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Site adjustment.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Capt. Clem Lochner, deputy team chief and Chicago-native assigned to the Mobile Training Team of 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, demonstrates site adjustments on an AK-47 rifle during weapons training for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Iraqi Army Division at the Field Engineer Regiment compound, March 19, 2011. The MTT conducted 10 days of training with the ISR, the intelligence collection unit for the 4th IA Div., providing instructions on how to properly conduct reconnaissance and gather military information vital to missions conducted by the 4th IA. After the classroom portion of the military intelligence training, the MTT moved the ISR soldiers to the range for basic rifle marksmanship and range operations, building a foundation for self-sustaining training.
(U.S Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th 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)
A contingency New Flyer seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). It was sent there to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
This was also the last day that 2540 was ever used in a public setting. It is also one of the very few times that a 2500 was seen in public with replaced windows (some of the windows on this bus were swapped out with ones on LFRs)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Iraqi Army Pvt. Ali Radi, a member of 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Brigade, poses at the Al-Qyarrah pump station compound, the Tigris River source of water supplying Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Dec. 30 with “Flat Stanley,” a paper doll used in a pen-pal program. Third-graders with Cheryl Hays’ Discovery class at Mooreville Elementary School, Mooreville, Miss., sent the paper doll along with cards and letters to members of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, a mechanized infantry unit out of Hernando, Miss., that provides security for missions to the pump house and works closely with the Iraqi Army.
Friendly chat.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Chaplain (Cpt.) Young Jin Jung, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, having a chat with a Soldier at the chapel on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
On guard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Alvin Anderson, a fires support specialist from Monroe, La., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, enters the gunner’s turret to observe movement in Kirkuk City, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. Anderson is currently a vehicle gunner performing personal security detail while deployed to U.S. Division- North in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
U.S. Air Force Colonel Ruth Meyer , Individual Mobilization Augmentee, 621st Contingency Response Wing (far left)
and Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Shaffer 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron Superintendent, posed for group photos (by squadron)
with Contingency Response Wing’s newest Staff Sergeant selectees,25 Aug 2016. Some of the 332 Senior Airmen were notified of their
selection for promotion to Staff Sergeant were assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing. The Air Force wide selection rate was 42.25
percent, with an average selectee overall score of 360.88. Officials selected 2,318 Airmen with a Promote Now recommendation for 14.04 percent of
the total selects; 5,762 Airmen with a Must Promote recommendation (34.91 percent of the total selects) and 8,426 Airmen with a Promote
recommendation (51.05 percent of the total selects).
(US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)
Crossing the line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Jose Cruz, a combat medic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, crosses the “Line of Authority,” symbolically joining the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and becoming a leader of Soldiers, during an NCO Induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. Cruz, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., said he is proud to join the ranks of what military leaders call “The Backbone of the Army.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
NCO prepares to cross the line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sgt. Randy Hummelgaard, right, a mechanic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to cross the time-honored line signifying entry into the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers during an induction ceremony, May 21, 2011. Hummelgaard, a native of Kansas City, Mo., joined 12 other NCOs inducted during the ceremony. Command Sgt. Maj. Antoine Overstreet, command sergeant major of 4th AAB, and Command Sgt. Maj. Cassandra Redd, command sergeant major of 4th BSTB, invited Hummelgaard to cross the line and join the NCO Corps.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 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 — Capt. John Satterfield (left), native of Midway, Ga., and Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman, a resident of Meridian, Miss., serve Christmas lunch in the main dining facility at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Dec. 25. Satterfield directs the Q-West Department of Public Works, and Goodman commands 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, headquartered in Senatobia, Miss. They participated in a long-standing tradition of senior leadership serving chow during holiday meals.
Staff Brig. Gen. Dia’a.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Staff Brig. Gen. Dia’a, left, the 5th Iraqi Army Division commander, addresses graduates of the Information Dissemination Operations course at Forward Operating Base Khamees in the Diyala province of Iraq, Mar. 17, 2011. Throughout the course, trainees learned various techniques for gathering and disseminating information employing a wide spectrum of media.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
Thankful for service.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Lieutenant Colonel Matt Tedesco, commander, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, right, thanks Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Keith Goode during a prayer breakfast at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 23, 2011. "Improving personal goals as well as faith goals is what builds up resiliency to see this thing through to the end," Goode said to service members at the breakfast.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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.
