, launching 155 mm high-explosive rounds from a firing point at Destiny Range. The firing teams renewed certification on the indirect-fire support weapon prior to the combined arms live fire exercise conducted with Iraqi Security Forces the following day.

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

Graduation.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Iraqi 1st Lt. Hardan Khalil Mohmed, 4th Iraqi Army Commando company commander, congratulates a soldier during a graduation ceremony following a week of marksmanship training at an Iraqi military post near Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 18. The Iraqi soldiers learned basic, close-quarters, and advanced marksmanship techniques and how to enter and clear a room in an urban environment.

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

Al Quba family welcomes new clinic.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq— Bashar Gumaa, a resident of Al Quba stands with his daughter inside the Al Quba Medical Clinic after the ribbon cutting ceremony officially marking the clinic’s opening, Feb. 14, 2011. The clinic opened a few weeks ago to meet the medical needs of Al Quba residents, who prior to the clinic had to travel to cities outside the village for medical treatment. “It helps everyone to have a clinic within walking distance instead of traveling to the city,” said Bashar Gumaa, a resident of Al Quba. “If I need to give my daughter a vaccination, I can bring her right here.”

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

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A Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts live fire training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq - Editorial cartoonist Chip Bok draws a caricature of Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms out of Senatobia, Miss. Bok was among five popular cartoonists and caricaturists on a tour sponsored by the USO and the National Cartoonists Society who entertained troops at the main dining facility here Oct. 20. Along with Block, Garry Trudeau, Jeff Keane, Stephan Pastis and Tom Richmond spent from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. talking with and drawing for long lines of service members.

traffic signal flashing yellow lights powered off modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, 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 followed by an upcoming crossing point intersection for all automotive traffic vehicles and bike crossings at Temple Street intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights on located at Grand Park, Criminal Courts Building, Hall of Records, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Administration Headquarters and Hall of Justice Facility in the Civic Center area of Downtown Los Angeles, California 90012.

This is the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route

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The 82nd Airborne Division’s All American Chorus performed for Paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Jan. 13, 2007, at Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford (released)

U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to the Airmen of the 133rd Contingency Response Flight in St. Paul, Minn., June 17, 2020. Lengyel came to the 133rd Airlift Wing to personnel say thank you for the work which the Airmen and Military Security Guards have done during the recent State Active Duty assignments.

(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amy M. Lovgren)

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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Douglas Prewitt, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., marshals in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Geronimo landing zone during a field exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014. Service members at JRTC 14-03 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)

Clearing the room.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, clears a room during urban operations training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 18, 2011. Three Iraqi platoons worked together to apprehend a suspected high value target and find an improvised explosive device factory in their area of operation during the training scenario.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. 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.

Gunner’s harness.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Chamillionaire, a rapper from Houston, adjusts a gunner’s safety harness with instruction from Pvt. Renee Cummings during a tour of motor pool at Contingency Operating Site Warrior March 27, 2011. Cummings, a military policeman assigned to 272nd Military Police Company, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, said meeting the rap star was definitely a morale booster. Cummings, a native of The Bay Area, Calif., said she appreciated the opportunity and a once in a lifetime experience.

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

Contingency at the 2014 Baja 1000

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Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engage enemy targets 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)

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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, take cover behind a building during a wire-obstacle breach explosion 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)

Cross-Genre Reading at Mills College Art Museum March 3, 2010

Inspection.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison and Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Sobczak, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, inspect a shipping container for damage during a final inspection on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2011. The team ensures that containers used by the U.S. Army are properly packed and labeled before shipping. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)

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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)

Hands-on mentorship.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION GAINES MILLS, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Efren Nila, mortar section leader, who hails from Manassas, Virginia, serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, explains loading procedures for a 120mm mortar system to Cpl. Fahad Lafi and his Iraqi soldiers serving with the Artillery Battery, 47th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division. Nila explained to the Iraqi jinood, Arabic for soldiers, that it is a critical safety requirement to keep their hands clear from the front of the mortar muzzle during loading procedures. The squad leader supervises the enforcement of safety procedures to prevent injuries to personnel or damage to equipment.

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

Contingency Operating Station Falcon, Iraq – Iraqi Policemen and U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team—Augmented, 3rd Infantry Division, observe a transfer of authority ceremony between 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and 1st BCT—A, 3rd ID here Jan. 25. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, 366th MPAD, USD—C)

Critically acclaimed author David Morrell (2nd from left), who wrote "First Blood", introducing the world to Vietnam War veteran Rambo, talks shop with troops from an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit during a stop at an "Operation Thriller" meet and greet sponsored by the USO at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, November 12, 2010. During their time on the front lines of the Persian Gulf, the authors will share insider writer techniques, pose for photos and shake hands with troops. USO Photo by Mike Theiler

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. These Soldiers represent the 7 to 25 man commercial package team that will deploy in a Contingency operation with a wide variety of skill sets and equipment to get the job done. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)