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Lt. Col. David Mounkes, commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Element, along with members of the Kentucky Air National Guard, talk with Col. Jan Moore Harbert, commander of the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of McChord Air Force Base, Washington, on May 16, 2011 in Springfield, Mo. Col. Harbert along with Col. Tami Rougean from Scott AFB are the liaisons between the Department of Defense forces and Human Services groups during the National Level Exercise here in Springfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)
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)
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)
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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)
Virginia Beach contingency! L-R: From City of Virginia Beach Charles McKenna, Lori Herrick, and Clay Bernick, Neil Rondorf, SAIC, business partner with the Virginia Coastal Research Consortium
Pushing for spurs.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Antwan Robertson, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, performs the push-up event during an Army Physical Fitness Test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2011. Robertson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., completed the APFT as a prerequisite for the battalion’s “Spur Ride”. Approximately 50 Soldiers participated in the cavalry tradition to earn the honor of being presented with silver spurs and inducted into the Order of the Spur.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Stacking the wall.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Officers of 4th Battalion, Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade, completed their training with “Bushmasters” Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, at the KRGB Headquarters in the town of Laylan near Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2011. The officers concluded the training by conducting a simulated clearing operation. The platoon broke down into three squads entering one building at a time as they cleared a training site. The lead squads maintained security as the other squads progressed, stacking on a wall before they entered a building and cleared the rooms.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
Working together.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, assault their second objective during a battalion live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. The LFX tested the IA unit’s cumulative skills taught by Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Each company secured the objective, using tactics learned during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi military training program facilitated by U.S. Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn to increase IA unit proficiency and war fighting capabilities.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Getting on line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Robert Fierro (far right), a scout squad leader assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, guides soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, to assume a line formation during platoon ambush training at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 10, 2011. Iraqi soldiers received graded evaluations on their training to demonstrate their progress from the first day of training a week ago. Soldiers of 4th AAB, 1st Cav. Div., are working with their Iraqi counter parts at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center during All Inclusive Training, or Tadreeb Al Shamil, an Iraqi-directed initiative to improve Iraqi Army units’ ability to provide the highest level of security for their people.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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 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)
‘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)
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.)
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)
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)
U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, discusses ground operations with U.S. Army Capt. Michael Siddal, commander of the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, during Operation Lumberjack at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 9, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the 688th RPOE 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 set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)
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)
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)
Organizing supply room.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Maurice George, a supply sergeant assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, organizes his battery’s supply room at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, June 18, 2011. George, a native of Fort Valley, Ga., earned the title of “Long Knife” Transition Soldier of the Week for ensuring his fellow Soldiers have what they need to accomplish missions.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
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
Attack.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, maneuver against simulated enemy forces as part of Tadreeb Al Shamil, individual and collective tactical training conducted at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 10, 2011. U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, instructed their Iraqi counterparts in support of Tadreeb al Shamil, an Iraqi-directed program to provide individual and collective training at the squad, team, platoon, company and battalion levels during a four-week cycle at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
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)
A contingency bus seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). It was to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
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)
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)
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)
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)