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)
Soldiers speak with musicians.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speak with members of rock band Fools and Horses following a concert at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 3, 2011. Following a one-hour concert, the group from Baltimore took pictures and autographed CDs for the deployed civilians and U.S. service members.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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)
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)
Contingency Contracting Team, Taegu, South Korea, provided contracting support May 22 through July 1 during Ayara Guardian 2011, a training exercise in the Pran Buri District of Thailand.
The 646th CCT assisted the 643rd Engineering Company, the 84th Engineer Battalion and the Washington National Guard Special Operations Detachment-Pacific.
The unit fully supported the training requirements of partner nation's combined engineering civic action project and command and control/engineering assistance responsibility and execution.
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.
Security.
CONTINGECY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, secure an area after coming into simulated contact with enemy forces during squad movement drills at Al Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Jan. 3, 2011. Iraqi soldiers began training as part of Al Tadreeb Al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, at the new training facility located at Contingency Operating Site Marez to develop their individual and collective competencies in basic defensive and offensive infantry drills.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Dismantling at dusk.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Specialist Richard Baggerly, left, and Pfc. Cody Saenz, both combat engineers with Company C, Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, work into dusk dismantling the Light-weight Counter Mortar Radar system at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 24, 2011. Soldiers worked throughout the day and into the evening hours to disconnect all non-essential electrical systems at the U.S.-controlled portion of COL K1 in preparation for the official transfer of the facility to Iraqi control.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
Staff Sgt. Ryan Sickle and Senior Airman Patrick Eisenhard (l to r), both assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Squadron, share a quiet moment prior to marshalling in an arriving U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules 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)
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)
"Adventures always start with a plan. And a contingency plan. And lots of coffee.
..and small bottle of whisky. Because even the best laid plans are thrown out of the window when on the road.
It wouldn't be an adventure otherwise, now would it?"
-Me
I took this to be used as a facebook cover for my profile. And to practice a bit.
The story behind this picture and that quote of myself goes like this:
I decided to use my winter holiday to snowshoe around the wilderness of Nuortti, Finnish lapland (the map).
I even planned three different routes with unique starting points, in case I could not reach the point I was most interested in.
As I arrived to the start of the last road, the amount of snow worried me a bit too much. I was traveling alone, in a small car, and I knew there wouldn't be phone reception further ahead. And the last time I had seen someone, was over hour ago, some 60km earlier, driving away. So, I looked at that very map, and decided that I would do better on a other part of the wilderness. So I scrapped my every plan, and drove few hundred kilometers to another place, where I was again stopped by snow, this time 10km from the wilderness hut I was planning to go. But being tired I knew I could not reach it.
In the end, I ended up snowshoeing around Kiilopää once again, and was pretty satisfied with the experience. Even after my car broke down on the way home and I had to spend a night on someones couch at Sodankylä, all the while I had to wait for the info about spare part for the car.
An experience for sure! Just not the one I had planned.
Check on learning.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Alvin Roberts, light wheeled vehicle mechanic, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, tests his knowledge on basic algebra and vocabulary skills during a test in preparation of the for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, March 25, 2011.
(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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)
Initiating the assault.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, assault an objective during a live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 24, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted collective training at GWTC to enhance Iraqi soldiers’ light infantry skills during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. U.S. forces in northern Iraq led individual and collective infantry training for Iraqi soldiers and units from squad to battalion-level tasks during the 25-day Iraqi military training program at GWTC.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Brig. Gen. Pasquarette congratulates IA soldier
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division deputy commanding general-support, Brig. Gen. James F. Pasquarette, shakes hands with Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division after the soldiers completed their month-long training rotation at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 26, 2011. Iraqi soldiers showcased their enhanced fire and maneuver combat skills during a culminating battalion-level live fire exercise as part of Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training. Tadreeb al Shamil is an Iraqi Ground Forces Command training initiative to develop and strengthen IA units’ capabilities to secure and defend the people of Iraq from external threats.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Senior Airman Nicolette McFarland, Passenger Terminal Apprentice, 60th Aero Port Squadron weighs a member and his carryon equipment as he process through the passenger terminal prior to boarding a flight. 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.)
