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.)

Members of the 4-401st Army Field Support Battalion supervised the beginning stages of construction of new maintenance facilities at Kandahar Air Base. The facilities are capable of supporting many missions including maintenance, storage, or living quarters. The new facilities are scheduled to be completed in the next few months and are being built with the help of Afghan workers. The space will provide critical infrastructure to support the logistical and sustainment needs of U.S. and coalition forces.

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The final stop on the MFG 'Cross Series was Woodland Park. The epic course and huge crowds didn't disappoint. Contingencies from Portland and Montana plus points in between were seen on the course. Woodland is an amazing venue to top off a great series.

Contingency day

Systems Check.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Specialist Charles Schindler, a Radar technician from Lake Home, Fla., assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, performs routine maintenance checks on a Q-36 Counter Mortar Radar system at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2011.

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

Master Sergeant Ryan Swanigan, Contingency Response Training Flight Chief and Airman First Class Maria Settanni, Contingency Response Unit Training and Deployment Manager, both from the 570th Global Mobility Squadron don't miss a step as they accept the United States and Prisoner of War Flags form their Squadron team members running in the 24 Hour POW/MIA Relay Run at the fitness Center at Travis Air Force Base , 19 Sep 2014. More than 250 Travis members took part in the run to honor and remember the 83,000 American service members missing in action since World War II, those who were captured by enemy forces, and the family members who were left behind.(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 Pfc. Steven Leitner, from the 688th RPOE. Leitner was driving an All-Terrain Lifter, Army System (ATLAS) – which is a type of forklift. The ATLAS can move up to 10,000 pounds at one time. (U.S. Army photo by John Orrell, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)

Airmen from the 123rd Contingency Response Group discuss the security posture at 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)

MSG Derrick Hamilton briefs the Commander of U.S. Army, Pacific, Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski on the readiness of the Contingency Command Post's equipment and capabilities at Palm Circle. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks)

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)

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 Corps of Engineers Director of Contingency Operations and Homeland Security (center) Karen Durham-Aguilera inspects a levee built in Minot, N.D., during the Souris River Flood, Aug. 9, 2011. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with assisting the North Dakota Souris River communities in recovering from devestating floods. Tasks assigned to the Corps include debris removal and building temporary group housing sites. --USACE photo by Shannon Bauer

Servicemembers from units across Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, including those from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, participate in a Memorial Day Ceremony held May 31 at the COB’s Memorial Hall. Among those remembered for their service were the most recent additions to the memorial wall in front of the hall, in particular Pvt. 1st Class Scott Barnett, who was part of 12th CAB’s 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Task Force 12. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart, Task Force 12 Public Affairs Office)

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)

Handshake concluding transition ceremony

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Maj. Mohammad, executive officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, expresses his gratitude to Lt. Col. Robert Reynolds, commander, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a ceremony marking the transfer of Joint Security Station Heider to the Iraqi Army, April 1, 2011. Manned by U.S. and Iraqi forces since 2004, IA leaders now plan to base command and control units at JSS Heider to continue border security operations in Iraq.

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

Service members watch Hip-hop artist

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Department of Defense civilians watch hip-hop artist Chingy perform at the Contingency Operating Site Marez Amphitheater, May 27, 2011. Chingy, a native of St. Louis, thanked the deployed Soldiers and civilians for their service and sacrifice by performing some of his hit songs during a two-hour concert. After the show, Chingy autographed CDs and posed for pictures with the service members.

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

Critically acclaimed author David Morrell (right), 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

061022-A-7377C-025--Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, commander, Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 18th Airborne Corps; presented Spc. Justin Saint-Jacques, medic, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, with the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor, and the Combat Medic Badge, during an awards ceremony Oct. 22, 2006, at the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team's forward headquarters at Contingency Operations Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. Saint-Jacques received all three awards for actions and wounds he suffered during an insurgent attack on his unit's convoy Oct. 2, 2006, in Tikrit.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden (released)

Weapons proficiency.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Joshua Burch, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, assumes a good firing position to make accurate, precise shots during weapons familiarization training at Memorial Range located near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2011. Burch, a wheeled vehicle mechanic who serves as a gunner and driver for Company D, is part of the unit's Base Reaction Force. The Company D mission of upholding force protection standards on the COB means that Soldiers, who serve as “The Shield of the Ironhorse,” must maintain a high level of mission readiness.

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

Was never used

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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.

Soldiers from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element secure equipment for transport to the forward node 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)

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)

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., 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)

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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)