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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. Airmen assigned to the 321st Contingency Response Squadron assessment team, and 521st CRS Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group helicopter support team, prepare a U.S. Air Force MRZR to be sling loaded by a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, Dec. 3, 2025, in support of Exercise Gilded Cage 26-1. The CH-53E and crew supported the sling load and medical evacuation training objectives. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)
Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply moulage 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.)
Staff Sgt. John Patnaude and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Courtney (l to r), both assigned to the 570th Contingency Response Group, construct an enemy prisoner of war containment area with concertina wire 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 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, 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)
A moment of silence
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, bow their heads for a moment of silence for fallen Soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, May 30, 2011. “I’ve been here four times and it’s not easy to reflect upon the friends and Soldiers I knew who died out here,” said Sgt. Robert Marrero, 2nd AAB. “I think about them every day I serve, and it’s why I still wear this uniform and keep coming back here.”
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the Joint Task Force-Port Opening unit at Eagle Flag, meets March 28, 2012, with an actor playing Col. Nadir Kamal Mustafa, commander of the notional Akrab Air Base in the fictional country of Nessor. The Kentucky group and the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces during the exercise, which is being held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
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 10, 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 Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)
Army Staff Sgt. Yao Bagoudou, a 412nd Contingency Contract Team contracting specialist, speaks with a fellow teammate during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, April 1, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Bagoudou is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)
Three of today's most critically acclaimed thriller writers (left to right) Douglas Preston, Andy Harp and David Morrell welcome US troops for autographs 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
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)
Members of the 60th, 349th Air Mobility and 621st Contingency Response Wings participate in (Crisis Look 16-01) Position the Force Deployment. The exercise will test Team Travis’s ability to perform a major deployment in a safe and efficient manner. RELEASED (US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)
modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Contingency Engineers during an operation of the Ciclavia Culver City meets Venice Beach open streets bicycle event, followed by an upcoming vehicle crossing point for all automobile vehicular car traffic to cross at California State Highway Junction Route CA-1 Lincoln Blvd. intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected red arrow lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights and don't walk orange hand lights; resuming a final closed Venice Blvd. and Oakwood Avenue intersection traffic signal flashing red lights; final crossing points for automobile vehicle car traffic to cross at Abbot Kinney Boulevard, North Venice Boulevard and Venice Way, Grand Blvd., Windward Avenue and Pacific Avenue intersections traffic signal green lights on, left turn protected permissive yellow green arrow lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights on and don’t walk orange hand lights on located at Mar Vista - Los Angeles, California 90066 and Venice Beach - Los Angeles, California 90291.
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Checking messages.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Freddy Valdez, an ammunition specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, checks ammunition safety messages at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 19, 2011. Valdez, a native of Matamoros, Mexico, issues and inventories ammunition to ensure everyone within the brigade remains current on supplies.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Cutting the cake
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq –Cpl. Andy Owens, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, uses a cavalry saber to cut a ceremonial cake during a Noncommissioned Officer induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, May 21, 2011. Owens, a native of Prattville, Ala., joined 12 other recently promoted NCOs inducted during the ceremony.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Capt. Drew Clark, a company commander from Madison, Miss., places specialist rank on Pfc. Michael Murtagh, an entry control point guard from Pickens, Miss., during a promotion ceremony in the company area at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Jan. 5. Murtagh serves with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss.
Senior Airman Bryant Lurty, 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team member, operates a forklift while loading cargo onto a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 17, 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 of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
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 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)
McWhorter provides guidance to IA officer.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, right, primary staff trainer mentor assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a possible operation plan on a terrain model with Capt. Ghassam Hussain during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. McWhorter, a native of Overland Park, Kan. trained Hussain, an operations officer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, on troop leading procedures and how to plan, prepare and execute operation orders.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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 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)
‘Black Jack’ innovation.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Col. John Peeler, commander of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains innovative modifications made to a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, during a visit with “Black Jack” troopers at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Sept. 14, 2011. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd AAB, took the initiative to improve upon the armored vehicles using materials found on the base to enhance the vehicle’s defensive capabilities. During his third visit to Iraq as the Secretary of the Army, McHugh visited with the Soldiers deployed as part of U.S. Division – North to show his appreciation for their service during Operation New Dawn and answer questions about the future of the Army.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD - N PAO)
Tech. Sgt. George Broom, 435th Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, watches as a C-130J Super Hercules takes off of a runway in Elefsis, Greece, Feb. 5, 2015. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group is implementing a new landing zone program that will allow members of CRGs prepare landing zone operations from picking the location to actually providing limited air traffic control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore)
Line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Joshua Moody, from Killeen, Texas, and a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, trains an Iraqi soldier on marksmanship techniques 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)
Planning for the future.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – U.S. Division-North Soldiers deployed to Contingency Operating Site Warrior take a basic math and vocabulary quiz in preparation for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery during a preparatory class, March 25, 2011. Although every service member takes the ASVAB prior to joining the military, many Soldiers retake the ASVAB to boost their scores as they attempt to transfer to another career field or officer candidacy.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
Tech. Sgt. George Broom, 435th Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, speaks to the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules as it approaches a runway in Elefsis, Greece, Feb. 5, 2015. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group is implementing a new landing zone program that will allow members of CRGs prepare landing zone operations from picking the location to actually providing limited air traffic control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore)
Bandaging up a Soldier.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, treat Sgt. Lydia Davis, a supply sergeant in the company, after sustaining “wounds” during a simulated mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 23, 2011. Davis, a native of Dallas, portrayed a casualty suffering from shrapnel to her left leg and abrasions to her right leg.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)
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.)
Prescription.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Dr. (Capt.) Jason Saucedo, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, reviews a prescription for a Soldier during sick-call at the battalion aid station on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, April 9, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Research.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Reginald Alexander, Company Intelligence Support Team noncommisioned officer, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information regarding recent activities in the Kirkuk province prior to Company G Soldiers leaving Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 2, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Ready to roll.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, makes last minute checks on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle Sept. 1, 2011, before conducting a route clearance patrol outside of Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
Emergency medical training.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Iraqi medics practice proper procedures for dressing a chest wound during training led by U.S. medics from Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division at the 12th Iraqi Army Division Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 28, 2011. “These young medics are really taking advantage of this opportunity to learn from us,” said Staff Sgt. Elsesser, a combat medic from Selinsgrove, Pa., assigned to Company C. “When they don’t know something, they ask us. They are eager to learn and are doing an outstanding job.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)