Game day competition.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Florio, noncommissioned officer in charge, current operations, Fires and Stability Operations Cell, Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, suffers through the hot wing eating competition during the Super Bowl XLV half-time show at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2011. Florio, a native of Westport, N.Y., blew away his competition, finishing two wings ahead. Florio received a football autographed by Walter Payton Man of the Year, Madieu Williams, in recognition of his stalwart determination in the face of flaming barbeque sauce.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Sgt.1st Class Joey Thomas, representing the 3rd Infantry Division recieves the Army Commendation Medal from Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Albertson, XVIII Airborne Corps Command Sgt. Maj. (left) after winning the XVIII Airborne Corps Career Counselor of the Year Competition Nov. 19, 2019 on Fort Bragg, N.C. Walker will represent the XVIII Abn. Corps' active component at the U.S. Army Forces Command Career Counselor of the Year Competition later this year.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adam M. Manternach, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan and Program Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Ciclavia operates CiclaMini Open Streets for the People Powered Bikes and Pedestrians with Non-Motorized Vehicular Traffic followed by Avenue 18, North Spring Street and Pasadena Avenue intersection traffic signal green lights, two way directions left and right turn protected green arrow lights three way signals and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights where it starts and ends on North Broadway between Lincoln Park Avenue and at Avenue 18, North Spring Street and Pasadena Avenue located at Lincoln Heights in Los Angeles, California 90031. Bikes Share The Road.
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Right Lane Turns Right Ahead at Avenue 18 and North Broadway to Chinatown and Los Angeles Civic Center Keep Right on a Right Lane Only while two center left lanes go to North Spring Street South to Los Angeles Union Station and Little Tokyo Two Center Left Lanes Keep Left Only green signage.
Col. David Mounkes (left), commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group, presents Chief Master Sgt. Scott A. Wanner, the group’s chief enlisted manager, with a certificate of retirement during a ceremony held at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 26, 2015. Wanner served in the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard for more than 30 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
Brass adds unique sound.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Spc. Kasey Walker on the trumpet, plays along side of fellow band members, Sgt. Tygue Weirda, saxophone player, and 1st. Sgt. Cornell Herrington, trombone player and noncommissioned officer in charge of the “High Altitude” rock band, Musical Performance Team C and “Ivy Division” Band, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. The brass section of the band compliments the guitars and drums, lending a jazzy sound to the contemporary rock music played by the Army musicians. MTP-C, one of several within the Ivy Division Band, play popular songs and Army tunes weekly for Soldiers deployed to U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn. “Music is our job,” said Weirda, who calls Aurora, Colo. home. “We do this for the Soldiers no matter where they are.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
Sharing the plan.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – First Sergeant Steven Sierras, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, discusses plans with a member of the expanded Combined Security Force prior to a patrol north of Kirkuk City, Iraq, July 19, 2011. U.S. forces assumed an advisory-only role as the eCSF began operations as a full-strength battalion following the addition of a third company of members, July 18.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
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.)
Ground inspection.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – David Longa, Safety officer of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, inspects the electrical grounding for a generator Mar. 2, 2011, at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, in the Diyala province of Iraq. Longa, a veteran with 21 years of service in the U.S. Army, and eight-years of experience as a safety officer, makes routine safety inspections around COB Warhorse to minimize the potential for accidents.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. 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)
‘Ironhorse Strong’ Sgt. Michael Altman.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION MANILLA, Iraq – Sgt. Michael Altman, a multi-channel transmission systems specialist from New Castle, Pa., assigned to Company B, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, configures a satellite transportable terminal at Contingency Operating Location Manilla, Feb. 11, 2011. Altman earned recognition as the “Ironhorse Strong” Soldier of the Week for providing professional communications support to the Regional Guard Brigade training compound at the remote base in northern Iraq. Altman worked tirelessly to fix multiple hardware failures, quickly establishing communications for 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div.
(U.S. Army photo)
An airman from the 123rd Contingency Response Group marshals a C-130J Super Hercules from the Kentucky Air National Guard down a taxiway at Murray-Calloway County Airport in Murray, Ky., May 14, 2025, as part of Exercise Grindstone, a major earthquake-response simulation. Murray lies just east of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area in the Eastern United States, and could serve as an air hub in the event of a large-scale earthquake. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
Facial Liban (right), a traffic management specialist for the Defense Logistics Agency's Support Team Black, and Capt. Paul Haslam, Black Team commander, prepare operational reports at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., on March 7, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency is working in conjunction with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during a week-long exercise called Operation Lumberjack. 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 Master Sgt. Phil Speck)